[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 54 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D401]
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                            Thursday, March 23, 1995 [[Page D400]] 

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Legislative Line-Item Veto.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4409-S4523
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 600-610, and S. Res. 91.
  Page S4491
Measures Passed:
  Legislative Line-Item Veto: By 69 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. 115), 
Senate passed S. 4, to grant the power to the President to reduce 
budget authority, after taking action on amendments proposed thereto, 
as follows:
  Pages S4409-86
Adopted:
  (1) Levin/Murkowski/Exon Amendment No. 406 (to Amendment No. 347), to 
clarify the definition of items of appropriations.
Pages S4429-34
  (2) Abraham Modified Amendment No. 401 (to Amendment No. 347), to 
require the Congress to approve the bills prior to transmittal to the 
President.
Pages S4428-29, S4450
  (3) Dole Amendment No. 347, to provide for the separate enrollment 
for presentation to the President of each item of any appropriation 
bill and each item in any authorization bill or resolution providing 
direct spending or targeted tax benefits.
Pages S4409-64
Rejected:
  (1) Daschle Amendment No. 348 (to Amendment No. 347), in the nature 
of a substitute. (By 62 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 112), Senate tabled 
the amendment.)
Pages S4411-28
  (2) Hatch Modified Amendment No. 407 (to Amendment No. 347), to 
exempt items of appropriation provided for the judicial branch from 
enrollment in separate bills for presentment to the President. (By 85 
yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. 113), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S4434-43
  (3) Exon (for Byrd) Modified Amendment No. 350 (to Amendment No. 
347), to prohibit the use of savings achieved through lowering 
discretionary spending caps to offset revenue decreases subject to pay-
as-you-go requirements. (By 49 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 114), Senate 
tabled the amendment.)
Pages S4450-60
Withdrawn:
  Murray Amendment No. 388 (to Amendment No. 347), to limit the 
rescission of items of appropriation to unauthorized appropriations.
Pages S4410-11
Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax Credit--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent time agreement was reached providing for the consideration of 
H.R. 831, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently 
extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed 
individuals, and to repeal the provision permitting nonrecognition of 
gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the Federal 
Communications Commission, on Friday, March 24, 1995.
  Page S4521
Appointments:
  Senate Arms Control Observers Group: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Minority Leader, pursuant to S. Res. 105, adopted April 13, 1989, as 
amended by S. Res. 280, adopted October 8, 1994, announced the 
appointment of Senator Kerrey as a member of the Senate Arms Control 
Observer Group.
  Page S4486
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Mary S. Furlong, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 1999.
  Jeffrey M. Lang, of Maryland, to be Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Jerome A. Stricker, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 
1998.
  Carlos F. Lucero, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Tenth Circuit. [[Page D401]] 
  Wenona Y. Whitfield, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Illinois.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Foreign Service.
Pages S4523-26
Messages From the House:
  Page S4489
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S4489
Petitions:
  Pages S4489-90
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S4490-91
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S4491-S4515
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S4515-16
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S4517
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S4517-18
Additional Statements:
  Pages S4518-21
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--115)
  Pages S4428, S4443, S4460, S4484
Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 10:05 p.m., until 
9:45 a.m., on Friday, March 24, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4522.)