[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 75 (Monday, May 8, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                 Monday, May 8, 1995 [[Page D561]] 

                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6227-S6290
Measures Introduced: Three bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 763-765, and S. Res. 115 and 116.
  Pages S6276-77, S6278
Measures Passed:
  V-E Day: By a unanimous vote of 94 yeas (Vote No. 154), Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 115, expressing the sense of the Senate that America's World 
War II veterans and their families are deserving of this nation's 
respect and appreciation on the 50th anniversary of V-E Day.
  Pages S6254-55, S6256
  Commending the Lakota and Dakota Code Talkers: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 116, recognizing and commending the Lakota and Dakota Code 
Talkers.
  Page S6275
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 S6242-63, S6275
Pending:
  (1) Gorton Amendment No. 596, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S6242
  (2) Coverdell/Dole Amendment No. 690 (to Amendment No. 596), in the 
nature of a substitute.
Page S6242
  (3) Gorton/Rockefeller Modified Amendment No. 709 (to Amendment No. 
690), in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S6247-63
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 43 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 153), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
failed to agree to close further debate on Coverdell/Dole Amendment No. 
690, listed above.
Pages S6255-56
  A third 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 third cloture motion 
could occur on Wednesday, May 10, 1995.
Page S6275
  Senate will resume consideration of the bill on Tuesday, May 9, 1995, 
with a second cloture vote to occur thereon.
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Extradition Treaty with Hungary (Treaty Doc. No. 104-5).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Page S6274
Nomination Considered: Senate began consideration of the nomination of 
John M. Deutch, of Massachusetts, to be Director of Central 
Intelligence.
  Pages S6263-74
  Senate will resume consideration of the nomination on Tuesday, May 9, 
1995, with a vote to occur thereon.
Page S6289
Appointments:
  Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276h-276k, as amended, 
appointed Senator Bingaman as a member of the Senate Delegation to the 
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group during the First Session 
of the 104th Congress, to be held in Tucson, Arizona, May 12-14, 1995.
  Page S6290
  North Atlantic Assembly Spring Meeting: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 1928a-1928d, as amended, 
appointed Senators Murkowski, Brown, Gregg, Hutchison, Johnston, Pryor, 
and Akaka as members of the Senate Delegation to the North Atlantic 
Assembly Spring Meeting during the First Session of the 104th Congress, 
to be held in Budapest, Hungary, May 25-29, 1995.
  Page S6290
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Joe Bradley Pigott, of Mississippi, to be United States Attorney for 
the Southern District of Mississippi for the term of four years.
  Maxine M. Chesney, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of California.
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  Eldon E. Fallon, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Louisiana.
  Curtis L. Collier, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
  Joseph Robert Goodwin, of West Virginia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia.
  Harriet M. Zimmerman, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring 
January 19, 1999.
Pages S6274-75, S6290
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Leo K. Goto, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund for a term of two years.
  Patrick M. Ryan, of Oklahoma, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Oklahoma for the term of four years.
Page S6290
Communications:
  Page S6276
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S6277-78
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S6278
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S6278-87
Notices of Hearings:
  Pages S6287-88
Additional Statements:
  Pages S6288-89
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total-154)
  Pages S6255-56, S6256
Recess: Senate convened at 11 a.m., and recessed at 6:22 p.m., until 
9:15 a.m., on Tuesday, May 9, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6290.)