[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 59 (Thursday, March 30, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D446]
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                            Thursday, March 30, 1995 [[Page D445]] 

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed Daniel Glickman as Secretary of Agriculture.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4837-S4953
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and one resolution were introduced, 
today, as follows: S. 647-656, and S. Res. 97.
  Page S4924
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. Res. 24, providing for the broadcasting of press briefings on the 
floor prior to the Senate's daily convening, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
  Special Report entitled ``Legislative Activities of the Committee on 
Labor and Human Resources, U.S. Senate, During the 103d Congress, 1993-
1994''. (S. Rept. No. 104-22)
  S. 652, to provide for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory national 
policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly private sector 
deployment of advanced telecommunications and information technologies 
and services to all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets 
competition. (S. Rept. No. 104-23)
Pages S4923-24
Measures Passed:
  Reporting Deadlines: Senate passed S. 464, to make the reporting 
deadlines for studies conducted in Federal court demonstration 
districts consistent with the deadlines for pilot districts.
  Page S4939
  Rules Clarification: Senate passed S. 532, to clarify the rules 
governing venue.
  Page S4939
FEMA Supplemental Appropriations/Rescissions: Senate continued 
consideration of H.R. 1158, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making 
rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, taking 
action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S4844-S4919
Adopted:
  (1) Bingaman Amendment No. 426 (to Amendment No. 420), to restore 
funding for programs under the Community Services Block Grant Act.
Pages S4845-46
  (2) Burns Amendment No. 428 (to Amendment No. 420), to broaden areas 
in which salvage timber sales are not to be conducted.
Page S4869
  (3) Grassley/Dorgan Amendment No. 430 (to Amendment No. 420), to 
prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of Agriculture to delineate 
new agricultural wetlands, except under certain circumstances.
Pages S4883-85
  (4) Kerrey/Cohen Amendment No. 435 (to Amendment No. 420), to rescind 
certain funds for GSA Federal buildings and courthouses. (By 45 yeas to 
49 nays (Vote No. 122), Senate failed to table the amendment.)
Pages S4891-92, S4895, S4915
  (5) By 78 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. 124), Shelby Amendment No. 437 
(to Amendment No. 435), to rescind certain funds for GSA Federal 
buildings and courthouses.
Pages S4896-99, S4914-15
  (6) Hatfield (for Hollings/Biden) Amendment No. 440 (to Amendment No. 
420), to restore funding in the Department of Justice's Drug Court 
Program.
Pages S4916-18
Rejected:
  (1) Murray Amendment No. 429 (to Amendment No. 420), to establish 
procedures to expedite salvage timber sales. (By 48 yeas to 46 nays 
(Vote No. 121), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S4869-82
  (2) Boxer Amendment No. 436 (to Amendment No. 420), to delete the 
rescission of the funds appropriated for the Department of Education 
for the Technology for Education of All Students Program in the amount 
of $5 million and for the Star Schools Program in the amount of $5 
million; and to rescind $11 million of the funds available under the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act 1995, for acquisition of two 
executive aircraft. (By 48 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 123), Senate 
tabled the amendment.)
Pages S4892-96 [[Page D446]] 
  (3) Reid/Bryan Amendment No. 438 (to Amendment No. 420), to transfer 
funds raised from electric ratepayers for nuclear waste disposal to 
drug abuse block grants. (By 77 yeas to 17 nays (Vote No. 125), Senate 
tabled the amendment.)
Pages S4903-08, S4915
  (4) Reid Amendment No. 439 (to Amendment No. 420), to transfer funds 
raised from electric ratepayers for nuclear waste disposal to rural 
health outreach programs.
Pages S4908-15
Pending:
  Hatfield Amendment No. 420, in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S4844-S4919
  D'Amato Amendment No. 427 (to Amendment No. 420), to require 
Congressional approval of aggregate annual assistance to any foreign 
entity using the exchange stabilization fund established under section 
5302 of title 31, United States Code, in an amount that exceeds $5 
billion.
Pages S4846-69, S4884-91, S4915-16, S4919
  Murkowski Amendment No. 441 (to Amendment No. 427), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S4919
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Friday, March 31, 
1995.
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By unanimous vote of 94 yeas (Vote No. 120 EX), Daniel Robert 
Glickman, of Kansas, to be Secretary of Agriculture.
Pages S4843-44, S4959
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Catherine Baker Stetson, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board 
of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native 
Culture and Arts Development for the remainder of the term expiring May 
19, 2000.
  Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy.
Pages S4953-59
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  Catherine Baker Stetson, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board 
of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native 
Culture and Arts Development for a term expiring May 19, 2000, which 
was sent to the Senate on January 5, 1995.
Page S4959
Messages From the House:
  Pages S4919-20
Communications:
  Page S4920
Petitions:
  Pages S4920-23
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S4924-31
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S4931-32
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S4934-37
Authority for Committees:
  Page S4937
Additional Statements:
  Pages S4937-39
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--125)
  Pages S4844, S4882, S4895, S4896, S4914-15
Recess: Senate convened at 9:20 a.m., and recessed at 11:12 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Friday, March 31, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4939.)