[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 4 (Monday, January 9, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D21]
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                              Monday, January 9, 1995 [[Page D21]] 

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S609-S683
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills were introduced, as follows: S. 174-
185.
  Page S653
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1, to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on 
States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the 
Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the 
imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of 
Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without 
adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential 
governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays 
the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain 
requirements under Federal statutes and regulations, with amendments. 
(Budget)
Page S646
  S. 1, to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on 
States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the 
Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the 
imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of 
Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without 
adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential 
governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays 
the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain 
requirements under Federal statutes and regulations, with amendments. 
(Governmental Affairs)
Page S646
Congressional Accountability Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 
2, to make certain laws applicable to the legislative branch of the 
Federal Government, taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as 
follows:
  Pages S621-42
Pending:
  (1) Ford/Feingold Amendment No. 4, to prohibit the personal use of 
accrued frequent flyer miles by Members and employees of the Congress.
Page S621
  (2) McConnell Amendment No. 8 (to Amendment No. 4), to prohibit the 
personal use of accrued frequent flyer miles by Members and employees 
of the Senate and clarify Senate regulations on the use of frequent 
flyer miles.
Pages S641-42
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for a vote on 
McConnell Amendment No. 8 to occur at 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, January 
10.
Page S642
  Senate will resume consideration of the bill on Tuesday, January 10.
Appointments:
   Select Committee on Indian Affairs: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, pursuant to S. Res. 4, 95th Congress, S. Res. 448, 96th 
Congress, and S. Res. 127, 98th Congress, as amended by S. Res. 100, 
101st Congress, appointed the following Senators to the Select 
Committee on Indian Affairs: Senators McCain, Murkowski, Cochran, 
Gorton, Domenici, Kassebaum, Nickles, Thomas, Hatch, Inouye, Conrad, 
Reid, Simon, Akaka, Wellstone, Dorgan, and Campbell.
  Page S683
  Joint Economic Committee: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
pursuant to section 1024, title 15, United States Code, appointed the 
following Senators to the Joint Economic Committee: Senators Roth, 
Mack, Craig, Bennett, Santorum, Grams, Bingaman, Sarbanes, Kennedy, and 
Robb.
  Page S683
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m., and adjourned at 7:07 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, January 10, 1995. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S683.)