[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 44 (Wednesday, April 20, 1994)]
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                                          Wednesday, April 20, 1994

                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4491-S4592
Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2032-2036, and S.J. Res. 182.

                                                             Page S4554

Measures Passed:
  Byron White U.S. Courthouse: Senate passed H.R. 3693, to designate 
the United States courthouse under construction in Denver, Colorado, as 
the ``Byron White United States Courthouse,'' clearing the measure for 
the President.

                                                             Page S4592

Bankruptcy Amendments Act: Senate resumed consideration of S. 540, to 
improve the administration of the bankruptcy system, address certain 
commercial issues and consumer issues in bankruptcy, and establish a 
commission to study and make recommendations on problems with the 
bankruptcy system, with a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:

                    Pages S4504-19, S4521-39, S4539-46, S4547-49, S4592

Adopted:
  (1) Heflin (for Brown/Graham) Amendment No. 1633, to allow bankruptcy 
courts, in cases where the company or debtor has asbestos claims 
against it, to issue injunctions establishing trust created to 
compensate present and future claimants.

                                                             Page S4524

  (2) DeConcini Amendment No. 1634, to raise the compensation for panel 
trustees in no-asset cases from $45 to $60.

                                                             Page S4525

  (3) Thurmond/Helms Amendment No. 1635, to make post-petition 
condominium fees non-dischargeable for all periods during which a 
debtor occupies the premises.

                                                             Page S4527

  (4) Reid Amendment No. 1636, to prohibit States from taxing a 
qualified pension income on non-residents.

                                                             Page S4529

  (5) Heflin Amendment No. 1638, to modify chapter 11 and streamline 
the process of small business bankruptcies, to ensure that there is 
finality to the time period in which a debtor may cure residential 
mortgage arrearage under chapter 13 plans, to establish a Bankruptcy 
Appellate panel to hear appeals from bankruptcy courts, to give 
bankruptcy and other non-life tenure judges the option of continuing to 
pay premiums on life insurance throughout their retirement, and to make 
certain technical corrections.

                                                             Page S4543

  (6) Cochran Amendment No. 1639, to amend section 507(a)(3) of title 
11, United States Code, to give priority to certain claims of 
independent sales representatives.

                                                             Page S4546

Rejected:
  (1) By 44 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 94), McCain Amendment No. 1632, 
to express the sense of the Senate that all parking areas reserved at 
Washington National Airport and Dulles International Airport for 
Members of Congress and other Government officials should be open for 
use by the public.

                                                             Page S4524

  (2) Reid/Brown Amendment No. 1637, to limit the number of filings a 
debtor may file under Chapter 13 to one bankruptcy filing every three 
years. (By 60 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 95), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)

                                                             Page S4548

  Senate will continue consideration of the bill and amendments to be 
proposed thereto, on Thursday, April 21.
National Cemeteries Burial: Senate concurred in the amendments of the 
House to the Senate amendment to H.R. 821, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to extend eligibility for burial in national cemeteries to 
person who have 20 years of service creditable for retired pay as 
members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, clearing the 
measure for the President.

                                                         Pages S4591-92

School-to-Work Opportunities Act/Conference Report--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the consideration 
of H.R. 2884, to establish a national framework for the development of 
School-to-Work Opportunities Systems in all States.

                                                             Page S4592

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Raymond E. Vickery, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  William Booth Gardner, of Washington, to be Deputy United States 
Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Sara E. Lister, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Army.
  Gilbert F. Decker, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Army.

                                                             Page S4592

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  Joseph R. Paolino, Jr., of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Malta.

                                                             Page S4592

Messages From the House:
                                                        Page S4551
Communications:
                                                    Pages S4551-52
Petitions:
                                                    Pages S4552-54
Executive Reports of Committees:
                                                        Page S4554
Statements on Introduced Bills:
                                                    Pages S4554-74
Additional Cosponsors:
                                                        Page S4574
Amendments Submitted:
                                                    Pages S4574-78
Authority for Committees:
                                                    Pages S4578-79
Additional Statements:
                                                    Pages S4579-91
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--95)

                                                     Pages S4524, S4548

Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 7:12 p.m., until 
9 a.m., on Thursday, April 21, 1994. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4592).