[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 27 (Friday, March 11, 1994)]
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                                             Friday, March 11, 1994

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2831-S2915
Measures Introduced: Three bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1925-1927, S.J. Res. 168 and 169, and S. Res. 188 and 
189.

                                                             Page S2878

Measures Passed:
  Commending the Architect of the Capitol: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
188, to recognize the outstanding service of the Architect of the 
Capitol, the Honorable George M. White, for the restoration of the 
Statue of Freedom.

                                                             Page S2903

  Commemorating Bowdoin College: Senate agreed to S. Res. 189, 
congratulating Bowdoin College on the occasion of its bicentennial 
anniversary.

                                                         Pages S2903-04

  Food Stamps for Indians: Senate passed S. 1926, to amend the Food 
Stamp Act of 1977 to modify the requirements relating to monthly 
reporting and staggered issuance of coupons for household residing on 
Indian reservations, to ensure adequate access to retail food stores by 
food stamp households, and to maintain the integrity of the Food Stamp 
Program.

                                                         Pages S2905-09

National Competitiveness Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 4, 
to promote the industrial competitiveness and economic growth of the 
United States by strengthening and expanding the civilian technology 
programs of the Department of Commerce, amending the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to enhance the development and 
nationwide deployment of manufacturing technologies, and authorizing 
appropriations for the Technology Administration of the Department of 
Commerce, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
with a modified committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, 
taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:

                                        Pages S2845-50, S2855-67, S2903

Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote of 82 yeas (Vote No. 57), Kempthorne Amendment 
No. 1497, to provide an exemption from citation by the Secretary of 
Labor under the Occupational Safety and Health Act to employers of 
individuals who perform rescues of individuals in imminent danger as a 
result of a life threatening accident.

                                               Pages S2864-65, S2866-67

Pending:
  (1) Brown Amendment No. 1493, to institute a cost share requirement 
for single businesses applying for funding under the Advanced 
Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology.

                                                             Page S2845

  (2) Brown Amendment No. 1496, to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules 
of Civil Procedure.

                                        Pages S2855-64, S2865-66, S2867

  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for a vote on the 
cloture motion, filed on Thursday, March 10, to occur at 10 a.m., 
Tuesday, March 15.

                                                             Page S2870

  A second motion was entered to close further debate on the modified 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute and, by unanimous-
consent agreement, a vote on the second cloture motion, if necessary, 
will occur on Tuesday, March 15.

                                                         Pages S2877-78

  Senate will continue consideration of the bill and amendments to be 
proposed thereto, on Tuesday, March 15.
Federal Workforce Restructuring Act: Senate concurred in the amendment 
of the House to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3345, to amend title 5, 
United States Code, to eliminate certain restrictions on employee 
training, and to provide temporary authority to agencies relating to 
voluntary separation incentive payments, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:

                                                         Pages S2831-42

  By 90 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. 56), Gramm Amendment No. 1495, to 
establish a Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund to provide funds for 
such programs as additional State and local law enforcement personnel, 
the construction and operation of Regional Prisons, the construction of 
jails, boot camps, and other minimum security State and local 
facilities, the construction and operation of secure facilities to 
house violent juveniles, and the Violence Against Women Act.

                                                         Pages S2834-42

  Senate insisted on its amendments, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair appointed the following conferees: 
Senators Glenn, Pryor, Sasser, Roth, and Stevens.

                                                         Pages S2842-43

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Clark 
G. Fiester, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force.
  Kate Pew Wolters, of Michigan, to be a Member of the National Council 
on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 1995.
  Routine lists in the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.

                                                         Pages S2910-15

Messages From the President:
                                                        Page S2878
Messages From the House:
                                                        Page S2878
Communications:
                                                        Page S2878
Statements on Introduced Bills:
                                                    Pages S2879-80
Additional Cosponsors:
                                                    Pages S2880-81
Amendments Submitted:
                                                    Pages S2881-82
Notices of Hearings:
                                                        Page S2882
Authority for Committees:
                                                        Page S2882
Additional Statements:
                                                 Pages S2882-S2903
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--57)

                                                             Page S2842

Recess: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and recessed at 5:39 p.m., until 9 
a.m., on Tuesday, March 15, 1994. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2910.)