[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 39 (Wednesday, April 13, 1994)]
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                                          Wednesday, April 13, 1994

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed California Desert Protection Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4187-S4274
Measures Introduced: Five bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2011-
2015.

                                                             Page S4266

Measures Passed:
  California Desert Protection Act: By 69 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. 
89), Senate passed S. 21, to designate certain lands in the California 
desert as wilderness, and to establish Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and 
Mojave National Parks, as amended.

                                                      Pages S4190-S4210

  Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act: By 78 yeas to 20 nays (Vote No. 90), 
Senate passed S. 455, to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
increase Federal payments to units of general local government for 
entitlement lands, after agreeing to committee amendments, and the 
following amendment proposed thereto:

                                                         Pages S4210-33

  Hatfield (for Johnston) Amendment No. 1629, of a technical nature.

                                                             Page S4215

  Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act: By 98 yeas to 1 nay 
(Vote No. 91), Senate passed S. 1970, to authorize the Secretary of 
Agriculture to reorganize the Department of Agriculture, after taking 
action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:

                                               Pages S4244-47, S4251-64

Adopted:
  (1) Leahy (for Daschle) Amendment No. 1630, to provide for the 
elimination of duplicative inspection requirements by the Department of 
Agriculture.

                                                             Page S4254

  (2) Leahy (for Simpson) Amendment No. 1631, to clarify certain 
authorities and prevent compensation increases of any person serving as 
an Administrator.

                                                             Page S4254

Nomination Returned to Committee: By unanimous consent, the nomination 
of Sam W. Brown, Jr., of California, for the rank of Ambassador during 
his tenure of service as Head of Delegation to the Conference on 
Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) was returned to the Committee 
on Foreign Relations and the cloture motion filed on Tuesday, April 12, 
with respect to consideration of this nomination, was withdrawn.

                                                             Page S4240

Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent time agreement was reached 
providing for the consideration of the nomination of Rosemary Barkett, 
of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, 
on Thursday, April 14.

                                                             Page S4264

  Subsequently, the cloture motion filed on Tuesday, April 12, with 
respect to consideration of this nomination, was withdrawn.

                                                             Page S4264

Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  Rodney A. Coleman, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Air Force.

                                                         Pages S4237-40

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Robert Krueger, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Burundi.
  Steven Mark Hart Wallman, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission for the term expiring June 5, 1997.

                                                             Page S4274

Messages From the House:
                                                        Page S4264
Measures Placed on Calendar:
                                                        Page S4265
Communications:
                                                        Page S4265
Petitions:
                                                    Pages S4265-66
Executive Reports of Committees:
                                                        Page S4266
Statements on Introduced Bills:
                                                    Pages S4266-70
Additional Cosponsors:
                                                    Pages S4270-71
Amendments Submitted:
                                                        Page S4271
Notices of Hearings:
                                                        Page S4271
Authority for Committees:
                                                    Pages S4271-72
Additional Statements:
                                                    Pages S4272-74
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--91)

                                              Pages S4195, S4232, S4255

Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 4:50 p.m., until 
9 a.m., on Thursday, April 14, 1994. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4274.)