[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 8, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
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                            Wednesday, March 8, 1995 [[Page D307]] 

                              Daily Digest


Highlight

      House passed securities litigation reform bill.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3641-S3689
Measures Introduced: One bill and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 517, and S. Res. 85 and 86.
  Pages S3680, S3681-82
Measures Passed:
  Deputy Senate Legal Counsel: Senate agreed to S. Res. 86, to make 
effective the appointment of the Deputy Senate Legal Counsel.
  Page S3685
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations/Defense: Senate continued 
consideration of H.R. 889, making emergency supplemental appropriations 
and rescissions to preserve and enhance the military readiness of the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
with certain excepted committee amendments, taking action on amendments 
proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S3641, S3645-47, S3649-60, S3662-64, S3666, S3669-73
Adopted:
  (1) Simon Amendment No. 327 (to committee amendment beginning on page 
1, line 3), to reestablish funding for the National Security Education 
Trust Fund.
Pages S3654-55
  (2) Murkowski Amendment No. 328, to restrict the availability of 
funds for North Korea.
Pages S3656-58
  (3) Helms Amendment No. 329, to establish a limitation on emergency 
and extraordinary expenses.
Pages S3662-63
Withdrawn:
  Helms (Modified) Amendment No. 326 (to committee amendment beginning 
on page 1, line 3), to strengthen international sanctions against the 
Castro government in Cuba, to develop a plan to support a transition 
government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba.
Pages S3641, S3645-47, S3649-54, S3664, S3666
Pending:
  Bumpers Amendment No. 330, to restrict the obligation or expenditure 
of funds on the NASA/Russian Cooperative MIR program.
Pages S3669-70
  Kassebaum Amendment No. 331 (to committee amendment beginning on page 
1, line 3), to limit funding of an executive order that would prohibit 
Federal contractors from hiring permanent replacements for striking 
workers.
Page S3672
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Thursday, March 9.
Appointments:
  Glass Ceiling Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority and 
Minority Leaders, pursuant to Public Law 102-166, appointed Senator 
Snowe as a member of the Glass Ceiling Commission, vice Senator 
Coverdell, resigned.
  Page S3641
  Congressional Award Board: The Chair announced, on behalf of the 
Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 96-114, as amended, the 
appointment of Senator Craig to the Congressional Award Board.
  Page S3685
  Deputy Senate Legal Counsel: The Chair, on behalf of the President 
pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 95-521, appointed Thomas B. 
Griffith as Deputy Senate Legal Counsel, effective March 13, 1995.
  Page S3687
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the annual report of the Federal Council on the Aging 
for calendar year 1994; referred to the Committee on Labor and Human 
Resources. (PM-28)
Page S3679
  Transmitting the annual report and trade policy agenda on the Trade 
Agreements Program for calendar year 1995; referred to the Committee on 
Finance. (PM-29)
Page S3679 [[Page D308]] 
  Transmitting the annual report on the administration of the Federal 
Railroad Safety Act of 1970; referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation. (PM-30)
Page S3679
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  18 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Navy.
Pages S3687-89
Messages From the President:
  Page S3679
Communications:
  Pages S3679-80
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S3680
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S3680-81
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S3681
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3682-83
Authority for Committees:
  Page S3683
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3683-85
Recess: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m., and recessed at 7:09 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 9, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3687.)