[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 130 (Friday, September 25, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1042-D1044]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Friday, September 25, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed the Wendell H. Ford National Air Transportation 
      System Improvement Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10945-S11006
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced, as follows: S. 2520. 
                                                            Page S10986
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  H.R. 3412, to amend and make technical corrections in title III of 
the Small Business Investment Act, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-347)
  H.R. 3853, to promote drug-free workplace programs, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-348)
  H.R. 2402, to make technical and clarifying amendments to improve 
management of water-related facilities in the Western United States, 
with amendments.
  H.R. 2411, to provide for a land exchange involving the Cape Cod 
National Seashore and to extend the authority for the Cape Cod National 
Seashore Advisory Commission.
  H.R. 2623, to designate the United States Post Office located at 
16250 Highway 603 in Kiln, Mississippi, as the ``Ray J. Favre Post 
Office Building''.
  H.R. 2798, to redesignate the building of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2419 West Monroe Street, in Chicago, Illinois, as 
the ``Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 2799, to redesignate the building of the United States Postal 
Service located at 324 South Laramie Street, in Chicago, Illinois, as 
the ``Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3687, to authorize prepayment of amounts due under a water 
reclamation project contract for the Canadian River Project, Texas, 
with an amendment.
  H.R. 3808, to designate the United States Post Office located at 
47526 Clipper Drive in Plymouth, Michigan, as the ``Carl D. Pursell 
Post Office''.
  H.R. 3810, to designate the United States Post Office located at 202 
Center Street in Garwood, New Jersey, as the ``James T. Leonard, Sr. 
Post Office''.
  H.R. 3939, to designate the United States Postal Service building 
located at 658 63rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Edgar 
C. Campbell, Sr., Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3999, to designate the United States Postal Service building 
located at 5209 Greene Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the 
``David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building.
  H.R. 4079, to authorize the construction of temperature control 
devices at Folsom Dam in California.
  H.R. 4166, to amend the Idaho Admission Act regarding the sale or 
lease of school land.
  S. 736, to convey certain real property within the Carlsbad Project 
in New Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation District, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute.
  S. 744, to authorize the construction of the Fall River Water Users 
District Rural Water System and authorize financial assistance to the 
Fall River Water Users District, a non-profit corporation, in the 
planning and construction of the water supply system, with amendments.
  S. 777, to authorize the construction of the Lewis and Clark Rural 
Water System and to authorize assistance to the Lewis and Clark Rural 
Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for planning and 
construction of the water supply system, with amendments.
  S. 991, to make technical corrections to the Omnibus Parks and Public 
Lands Management Act of 1996.
  S. 1175, to reauthorize the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation 
Area Citizen Advisory Commission for 10 additional years.
  S. 1641, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study 
alternatives for establishing a national historic

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trail to commemorate and interpret the history of women's rights in the 
United States, with an amendment.
  S. 1960, to allow the National Park Service to acquire certain land 
for addition to the Wilderness Battlefield, as previously authorized by 
law, by purchase or exchange as well as by donation, with an amendment.
  S. 2041, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Willow 
Lake Natural Treatment System Project for the reclamation and reuse of 
water.
  S. 2086, to revise the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace 
National Monument, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2117, to authorize the construction of the Perkins County Rural 
Water System and authorize financial assistance to the Perkins County 
Rural Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, in the planning and 
construction of the water supply system, with amendments.
  S. 2133, to designate former United States Route 66 as ``America's 
Main Street'' and authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
assistance, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2136, to provide for the exchange of certain land in the State of 
Washington, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2140, to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Denver 
Water Reuse project.
  S. 2142, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 
facilities of the Pine River Project, to allow jurisdictional transfer 
of lands between the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, and the 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, and the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2239, to revise the boundary of Fort Matanzas Monument.
  S. 2240, to establish the Adams National Historical Park in the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with amendments.
  S. 2241, to provide for the acquisition of lands formerly occupied by 
the Franklin D. Roosevelt family at Hyde Park, New York.
  S. 2246, to amend the Act which established the Frederick Law Olmsted 
National Historic Site, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by 
modifying the boundary and for other purposes.
  S. 2247, to permit the payment of medical expenses incurred by the 
U.S. Park Police in the performance of duty to be made directly by the 
National Park Service.
  S. 2248, to allow for waiver and indemnification in mutual law 
enforcement agreements between the National Park Service and a state or 
political subdivision, when required by state law.
  S. 2257, to reauthorize the National Historic Preservation Act, with 
amendments.
  S. 2284, to establish the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in 
the State of South Dakota, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. 2285, to establish a commission, in honor of the 150th Anniversary 
of the Seneca Falls Convention, to further protect sites of importance 
in the historic efforts to secure equal rights for women.
  S. 2297, to provide for the distribution of certain publications in 
units of the National Park System under a sales agreement between the 
Secretary of the Interior and a private contractor, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2309, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an 
agreement for the construction and operation of the Gateway Visitor 
Center at Independence National Historical Park.
  S. 2310, to designate the United States Post Office located at 297 
Larkfield Road in East Northport, New York, as the ``Jerome Anthony 
Ambro, Jr. Post Office Building''.
  S. 2370, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at Tall Timbers Village Square, United States Highway 
19 South, in Thomasville, Georgia, as the ``Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper 
Station''.
  S. 2401, to authorize the addition of the Paoli Battlefield site in 
Malvern, Pennsylvania, to Valley Forge National Historical Park, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2404, to establish designations for United States Postal Service 
buildings located in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka, Carol City, and Miami, 
Florida.
  S. 2468, to designate the Biscayne National Park visitor center as 
the Dante Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park, with an 
amendment.
  S. 2500, to protect the sanctity of contracts and leases entered into 
by surface patent holders with respect to coalbed methane gas, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.                
Pages S10984-86
Measures Passed:
  Wendell H. Ford National Air Transportation System Improvement Act: 
By 92 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 288), Senate passed 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

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thereof the text of S. 2279, Senate companion measure, as amended. 
                                                        Pages S10945-69
  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 McCain, Stevens, Gorton, Hollings, and 
Ford.                                                       
Page S10967
  Food Safety and Inspection Service Employees: Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 2511, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
pay employees of the Food Safety and Inspection Service working in 
establishments subject to the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the 
Poultry Products Inspection Act for overtime and holiday work performed 
by the employees, and the measure was then passed.          
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  Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act: Senate passed H.R. 
4382, to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the 
program for mammography quality standards, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                                  
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Internet Tax Freedom Act--Cloture Filed: A motion was entered to close 
further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 442, to 
establish a national policy against State and local government 
interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive 
computer services, and to exercise Congressional jurisdiction over 
interstate commerce by establishing a moratorium on the imposition of 
exactions that would interfere with the free flow of commerce via the 
Internet and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur 
on Tuesday, September 29, 1998.                         
  Pages S10969-70
Legislative Branch Appropriations Conference Report: Senate agreed to 
the conference report on H.R. 4112, making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
clearing the measure for the President.                     
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  James M. Bodner, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
for Policy.
  Stephen W. Preston, of the District of Columbia, to be General 
Counsel of the Department of the Navy.
  Herbert Lee Buchanan III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of the Navy.
  Jeh Charles Johnson, of New York, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of the Air Force.
  Richard Danzig, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of the 
Navy.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of Chief of the Air Force Reserve, 
United States Air Force.
  5 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  9 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  42 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. 
                                             Pages S11000-02, S11005-06
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  George M. Langford, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2004.
  Joseph A. Miller, Jr., of Delaware, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2004.
  Maxine L. Savitz, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2004.
  Luis Sequeria, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2004.
  Chang-Lin Tien, of California, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2004. 
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Messages From the House:                                
  Pages S10982-83
Communications:                                         
  Pages S10983-84
Statements on Introduced Bills:                             
  Page S10986
Additional Cosponsors:                                      
  Page S10986
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S10986-99
Authority for Committees:                                   
  Page S10999
Additional Statements:                              
  Pages S10999-S11000
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--288) 
                                                        Pages S10948-49
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 1:28 p.m., 
until 12 noon, on Monday, September 28, 1998. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on 
pages S11002-03.)