[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 35 (Thursday, March 24, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 24, 1994]
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     FEDERAL WORKFORCE RESTRUCTURING ACT OF 1994--CONFERENCE REPORT

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will state the conference report by 
title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A conference report to accompany H.R. 3345 a bill to amend 
     title 5, United States Code, to eliminate certain 
     restrictions on employee training; to provide temporary 
     authority to agencies relating to voluntary separation 
     incentive payments, and for other purposes.

  The Senate continued with the consideration of the conference report.
  Mr. GRAMM. Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. President. What is the pending 
business?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The pending business is now the conference 
report.
  Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, could we check the unanimous consent 
request? It was my understanding that we went back to the budget.
  Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Is there further debate on the conference report?
  Mr. GRAMM. I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There is a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                           Order of Procedure

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator 
Dodd be recognized to address the Senate as if in morning business for 
up to 5 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Dodd] is recognized.
  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I thank the majority leader and the minority 
leader.

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