[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 25, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D512]
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                             Tuesday, April 25, 1995 [[Page D512]] 

                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5619-S5682
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 722-
725.
  Page S5664
Measures Passed:
  Condemning Oklahoma City Bombing: By a unanimous vote of 97 yeas 
(Vote No. 133), Senate agreed to S. Res. 110, expressing the sense of 
the Senate condemning the bombing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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  Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Senate passed H.R. 421, to amend 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for the purchase of 
common stock of Cook Inlet Region, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S5682
Product Liability Fairness Act: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 
956, to establish legal standards and procedures for product liability 
litigation, taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S5638-59
Pending:
  (1) Gorton Amendment No. 596, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S5638
  (2) Abraham Amendment No. 597 (to Amendment No. 596), to provide for 
equity in legal fees.
Pages S5653-54
  (3) Hollings Amendment No. 598 (to Amendment No. 597), to establish a 
limitation on attorneys' fees in all civil actions to $50 per hour.
Page S5657
  (4) Gorton (for Brown) Amendment No. 599 (to Amendment No. 596), to 
restore to rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure the 
restrictions on frivolous legal actions that existed prior to 1994.
Page S5663
  A unanimous-consent time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of Hollings Amendment No. 598 and Abraham Amendment No. 
597, listed above, with votes to occur thereon, on Wednesday, April 26.
Page S5663
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Wednesday, April 
26, 1995.
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Mosina H. Jordan, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Central 
African Republic.
  Lannon Walker, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cote 
d'Ivoire.
  Terence T. Evans, of Wisconsin, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Seventh Circuit.
  William A. Fletcher, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Ninth Circuit.
  Sandra J. Kristoff, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during 
her tenure of service as U.S. Coordinator for Asia Pacific Economic 
Cooperation (APEC).
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Communications:
  Page S5664
Executive Reports of Committees:
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Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S5664-76
Additional Cosponsors:
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Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S5676-77
Notices of Hearings:
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Authority for Committees:
  Page S5677
Additional Statements:
  Pages S5677-81
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total-133)
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Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 8:21 p.m., until 
10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, April 26, 1995. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5682.)