[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 85 (Monday, May 22, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D643]
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                                Monday, May 22, 1995 [[Page D642]] 

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7027-S7136
Measures Introduced: Three bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 838-840, and S. Res. 122-124.
  Page S7120
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 440, to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the 
designation of the National Highway System, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 104-86)
Page S7120
Measures Passed:
   Designation of Senate Curator Emeritus: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
122, designating James R. Ketchum as Curator Emeritus of the United 
States Senate.
  Pages S7078, S7128
  Retirement of Senate Executive Clerk: Senate agreed to S. Res. 123, 
relating to the retirement of Gerald A. Hackett.
  Pages S7078, S7128-29
  Retirement of Senate Assistant:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 124, 
relating to the retirement of Frederick R. Broomfield, Sr.
  Pages S7078, S7129
Congressional Budget: Senate continued 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, taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S7027-S7117
Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 174), Cohen Modified 
Amendment No. 1116, to express the sense of the Senate regarding losses 
of trust funds due to fraud and abuse in the medicare program.
Pages S7078-83, S7101
Rejected:
  By 46 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 173), Rockefeller Amendment No. 1112, 
to reduce the tax cut and apply the savings to medicare and medicaid.
Pages S7027-77
Pending:
  Roth Amendment No. 1121, to express the sense of the Senate that the 
number of Federal full-time equivalent positions should be further 
reduced.
Pages S7101-17
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for a vote to 
occur on the pending amendment on Tuesday, May 23, 1995.
Page S7117
  During consideration of this measure today, the Senate took the 
following action:
  By 47 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 175), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected a motion to waive section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 with respect to consideration of Harkin/Hollings Amendment No. 
1117, to restore funding to education by using amounts set aside for a 
tax cut. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment was in 
violation of Section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act was 
sustained, and the amendment was ruled out of order.
Pages S7083-S7101
  Senate will continue consideration of the resolution on Tuesday, May 
23, 1995.
Supplemental Rescissions Conference Report--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent time agreement was reached providing for the consideration of 
the conference report on H.R. 1158, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making 
rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995.
  Page S7100
Messages From the House:
  Page S7119
Communications:
  Pages S7119-20
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S7120-28
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S7128
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S7129-31
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S7131
Authority for Committees:
  Page S7131
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7131-35
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--175)
  Pages S7077, S7101
Recess: Senate convened at 8:30 a.m., and recessed at 10:08 p.m., until 
8:30 a.m., on Tuesday, May 23, [[Page D643]] 1995. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on 
pages S7135-36.)