[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 29, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1064-D1065]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Tuesday, September 29, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to DOD Appropriations Conference Report/Energy and 
      Water Appropriations Conference Report/ and Higher Education 
      Authorizations Conference Report.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11069-S11134
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2525-2531, and S. Con. Res. 121.                
  Page S11122
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  H.R. 4342, to make miscellaneous and technical changes to various 
trade laws, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 105-356)                                                
Page S11122
Measures Passed:
  Designation of Mark McGwire Interstate Route 70: Senate passed S. 
2531, to designate a portion of Interstate Route 70 in Missouri as 
``Mark McGwire Interstate Route 70''.                   
  Pages S11133-34
INTERNET TAX FREEDOM ACT--CLOTURE VOTE: By 89 yeas to 6 nays (Vote No. 
292), 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. 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. 
                                                Pages S11085-87, S11103
HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORIZATIONS--CONFERENCE REPORT: By a unanimous vote 
of 96 yeas (Vote No. 290), Senate agreed to the conference report on 
H.R. 6, to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                Pages S11069-80, S11084
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS--CONFERENCE REPORT: By 94 yeas to 2 nays (Vote 
No. 291), Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 4103, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S11080-85
ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS--CONFERENCE REPORT: Senate agreed to 
the conference report on H.R. 4060, making appropriations for energy 
and water development programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, clearing the measure for the President.           
  Pages S11116-19
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT--AGREEMENT: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing for the consideration of S. 
1677, to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act and 
the Partnerships for Wildlife Act.                          
  Page S11134
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Ira G. Peppercorn, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of 
Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring.
  Albert S. Jacquez, of California, to be Administrator of the Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation for a term of seven years.
  Ashish Sen, of Illinois, to be Director of the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics, Department of Transportation, for the term 
of four years.
  Jeffrey S. Merrifield, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2002.
  Isadore Rosenthal, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Chemical 
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
  21 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard, Marine Corps.           
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Messages From the House:                                    
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Measures Placed on Calendar:                                
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Communications:                                         
  Pages S11121-22
Petitions:                                                  
  Page S11122
Statements on Introduced Bills:                         
  Pages S11122-27
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S11127-28
Amendments Submitted:                                       
  Page S11128
Notices of Hearings:                                        
  Page S11128
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S11128-33
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--292) 
                                                        Pages S11084-85
Recess: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and recessed at 6:40 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 30, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S11133.)