[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 70 (Monday, May 1, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                 Monday, May 1, 1995 [[Page D528]] 

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5857-S5930
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 738-
741.
  Pages S5909-10
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 S5870-71, S5874-S5909, S5930
Pending:
  (1) Gorton Amendment No. 596, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S5870
  (2) McConnell Amendment No. 603 (to Amendment No. 596), to reform the 
health care liability system and improve health care quality through 
the establishment of quality assurance programs.
Pages S5870, S5874-S5900, S5909
  (3) Thomas Amendment No. 604 (to Amendment No. 603), to provide for 
the consideration of health care liability claims relating to certain 
obstetric services.
Page S5870
  (4) Wellstone Amendment No. 605 (to Amendment No. 603), to revise 
provisions regarding reports on medical malpractice data and access to 
certain information.
Page S5870
  (5) Snowe Amendment No. 608 (to Amendment No. 603), to limit the 
amount of punitive damages that may be awarded in a health care 
liability action.
Page S5870
  (6) Kyl Amendment No. 609 (to Amendment No. 603), to provide for full 
compensation for noneconomic losses in civil actions.
Page S5870
  (7) Kyl Amendment No. 611 (to Amendment No. 603), to place a 
limitation of $500,000 on noneconomic damages that are awarded to 
compensate a claimant for pain, suffering, emotional distress, and 
other related injuries.
Pages S5874-79
  (8) DeWine Amendment No. 612 (to Amendment No. 603), to clarify that 
the provisions of this title do not apply to action involving sexual 
abuse.
Pages S5879-80
  (9) Hatch Amendment No. 613 (to Amendment No. 603), to permit the 
Attorney General to award grants for establishing or maintaining 
alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
Pages S5888-90
  (10) Simon/Wellstone Amendment No. 614 (to Amendment No. 603), to 
clarify the preemption of State laws.
Page S5890
  (11) Kennedy Amendment No. 607 (to Amendment No. 603), in the nature 
of a substitute.
Pages S5897-99
  (12) Kennedy Amendment No. 615 (to Amendment No. 603), to clarify the 
preemption of State laws.
Pages S5899-S5900
  (13) DeWine (for Dodd) Amendment No. 616 (to Amendment No. 603), to 
provide for uniform standards for the awarding of punitive damages.
Page S5909
  A unanimous-consent time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill on Tuesday, May 2, 1995, with votes on 
certain of the pending amendments to occur at 11 a.m.
Page S5930
Measures Placed on Calendar:
                                                        Page S5909
Communications:
                                                        Page S5909
Statements on Introduced Bills:
                                                    Pages S5910-12
Additional Cosponsors:
                                                    Pages S5913-14
Amendments Submitted:
                                                        Page S5914
Notices of Hearings:
                                                    Pages S5914-15
Additional Statements:
                                                    Pages S5915-30
Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 7:50 p.m., until 
10 a.m., on Tuesday, May 2, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5930.)
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