[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 62 (Wednesday, May 18, 1994)]
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                                            Wednesday, May 18, 1994

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5855-S5965
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2125-2132, and S.J. Res. 191 and 192.

                                                             Page S5940

Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  H.R. 1631, to amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, to increase 
the maximum amount in controversy permitted for cases under the 
jurisdiction of the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch of the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, with an amendment. (S. 
Rept. No. 103-261)
  H.R. 1632, to amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, to remove 
gender-specific references. (S. Rept. No. 103-262)
Measures Passed:
   Satellite Carrier Compulsory License Extension Act: Senate passed S. 
1485, to extend certain satellite carrier compulsory licenses, after 
agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.

                                                         Pages S5935-36

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: Senate continued consideration of 
S. 2019, to reauthorize and amend title XIV of the Public Health 
Service Act (commonly known as the ``Safe Drinking Water Act''), taking 
action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:

      Pages S5855-56, S5859-65, S5865-85, S5886-91, S5895-S5912, S5915-
                                                                     30

Adopted:
  By 90 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 117), Johnston Amendment No. 1720, to 
require risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis regarding major human 
health or environmental regulations promulgated by the Environmental 
Protection Agency.

                                     Pages S5859-60, S5875-82, S5906-09

  Boxer/Bradley Amendment No. 1723, to require the Environmental 
Protection Agency to establish a health-effects based performance 
standard and testing protocol for the maximum leaching of lead from 
water well pumps and components parts.

                                                         Pages S5869-71

  Chafee (for Jeffords) Amendment No. 1724 (to Amendment No. 1723), to 
require the Administrator to prepare a report on the health risks from 
submersible well pumps.

                                                         Pages S5870-71

  D'Amato Amendment No. 1725, to require the EPA to develop and 
implement a testing program to identify pesticides and other chemicals 
that can cause estrogenic and other biological effects in humans.

                                                         Pages S5871-75

  Robb/Warner Amendment No. 1726, to establish a hardship community 
demonstration program in the financing of drinking water projects in 
rural communities.

                                                         Pages S5883-84

  Chafee (for Hatch) Amendment No. 1727, to provide information about 
public water system compliance on Indian reservations.

                                                         Pages S5889-90

  Dole Amendment No. 1729, to require Federal agencies to prepare 
private property taking impact analyses.

                                              Pages S5899, S5905, S5924

  Bumpers Modified Amendment No. 1735 (to Amendment No. 1729), in the 
nature of a substitute.

                                                  Pages S5903, S5920-24

  Glenn Amendment No. 1731, to establish the Department of 
Environmental Protection, and provide for a Bureau of Environmental 
Statistics and a Presidential Commission on Improving Environmental 
Protection.

                                                  Pages S5901, S5920-21

  Baucus Amendment No. 1732, to make technical corrections.

                                                  Pages S5901-02, S5904

  Chafee (for Gorton) Amendment No. 1733, to provide for an equitable 
distribution of grants to non-profit organizations providing technical 
assistance.

                                                  Pages S5902-03, S5920

  Chafee (for Hatch) Modified Amendment No. 1734, to establish a 
schedule of inspections for public water systems.

                                                  Pages S5903, S5911-12

Rejected:
  Smith/Gregg Amendment No. 1728, to exempt from the labor standards 
requirements assistance derived from repayments to the State loan fund. 
(By 52 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 118), Senate tabled the amendment.)

                                               Pages S5897-99, S5909-10

  By 45 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 119) Simpson Amendment No. 1730, to 
exempt contracts entered into by the United States or District of 
Columbia for construction, alteration, or repair work that is performed 
in disadvantaged communities and that is necessary to comply with the 
Safe Drinking Water Act from the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act.

                                           Pages S5900-01, S5903, S5910

  Johnston Amendment No. 1722, 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. (By 65 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 120), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)

                                     Pages S5862-65, S5865-69, S5910-11

  By 28 yeas to 67 nays (Vote No. 121), Wallop Amendment No. 1721, to 
permit each State to determine the drinking water regulations that 
shall apply in the State.

                                                  Pages S5896, S5916-20

Withdrawn:
  Wallop Amendment No. 1715, to require a review by the Congress of any 
regulations issued under the authority of this legislation.

                                              Pages S5896, S5915, S5919

  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Thursday, May 19, 
1994, with a vote to occur thereon.
Authority For Committees: All committees were authorized to file 
executive and legislative reports during the recess/adjournment of the 
Senate on Thursday, June 2, 1994, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

                                                             Page S5936

Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting 
for fiscal year 1993; referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation. (PM-115).

                                                             Page S5936

  Transmitting the report of the National Endowment for the Humanities 
for calendar year 1993; referred to the Committee on Labor and Human 
Resources. (PM-116).

                                                             Page S5936

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Raymond Edwin Mabus, Jr., of Mississippi, to be Ambassador to the 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  Paul Steven Miller, of California, to be a Member of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 1998.
  John W. Caldwell, of Georgia, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Georgia for the term of four years.
  Robert Henry McMichael, of Georgia, to be United States Marshal for 
the Northern District of Georgia for the term of four years.
  Roy Allen Smith, of Ohio, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Ohio for the term of four years.
  David William Troutman, of Ohio, to be United States Marshal for the 
Northern District of Ohio for the term of four years.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.

                                                             Page S5965

Messages From the President:
                                                        Page S5936
Messages From the House:
                                                    Pages S5936-37
Petitions:
                                                    Pages S5937-40
Statements on Introduced Bills:
                                                    Pages S5940-51
Additional Cosponsors:
                                                    Pages S5951-52
Amendments Submitted:
                                                    Pages S5952-62
Authority for Committees:
                                                    Pages S5962-63
Additional Statements:
                                                    Pages S5963-65
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--121)

                             Pages S5909, S5909-10, S5910, S5911, S5919

Recess: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and recessed at 7:31 p.m., until 9 
a.m. on Thursday, May 19, 1994 (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5965.)