[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 140 (Friday, September 30, 1994)]
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                                         Friday, September 30, 1994

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate cleared D.C. Appropriations Conference Report for the 
      President.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13753-S13897
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2481-2491, S.J. Res. 226-228, and S. Con. Res. 75.
  Pages S13852-53
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 2297, to facilitate obtaining foreign-located antitrust evidence 
by authorizing the Attorney General of the United States and the 
Federal Trade Commission to provide, in accordance with antitrust 
mutual assistance agreements, antitrust evidence to foreign antitrust 
authorities on a reciprocal basis, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 103-388)
  S. 1834, to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, with an amendment. (S. Rept. 
No. 103-389)
  Special Report entitled ``U.S. Capability To Monitor Compliance With 
the Chemical Weapons Convention''. (S. Rept. No. 103-390)
  S. 2257, to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 to reauthorize economic development programs, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 103-391)
  S. 560, to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have 
Federal agencies become more responsible and publicly accountable for 
reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on the public, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 103-392)
  S. 2174, to provide for the administration of the Hawaiian Homes 
Commission Act, 1920, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 103-393)
  S. 855, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to consolidate the 
surface and substance estates of certain lands within 3 conservation 
system units on the Alaska Peninsula, with amendments.
  S. 2424, to expand the boundaries of the Stones River National 
Battlefield in Tennessee.
Page S13852
Measures Passed:
   Interstate Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste Act: Senate 
passed S. 2345, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide 
authority for States to limit the interstate transportation of 
municipal solid waste.
  Pages S13802-08
   Auburn Indian Restoration Act: Senate passed H.R. 4228, to extend 
Federal recognition to the United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn 
Rancheria of California, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S13808-12
  Coats (for Inouye) Amendment No. 2603, to provide Federal recognition 
of the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians of Alabama.
Pages S13809-10
   Theodore Levin Federal Building and Courthouse: Senate passed S. 
2395, to designate the United States Federal Building and Courthouse in 
Detroit, Michigan, as the ``Theodore Levin Federal Building and 
Courthouse'', after agreeing to committee amendments.
  Page S13833
   Matthew J. Perry, Jr. United States Courthouse: Senate passed H.R. 
4543, to designate the United States Courthouse to be constructed at 
907 Richland Street in Columbia, South Carolina, as the ``Matthew J. 
Perry, Jr. United States Courthouse'', clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S13833
   Child Abuse Accountability Act: Senate passed H.R. 3694, to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to permit the garnishment of an annuity 
under the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees' 
Retirement System, if necessary to satisfy a judgment against an 
annuitant for physically abusing a child, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S13833
   Indian Land Claims: Senate passed S. 1422, to confer jurisdiction of 
the United States Claims Court with respect to land claims of Pueblo of 
Isleta Indian Tribe, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
  Pages S13833-34
   Thomas Paine Memorial: Senate passed S. J. Res. 227, to approve the 
location of a Thomas Paine Memorial.
  Pages S13834-35
   Strategic Petroleum Reserve Management: Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration of S. 2466, 
to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to manage the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve more effectively, and the bill was then passed.
  Page S13835
   Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization: Senate passed H.R. 3485, 
to authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996, after 
agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Page S13835
   Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments: Senate passed S. 
2251, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to manage the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve more effectively, after agreeing to a 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S13835-41
  Levin (for Johnston/Wallop) Amendment No. 2604, to provide a 
substitute for title I.
Pages S13839-41
  Levin (for Johnston) Amendment No. 2605, to promote the industrial 
competitiveness and economic growth of the United States by 
strengthening the linkages between laboratories of the Department of 
Energy and the private sector and by supporting the development and 
application of technology critical to the economic, scientific, and 
technological competitiveness of the United States.
Page S13841
   OPIC Amendments: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 4950, to extend the authorities of the 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the bill was then passed, 
after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu 
thereof the text of S. 2438, Senate companion measure.
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair appointed the following conferees: 
Senators Pell, Sarbanes, and Helms.
Pages S13841-42
  Subsequently, S. 2438 was indefinitely postponed.
Page S13842
   U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission Act: Senate passed S. 1225, to 
authorize and encourage the President to conclude an agreement with 
Mexico to establish a United States-Mexico Border Health Commission, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S13847-49
  Levin (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 2606, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S13847-49
   Civil Rights Commission Authorization: Senate passed S. 2372, to 
reauthorize for three years the Commission on Civil Rights, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S13849-50
  Levin (for Simon) Amendment No. 2607, to strike the provision 
relating to investigatory and other duties.
Page S13850
District of Columbia Appropriations--Conference Report: Senate 
completed consideration of the amendments in disagreement to the 
conference report on H.R. 4649, making appropriations for the 
government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable 
in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, after concurring in the 
amendments of the House to Senate amendments numbered 3, 6, 12, 15, 18, 
20, 21, and 23, thus clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S13774-88, S13796-S13802
  Prior to the aforementioned action, the following amendments were 
withdrawn:
  (1) Metzenbaum/Hatch Amendment No. 2601 (to House amendment to Senate 
amendment number 12), to make applicable the antitrust laws to major 
league baseball in exceptional and extraordinary circumstances.
Pages S13774-88
  (2) Gramm Amendment No. 2585 (to House amendment to Senate amendment 
number 3), to strengthen the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 by reducing the number of social programs and increasing 
the penalties for criminal activity.
Page S13800
  (3) Cohen/Sasser Modified Amendment No. 2594 (to House amendment to 
Senate amendment number 6), to provide for enhanced penalties for 
health care fraud. (As modified, the amendment incorporates the 
provisions of Wofford Amendment No. 2595, listed below.)
Page S13800
  (4) Domenici (for Dole) Amendment No. 2599 (to Amendment No. 2594), 
to provide for enhanced penalties for health care fraud. (The amendment 
fell when Amendment No. 2594, was withdrawn.)
Page S13800
  (5) Durenberger Amendment No. 2602 (to House amendment to Senate 
amendment number 12), to extend the Medicare Select Program.
Pages S13796-S13800
Campaign Finance Reform--Cloture Vote: By 52 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 
314), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having 
voted in the affirmative, Senate failed to agree to close further 
debate on the motion to request a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses relative to S. 3, ``Congressional 
Spending Limit and Election Reform Act of 1993''.
  Pages S13753-60
Intelligence Authorizations--Conference Report: Senate agreed to the 
conference report on H.R. 4299, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 1995 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the 
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Pages S13842-47
Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments--Conference Report: 
Senate began consideration of the conference report on H.R. 6, to 
extend for six years the authorizations of appropriations for the 
programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
  Page S13850
  Senate will resume consideration of the conference report on Monday, 
October 3.
GATT--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached relative to 
time for committee consideration of S. 2467, to approve and implement 
the trade agreements concluded in the Uruguay Round of multilateral 
trade negotiations (GATT).
  Page S13765
Executive Reports of Committees: The Senate received the following 
executive report of a committee:
  Headquarters Agreement with the Organization of American States 
(Treaty Doc. 102-40). (Exec. Rept. 103-37)
Page S13852
Nominations Considered--Cloture Motions Filed: Senate began 
consideration of the nomination of Rickie Rhodarmer Tiger, of 
Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of six years, and to be 
Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation for a term of five years.
  Page S13832
  Cloture motions were entered to close further debate on the 
nomination, for each position and, by unanimous-consent, votes on the 
cloture motions will occur on Monday, October 3, 1994.
Page S13832
  Senate also began consideration of the nomination of H. Lee Sarokin, 
of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit.
Page S13832
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination and, 
in accordance with Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a 
vote on the cloture motion will occur on Tuesday, October 4, 1994.
Page S13832
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report of the executive order to restrict the 
participation by U.S. persons in weapons proliferation activities; 
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-
148).
Page S13850
  Transmitting the report of the continuation of the national emergency 
with Haiti; referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. (PM-149).
Pages S13850-51
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: Gus 
A. Owen, of California, to be a Member of the Interstate Commerce 
Commission for the remainder of the term expiring December 31, 1997.
  Harold A. Monteau, of Montana, to be Chairman of the National Indian 
Gaming Commission for the term of three years.
  Anthony S. Earl, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Advisory Board 
of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
  Paul G. Kaminski, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Technology.
  Marc Lincoln Marks, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Federal 
Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years 
expiring August 30, 2000.
  Vincent J. Sorrentino, of New York, to be a Member of the Advisory 
Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
  James E. Hall, of Tennessee, to be Chairman of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term of two years.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  A routine list in the Coast Guard.
Pages S13832-33, S13897
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  James H. Atkins, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 
1996.
  Scott B. Lukins, of Washington, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 
1995.
  Jay C. Ehle, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Advisory Board of the 
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
  Steve M. Hays, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring 
September 7, 1997.
  Charles Hummel, of Delaware, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 1994.
  Charles Hummel, of Delaware, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 1999.
Pages S13897-98
Messages From the President:
  Pages S13850-51
Messages From the House:
  Page S13851
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Pages S13842, S13851
Communications:
  Pages S13851-52
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S13852
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S13853-86
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S13886-87
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S13888-96
Authority for Committees:
  Page S13896
Additional Statements:
  Pages S13896-97
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--314)
  Page S13760
Recess: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and recessed at 7:06 p.m., until 5 
p.m., Monday, October 3, 1994. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S13897.)