[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 82 (Wednesday, May 17, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D620]
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                             Wednesday, May 17, 1995 [[Page D620]] 

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6767-S6836
Measures Introduced: Six bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 811-816, S. Res. 120 and 121, and S. Con. Res. 14.
  Page S6802
Measures Reported: Special Report entitled ``Revised Allocation to 
Subcommittees of Budget Totals from the Concurrent Resolution for 
Fiscal Year 1995''. (S. Rept. No. 104-84)
Page S6802
Measures Passed:
  Committee to Investigate Whitewater: By 96 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. 
171), Senate agreed to S. Res. 120, establishing a special committee 
administered by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to 
conduct an investigation involving Whitewater Development Corporation, 
Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan Association, Capital Management 
Services, Inc, the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, and other 
related matters.
  Pages S6771-84
  Extended Use of Medicare Selected Policies: Senate passed H.R. 483, 
to amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to permit medicare 
select policies to be offered in all States, after agreeing to the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S6784-92, S6794-97
  Chafee (for Packwood/Chafee/Rockefeller/Kennedy) Amendment No. 1108, 
in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S6795-97
  Support of Angola: Senate agreed to S. Res. 121, congratulating the 
people of Angola for the courageous and determined steps their leaders 
have taken in support of peace.
  Pages S6835-36
Congressional Budget--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing for consideration of 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, on Thursday, 
May 18, 1995, at 12 Noon.
  Page S6836
Messages From the House:
  Page S6802
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S6803-21
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S6821
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S6827
Authority for Committees:
  Page S6827
Additional Statements:
  Page S6827
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--171)
  Page S6784
Recess: Senate convened at 9:45 a.m., and recessed at 6:10 p.m., until 
9:15 a.m., on Thursday, May 18, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6836.)