[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 36 (Friday, March 25, 1994)]
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                                             Friday, March 25, 1994

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Congressional Budget Resolution.
      Senate agreed to Goals 2000: Educate America Act--Conference 
      Report.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3817-S4047
Measures Introduced: Twenty four bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1983-2006, S.J. Res. 179, and S. Res. 196-
198.

                                                         Pages S3953-54

Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1586, to establish the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park 
in the State of Louisiana, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 103-242)
  S. 725, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
conduct of expanded studies and the establishment of innovative 
programs with respect to traumatic brain injury, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 103-243)

                                                             Page S3953

Measures Passed:
  Congressional Budget Resolution: By 57 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 82), 
Senate passed H. Con. Res. 218, setting forth the congressional budget 
for the United States Government for the fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, 
1998, and 1999, after striking all after the resolving clause and 
inserting in lieu thereof the text of S.Con.Res. 63, Senate companion 
measure, as amended, and after taking action on further amendments 
proposed thereto, as follows:

                                                  Pages S3817-61, S3833

Adopted:
  (1) Harkin Amendment No. 1578, to express the sense of the Congress 
that spending for the Star Wars (Ballistic Missile Defense) must not 
exceed the fiscal year 1994 appropriated level.

                                                  Pages S3817, S3836-37

  (2) Specter Amendment No. 1597, to express the sense of the Congress 
regarding the need to shift the allocation of anti-drug funds from 
ineffective international anti-drug programs to drug treatment and 
prevention programs designed to reduce the demand for illegal drugs.

                                                         Pages S3818-19

  (3) Simon/Bond/Pryor Amendment No. 1599, to make funds available to 
carry out Internal Revenue Service compliance initiative activities, 
and provide that agents hired by the Internal Revenue Service be 
educated on compliance initiatives and taxpayers' rights.

                                                         Pages S3823-25

  (4) Graham Amendment No. 1600, to express the sense of the Senate 
that legislation should be enacted providing enforceable limits to 
control the growth of entitlement or mandatory spending.

                                                         Pages S3826-28

  (5) Nunn Modified Amendment No. 1601, to place a permanent, 
enforceable cap on the amount of non-Social Security mandatory spending 
beginning with fiscal year 1996.

                                               Pages S3828-36, S3838-42

Rejected:
  (1) By 37 yeas to 61 nays (Vote No. 80), Gramm/Hutchison Amendment 
No. 1598, to reimburse States for costs resulting from the federal 
government's failure to control U.S. borders and curb illegal 
immigration.

                                                  Pages S3820-23, S3837

  (2) By 45 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 81), Sasser Modified Amendment 
No. 1602 (to Amendment No. 1601), in the nature of a substitute, and to 
express the sense of the Congress that health care reform should 
contribute to deficit reduction.

                                               Pages S3831-36, S3837-38

Withdrawn:
  Jeffords Amendment No. 1585, to reduce Function 920 to reflect a 
freeze of Federal overhead spending in fiscal year 1996, and then an 
adjustment of inflation in fiscal year 1997, fiscal year 1998, and 
fiscal year 1999, and assumes that all federal agencies to improve the 
collection of delinquent debts, with one third of the savings for 
deficit reduction and two thirds for the federal share of education 
funding for individuals with disabilities.

                                                  Pages S3825-26, S3836

  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair appointed the following conferees: 
Senators Sasser, Hollings, Johnston, Domenici, and Grassley.

                                                             Page S3860

  Twin Falls County Landfill Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of S. 1402, to 
convey a certain parcel of public land to the county of Twin Falls, 
Idaho, for use as a landfill, and the bill was then passed after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:

                                                         Pages S3931-32

  Craig Amendment No. 1603, to revise and perfect the bill.

                                                             Page S3931

  Marine Mammal Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4122, 
to temporarily extend certain provisions of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for 
the President.

                                                             Page S3932

  Extending Condolences to Mexico: Senate agreed to S.Res. 198, 
extending condolences to the People of Mexico on the tragic death of 
Luis Donald Colosio.

                                                         Pages S3932-33

  Default Rate Extension: Senate passed S. 2004, to extend until July 
1, 1998, the exemption from ineligibility based on a high default rate 
for certain institutions of higher education.

                                                         Pages S3933-34

  Technical Corrections: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry was discharged from further consideration of S. 2005, to make 
certain technical corrections, and the bill was then passed.

                                                             Page S3934

  Court of Veterans Appeals Improvement Act: Senate passed S. 1546, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to revise certain administrative 
provisions relating to the United States Court of Appeals, after 
agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.

                                                         Pages S3936-37

  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 230, to correct 
the enrollment of the bill H.R. 1804.

                                                             Page S4036

  National Men's Health Week: Senate agreed to S.J. Res. 179, to 
designate the week of June 12 through 19, 1994, as ``National Men's 
Health Week''.

                                                             Page S4036

  Preventive Health Services and Health Professions Amendments Act: 
Senate passed S. 1569, to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
establish, reauthorize and revise provisions to improve the health of 
individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, after agreeing to a 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and taking action on 
amendments proposed thereto, as follows:

                                                         Pages S4037-47

  (1) Mitchell (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 1605, in the nature of a 
substitute.

                                                         Pages S4043-47

  (2) Mitchell (for Metzenbaum) Amendment No. 1606 (to Amendment No. 
1605), to prohibit an agency, or entity, that receives Federal 
assistance and is involved in adoption or foster care programs from 
delaying or denying the placement of a child based on the race, color, 
or national origin of the child or adoptive or foster parent or parents 
involved.

                                                         Pages S4043-47

  (3) Mitchell (for Levin) Amendment No. 1607 (to Amendment No. 1605), 
to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to facilitate 
mutually requested voluntary reunions between adult adopted children, 
and their birth parents or adult adopted siblings, at no net expense to 
the Federal Government.

                                                         Pages S4046-47

Goals 2000: Educate America Act--Conference Report: By 63 yeas to 22 
nays (Vote No. 86), Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 
1804, to improve learning and teaching by providing a national 
framework for education reform; to promote the research, consensus 
building, and systemic changes needed to ensure equitable educational 
opportunities and high levels of educational achievement for all 
American students; to provide a framework for reauthorization of all 
Federal education programs; and to promote the development and adoption 
of a voluntary national system of skill standards and certifications.

                 Pages S3861-74, S3881-82, S3883-85, S3887-90, S3903-06

  During consideration of this measure today, the Senate took the 
following action:
  By 83 yeas to 12 nays (Vote No. 83), Senate agreed to a motion to 
proceed to the consideration of the conference report.

                                                             Page S3861

  By 62 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. 85), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to 
close further debate on the Conference Report.

                                                         Pages S4035-36

  A third motion was entered to close further debate on the conference 
report and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur 
on Monday, March 28, 1994.

                                                             Page S3903

  A fourth motion was entered to close further debate on the conference 
report and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion could also 
occur on Monday, March 28, 1994.

                                                             Page S3903

  Subsequently, the aforementioned cloture petitions became moot when 
Senate invoked cloture on the conference report.
Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation Amendments: Senate insisted on 
its amendment to H.R. 2659, to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
revise and extend programs relating to the transplantation of organs 
and of bone marrow, requested a conference with the House thereon, and 
the Chair appointed the following conferees: Senators Kennedy, Pell, 
Metzenbaum, Kassebaum, and Jeffords.

                                                             Page S3933

VA Secretary of Health: Senate concurred in the amendments of the House 
to S. 1534, to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal a 
requirement that the Under Secretary for Health in the Department of 
Veterans be a doctor of medicine, with the following amendment proposed 
thereto:

                                                         Pages S3934-36

  Ford (for Rockefeller) Amendment No. 1604, in the nature of a 
substitute.

                                                         Pages S3935-36

Housing and Community Development Act: Senate concurred in the 
amendments of the House to S. 1299, to amend section 203 of the Housing 
and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to provide for the 
disposition of multifamily properties owned by the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development, to provide for other reforms in programs 
administered by the Secretary, and to make certain technical 
amendments, clearing the measure for the President.

                                                         Pages S3937-49

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: Senate 
concurred in the amendments of the House to S. 476, to reauthorize and 
amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, 
clearing the measure for the President.

                                                         Pages S3949-51

California Desert Protection Act--Cloture Motion Filed: A motion was 
entered to close debate on the motion to proceed to the consideration 
of S. 21, to designate certain lands in the California desert as 
wilderness, and to establish Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave 
National Parks and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of 
the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will 
occur on Tuesday, April 12, 1994.

                                                             Page S4036

Motion to Request Attendance: During today's proceedings, the following 
also occurred:
  By 75 yeas to 9 nays (Vote No. 84), Senate agreed to a motion to 
instruct the Sergeant At Arms to request the attendance of absent 
Senators.

                                                             Page S4029

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Rafael Diaz, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of 
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen 
years.
  Charles R. Baquet III, of Maryland, to be Deputy Director of the 
Peace Corps.
  Charles F. Meissner, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Jeanette W. Hyde, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to Barbados, 
and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as 
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
America to the Commonwealth of Dominica, Ambassador Extraordinary and 
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to St. Lucia, and 
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
America to St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
  Maria Luisa Mabilangan Haley, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for 
the remainder of the term expiring January 20, 1995.
  Michael J. Davis, of Minnesota, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Minnesota.
  Ancer L. Haggerty, of Oregon, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Oregon.
  Franklin D. Burgess, of Washington, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Washington.
  Susan G. Esserman, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Lynn M. Bragg, of Maryland, to be a Member of the United States 
International Trade Commission for the term expiring June 16, 2002.
  Thomas L. Baldini, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner on the part of 
the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States 
and Canada.
  Harold C. Pachios, of Maine, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
1996.
  Michael H. Trujillo, of Oregon, to be Director of the Indian Health 
Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for a term of four 
years.
  Elaine A. McReynolds, of Tennessee, to be Federal Insurance 
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
  Susan Bayh, of Indiana, to be a Commissioner on the part of the 
United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and 
Canada.
  Robert F. Hale, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force.
  Lewis Manilow, of Illinois, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
1996.
  Kent Barron Alexander, of Georgia, to be United States Attorney for 
the Northern District of Georgia for the term of four years.
  David D. Freudenthal, of Wyoming, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of Wyoming for the term of four years.
  Herbert Lee Brown, of Nevada, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Nevada for the term of four years.
  Alice Chamberlin, of New Hampshire, to be a Commissioner on the part 
of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United 
States and Canada.
  John F. Hicks, Sr., an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for 
International Development, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 
1997.
  Lawson Cary Bittick, of Georgia, to be United States Marshal for the 
Middle District of Georgia for the term of four years.
  Josiah Horton Beeman, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador 
to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 
United States of America to Western Samoa.
  Donald M. Blinken, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Hungary.
  March Fong Eu, of California, to be Ambassador to the Federated 
States of Micronesia.
  Richard Dale Kauzlarich, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Azerbaijan.
  Barry S. Newman, of Virginia, to be United States Alternate Executive 
Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of two years.
  Frank James Anderson, of Indiana, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Indiana for the term of four years.
  Nannette Holly Hegerty, of Wisconsin, to be United States Marshal for 
the Eastern District of Wisconsin for the term of four years.
  Raymond Gerard Gagnon, of New Hampshire, to be United States Marshal 
for the District of New Hampshire for the term of four years.

                                                  Pages S3930-31, S4047

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Philip N. Diehl, of Texas, to be Director of the Mint for a term of 
five years.
  4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  A routine list in the Foreign Service.

                                                             Page S4047

Messages From the House:
                                                        Page S3952
Communications:
                                                        Page S3952
Petitions:
                                                        Page S3952
Statements on Introduced Bills:
                                                    Pages S3954-85
Additional Cosponsors:
                                                        Page S3985
Amendments Submitted:
                                                 Pages S3988-S4005
Authority for Committees:
                                                        Page S4005
Additional Statements:
                                                        Page S4005
Quorum Calls: One quorum call was taken today. (Total--1)

                                                             Page S4029

Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total--86)

               Pages S3837, S3838, S3850, S3861, S4029, S4035, S4035-36

Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and, in accordance with the 
provisions of H. Con. Res. 232, adjourned at 1:17 a.m., on Saturday, 
March 26, 1994, until 1 p.m., on Monday, April 11, 1994.