[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 93 (Monday, July 18, 1994)]
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                                              Monday, July 18, 1994

                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9137-S9185
Measures Introduced: Three bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2291-2293, and S.J. Res. 211.
  Pages S9170-71
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1936, to provide for the integrated management of Indian 
resources, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 103-316)
Page S9170
Agriculture Appropriations, 1995: Senate began consideration of H.R. 
4554, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1995, agreeing to committee amendments, with 
certain exceptions, and taking action on amendments proposed thereto, 
as follows:
  Pages S9140-68
Adopted:
  (1) Daschle/Kerrey Amendment No. 2302, to make funds available to 
carry out the Northern Great Plains Rural Development Act.
Pages S9161-62
  (2) Bumpers (for Leahy) Amendment No. 2304, to remove the cap on the 
amount of acreage allowed in the Wetlands Reserve Program.
Page S9167
Pending:
  Heflin Amendment No. 2303, to make funds available for emergency 
community water assistance grants, low-income housing repair grants, 
and the Agriculture Credit Insurance Fund Program account.
Pages S9165-68
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for consideration 
of the committee amendment beginning on page 86, line 9, with a vote on 
the amendment to occur at 2:30 p.m., on Tuesday, July 19.
Page S9162
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill and amendments to be 
proposed thereto, on Tuesday, July 19.
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting a report relative to the national emergency with respect 
to Libya; referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban 
Affairs. (PM-132).
Pages S9169-70
  Transmitting an Agreement between the Government of the United States 
of America and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania relative to 
fisheries off the coast of the United States; pursuant to title 16, 
United States Code, section 1823(b); referred jointly to the Committees 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations. (PM-133).
Page S9170
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Guido Calabresi, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Second Circuit.
  Daniel C. Dotson, of Utah, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Utah for the term of four years.
Pages S9168-69, S9185
Messages From the President:
  Pages S9169-70
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S9171-82
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S9182-83
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S9183
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S9183
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9183-84
Recess: Senate convened at 1:30 p.m., and recessed at 5:23 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, July 19, 1994. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S9184.)