[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 94 (Tuesday, July 19, 1994)]
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                                             Tuesday, July 19, 1994

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House Committees ordered reported 11 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9187-S9261
Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2294-2298, and S. Con. Res. 72.
  Page S9242
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 2296, to ensure individual and family security through health care 
coverage for all Americans in a manner that contains the rate of growth 
in health care costs and promotes responsible health insurance 
practices, to promote choice in health care, and to ensure and protect 
the health care of all Americans. (S. Rept. No. 103-317)
Page S9242
Measures Passed:
   Nazi Victims Benefits: Senate passed H.R. 1873, to require certain 
payments made to victims of Nazi persecution to be disregarded in 
determining eligibility for and the amount of benefits or services 
based on need, clearing the bill for the President.
  Pages S9259-61
Agriculture Appropriations, 1995: Senate continued 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, with certain excepted committee 
amendments, taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S9188-S9240
Adopted:
  (1) By 62 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 206), committee amendment 
beginning on page 86, line 9, regarding the Market Promotion Program.
Pages S9208-12
  (2) By 63 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 208), McCain Modified Amendment 
No. 2305, to strike a provision prohibiting the Secretary of 
Agriculture from approving Food Stamp ``cash out'' demonstration 
initiatives. (By 37 yeas to 62 nays (Vote No. 207), Senate earlier 
failed to table the amendment.
Pages S9190-S9200, S9207-08, S9212-15
  (3) By 76 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. 209), Leahy/Lugar Amendment No. 
2306, to provide that the Secretary may exercise his authority to close 
Agricultural Research Service locations specified for closure in the 
President's 1995 budget.
Pages S9200-03, S9215-23
  (4) Lugar Amendment No. 2307 (to Amendment No. 2306), of a perfecting 
nature.
Pages S9200-03, S9215-23
  (5) By 92 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 212), Helms Modified Amendment No. 
2309, to prohibit the use of funds by the Department of Agriculture to 
encourage its employees or officials to accept homosexuality as a 
legitimate or normal lifestyle.
Pages S9226-31
  (6) Reid/Bryan Amendment No. 2310, to require federal authorities to 
determine whether the recipient of funds from this bill are lawfully in 
the United States, excluding children.
Pages S9232-34
  (7) Bumpers/Cochran Amendment No. 2311, to increase funding for the 
cost of money rural telephone loans.
Page S9234
  (8) Committee amendment on page 10, line 24, to increase funding for 
the Agricultural Research Service.
Page S9235
  (9) Bumpers/Cochran Amendment No. 2312, of a technical nature.
Pages S9235-36
  (10) Bumpers (for Hollings/Gramm/Murray) Amendment No. 2313, to 
provide additional funds for buildings and facilities for the 
Agriculture Research Service and the Cooperative State Research 
Service.
Page S9236
  (11) Bumpers (for Kerrey) Amendment No. 2314, to provide funds for 
egg product inspection.
Page S9236
  (12) Cochran (for Dole) Amendment No. 2315, to restore funding for 
the Soil Conservation Service's Conservation Operations and funding for 
grants for accommodating medical and special dietary needs of children 
with disabilities.
Pages S9236-37
  (13) Bumpers/Conrad Amendment No. 2316, to restore $7 million in 
funding for the Great Plains Conservation Program.
Page S9237
  (14) Bumpers/Conrad Amendment No. 2317, to permit the Secretary of 
Agriculture to make available certain amounts for Farmers Home 
Administration farm ownership or operating loans.
Pages S9237-38
  (15) Committee amendment on page 16, line 3, relating to funding for 
the Cooperative State Research Service.
Page S9240
Rejected:
  (1) By 46 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 211), Bradley Amendment No. 2308, 
to reduce funds for buildings and facilities for agricultural research 
programs. (By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 210), Senate earlier failed 
to table the amendment.)
Pages S9225-26, S9230-31
  (2) Committee amendment on page 12, lines 14-17, relating to the 
production and marketing of tobacco.
Page S9240
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 for relief 
for the flooding in the Southeast.
Page S9188
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill and amendments to be 
proposed thereto, on Wednesday, July 20.
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting a report on continuation of the national emergency with 
Iraq; referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 
(PM-134)
Page S9241
Messages From the President:
  Page S9241
Messages From the House:
  Page S9241
Measures Referred:
  Page S9241
Communications:
  Pages S9241-42
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S9242
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S9242-52
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S9252
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S9253-54
Notices of Hearings:
  Pages S9254-55
Authority for Committees:
  Page S9255
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9255-59
Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total-212)
  Pages S9211-12, S9214, S9223, S9230-31
Adjourned: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:38 p.m., 
until 9 a.m., on Wednesday, July 20, 1994. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S9261.)