LEAD: House conferees on the trade bill insist that their Senate counterparts accept a House-passed measure that would require foreign investors to disclose their holdings in the United States.
In fact, the House-passed measure is the first in a package of about eight trade bills that the steel industry and unions want to see introduced in the 106th Congress.
The House-passed measure would have weakened or revoked a number of pollution control requirements.
Senate Has Yet to Act The Senate has not acted on its versions of either the authorization bill or the appropriations bill, whose differences with the House-passed measures will eventually be ironed out in conference.
Now that army of lobbyists is turning its attention to the Medicare prescription drug conference, where the House-passed measure must be reconciled with a Senate bill that poses obstacles to drug imports.
Mr. Yeutter strongly opposes such proposals, Mr. Bolton said, as well as a House-passed measure that would require foreign investors to disclose their identity and holdings.
Mr. Clinton threatened in speeches on Friday and today to veto numerous House-passed measures unless they are substantially changed.
Having helped make welfare overhaul a national issue, Mr. Clinton is now struggling to resume his place in the debate, hoping for a bipartisan bill that would soften elements of a House-passed measure he regards as too harsh on children.
The Senate, by a voice vote and with no debate, approved a House-passed measure today that disbands the seven-member Board of Tea Examiners, which was created 99 years ago.
On top of that, the Senate will likely continue to ignore more than two dozen House-passed measures to help spur private sector job creation.