[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 37 (Monday, April 11, 1994)]
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                                             Monday, April 11, 1994

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4049-S4089
Measures Introduced: Three bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2007-
2009.

                                                             Page S4076

Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Reported on Tuesday, April 5, during the adjournment:
  S. 1814, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a 
taxpayer may elect to include in income crop insurance proceeds and 
disaster payments in the year of the disaster or in the following year, 
with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 103-244)
  S. 859, to reduce the restrictions on lands conveyed by deed under 
the Act of June 8, 1926, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 103-245)
  H.R. 1305, to make boundary adjustments and other miscellaneous 
changes to authorities and programs of the National Park Service, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 103-246)
  H.R. 2947, to extend for an additional two years the authorization of 
the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish a 
memorial, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 103-247)
Reported today:
  S. 318, to provide for the energy security of the Nation through 
encouraging the production of domestic oil and gas resources in deep 
water on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 103-248)

                                                             Page S4076

California Desert Protection Act: Senate began consideration 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.

                                               Pages S4054-61, S4063-68

  By unanimous consent the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
motion to proceed was vitiated and the Senate will begin consideration 
of the bill on Tuesday, April 12, 1994 at 10 a.m.

                                                             Page S4087

Measure Indefinitely Postponed:
  Federal Workforce Restructuring Act: Senate indefinitely postponed S. 
1535, to amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate narrow 
restrictions on employee training, and to provide a temporary voluntary 
separation incentive.

                                                             Page S4087

Appointments:
  Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276h-276k, as amended, 
appointed Senator Coverdell as Vice Chairman of the Senate Delegation 
to the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group during the Second 
Session of the 103d Congress, vice Senator Gramm.

                                                             Page S4068

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Carol Jones Carmody, of Louisiana, for the rank of Minister during 
her tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America 
on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
  Peter R. Chaveas, of Pennsylvania, a Career Member of the Senior 
Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to 
the Republic of Malawi.
  Myles Robert Rene Frechette, of Maryland, a Career Member of the 
Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to 
the Republic of Columbia.
  Donna Jean Hrinak, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary 
and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Dominican 
Republic.
  Joseph Edward Lake, of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary 
and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of 
Albania.
  Johnny Young, of Pennsylvania, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary 
and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of 
Togo.
  Bonnie O'Day, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 1995, vice 
George H. Oberle, Jr., term expired.
  Leo J. O'Donovan, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 1998, 
vice David N. Baker, term expired.
  Judity O. Rubin, of New York, to be a member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 1998, vice Sally Brayley 
Bliss, term expired.
  Rhonda Reid Winston, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for a term of 
fifteen years, vice Peter Henry Wolf, term expired.
  5 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard, NOAA, and Air Force.

                                                         Pages S4087-89

Messages From the President:
                                                        Page S4075
Messages From the House:
                                                        Page S4075
Measures Placed on Calendar:
                                                        Page S4075
Communications:
                                                    Pages S4075-76
Statements on Introduced Bills:
                                                    Pages S4076-82
Additional Cosponsors:
                                                        Page S4083
Notices of Hearings:
                                                        Page S4084
Authority for Committees:
                                                        Page S4084
Additional Statements:
                                                        Page S4085
Text of S. 1569 as Previously Passed:

                                                         Pages S4068-75

Recess: Senate convened at 1 p.m., and recessed at 5:36 p.m., until 10 
a.m., on Tuesday, April 12, 1994. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4087.)