[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 79 (Friday, May 12, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D595]
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                                Friday, May 12, 1995 [[Page D594]] 

                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6575-S6644
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced, as follows: S. 799.
  Page S6601
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 141, to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 to provide new job 
opportunities, effect significant cost savings on Federal construction 
contracts, promote small business participation in Federal contracting, 
reduce unnecessary paperwork and reporting requirements, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 104-80)
Page S6601
Measures Passed:
   Special Olympics Torch Relay: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 64, 
authorizing the 1995 Special Olympics Torch Relay to be run through the 
Capitol Grounds.
  Pages S6642-43
Solid Waste Disposal Act: Senate continued 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, with a 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, taking action on 
amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S6575-84, S6586-87, S6592-98
Adopted:
  (1) Chafee (for Levin/Abraham) Amendment No. 1070, to include in the 
definition of ``out-of-State municipal solid waste'' waste that is 
generated outside the United States.
Page S6583
  (2) Chafee (for Warner) Amendment No. 1071, to make a technical 
correction.
Page S6583
  (3) Chafee (for Breaux) Amendment No. 1072, to require the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study 
to determine the quantity of hazardous waste that is being transported 
across State lines and the ultimate disposition of the transported 
waste.
Page S6586
  (4) Chafee (for Breaux) Amendment No. 1073, to require the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study 
to determine the quantity of sludge (including sewage sludge) that is 
being transported across State lines and the ultimate disposition of 
the transported sludge.
Pages S6586-87
  (5) Chafee (for McConnell) Amendment No. 1074, to promote local and 
regional planning for effective solid waste collection and disposal and 
for reducing the amount of solid waste generated per capita through the 
use of solid waste reduction strategies.
Pages S6592-93
  (6) Chafee/Baucus Amendment No. 1075, to provide that any State that 
imported more than 750,000 tons of out-of-State municipal solid waste 
in 1993 may establish a certain limit on the amount of out-of-State 
municipal solid waste received for disposal at landfills and 
incinerators in the importing State, and for other related matters.
Pages S6594-95
  (7) Chafee (for D'Amato) Amendment No. 1076, to provide that a 
political subdivision of a State may exercise flow control authority 
for municipal solid waste and for recyclable material voluntarily 
relinquished by the owner or generator of the material that is 
generated within its jurisdiction if, prior to May 15, 1994, the 
political subdivision had met certain requirements.
Page S6595
  (8) Coats Amendment No. 1077, to provide that the Governor of a State 
may accept, deny or modify an application for a municipal solid waste 
management facility permit.
Page S6595
Rejected:
  Dorgan Amendment No. 914, to amend the definition of ``municipal 
solid waste'' to include industrial waste regardless of whether the 
industrial waste is physically and chemically identical to other 
municipal solid waste. (By 79 yeas to 17 nays (Vote No. 166), Senate 
tabled the amendment).
Pages S6577-80
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 165), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
failed to close further debate on the committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute.
Page S6576
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and certain amendments to be proposed thereto 
on Tuesday, May 16, 1995.
Pages S6597-98 [[Page D595]] 
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States: Transmitting the report of the 
District of Columbia's 1995 Supplemental Budget and Rescissions of 
Authority Request Act of 1995; referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations. (PM-48).
  Page S6601
Messages From the President:
  Page S6601
Communications:
  Page S6601
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S6601-04
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S6604
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S6604-42
Additional Statements:
  Page S6642
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total-166)
  Pages S6576, S6580
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 4:24 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Monday, May 15, 1995. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6643.)