[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 81 (Tuesday, May 16, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D610]
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                               Tuesday, May 16, 1995 [[Page D609]] 

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Solid Waste Disposal Act and Alaska Power 
      Administration Sale Act.
      House passed Clean Water Act Amendments.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6703-S6765
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 806-
809.
  Pages S6749-50
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Reported on Monday, May 15, 1995, after the recess of the Senate:
  S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 
2000, 2001, and 2002. (S. Rept. No. 104-82)
Page S6687
  S. 454, to reform the health care liability system and improve health 
care quality through the establishment of quality assurance programs, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 104-83)
Page S6749
Measures Passed:
  Solid Waste Disposal Act: By 94 yeas to 6 nays (Vote No. 169), Senate 
passed S. 534, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide 
authority for States to limit the interstate transportation of 
municipal solid waste, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, and taking action on amendments proposed 
thereto, as follows:
  Pages S6703-09, S6712, S6714-28
Adopted:
  (1) Chafee (for Kempthorne) Amendment No. 1083, of a technical 
nature.
Page S6709
  (2) Domenici Amendment No. 1092, to revise guidelines and criteria 
for the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Pages S6714-15
Rejected:
  Murray/Gorton Amendment No. 1079, to permit a political subdivision 
of a state to exercise flow control authority for municipal solid 
waste, and for voluntarily relinquished recyclable material that is 
generated within its jurisdiction prior to January 1, 1990. (By 54 yeas 
to 45 nays (Vote No. 168), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S6703-09
  Alaska Power Administration Sale Act: By 74 yeas to 25 nays (Vote No. 
170), Senate passed S. 395, to authorize and direct the Secretary of 
Energy to sell the Alaska Power Marketing Administration, and to 
authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, after taking 
action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S6728, S6730-35, S6736-42
Adopted:
  (1) Johnston/Murkowski/Breaux Amendment No. 1101, to provide for the 
energy security of the Nation through encouraging the production of 
domestic oil and gas resources in deep water on the Outer Continental 
Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico.
Pages S6730-32
  (2) Murkowski Amendment No. 1102, to authorize the sale of the Alaska 
Power Administration (APA).
Pages S6732-34
  (3) Johnston (for Daschle) Amendment No. 1103 (to Amendment No. 
1102), to make clear that the authorization of sale of hydroelectric 
projects under section 102 has no relevance to any proposal to sell any 
other hydroelectric project or the power marketing administrations.
Pages S6733-34
  (4) Murkowski Amendment No. 1104, to allow exports of Alaskan North 
Slope oil as long as the oil is transported by vessels documented under 
the laws of the United States.
Pages S6734-39
  (5) Murkowski Amendment No. 1105 (to Amendment No. 1104), to provide 
for retirement of certain costs incurred for the construction of non-
Federal publicly owned shipyards.
Page S6735
  Subsequently, the amendment was modified.
Page S6742
  (6) Murray Amendment No. 1106 (to Amendment No. 1104), to establish 
procedures for towing [[Page D610]] vessels to be able to provide 
assistance to certain vessels operating within the boundaries of the 
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary or the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Page S6737
  (7) Murray Amendment No. 1107 (to Amendment No. 1104), to include 
licensing requirements and conditions in the issuance of rules 
necessary for implementation of the President's national interest 
determination, to give authority to the President to take certain 
actions relative to anticompetitive activity, including revocation.
Page S6737
Withdrawn:
  Murkowski Amendment No. 1078, to authorize exports of Alaskan North 
Slope crude oil.
Pages S6728, S6730
Whitewater Investigation--Agreement: A unanimous-consent time agreement 
was reached providing for the consideration of a proposed resolution 
relating to the Whitewater investigation, on Wednesday, May 17, 1995.
  Page S6764
Treaty Approved: The following treaty having passed through the various 
parliamentary stages, up to and including the presentation of the 
resolution of ratification, upon division, two-thirds of the Senators 
present and having voted in the affirmative, the resolution of 
ratification, with two provisos, was agreed to: Treaty with Panama on 
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters. (Treaty Doc. 102-15)
  Page S6764
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Robert E. Rubin, of New York, to be United States Governor of the 
International Monetary Fund for a term of five years; United States 
Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
for a term of five years; United States Governor of the Inter-American 
Development Bank for a term of five years; United States Governor of 
the African Development Bank for a term of five years; United States 
Governor of the Asian Development Bank; United States Governor of the 
African Development Fund; United States Governor of the European Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development.
  Lawrence Harrington, of Tennessee, to be United States Alternate 
Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank.
  Jeffrey M. Lang, of Maryland, to be Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
  A routine list in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
Pages S6764-65
Messages From the House:
  Page S6749
Measures Referred:
  Page S6749
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S6749
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S6750-52
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S6752
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S6752-61
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S6761
Authority for Committees:
  Page S6762
Additional Statements:
  Pages S6762-64
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--170)
  Pages S6709, S6722, S6742
Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 6:25 p.m., until 
9:45 a.m., on Wednesday, May 17, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6765.)