[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 136 (Friday, October 2, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1084-D1087]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Friday, October 2, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 4101, 
      Agriculture Appropriations for FY 1999.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11305-S11399
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2541-2547 and S. Res. 284.
  Page S11339
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1419, to deem the activities of the Miccosukee Tribe on the 
Tamiami Indian Reserve to be consistent with the purposes of the 
Everglades National Park, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-361)
  S. 2358, to provide for the establishment of a service-connection for 
illnesses associated with service in the Persian Gulf War, to extend 
and enhance certain health care authorities relating to such service, 
with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 105-362)
  S. 1905, to provide for equitable compensation for the Cheyenne River 
Sioux Tribe, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 105-363)
  S. 2217, to provide for continuation of the Federal research 
investment in a fiscally sustainable way, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-364)
  H.R. 81, to designate the United States courthouse located at 401 
South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the ``Robert K. 
Rodibaugh United States Bankruptcy Courthouse''.
  H.R. 2225, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse to be constructed on Las Vegas Boulevard between Bridger 
Avenue and Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Lloyd D. George 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
  H.R. 2379, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 251 North Main Street in Winston-Salem, North 
Carolina, as the ``Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse''.
  H.R. 3223, to designate the Federal building located at 300 East 8th 
Street in Austin, Texas, as the ``J.J. `Jake' Pickle Federal 
Building''.
  H.R. 3696, to designate the Federal Courthouse located at 316 North 
26th Street in Billings, Montana, as the ``James F. Battin Federal 
Courthouse''.
  H.R. 3982, to designate the Federal building located at 310 New Bern 
Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the ``Terry Sanford Federal 
Building''.
  H.R. 4595, to redesignate a Federal building located in Washington, 
D.C., as the ``Sidney R. Yates Federal Building''.
  S. 2523, to designate the Federal building located at 300 East 8th 
Street in Austin, Texas, as the ``J.J. `Jake' Pickle Federal 
Building''.
Pages S11338-39
Measures Passed:
  Dutch John Federal Property Disposition and Assistance Act: Senate 
passed S. 890, to dispose of certain Federal properties located in 
Dutch John, Utah, to assist the local government in the interim 
delivery of basic services to the Dutch John community, after agreeing 
to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S11368-72
  Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act: Senate passed S. 1398, to 
extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and 
irrigation water contractors in Wyoming and Nebraska that receive water 
from Glenda Reservoir, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
  Pages S11368, S11372
  Arkansas Hydroelectric Project Extension: Senate passed S. 2171, to 
extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the 
construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Arkansas. 
                                                Pages S11368, S11372-73
  Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act: Senate passed H.R. 449, 
to provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark 
County,

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Nevada, and to provide for the acquisition of environmentally sensitive 
lands in the State of Nevada, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                   Pages S11368, S11373
  Granite Watershed Enhancement and Protection Act: Senate passed H.R. 
2886, A bill to provide for a demonstration project in the Stanislaus 
National Forest, California, under which a private contractor will 
perform multiple resource management activities for that unit of the 
National Forest System, after agreeing to a committee amendment. 
                                                   Pages S11368, S11373
  Rogue River National Forest Conveyance: Senate passed H.R. 3796, A 
bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the 
administrative site for the Rogue River National Forest and use the 
proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and support 
buildings for the Rogue River National Forest and the Bureau of Land 
Management, after agreeing to a committee amendment. 
                                                   Pages S11368, S11373
  Coastal Heritage Trail Route: Senate passed S. 1016, to authorize 
appropriations for the Coastal Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey. 
                                                   Pages S11368, S11373
  Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site Act: Senate passed S. 
1408, to establish the Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site.
                                                Pages S11368, S11373-74
  Fort Davis National Historic Site Expansion: Senate passed S. 1990, 
to authorize expansion of Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort 
Davis, Texas.
  Pages S11368, S11374
  Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: Senate passed 
S. 2232, to establish the Little Rock Central High School National 
Historic Site in the State of Arkansas, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Pages S11368, S11374-75
  National Park Fees: Senate passed S. 1333, to amend the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to allow national park units that 
cannot charge an entrance or admission fee to retain other fees and 
charges, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  Pages S11368, S11375
  Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act Amendments: Senate 
passed S. 1665, to reauthorize the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal 
National Heritage Corridor Act, after agreeing to committee amendments.
                                                Pages S11368, S11375-76
  Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Adjustment Act: Senate passed S. 2129, 
to eliminate restrictions on the acquisition of certain land contiguous 
to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
  Pages S11368, S11376
  Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Senate 
passed S. 469, to designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and 
Concord Rivers as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System, after agreeing to a committee amendment. 
                                                Pages S11368, S11376-77
  Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site: Senate passed S. 2272, to 
amend the boundaries of Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site in the 
State of Montana.
  Pages S11368, S11377
  Weir Farm National Historic Site: Senate passed S. 1718, to amend the 
Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 to authorize 
the acquisition of additional acreage for the historic site to permit 
the development of visitor and administrative facilities and to 
authorize the appropriation of additional amounts for the acquisition 
of real and personal property, after agreeing to a committee amendment.
                                                Pages S11368, S11377-78
  Arches National Park Expansion Act: Senate passed S. 2106, to expand 
the boundaries of Arches National Park, Utah, to include portions of 
certain drainages that are under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
Management, and to include a portion of Fish Seep Draw owned by the 
State of Utah, after agreeing to a committee amendment. 
                                                Pages S11368, S11378-79
  Glacier Bay National Park Boundary Adjustment Act: Senate passed H.R. 
3903, to provide for an exchange of lands located near Gustavus, 
Alaska, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S11368, S11379
  Gallatin Land Consolidation Act: Senate passed H.R. 3381, to direct 
the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to 
exchange land and other assets with Big Sky Lumber Co. 
                                                   Pages S11368, S11379
  National Historic Trails Interpretive Center--Wyoming: Senate passed 
H.R. 2186, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
assistance to the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in 
Casper, Wyoming, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Page S11379
  Hagel (for Thomas) Amendment No. 3680, to delete concession 
provisions.
Page S11379
  Land Exchange: Senate passed S. 1719, to direct the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to exchange land and 
other assets with Big Sky Lumber Co, after agreeing to a committee

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amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S11379-83
  Hagel (for Baucus/Burns) amendment No. 3681, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S11381
  Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act: Senate passed H.R. 
1481, to amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 
1990 to provide for implementation of recommendations of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery 
Resources Restoration Study, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S11383-84
  Technical Corrections: Senate passed S. 2469, to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to make technical corrections to a map relating to the 
Coastal Barrier Resources System, after agreeing to committee 
amendments.
  Page S11384
  Technical Corrections: Senate passed S. 2470, to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to make technical corrections to a map relating to the 
Coastal Barrier Resources System, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Page S11385
  Coastal Barrier Resources System--Map Corrections: Senate passed S. 
2474, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make corrections to 
certain maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System, after 
agreeing to a committee amendment.
  Page S11385
  Coastal Barrier Resources System--Map Corrections: Senate passed S. 
2351, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make corrections to a 
map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System, after agreeing to 
a committee amendment.
  Pages S11385-86
  National Motor Vehicle Safety, Anti-theft, Title Reform, and Consumer 
Protection: Senate passed S. 852, to establish nationally uniform 
requirements regarding the titling and registration of salvage, 
nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S11389-99
  Sessions (for Gorton) Amendment No. 3683, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S11393-94
  Sessions (for Levin/Feinstein/Bryan) Amendment No. 3684 (to Amendment 
No. 3683), to modify certain terms to clarify that certain Federal laws 
requiring labeling and titling of salvage vehicles do not preempt more 
stringent State laws.
Pages S11393-94
Internet Tax Freedom Act: Senate began 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, taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows: 
                                             Pages S11305-20, S11324-25
Adopted:
  McCain (for Abraham) Amendment No. 3678, to enhance electronic 
commerce by promoting the reliability and integrity of commercial 
transactions through establishing authentication standards for 
electronic communications.
Pages S11324-25
  McCain (for Bryan) Amendment No. 3679, to require the Federal Trade 
Commission to prescribe regulations to protect the privacy of personal 
information collected from and about children on the Internet, and to 
provide greater parental control over the collection and use of that 
information.
Page S11325
Rejected:
  Bumpers Amendment No. 3677, to authorize collection of certain State 
and local taxes with respect to the sale, delivery, and use of tangible 
personal property. (By 66 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. 296), Senate tabled 
the amendment.)
Pages S11308-18
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill 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, October 
6, 1998.
Page S11307
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 68 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. 295 EX), Sonia Sotomayor, of New 
York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit. 
                                                Pages S11310-11, S11399
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Maria Borrero, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the 
Office for Victims of Crime.
  Dana Bruce Covington, Sr., of Mississippi, to be a Commissioner of 
the Postal Rate Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2004.
  Edward Jay Gleiman, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Postal 
Rate Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2004.
Page S11399
Messages From the House:
  Page S11338
Measures Referred:
  Page S11338
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S11338
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S11339
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S11339-45
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S11345-46
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S11347-57
Authority for Committees:
  Page S11357

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Additional Statements:
  Pages S11357-68
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--296) 
                                                   Pages S11311, S11318
Recess: Senate convened at 9:29 a.m., and recessed at 4:57 p.m., until 
11 a.m., on Monday, October 5, 1998. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S11386.)