[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 129 (Thursday, September 24, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1032-D1034]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Thursday, September 24, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 4112, Legislative 
      Branch Appropriations for FY 1999.
      The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 3616, DOD 
      Authorization for FY 1999.
      The House passed H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection Act.
      House Committee ordered reported 7 sundry measures.


                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10865-S10943
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2514-2519 and S. Res. 282.
  Pages S10920-21
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1405, to provide for improved monetary policy and regulatory reform in 
financial institution management and activities, to streamline financial 
regulatory agency actions, to provide for improved consumer credit 
disclosure, and for other purposes, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-346)
  H.R. 378, for the relief of Heraclio Tolley.
  H.R. 379, for the relief of Larry Errol Pieterse.
  H.R. 2744, for the relief of Chong Ho Kwak.
  S. 1202, providing relief for Sergio Lozano, Fauricio Lozano, and Ana 
Lozano.
  S. 1460, for the relief of Alexandre Malofienko, Olga Matsko, and their 
son Vladimir Malofienko.
  S. 1551, for the relief of Kerantha Poole-Christian.
  S. 2151, to clarify Federal law to prohibit the dispensing or distribution 
of a controlled substance for the purpose of causing, or assisting in 
causing, the suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing of any individual, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2235, to amend part Q of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 to encourage the use of school resource officers.
  S. 2253, to establish a matching grant program to help State and local 
jurisdictions purchase bullet resistant equipment for use by law enforcement 
departments.
Page S10919
Measures Passed:
  Congressional Gold Medal: Senate passed H.R. 3506, to award a 
congressional gold medal to Gerald R. and Betty Ford, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S10941-42
  McCain (for D'Amato) Amendment No. 3647, to award congressional gold 
medals to Jean Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, 
Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, 
Elizabeth Eckford, and Jefferson Thomas, commonly referred to collectively 
as the ``Little Rock Nine'', on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the 
integration of the Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. 
                                                             Pages S10941-42
FAA Authorizations: Senate concluded consideration of H.R. 4057, to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, after striking all after the enacting clause and 
inserting in lieu thereof the text of S. 2279, Senate companion measure, 
after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and 
taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows: 
       Pages S10866-67, S10869-73, S10875-77, S10879-81, S10884, S10886-89, 
                                                    S10893-S10901, S10903-13
Adopted:
  Reed Amendment No. 3629, to provide for the expenditure of certain 
unobligated funds for noise abatement discretionary grants. 
                                                             Pages S10879-80
  McCain (for Faircloth) Amendment No. 3631, to express the sense of the 
Senate that the Secretary of Transportation should ensure the enforcement of 
the rights of the United States under the air service agreement between the 
United States and the United Kingdom known as the ``Bermuda II Agreement''. 
                                                             Pages S10886-87

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  McCain (for DeWine) Amendment No. 3632, to express the sense of the Senate 
that the Secretary of Transportation should ensure the enforcement of the 
rights of the United States under the air service agreement between the 
United States and the United Kingdom known as the ``Bermuda II Agreement''. 
                                                                 Page S10887
  McCain (for Thompson) Amendment No. 3633, to provide for criminal 
penalties for pilots operating in air transportation without an airman's 
certificate.
                                                                 Page S10887
  Robb Amendment No. 3634, to ensure consumers benefit from any changes to 
the slot rule and perimeter rule at Ronald Reagan Washington National 
Airport.
                                                                 Page S10888
  Moynihan Amendment No. 3635, to provide for reporting of certain amounts 
contributed to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and funding of States for 
airport improvement.
                                                     Pages S10888-89, S10896
  Dorgan Amendment No. 3636, to facilitate air service to under-served 
communities and encourage airline competition through non-discriminatory 
interconnection requirements between air carriers.
                                                             Pages S10893-95
  Sarbanes/Mikulski/Robb/Warner Amendment No. 3637, to ensure that certain 
funds made available to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority are 
used for noise compatibility planning and programs.
                                                             Pages S10897-98
  Sarbanes/Mikulski/Robb/Warner Amendment No. 3638, to mitigate adverse 
environmental noise consequences of exemptions of additional air carrier 
slots added to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as a result of 
exemption.
                                                                 Page S10898
  Sarbanes/Mikulski/Robb/Warner Amendment No. 3639, to mitigate adverse 
environmental noise consequences of exemptions for Ronald Reagan Washington 
National Airport flight operations by making available financial assistance 
for noise compatibility planning and programs.
                                                         Pages S10898-S10906
  McCain Amendment No. 3640 (to Amendment No. 3639), of a clarifying nature.
                                                                 Page S10899
  McCain (for Bingaman/Domenici) Amendment No. 3641, to require the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a 
demonstration project to require aircraft to maintain a minimum altitude 
over Taos Pueblo and the Blue Lake Wilderness Area of Taos Pueblo, New 
Mexico.
                                                                 Page S10899
  McCain (for Reed) Amendment No. 3642, to require the Secretary of 
Transportation to promulgate regulations to improve notification to 
consumers of air transportation from an air carrier of the corporate 
identity of the transporting air carrier.
                                                         Pages S10899-S10900
  Warner/Sarbanes/Robb/Mikulski Amendment No. 3643, relating to the granting 
of exemptions.
                                                                 Page S10901
  Subsequently, adoption of the amendment was vitiated.
                                                                 Page S10907
  Warner Amendment No. 3644, to provide for an assessment of safety, noise 
and environmental impacts at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. 
                                                                 Page S10907
  McCain/Ford Amendment No. 3646, to make technical corrections to Amendment 
No. 3618, previously agreed to.
                                                                 Page S10912
                                                                   Rejected:
  By 46 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 286), Inhofe Amendment No. 3620, to 
provide for the immediate application of certain orders relating to the 
amendment, modification, suspension, or revocation of certificates under 
chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code.
                                                             Pages S10866-67
  Torricelli Amendment No. 3627, to establish the Office of Noise Abatement 
and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency. (By 69 yeas to 27 nays 
(Vote No. 287), Senate tabled the amendment.)
                                                  Pages S10871-73, S10875-77
                                                                  Withdrawn:
  Dorgan Amendment No. 3628, to provide an investment credit to promote the 
availability of jet aircraft to underserved communities, and to reduce the 
passenger tax rate on rural domestic flight segments.
                                                             Pages S10879-81
  Specter Amendment No. 3645, to provide for the recovery of non-pecuniary 
damages in commercial aviation suits.
                                                             Pages S10907-10
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that following passage 
of the bill on Friday, September 25, 1998, the Senate insist on its 
amendment, request a conference with the House thereon, and the Chair be 
authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate.
                                                                 Page S10913
Federal Vacancies Reform Act--Cloture Vote: By 96 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 
285), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in 
the affirmative, Senate agreed to close further debate on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 2176, to amend sections 3345 through 3349 of 
title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Vacancies Act'') 
to clarify statutory requirements relating to vacancies in and appointments 
to certain Federal offices.
  Page S10866
  Subsequently, a motion to proceed to consideration of the bill was agreed 
to by unanimous-consent, and a motion was entered to close further debate on 
the bill. In accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate a vote on the cloture motion will occur on Monday, 
September 28, 1998.
                                                             Pages S10868-69
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Linwood Holton, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Reform Board (AMTRAK) 
for a term of five years.
  Amy M. Rosen, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Reform Board (AMTRAK) 
for a term of five years.
                                                        Pages S10941, S10943

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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  C. Donald Johnson, Jr., of Georgia, for the Rank of Ambassador during his 
tenure of service as Chief Textile Negotiator.
  William Clifford Smith, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the Mississippi 
River Commission for a term expiring October 21, 2005.
                                                                 Page S10943
Messages From the House:
  Pages S10916-17
Measures Referred:
  Page S10917
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S10917
Communications:
  Pages S10917-19
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S10919-20
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S10921-29
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S10929
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S10929-37
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S10937
Authority for Committees:
  Page S10937
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10937-41
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--287) 
                                                     Pages S10866-67, S10877
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:09 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Friday, September 25, 1998. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S10942.)