[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 45 (Thursday, April 21, 1994)]
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                                           Thursday, April 21, 1994

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

       Senate passed Bankruptcy Amendments Act.
      Senate agreed to School-to-Work Opportunities Act Conference 
      Report.
      House passed violent crime prevention bill.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4593-S4761
Measures Introduced: Six bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2037-2042, S.J. Res. 183, and S. Con. Res. 66.

                                                         Pages S4729-30

Measures Passed:
  Bankruptcy Amendments Act: By a unanimous vote of 94 yeas (Vote No. 
96), Senate passed 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, after agreeing 
to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and taking 
action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:

                                                         Pages S4606-83

Adopted:
  (1) Heflin (for Johnston) Amendment No. 1642, to prohibit a debtor 
from avoiding a lien on any tools of the trade, implements, animals or 
crops of the debtor in States in which the law provides an unlimited 
exemption for these tools of the trade.

                                                         Pages S4644-45

  (2) Heflin (for Bryan) Amendment No. 1643, to exclude from discharge 
debt for money, property, services, or credit obtained by false 
pretense, false representation, or fraud.

                                                             Page S4646

  (3) Heflin (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 1644, to require the 
Administrative Office of Courts to reevaluate the system presently used 
to determine the number of bankruptcy judges.

                                                             Page S4646

  (4) Heflin (for Metzenbaum) Amendment No. 1645, to provide guidance 
to the courts concerning oversight of professional fees in bankruptcy.

                                                         Pages S4646-47

  (5) Heflin (for Metzenbaum) Amendment No. 1646, to clarify that when 
a debtor who has previously filed under Chapter 13 changes to a Chapter 
Seven filing, the property of the Chapter Seven estate will consist of 
the property that would have been included if the case originally had 
been filed in Chapter Seven.

                                                             Page S4647

  (6) Heflin (for Metzenbaum) Amendment No. 1647, to prohibit denial of 
a student grant or loan on the ground that a loan applicant has been a 
debtor in a bankruptcy proceeding.

                                                         Pages S4647-48

  (7) Heflin (for Simpson) Amendment No. 1648, to exempt the debtor's 
estate in bankruptcy certain interests in the production of liquid or 
gaseous hydrocarbons.

                                                             Page S4648

  (8) Heflin (for Metzenbaum) Amendment No. 1649, to enable the 
Internal Revenue Service, during the pendency of an automatic stay, to 
assess (but not seek to collect) a tax for which there is no procedure 
for issuance of a notice of deficiency.

                                                         Pages S4648-49

  (9) Heflin (for Metzenbaum) Amendment No. 1650, to provide that 
consumer rent-to-own contracts shall be treated as secured purchase 
contracts.

                                                         Pages S4649-50

  (10) Heflin (for Metzenbaum) Amendment No. 1651, to clarify the 
method of determining whether a lien is impaired.

                                                             Page S4650

  (11) Heflin (for Metzenbaum) Amendment No. 1652, to establish 
provisions to combat bankruptcy fraud.

                                                         Pages S4650-51

  (12) Hatch Amendment No. 1653, of a technical nature.

                                                             Page S4651

  (13) Hatch Amendment No. 1654, to strike section 220, relating to the 
payment of insurance benefits to retired employees.

                                                         Pages S4651-53

  (14) Dole Modified Amendment No. 1655, to express the sense of the 
Senate in support of the Administration's policy permitting searches in 
public housing.

                                        Pages S4657-58, S4663, S4665-66

Withdrawn:
  (1) Lieberman/Dole Amendment No. 1640, to provide for the termination 
of the United States arms embargo of the Government of Bosnia and 
Herzegovina.

                                               Pages S4607-44, S4665-66

  (2) Dole Amendment No. 1641 (to Amendment No. 1640), in the nature of 
a substitute.

                                                  Pages S4608, S4640-44

  (3) Wellstone Amendment No. 1656 (to Amendment No. 1655), to clarify 
that a search is lawful providing residents give uncoerced consent.

                                                         Pages S4658-63

  Human Services Reauthorizations: Senate passed S. 2000, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 1995 through 1998 to carry out the Head 
Start Act and the Community Services Block Grant Act, after agreeing to 
a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.

                                                      Pages S4691-S4727

  Traumatic Brain Injury Act: Senate passed 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, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto:

                                               Pages S4744-45, S4752-57

  Kennedy/Hatch Amendment No. 1657, in the nature of a substitute.

                                                     Pages S4744, S4753

  VA Administrative Procedures: Senate passed S. 1904, to amend title 
38, United States Code, to improve the organization and procedures of 
the Board of Veterans' Appeals, after agreeing to committee amendments.

                                                         Pages S4757-61

School-to-Work Opportunities Act/Conference Report: Senate agreed to 
the conference report on H.R. 2884, to establish a national framework 
for the development of School-to-Work Opportunities Systems in all 
States, clearing the measure for the President.

                                            Pages S4596-S4601, S4683-91

Bosnia/Arms Embargo--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing for the consideration of S. 2042, to remove the 
United States arms embargo of the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
on Thursday, April 28.

                                                             Page S4666

Measure Indefinitely Postponed:
  United States-Russia Nuclear Policy Review Group: Senate indefinitely 
postponed further consideration of S. Res. 169, to establish a U.S.-
Russia Nuclear Policy Review Group.

                                                             Page S4752

Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report on South Africa relative to the Generalized 
System of Preferences; referred to the Committee on Finance. (PM-101).

                                                             Page S4728

  Transmitting the report on imports of honey from China; referred to 
the Committee on Finance. (PM-102).

                                                             Page S4728

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.

                                                             Page S4752

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Ronald Joseph Boudreaux, of Louisiana, to be United States Marshal 
for the Middle District of Louisiana for the term of four years.
  Florence M. Cauthen, of Alabama, to be United States Marshal for the 
Middle District of Alabama for the term of four years.
  Joseph George DiLeonardi, of Illinois, to be United States Marshal 
for the Northern District of Illinois for the term of four years.
  John William Marshall, of Virginia, to be United States Marshal for 
the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four years.
  Dallas S. Neville, of Wisconsin, to be United States Marshal for the 
Western District of Wisconsin for the term of four years.
  John R. O'Connor, of Connecticut, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Connecticut for the term of four years.
  Michael A. Pizzi, of New York, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of New York for the term of four years.
  Robert Bruce Robertson, of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for 
the Eastern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Marine Corps.

                                                             Page S4761

Messages From the President:
                                                        Page S4728
Messages From the House:
                                                    Pages S4728-29
Communications:
                                                        Page S4729
Executive Reports of Committees:
                                                        Page S4729
Statements on Introduced Bills:
                                                    Pages S4730-39
Additional Cosponsors:
                                                    Pages S4739-40
Amendments Submitted:
                                                    Pages S4740-44
Authority for Committees:
                                                    Pages S4745-46
Additional Statements:
                                                    Pages S4746-52
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--96)

                                                             Page S4666

Recess: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and recessed at 10:41 p.m., until 3 
p.m., on Monday, April 25, 1994. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4761.)