[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 26, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D515]
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                           Wednesday, April 26, 1995 [[Page D515]] 

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5683-S5737
Measures Introduced: One bill and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 726, S. Res. 111, and S. Con. Res. 11.
  Page S5726
Measures Passed:
  Navajo-Hopi Authorization: Senate passed S. 349, to reauthorize 
appropriations for the Navajo-Hopi Relocation Housing Program.
  Page S5734
  Aquaculture Inspections: Senate passed S. 268, to authorize the 
collection of fees for expenses for triploid grass carp certification 
inspections.
  Page S5734
  Indian Child Protection Authorization: Senate passed S. 441, to 
reauthorize appropriations for certain programs under the Indian Child 
Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act.
  Page S5734
  Death of Senator Stennis: Senate agreed to S. Res. 111, relative to 
the death of the Honorable John C. Stennis, late a Senator from the 
State of Mississippi.
  Page S5734
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 S5683-85, S5689-S5725
Adopted:
  Abraham Modified Amendment No. 597 (to Amendment No. 596), to provide 
for equity in legal fees. (By 45 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 135), Senate 
earlier failed to table the amendment.)
Pages S5683, S5710-17
  By 56 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. 136), 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.
Pages S5683, S5689-92, S5717-25
Rejected:
  Hollings Amendment No. 598 (to Amendment No. 597), to establish a 
limitation on attorneys' fees in all civil actions to $50 per hour. (By 
94 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. 134), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S5683, S5716
Pending:
  Gorton Amendment No. 596, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S5683
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Thursday, April 27, 
1995.
Communications:
  Page S5726
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S5726-28
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S5728-30
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S5730-32
Authority for Committees:
  Page S5732
Additional Statements:
  Pages S5732-33
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--136)
  Pages S5716, S5717, S5725
Recess: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m., and as a further mark of respect 
to the memory of the late Senator John C. Stennis, of Mississippi, in 
accordance with S. Res. 111, recessed at 9:10 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on 
Thursday, April 27, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the 
Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S5736-37.)