[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 144 (Monday, October 12, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1156-D1157]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Monday, October 12, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House and Senate passed H.J. Res. 134, making further 
      continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1999.
      The Senate and House passed further continuing appropriations.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12355-S12436
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2625-
2628.
  Page S12402
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Report to accompany S.J. Res. 44, previously reported. (S. Rept. No. 
105-409).
  Report to accompany H.R. 3687, previously reported. (S. Rept. No. 
105-410).
  S. 1427, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the 
Federal Communications Commission to preserve lowpower television 
stations that provide community broadcasting, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-411).
Page S12402
Measures Passed:
  Further Continuing Appropriations: Senate passed H.J. Res. 134, 
making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S12362-63, S12375
  Bristol, Tennessee/Bristol, Virginia--Country Music: Senate agreed to 
H. Con. Res. 214, recognizing the contributions of the cities of 
Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia, and their people to the 
origins and development of Country Music.
  Page S12383
  Coast Guard Authorizations: Senate passed H.R. 2204, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1998 and 1999 for the Coast Guard, after 
striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof 
the text of S. 1259, Senate companion measure, after withdrawing the 
committee amendments and agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S12383-95
  Jeffords (for Snowe) Amendment No. 3813, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S12388-95
  Subsequently, S. 1259 was returned to the Senate Calendar. 
                                                            Page S12395
  Economic Development Administration Reform Act: Senate passed S. 
2364, to reauthorize and make reforms to programs authorized by the 
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1995, after agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S12395
  Jeffords (for Chafee) Amendment No. 3814, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S12395
  Cahuilla Indians: Senate passed H.R. 700, to remove the restriction 
on the distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel 
to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S12395
  Recreational Shooting and Archery Ranges on Federal Land: Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources was discharged from further 
consideration of S. Con. Res. 123, to express the sense of the Congress 
regarding the policy of the Forest Service toward recreational shooting 
and archery ranges on Federal land, and the resolution was then agreed 
to.
  Pages S12395-96
  Women's Health Research and Prevention: Committee on Labor and Human 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of S. 1722, to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend certain 
programs with respect to women's health research and prevention 
activities at the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, and the bill was then passed, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S12396-97
  Jeffords (for Frist) Amendment No. 3815, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S12396-97
  Drive For Teen Employment Act: Senate passed H.R. 2327, to provide 
for a change in the exemption

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from the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
for minors between 16 and 18 years of age who engage in the operation 
of automobiles and trucks, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S12397-98
  Jeffords Amendment No. 3816, to make certain technical corrections 
concerning the effective date.
Pages S12397-98
  Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act: Senate 
passed S. 1642, to improve the effectiveness and performance of Federal 
financial assistance programs, simplify Federal financial assistance 
application and reporting requirements, and improve the delivery of 
services to the public, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S12398-99
  Jeffords (for Glenn) Amendment No. 3817, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S12398-99
  USDA Information Technology Reform/Year 2000 Compliance Act: 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from 
further consideration of S. 2116, to clarify and enhance the 
authorities of the Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
Agriculture, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S12399-S12400
  Jeffords (for Lugar) Amendment No. 3818, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S12399-S12400
  Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 264, to 
designate October 8, 1998 as the Day of Concern About Young People and 
Gun Violence, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S12400-01
Appointments:
  U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Democratic Leader, pursuant to Public Law 100-696, announced the 
appointment of Senator Dorgan as a member of the United States Capitol 
Preservation Commission.
  Page S12379
Messages From the House:
  Pages S12401-02
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S12402-06
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S12406
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S12406-31
Additional Statements:
  Pages S12431-34
Recess: Senate convened at 2 p.m., and recessed at 6:15 p.m., until 11 
a.m., on Tuesday, October 13, 1998. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S12400.)