[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 7 (Thursday, January 12, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D38]
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                           Thursday, January 12, 1995 [[Page D37]] 

                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S819-S918
Measures Introduced: 17 bills and 7 resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 209-225, S.J. Res. 15 and 16, and S. Res. 48-52.
  Pages S901-02
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
Reported on Wednesday, January 11, 1995:
  Report to accompany 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. (S. Rept. No. 104-1)
Pages S782-89
Reported today:
  Report to accompany 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. (S. Rept. No. 104-2)
Page S901
  S. Res. 48, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works.
  S. Res. 49, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Rules and 
Administration.
  S. Res. 50, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget.
  S. Res. 51, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small 
Business.
  S. Res. 52, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Page S901
Measures Passed:
  Congressional Accountability Act: Senate passed H.R. 1, to make 
certain laws applicable to the legislative branch of the Federal 
Government, after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting 
in lieu thereof the text of S. 2, Senate companion measure, as passed 
by the Senate on Wednesday, January 11.
  Page S918
Unfunded Mandates: Senate began consideration of 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, agreeing to 
certain committee amendments, with exceptions, and taking action on 
amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S828-95
Rejected:
  Committee amendment number 1, beginning on page 10, line 15, to 
strike the definition of ``amount'' and modify the term ``private 
sector.'' (By 53 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 16), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)
Page S883
  Committee amendment number 8, beginning on page 12, line 7, relating 
to the application of definitions. (By 54 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. 
17), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Page S892
  Senate will resume consideration of the bill on Friday, January 13.
Motion to Request Attendance: During today's proceedings, by 88 yeas to 
3 nays (Vote No. 15), Senate agreed to a motion to request the 
attendance of absent Senators.
  Page S883
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Treaty with the Republic of Korea on Mutual Legal Assistance on 
Criminal Matters (Treaty Doc. No. 104-1). [[Page D38]] 
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Pages S917-18
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  A routine list in the Air Force.
Communications:
  Pages S899-S901
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S902-14
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S914
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S916-17
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S917
Authority for Committees:
  Page S917
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--17)
  Pages S883, S892
Quorum Calls: One quorum call was taken today. (Total--2)
  Page S883
Recess: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and recessed at 10:14 p.m., until 9 
a.m., on Friday, January 13, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S917.)