[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 69 (Tuesday, June 7, 1994)]
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                                              Tuesday, June 7, 1994

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6447-S6546
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2159-2164, and S. Res. 219.
  Page S6522
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1908, to provide for a study of the processes and procedures of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs for the disposition of claims for 
veterans' benefits, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 103-280.)
Page S6522
Measures Passed:
   Use of Capitol Grounds: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 238, 
authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds by the Greater Washington 
Soap Box Derby Association.
  Page S6545
Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act: Senate began consideration of S. 
1587, to revise and streamline the acquisition laws of the Federal 
Government, with a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, 
taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S6456-S6521
Adopted:
  (1) Glenn Amendment No. 1748, to make technical corrections.
Pages S6516-18
  (2) Cochran Amendment No. 1749, to require boards of contract appeals 
to provide district courts of the United States with advisory opinions 
when requested in certain cases.
Pages S6519-20
  (3) Glenn (for Simon) Amendment No. 1750, to strike section 3051, 
which would consolidate existing statutes on manufacture at DOD 
factories and arsenals and repeal superseded statutes.
Page S6520
  (4) Ford Amendment No. 1751, to make unallowable certain costs to 
influence legislative action by legislative bodies of political 
subdivisions of States.
Page S6520
  (5) Grassley Amendment No. 1752, to ensure accountability for 
payments under simplified acquisition procedures.
Page S6521
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Wednesday, June 8.
Executive Reports of Committees: The Senate received the following 
executive report of a committee:
  Received on Thursday, June 2, 1994, during the adjournment of the 
Senate:
  A report to accompany the International Convention on the Elimination 
of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, adopted unanimously by the 
United Nations General Assembly on December 21, 1965, and signed on 
behalf of the United States on September 28, 1966. (Exec. C. 95-2)
Page S6522
Messages From the House:
  Pages S6521-22
Measures Referred:
  Page S6522
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S6522
Communications:
  Page S6522
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S6522
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S6522-35
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S6535-36
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S6538-39
Notices of Hearings:
  Pages S6539-40
Authority for Committees:
  Page S6540
Additional Statements:
  Pages S6540-45
Recess: Senate convened at 1:30 p.m., and recessed at 6:18 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, June 8, 1994. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S6545-
46.)