[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 147 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1171-D1172]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Thursday, October 15, 1998

[[Page D1171]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12607-S12658
Measures Introduced: Four bills and ten resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2636-2639, and S. Res. 300-309.
  Pages S12647-48
Measures Passed:
  Electing Sergeant at Arms/Doorkeeper: Senate agreed to S. Res. 300, 
electing James W. Ziglar, of Mississippi, as the Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate.
  Page S12608
  Senate Rules: Senate agreed to S. Res. 301, relative to Rule XXXIX. 
                                                            Page S12608
  Senate Rules: Senate agreed to S. Res. 302, relative to Rule XXXIII. 
                                                        Pages S12608-09
  Authority to Make Appointments: Senate agreed to S. Res. 303, 
authorizing the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate 
pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders to make certain 
appointments during the recess or adjournment of the present session. 
                                                            Page S12609
  Tendering Thanks to the Vice President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 304, 
tendering the thanks of the Senate to the Vice President for the 
courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided 
over the deliberations of the Senate.
  Page S12609
  Tendering Thanks to the President pro tempore: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 305, tendering the thanks of the Senate to the President pro 
tempore for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he 
has presided over the deliberations of the Senate.
  Page S12609
  Miccosukee Reserved Area Act: Senate passed H.R. 3055, to deem the 
activities of the Miccosukee Tribe on the Tamiami Indian Reservation to 
be consistent with the purposes of the Everglades National Park, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S12611
  Guam Judicial Empowerment Act: Senate passed H.R. 2370, to amend the 
Organic Act of Guam for the purposes of clarifying the local judicial 
structure and the office of Attorney General, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Page S12612
  International Crime and Anti-Terrorism Amendments: Senate passed S. 
2536, to protect the safety of United States nationals and the 
interests of the United States at home and abroad, to improve global 
cooperation and responsiveness to international crime and terrorism, 
and to more effectively deter international crime and acts of violence.
                                                        Pages S12612-20
  Commending U.S. Navy Crew Members: Senate agreed to S. Res. 308, 
commending the crew members of the United States Navy destroyers of 
DesRon 61 for their heroism, intrepidity, and skill in action in the 
only naval surface engagement occurring inside Tokyo Bay during World 
War II.
  Pages S12620-21
  Private Relief: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 129, referring S. 1168 entitled ``A 
bill for the relief of Retired Sergeant First Class James D. Benoit, 
Wan Sook Benoit, and the estate of David Benoit, and for other 
purposes,'' to the chief judge of the United States Court of Federal 
Claims for a report on the bill, and the resolution was then agreed to.
                                                            Page S12624
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 1460, A bill for the relief of 
Alexandre Malofienko, Olga Matsko, and their son Vladimir Malofienko. 
                                                            Page S12624
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 1202, providing relief for Sergio 
Lozano, Fauricio Lozano, and Ana Lozano.
  Page S12624
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 1961, for the relief of Suchada 
Kwong.
  Page S12624
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 1551, for the relief of Kerantha 
Poole-Christian.
  Page S12624
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 1171, for the relief of Janina 
Altagracia Castillo-Rojas, after agreeing to a committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute.
  Page S12624
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 1916, for the relief of Marin 
Turcinovic, and his fiancee, Corina Dechalup.
  Page S12625

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  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 2476, for the relief of Wei 
Jingsheng, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  Pages S12624-25
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 1926, for the relief of Regine 
Beatie Edwards.
  Page S12625
  Private Relief: Senate agreed to S. Res. 283, to refer H.R. 998 
entitled ``A bill for the relief of Lloyd B. Gamble'' to the chief 
judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a report 
thereon.
  Page S12625
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 2637, for the relief of Belinda 
McGregory.
  Page S12625
  Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act: Senate passed 
H.R. 1756, to amend chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, to 
require the development and implementation by the Secretary of the 
Treasury of a national money laundering and related financial crimes 
strategy to combat money laundering and related financial crimes, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S12625-27
  Craig (for Grassley/D'Amato) Amendment No. 3828, to amend the 
definition of ``money laundering and related financial crimes''. 
                                                        Pages S12625-27
  Government Paperwork Elimination Act: Senate passed S. 2107, to 
enhance electronic commerce by promoting the reliability and integrity 
of commercial transactions through establishing authentication 
standards for electronic communications, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S12627-30
  Craig (for Abraham) Amendment No. 3829, to provide for acquisition 
and use of alternative information technologies by executive agencies. 
                                                        Pages S12628-29
  Plant Patent Amendments Act: Senate passed H.R. 1197, to amend title 
35, United States Code, to protect patent owners against the 
unauthorized sale of plant parts taken from plants illegally 
reproduced, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
                                                            Page S12630
  Craig (for Leahy) Amendment No. 3830, to provide for access to 
electronic patent information.
Pages S12630-31
  Institutes and Schools Support: Senate passed S. 2638, to provide 
support for certain institutes and schools.
  Pages S12633-36
  Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act: 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 1560, to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
Lewis & Clark Expedition, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S12636
  Craig (for D'Amato) Amendment No. 3831, to award congressional gold 
medals to the ``Little Rock Nine'' and Gerald R. and Betty Ford, and to 
provide for a 6-month extension for certain coin sales.
Page S12636
Public Safety Officers Educational Assistance Act: Senate concurred in 
the amendment of the House to S. 1525, to provide financial assistance 
for higher education to the dependents of Federal, State, and local 
public safety officers who are killed or permanently and totally 
disabled as the result of a traumatic injury sustained in the line of 
duty, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S12611-12
Criminal Use of Guns: Senate concurred in the amendment of the House to 
S. 191, to throttle criminal use of guns, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S12631
Rhino and Tiger Production Labeling Act: Senate concurred in the 
amendments of the House to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2807, to amend 
the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 to prohibit the sale, 
importation, and exportation of products labeled as containing 
substances derived from rhinoceros or tiger, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Page S12631-33
Messages From the House:
  Page S12646
Communications:
  Pages S12646-47
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S12748-54
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S12654
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S12655-57
Additional Statements:
  Pages S12657-58
Recess: Senate convened at 12 noon, and recessed at 4:13 p.m., until 10 
a.m., on Friday, October 16, 1998. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S12658.)