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Daily Digest - Monday, July 13, 1998

Monday, July 13, 1998

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Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:

Special Report on Further Revise Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for fiscal year 1999. (S. Rept. No. 105-247)

S. 1418, to promote the research, identification, assessment, exploration, and development of methane hydrate resources, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 105-248)

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Allard (for Hatch) Amendment No. 3126, to facilitate the exchange of criminal history records for noncriminal justice purposes, to provide for the decentralized storage of criminal history records, and to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to facilitate the fingerprint checks authorized by that Act.

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Federal Property Rights: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to the consideration of S. 2271, to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law.

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Also, by 52 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 197), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected a motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.

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Agriculture Appropriations, 1999: Senate resumed consideration of S. 2159, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:

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Daschle Amendment No. 2729, to reform and structure the processes by which tobacco products are manufactured, marketed, and distributed, to prevent the use of tobacco products by minors, and to redress the adverse health effects of tobacco use.

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Motion to waive section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act with respect to consideration of Amendment No. 2729, listed above.

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A unanimous-consent time-agreement was reached providing for consideration of the pending motion on Tuesday, July 14, 1998, with a vote to occur thereon.

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Higher Education--Conferees: Senate insisted on its amendment to H.R. 6, to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, requested a conference with the House thereon, and the Chair appointed the following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Jeffords, Coats, Gregg, Frist, DeWine, Enzi, Hutchinson, Collins, Warner, McConnell, Kennedy, Dodd, Harkin, Mikulski, Bingaman, Wellstone, Murray, and Reed.

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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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Christopher W.S. Ross, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, for the Rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Coordinator for Counterterrorism.

Karl J. Sandstrom, of Washington, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2001.

3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.

2 Army nominations in the rank of general.

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Communications:

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Statements on Introduced Bills:

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Additional Cosponsors:

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Amendments Submitted:

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Notices of Hearings:

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Authority for Committees:

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Additional Statements:

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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--197)

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 7:30 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, July 14, 1998. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8084.)

INDIA AND PAKISTAN

Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs held hearings to examine the developments in United States diplomatic exchanges with the Indian and Pakistani governments, focusing on non-proliferation issues, receiving testimony from Karl F. Inderfurth, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, and Robert Einhorn, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs, both of the Department of State.

Hearings were recessed subject to call.

The House was not in session today. It will next meet on Tuesday, July 14 at 12:30 p.m. for morning hour debate.

No Committee meetings were held.

Committee on Appropriations, business meeting, to mark up proposed legislation making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and proposed legislation making appropriations for the Department of the Treasury, Postal Service and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 10:30 a.m., SD-106. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, business meeting, to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SR-253. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to hold hearings on H.R. 856, to provide a process leading to full self-government for Puerto Rico, and S. 472, to provide for referenda in which the residents of Puerto Rico may express democratically their preferences regarding the political status of the territory, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.

Subcommittee on Water and Power, to Hold hearings on S. 1515, to increase authorization levels for State and Indian tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies, to meet current and future water quantity and quality needs of the Red River Valley, S. 2111, to establish the conditions under which the Bonneville Power Administration and certain Federal agencies may enter into a memorandum of agreement concerning management of the Columbia/Snake River Basin, and S. 2117, to authorize the construction of the Perkins County Rural Water System and authorize financial assistance to the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, in the planning and construction of the water supply system, 2:30 p.m., SD-366. Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to hold hearings on S. 1647, to authorize funds and make reforms to programs authorized by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, and other pending measures, 9:30 a.m., SD-406. Committee on Finance, to hold hearings to examine Japan's role in the international trading system, focusing on D749prospects for market liberalization and economic reform, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.

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Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings to examine problems and prospects with regard to Kedo and the Korean agreed nuclear framework, 10 a.m., SD-419. Select Committee on Intelligence, closed business meeting, to consider pending committee business, 2 p.m., SH-219.

For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see pages E1283-84 in today's Record.

Committee on Appropriations, to mark up the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations for fiscal year 1999, 1 p.m., 2358 Rayburn. Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on ``The Administration's Proposed Contracting Regulations: `Good Government' or `Blacklisting'?'' 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearing on H.R. 4007 and S. 1379, Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act, 10 a.m., and to hold an oversight hearing on the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn. Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 4019, Religious Liberty Protection Act of 1998, 9:30 a.m., and to hold a hearing on H.R. 4006, Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 1998, 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn. Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 3682, Child Custody Protection Act; and H.R. 3267, Sonny Bono Memorial Salton Sea Reclamation Act, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.

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Program for Tuesday: Senate will resume consideration of S. 2159, Agriculture Appropriations, with a vote on a motion to waive the Congressional Budget Act with respect to consideration of Daschle Amendment No. 2729, relating to tobacco manufacturing, marketing and distribution, to occur thereon at 10 a.m. (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for respective party conferences.)

Program for Tuesday: Consideration of 7 Suspensions:

(1) H.R. 1273, National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1997;

(2) H.R. 2544, Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 1997;

(3) S. 318, Homeowners Protection Act of 1997;

(4) H.R. 4164, Enforcement of Child Custody and Visitation Orders;

(5) H.R. 2379, Designating the Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and United States Courthouse;

(6) H.R. 3223, Designating the J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building;

(7) H.R. 3453, Designating the Dick Cheney Federal Building; and

Continue consideration of H.R. 2183, Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act of 1997. 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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