[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 9, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D566]
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                                Tuesday, May 9, 1995 [[Page D565]] 

                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6291-S6368
Measures Introduced: Twenty bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 766-785, and S. Res. 117-119.
  Pages S6337, S6357-58
Measures Passed:
  Visit of Lee Teng-hui of Taiwan: By 97 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 157), 
Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 53, expressing the sense of the Congress 
regarding a private visit by President Lee Teng-hui of the Republic of 
China on Taiwan to the United States.
  Pages S6306-15
   United States--Japan Trade Relations: By 88 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 
158), Senate agreed to S. Res. 118, concerning United States--Japan 
trade relations.
  Pages S6322-25, S6358
  Authorizing Senate Testimony: Senate agreed to S. Res. 119, to 
authorize testimony by Senate employee and representation by Senate 
Legal Counsel.
  Pages S6358, S6368
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 S6305-06, S6318-22, S6330-35
Adopted:
  Gorton/Rockefeller Modified Amendment No. 709 (to Amendment No. 690), 
in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S6305, S6318-21
Pending:
  (1) Gorton Amendment No. 596, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S6305
  (2) Coverdell/Dole Amendment No. 690 (to Amendment No. 596), in the 
nature of a substitute.
Page S6305
  (3) Shelby/Heflin Modified Amendment No. 693 (to Amendment No. 690), 
to provide that a defendant may be liable for certain damages if the 
alleged harm to a claimant is death and certain damages are provided 
for under State law.
Pages S6325-30
  (4) Harkin Amendment No. 749 (to Amendment No. 690), to adjust the 
limitation on punitive damages that may be awarded against certain 
defendants.
Pages S6331-35
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 60 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 156), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to 
close further debate on Coverdell/Dole Amendment No. 690, listed above.
Page S6306
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and certain amendments to be proposed 
thereto, with a vote on final disposition to occur on Wednesday, May 
10, 1995.
Page S6330
  Senate will resume consideration of the bill on Wednesday, May 10, 
1995.
Solid Waste Disposal Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing for the consideration of S. 534, to amend the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act to provide authority for States to limit the 
interstate transportation of municipal solid waste, on Wednesday, May 
10, 1995.
  Page S6330
Appointments:
  Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276d-276g, as amended, 
appointed Senator Akaka as a member of the Senate Delegation to the 
Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group during the First Session 
of the 104th Congress, to be held in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, May 
18-22, 1995.
  Page S6367
  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 Feinstein 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 S6367
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 155 EX), John M. Deutch, of 
Massachusetts, to be Director of Central Intelligence.
Pages S6304-05, S6368
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  [[Page D566]] John P. White, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Secretary 
of Defense.
Page S6368
Communications:
  Pages S6336-37
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S6337
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S6337-56
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S6356-57
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S6358-65
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S6365
Authority for Committees:
  Page S6366
Additional Statements:
  Pages S6366-67
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--158)
  Pages S6305, S6306, S6315, S6324
Recess: Senate convened at 9:15 a.m., and recessed at 8:13 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, May 10, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6368.)