[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 115 (Thursday, September 3, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D932-D933]
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                                        Thursday, September 3, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Treasury/Postal Service Appropriations, 1999.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9901-S9945
Measures Introduced: Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2436-2439, and S. Res. 271.                  
  Pages S9939-40
  Treasury/Postal Service Appropriations, 1999: By 91 yeas to 5 nays 
(Vote No. 260), Senate passed H.R. 4101, 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, after striking all after the 
enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the text of S. 2312, 
Senate companion measure, as amended, and after taking action on 
amendments proposed thereto, as follows:                 
  Pages S9912-16
Adopted:
  McConnell Amendment No. 3379, to provide for appointment and term 
length for the staff director and general counsel of the Federal 
Election Commission.                                         
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  Glenn Amendment No. 3380, to provide additional funding for 
enforcement activities of the Federal Election Commission.   
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  Campbell (for Grassley) Amendment No. 3386, to protect Federal law 
enforcement officers who intervene in certain situations to protect 
life or prevent bodily injury.                               
Page S9913
Withdrawn:
  Graham/Mack Amendment No. 3381, to provide funding for the Central 
Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.                
Page S9913
  Harkin Amendment No. 3387, to provide additional funding to reduce 
methamphetamine usage in High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas. 
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  Kohl (for Kerrey) Amendment No. 3389, to express the sense of the 
Senate regarding payroll tax relief.                         
Page S9913
  Also, during consideration of this measure today, Senate took the 
following action:
  Amendment No. 3356, to require the Administrator of General Services 
to acquire a lease for the Department of Transportation headquarters 
and to provide additional funding for security for the Capitol complex, 
agreed to on July 28, 1998, was modified.                    
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  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair appointed the following conferees on the 
part of the Senate: Senators Campbell, Shelby, Faircloth, Stevens, 
Kohl, Mikulski, and Byrd.                                    
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  Subsequently, S. 2312 was indefinitely postponed.          
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American Missile Protection Act--Cloture Filed: A motion was entered to 
close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 
1873, to state the policy of the United States regarding the deployment 
of a missile defense system capable of defending the United States 
against limited ballistic missile attack, and by unanimous-consent 
agreement, the vote on the cloture motion will occur on Wednesday, 
September 9, 1998.                                       
  Pages S9916-17
Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act--Cloture Filed: A motion was entered to 
close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 
1301, to amend title 11 United States Code, to provide for consumer 
bankruptcy protection, with a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, and by unanimous-consent agreement, the vote on the cloture 
motion will occur on Wednesday, September 9, 1998.           
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Appointments:
  Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: 
The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, after consultation with 
the democratic leader, pursuant to Public Law 93-415, as amended by 
Public Law 102-586, announced the appointment of Robert H. Maxwell, of 
Mississippi,

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to serve a one-year term on the Coordinating Council on Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention.                          
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Joseph Swerdzewski, of Colorado, to be General Counsel of the Federal 
Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years.
  Pamela A. Ferguson, of Iowa, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2004.
  Anita K. Jones, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2004.
  Robert C. Richardson, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2004.
  5 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard.         
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Communications:                                              
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Petitions:                                               
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Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
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Additional Cosponsors:                                       
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Amendments Submitted:                                        
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Notices of Hearings:                                         
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Authority for Committees:                                    
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Additional Statements:                                   
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--250). 
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Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 6:24 p.m., until 
10 a.m., on Friday, September 4, 1998, for a pro forma session.