[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 74 (Friday, May 5, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D555]
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                                 Friday, May 5, 1995 [[Page D555]] 

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6193-S6226
Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 761 and 
762.
  Page S6202
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 S6198, S6225-26
Pending:
  (1) Gorton Amendment No. 596, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S6198
  (2) Coverdell/Dole Amendment No. 690 (to Amendment No. 596), in the 
nature of a substitute.
Page S6225
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Amendment No. 690, 
listed above, and, by unanimous-consent agreement, a vote on the 
cloture motion will occur on Monday, May 8, 1995.
Page S6225
  A second motion was entered to close further debate on Amendment No. 
690, listed above, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII 
of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the second cloture 
motion could occur on Tuesday, May 9, 1995.
Page S6225
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill on Monday, May 8, 1995.
Page S6226
Executive Reports of Committees: The Senate received the following 
executive report of a committee:
  Treaty with Panama on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, with two 
provisos (Treaty Doc. 102-15). (Exec. Rept. 104-3)
Page S6202
Appointments:
  Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276d-276g, as amended, appointed 
Senators Grassley and Hutchison as members of the Senate Delegation to 
the Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group during the First Session of 
the 104th Congress, to be held in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, May 11-
22, 1995.
  Page S6225
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  John W. Carlin, of Kansas, to be Archivist of the United States.
  Robert F. Rider, of Delaware, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for the remainder of the term expiring December 8, 1995.
  Robert F. Rider, of Delaware, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for the term expiring December 8, 2004.
Page S6226
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S6201
Communications:
  Pages S6201-02
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S6202
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Page S6202
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S6217
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S6217
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S6223
Authority for Committees:
  Page S6223
Additional Statements:
  Pages S6223-25
Recess: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and recessed at 3:53 p.m., until 11 
a.m., on Monday, May 8, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of 
the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6226.)