[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 121 (Monday, August 22, 1994)]
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                                            Monday, August 22, 1994

                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12239-S12292
Measures Introduced: One resolution was introduced, as follows: S. Res. 
251.
  Page S12289
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 544, to amend the Federal Power Act to protect consumers of 
multistate utility systems, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 103-351)
  H.R. 194, to withdraw and reserve certain public lands and minerals 
within the State of Colorado for military uses, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 103-352)
  S. 1848, to provide for disclosure of the bumper impact capability of 
certain passenger motor vehicles and to require a 5-mile-per-hour 
bumper standard for such vehicles, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 103-
353)
  H.R. 3485, to authorize appropriations for carrying out the 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1994, 1995, 
and 1996, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 103-354)
  S. 1782, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for public 
access to information in an electronic format, to amend the Freedom of 
Information Act, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page S12289
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act--Conference Report: 
Senate began consideration of the Conference Report on H.R. 3355, to 
amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1986 to allow 
grants to increase police presence, to expand and improve cooperative 
efforts between law enforcement agencies and members of the community 
to address crime and disorder problems, and otherwise to enhance public 
safety.
  Pages S12250-89, S12291-92
  Senate will continue consideration of the conference report on 
Tuesday, August 23, 1994.
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Martin 
Jay Dickman, of Illinois, to be Inspector General, Railroad Retirement 
Board.
  Celeste Pinto McLain, of California, to be a Member of the Amtrak 
Board of Directors for the remainder of the term expiring March 20, 
1995.
  Celeste Pinto McLain, of California, to be a Member of the Amtrak 
Board of Directors for a term of four years.
  Frederick F.Y. Pang, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  7 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
Page S12292
Messages From the House:
  Page S12289
Communications:
  Page S12289
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S12289-90
Recess: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and recessed at 7:16 p.m., until 10 
a.m., on Tuesday, August 23, 1994. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages 
S12290-91.)