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Daily Digest - Monday, May 4, 1998

Monday, May 4, 1998

HIGHLIGHTS

See Resume of Congressional Activity.

Senate passed Job Training Partnership Act.

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Measures Introduced: Two bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2029 and 2030 and S. Con. Res. 93.

Page S4206

Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:

S. 1882, to reauthorize the Higher Education Act of 1965, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-181)

S. 1260, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-182)

Pages S4205-06

IRS Reform: Senate began consideration of H.R. 2676, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, with a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.

Pages S4147-97, S4203-04

Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Tuesday, May 5, 1998.

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed for the following treaty:

Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. (Treaty Doc. 105-43)

The Convention was transmitted to the Senate on May 1, 1998, considered as having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and was ordered to be printed.

Pages S4220-21

Messages From the House:

Page S4204

Communications:

Pages S4204-05

Statements on Introduced Bills:

Pages S4206-08

Additional Cosponsors:

Page S4208

Amendments Submitted:

Pages S4209-14

Notices of Hearings:

Page S4214

Additional Statements:

Pages S4214-20

Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m., and adjourned at 5:17 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, May 5, 1998. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on Page S4221.)

AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel met in closed session and approved for full committee consideration those provisions which fall within the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999.

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Bills Introduced: 1 public bill, H.R. 3788 was introduced.

Page H2744

Speaker pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he designated Representative Pease to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.

Page H2739

Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H2739.

Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on pages H2744-46.

Quorum Calls--Votes: No quorum calls or recorded votes developed during the proceedings of the House today.

Adjournment: Met at 2:00 p.m. and adjourned at 2:03 p.m.

UNION DEMOCRACY IMPEDIMENTS

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations held a hearing on Impediments to Union Democracy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

OVERSIGHT--FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY POLICY

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology held a oversight hearing on Federal Real Property Policy. Testimony was heard from Representative Pombo; David Barram, Administrator, GSA; Ida Ruben, member, Senate, State of Maryland; Dan Bilbrey, Mayor, City of Tracy, California; and public witnesses.

Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings to examine aviation competition, focusing on airline ticketing practices and antitrust enforcement, 9 a.m., SD-192. Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Airland Forces, closed business meeting, to mark up those provisions which fall within the subcommittee's jurisdiction of a proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.

Subcommittee on SeaPower, closed business meeting, to mark up those provisions which fall within the subcommittee's jurisdiction of a proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, 11 a.m., SR-222.

Subcommittee on Readiness, closed business meeting, to mark up those provisions which fall within the subcommittee's jurisdiction of a proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.

Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology, closed business meeting, to mark up those provisions which fall within the subcommittee's jurisdiction of a proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, 3:15 p.m., SR-232A.

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, closed business meeting, to mark up those provisions which fall within the subcommittee's jurisdiction of a proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, 6 p.m., SR-232A. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to hold hearings on the nomination of Deborah K. Kilmer, of Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 9:30 a.m., SR-253. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to resume hearings on S. 1253, to provide to the Federal land management agencies the authority and capability to manage effectively the federal lands in accordance with the principles of multiple use and sustained yield, 2 p.m., SD-366. Committee on Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings on the proposed D.C. Student Opportunity Scholarship Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-342. Committee on Labor and Human Resources, to hold hearings on the success of the SAFE KIDS Campaign after its 10 years of implementation, 10 a.m., SD-430.

Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold hearings to examine proposals to expand opportunities for community and neighborhood partnerships through the Community Services Block Grant program, 2 p.m., SD-430. Select Committee on Intelligence, closed business meeting, to consider intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see pages E751-52 in today's Record.

Committee on Education and the Workforce, hearing on H.R. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom Act, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on the Census, oversight hearing on 2000 Census: Revisiting the 1990 Census, 3 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.

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Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, hearing on Rwanda: Genocide and the Continuing Cycle of Violence, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. Committee on National Security, Subcommittee on Military Procurement, to mark up H.R. 3616, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, to mark up H.R. 3616, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, 4 p.m., 2118 Rayburn. Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 1872, Communications Satellite Competition and Privatization Act of 1997, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol. Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, to continue oversight hearings on various pension issues, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.

Joint Economic Committee, to hold hearings on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and international economic policy, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn Building. May 4, 1998

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Resume of Congressional Activity

The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative business transacted by the Senate and House.

The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

Days in session Senate: 51 House: 37
Total: ..

Time in session Senate: 393 hrs., 21 Senate: K House: 276 hrs., 57
House: K
Total: ..

Congressional Record:

Pages of proceedings
Senate: 3,960 House: 2,737
Total: ..

Extensions of Remarks
Senate: .. House: 731
Total: ..

Public bills enacted into law Senate: 11 House: 8
Total: 19

Private bills enacted into law Senate: .. House: ..
Total: ..

Bills in conference Senate: 3 House: 4
Total: ..

Measures passed, total Senate: 60 House: 139
Total: 199

Senate bills
Senate: 5 House: 13
Total: ..

House bills
Senate: 11 House: 56
Total: ..

Senate joint resolutions
Senate: .. House: ..
Total: ..

House joint resolutions
Senate: 1 House: 2
Total: ..

Senate concurrent resolutions
Senate: 6 House: 2
Total: ..

House concurrent resolutions
Senate: 4 House: 11
Total: ..

Simple resolutions
Senate: 33 House: 55
Total: ..

Measures reported, total Senate: *42 House: *94
Total: 136

Senate bills
Senate: 21 House: 1
Total: ..

House bills
Senate: 9 House: 57
Total: ..

Senate joint resolutions
Senate: .. House: ..
Total: ..

House joint resolutions
Senate: .. House: ..
Total: ..

Senate concurrent resolutions
Senate: 3 House: ..
Total: ..

House concurrent resolutions
Senate: .. House: 2
Total: ..

Simple resolutions
Senate: 9 House: 34
Total: ..

Special reports Senate: 5 House: 1
Total: ..

Conference reports Senate: .. House: 3
Total: ..

Measures pending on calendar Senate: 146 House: 44
Total: ..

Measures introduced, total Senate: 543 House: 864
Total: 1,407

Bills
Senate: 455 House: 699
Total: ..

Joint resolutions
Senate: 7 House: 11
Total: ..

Concurrent resolutions
Senate: 22 House: 70
Total: ..

Simple resolutions
Senate: 59 House: 84
Total: ..

Quorum calls Senate: 1 House: 5
Total: ..

Yea-and-nay votes Senate: 118 House: 58
Total: ..

Recorded votes Senate: .. House: 58
Total: ..

Bills vetoed Senate: .. House: ..
Total: ..

Vetoes overridden Senate: 1 House: 1
Total: ..

DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS

Civilian nominations, totaling 236, (including 124 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:

Civilian nominations (FS, PHS, CG, NOAA), totaling 1,036, (including 86 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:

Air Force nominations, totaling 2,194, (including 21 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:

Navy nominations, totaling 374, (including 4 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:

Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,742, disposed of as follows:

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Program for Tuesday: After the recognition of four Senators for speeches and the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 10:30 a.m.), Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 2676, IRS Reform, and complete consideration of H.R. 1385/S. 1186, Employment Training and Literacy Act, with a vote to occur thereon at 5:30 p.m. (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for respective party conferences.)

Program for Tuesday: Consideration of 4 Suspensions:

(1) H.R. 567, Madrid Protocol Implementation Act;

(2) H. Res. 372, Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives that Marijuana is a Dangerous and Addictive Drug and Should not be Legalized for Medicinal Use;

(3) H. Res. 267, Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives that the Citizens of the United States must Remain Committed to Combat the Distribution, Sale, and Use of Illegal Drugs by the Nation's Youth; and

(4) H. Con. Res. 220, Regarding American Victims of Terrorism; and

Continue consideration of H.R. 6, Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (Open rule). Note: The House Will Meet at 12:30 p.m. for Morning Hour and 2:00 p.m. for Legislative Business. No Recorded Votes Are Expected Before 5:00 p.m.

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