[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 29, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D855-D857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Wednesday, July 29, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House passed H.R. 4194, VA, HUD Appropriations.
      House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 629, Texas Low-
      Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact.
      House passed H.R. 3506, to awarded a Congressional Gold Medal to 
      Gerald and Betty Ford.
      House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 4059, Military 
      Construction Appropriations.
      House passed H.R. 4328, Transportation Appropriations.
      House Committees ordered reported 13 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9163-S9321
Measures Introduced: Three bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2368-2370, and S. Res. 259.
  Page S9243
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1222, to catalyze restoration of estuary habitat through more 
efficient financing of projects and enhanced coordination of Federal 
and non-Federal restoration programs, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-273)
  Report to accompany S. 512, to amend Chapter 47 of title 18, United 
States Code, relating to identity fraud. (S. Rept. No. 105-274)
  S. 1978, to designate the auditorium located within the Sandia 
Technology Transfer Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the ``Steve 
Schiff Auditorium''. (S. Rept. No. 105-275)
  H.R. 3453, to designate the Federal Building and Post Office located 
at 100 East B Street, Casper, Wyoming, as the ``Dick Cheney Federal 
Building''.
Page S9243
Measures Passed:
  Lao People's Democratic Republic Human Rights: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 240, expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to democracy 
and human rights in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, after 
agreeing to committee amendments.
  Pages S9317-18
  Afghanistan Human Rights: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 97, 
expressing the sense of Congress concerning the human rights and 
humanitarian situation facing the women and girls of Afghanistan, after 
agreeing to committee amendments.
  Page S9318
  Food Bank Volunteers: Committee on Labor and Human Resources was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3152, to provide that 
certain volunteers at private non-profit food banks are not employees 
for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and the bill was 
then passed, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S9318
Treasury/Postal Service Appropriations, 1999: Senate continued 
consideration of S. 2312, making appropriations for the Treasury 
Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of 
the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1999, taking action on amendments proposed 
thereto, as follows:
  Pages S9163-S9238
Adopted:
  Thompson Amendment No. 3353, to require the addition of use of forced 
or indentured child labor to the list of grounds on which a potential 
contractor may be debarred or suspended from eligibility for award of a 
Federal Government contract.
Pages S9163, S9200-07
  Abraham Modified Amendment No. 3362, to require Federal agencies to 
assess the impact of policies and regulations on families. 
                                           Pages S9179-81, S9183, S9209

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  Wellstone Amendment No. 3373 (to amendment No. 3362), to prevent 
Congress from enacting legislation which fails to address the 
legislation's impact on family well-being and on children. 
                                                  Pages S9201, S9207-09
  Campbell (for Mack/Graham) Amendment No. 3363, to provide for a land 
conveyance to the University of Miami, comprising the United States 
Naval Observatory/Alternate Time Service Laboratory.
                                                             Page S9181
  Campbell (for Jeffords/Landrieu/Dodd/Kohl) Amendment No. 3364, to 
establish requirements for the provision of child care in Federal 
facilities.
                                                         Pages S9181-83
  Hatch/Biden Amendment No. 3367, to extend the authorization for the 
Office of National Drug Control Policy until September 30, 2002, and to 
expand the responsibilities and powers of the Director of National Drug 
Control Policy.
                                                         Pages S9185-87
  DeWine Amendment No. 3354, to prohibit the use of funds to pay for an 
abortion or pay for the administrative expenses in connection with 
certain health plans that provide coverage for abortions. 
                                                  Pages S9187-90, S9199
  Campbell (for Graham) Amendment No. 3368, to provide for the 
adjustment of status of certain Haitian nationals.
                                                         Pages S9191-93
  Campbell (for Lautenberg) Amendment No. 3369, to express the sense of 
Congress that a postage stamp should be issued honoring Oskar 
Schindler.
                                                             Page S9193
  Reid (for Snowe/Reid) Modified Amendment No. 3370, to improve access 
to FDA-approved prescription contraceptives or devices. 
                                                         Pages S9193-99
  Reid Amendment No. 3371 (to Amendment No. 3370), to provide a rule of 
construction relating to coverage.
                                                         Pages S9198-99
  Campbell (for Dorgan) Amendment No. 3372, to require a study of the 
conditions under which certain grain products may be imported into the 
United States, and to require a report to Congress.
                                                             Page S9200
  Bingaman Amendment No. 3376, to provide emergency authority to the 
Secretary of Energy to purchase oil for the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve.
                                               Pages S9210-11, S9213-14
  Campbell (for Durbin) Amendment No. 3377, to express the sense of 
Congress that a postage stamp should be issued honoring the 150th 
anniversary of Irish immigration to the United States that resulted 
from the Irish Famine of 1845-1850.
                                                         Pages S9214-15
  Baucus Amendment No. 3378, to establish guidelines for the 
relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices. (By 21 yeas to 
76 nays (Vote No. 245), Senate earlier failed to table the amendment.) 
                                                         Pages S9215-18
  Campbell (for Wellstone) Amendment No. 3382, to designate the 
building of the United States Postal Service located at 180 East 
Kellogg Boulevard in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the ``Eugene J. McCarthy 
Post Office Building''.
                                                             Page S9224
  Campbell (for Thompson) Amendment No. 3357, to promote the public's 
right to know about Federal regulatory programs, improve the quality of 
Government, and increase Government accountability.
                                                         Pages S9224-26
  Domenici/Bingaman/Coverdell/Cleland Amendment No. 3384, to provide 
funding for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
                                                             Page S9227
  Campbell Amendment No. 3388, to provide funding for Customs drug 
interdiction and High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas. 
                                                         Pages S9231-32
                                                              Rejected:
  Daschle Amendment No. 3365, to provide for marriage tax penalty 
relief. (By 57 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 243), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)
                                        Pages S9183-85, S9191, S9198-99
  By 46 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 244), Harkin Amendment No. 3374 (to 
Amendment No. 3353), to limit the scope of the requirement relating to 
inspection of a contractor's records.
                                                         Pages S9205-07
                                                             Withdrawn:
  Brownback/Ashcroft Amendment No. 3359, to provide that married 
couples may file a combined return under which each spouse is taxed 
using the rates applicable to unmarried individuals. (By 48 yeas to 51 
nays (Vote No. 242), Senate earlier failed to table the amendment.) 
                                                         Pages S9163-77
  Domenici/Coverdell Amendment No. 3383, to provide additional funding 
for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
                                                         Pages S9226-27
                                                               Pending:
  McConnell Amendment No. 3379, to provide for appointment and term 
length for the staff director and general counsel of the Federal 
Election Commission.
                                                         Pages S9219-21
  Glenn Amendment No. 3380, to provide additional funding for 
enforcement activities of the Federal Election Commission. 
                                                         Pages S9221-24
  Graham/Mack Amendment No. 3381, to provide funding for the Central 
Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
                                                             Page S9224
  Stevens Amendment No. 3385, to provide for an adjustment in the 
computation of annuities for certain Federal officers and employees 
relating to average pay determinations.
                                                             Page S9228
  Campbell (for Grassley) Amendment No. 3386, to protect Federal law 
enforcement officers who intervene in certain situations to protect 
life or prevent bodily injury.
                                                         Pages S9228-30

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  Harkin Amendment No. 3387, to provide additional funding to reduce 
methamphetamine usage in High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas. 
                                                         Pages S9230-31
  Kohl (for Kerrey) Amendment No. 3389, to express the sense of the 
Senate regarding payroll tax relief.
                                                             Page S9232
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and amendments to be proposed thereto, with 
any votes ordered to occur on Thursday, July 30, 1999.
                                                         Pages S9218-19
Department of Defense Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing for the consideration of S. 2132, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1999, on Thursday, July 30, 1999.
  Page S9321
Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act--Conferees: Senate 
disagreed to the amendment of the House to S. 1260, to amend the 
Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit 
the conduct of securities class actions under State law, requested a 
conference with the House thereon, and the Chair appointed the 
following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators D'Amato, Gramm, 
Shelby, Sarbanes, and Dodd.
  Pages S9318-20
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report concerning the proliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction; referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs. (PM-149).
                                                         Pages S9239-40
  Transmitting the report of the District of Columbia's Fiscal Year 
1999 Budget Request Act; referred to the Committee on Governmental 
Affairs. (PM-150).
                                                             Page S9240
  Transmitting the report concerning the ongoing efforts to meet the 
goals set forth in the Dayton Accords; referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations. (PM-151).
                                                             Page S9240
  Transmitting the report concerning the continuation of the national 
emergency with respect to Iraq; referred to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-152).
                                                         Pages S9240-41
  Transmitting the annual report of the Corporation for Public 
Broadcasting for fiscal year 1997; referred to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (PM-153).
                                                             Page S9241
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Norine E. Noonan, of Florida, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Patricia T. Montoya, of New Mexico, to be Commissioner on Children, 
Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
  James M. Bodner, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
for Policy.
  Eugene A. Conti, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  Gregory H. Friedman, of Colorado, to be Inspector General of the 
Department of Energy.
  Harry Litman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years.
  Paul M. Warner, of Utah, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Utah for the term of four years.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
                                                             Page S9321
Messages From the President:
  Pages S9239-41
Messages From the House:
  Page S9241
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S9241
Communications:
  Pages S9241-43
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S9243
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S9243-53
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S9254-55
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S9255-72
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S9272-73
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9273-79
Text of S. 2260 as Previously Passed:
  Pages S9279-S9317
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--245) 
                                       Pages S9177, S9199, S9207, S9218
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 9:59 p.m., 
until 9 a.m., on Thursday, July 30, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S9321)