[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 126 (Monday, September 21, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1012]
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                                         Monday, September 21, 1998

[[Page D1012]]

                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages
Measures Introduced: Four bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2502-2505 and S.J. Res. 56 and 57.
  Page S10657
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  H.R. 2675, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit 
proposed legislation under which group universal life insurance and 
group variable universal life insurance would be available under 
chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-337)
  Report to accompany H.R. 2493, Forage Improvement Act of 1997, 
previously reported. (S. Rept. No. 105-338)
  S. 730, to make retroactive the entitlement of certain Medal of Honor 
recipients to the special pension provided for persons entered and 
recorded on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor 
Roll, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 
105-339)
  S. 1021, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that 
consideration may not be denied to preference eligibles applying for 
certain positions in the competitive service, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-340)
  S. 2273, to increase, effective as of December 1, 1998, the rates of 
disability compensation for veterans with service-connected 
disabilities, and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation 
for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, with an 
amendment. (S. Rept. No. 105-341)
Page S10657
Measures Passed:
  National Wildlife Refuge System: Senate passed S. 2317, to improve 
the National Wildlife Refuge System, after agreeing to committee 
amendments.
  Pages S10670-71
Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act: Senate resumed 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, taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows: 
                                                        Pages S10649-51
Pending:
  Lott (for Grassley/Hatch) Amendment No. 3559, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S10649
  Feingold/Specter Amendment No. 3602 (to Amendment No. 3559), to 
ensure payment of trustees' costs under chapter 7 of title 11, United 
States Code, of abuse motions, without encouraging conflicts of 
interest between attorneys and clients.
Page S10649
  Feingold/Specter Amendment No. 3565 (to Amendment No. 3559), to 
provide for a waiver of filing fees in certain bankruptcy cases. 
                                                            Page S10649
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill on Tuesday, September 22, 1998.
Page S10671
Messages From the House:
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Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S10657-67
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S10667-68
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S10668-69
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10669-70
Adjournment:  Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourn at 3:42 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, September 22, 1998. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S10671.)