[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 137 (Monday, October 5, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1096-D1097]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                                 Monday, October 5, 1998

[[Page D1096]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11401-S11527
Measures Introduced: Four bills and three resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2548-2551, and S. Res. 285-287.                      
  Page S11450
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of 
Budget Totals for fiscal year 1999''. S. Rept. No. 105-365)
  H.R. 2863, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify restrictions 
under that Act on baiting, to facilitate acquisition of migratory bird 
habitat, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 105-366)               
Page S11450
Measures Passed:
  Federal Employees Life Insurance Improvement Act: Senate passed H.R. 2675, 
to provide for the Office of Personnel Management to conduct a study and 
submit a report to Congress on the provision of certain options for 
universal life insurance coverage and additional death and dismemberment 
insurance under chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, to improve the 
administration of such chapter, after agreeing to a committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute:                                  
  Pages S11505-06
  Veterans Employment Opportunities Act: Senate passed 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, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto:    
  Pages S11506-11
  Grams (for Specter) Amendment No. 3738, of a technical nature. 
                                                             Pages S11508-09
  Tunnison Lab Hagerman Field Station: Senate passed S. 2505, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey title to the Tunnison Lab Hagerman Field 
Station in Gooding County, Idaho, to the University of Idaho, after agreeing 
to a committee amendment.                                        
  Page S11511
  Border Smog Reduction Act: Senate passed H.R. 8, to amend the Clean Air 
Act to deny entry into the United States of certain foreign motor vehicles 
that do not comply with State laws governing motor vehicles emissions, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:        
  Pages S11511-12
  Grams (for Chafee) Amendment No. 3739, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                                 Page S11512
  Bill Referral: Senate agreed to S. Res. 256, to refer S. 2274 entitled ``A 
bill for the relief of Richard M. Barlow of Santa Fe, New Mexico'' to the 
chief judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a report 
thereon.                                                     
  Pages S11512-13
  Commending Mark McGwire/Sammy Sosa: Senate agreed to S. Res. 286, 
expressing the sense of the Senate that Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa should 
be commended for their accomplishments.                          
  Page S11513
  Senate Legal Counsel Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 287, to 
authorize representation by Senate Legal Counsel.                
  Page S11513
  Assistive Technology Act: Senate passed S. 2432, to support programs of 
grants to States to address the assistive technology needs of individuals 
with disabilities, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute.                                                
  Pages S11513-26
Agriculture Appropriations, 1999--Conference Report: Senate began 
consideration of the conference report on H.R. 4101, making appropriations 
for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999. 
                                                             Pages S11411-36
  Senate will resume consideration of the conference report on Tuesday, 
October 6, 1998, with a vote to occur thereon.                   
Page S11526
Financial Services Act: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed 
to consideration of H.R. 10, to enhance competition in the financial 
services industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of 
banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers. 
                                                             Pages S11437-42
During consideration of this measure today, Senate took the final action:
  By a unanimous vote of 93 yeas (Vote No. 297), 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 
the bill.                                                        
Page S11437
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for a vote on the 
motion to proceed to consideration of the bill to occur at 10 a.m., on 
Wednesday, October 7, 1998.                                      
Page S11442
Internet Tax Freedom Act: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for the cloture vote

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on 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, to occur on Wednesday, October 7, 1998.                
  Page S11442
  A further consent agreement was reached providing for consideration of the 
bill on Tuesday, October 6, 1998.                                
Page S11526
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard.                          
Pages S11526-27
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  David M. Walker, of Georgia, to be Comptroller General of the United 
States for a term of fifteen years.
  John A. Moran, of Virginia, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the 
term expiring June 30, 2001.
  Andrea Kidd Taylor, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and 
Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
  John F. Walsh, of Connecticut, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2006.
  Norman A. Mordue, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of New York.
  Stephen Hadley, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring 
January 19, 1999.
  Stephen Hadley, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring 
January 19, 2003.
  Zalmay Khalizad, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2001. 
                                                                 Page S11526
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of the 
following nominations:
  Mari Carmen Aponte, of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador to the Dominican 
Republic, which was sent to the Senate on April 28, 1998.
  Gus A. Owen, of California, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation 
Board, which was sent to the Senate on February 2, 1998.         
Page S11527
Messages From the House:                                         
  Page S11450
Measures Referred:                                               
  Page S11450
Statements on Introduced Bills:                              
  Pages S11450-51
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Pages S11451-52
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Pages S11453-98
Authority for Committees:                                        
  Page S11498
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S11498-S11505
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--297)      
  Page S11437
Recess: Senate convened at 11 a.m., and recessed at 8:19 p.m., until 9:30 
a.m., on Tuesday, October 6, 1998. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of 
the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on S11526.)