[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 90 (Monday, June 5, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                Monday, June 5, 1995 [[Page D677]] 

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7651-S7710
Measures Introduced: Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 879-882, and S. Res. 128.
  Pages S7696-97
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Special Report of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs on United States Government efforts 
to combat fraud and abuse in the insurance industry: Problems in Blue 
Cross/Blue Shield Plans in West Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., 
New York, and Federal Contracts. (S.Rept. No. 104-93)
Page S7696
Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act: Senate resumed consideration of 
S. 735, to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, taking action on 
amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S7656-96
Adopted:
  (1) By a unanimous vote of 90 yeas (Vote No. 234), Feinstein Modified 
Amendment No. 1202 (to Amendment No. 1199), to authorize requirements 
for tagging of explosive materials.
Pages S7660-66, S7687-94
  (2) Feinstein Modified Amendment No. 1209 (to Amendment No. 1199), to 
prohibit the distribution of information on the making of explosive 
materials with intent that such information will be used for a criminal 
purpose.
Pages S7682-86
  (3) Hatch (for Pressler) Amendment No. 1204 (to Amendment No. 1199), 
to designate the Federal building at 1314 LeMay Boulevard, Ellsworth 
Air Force Base, South Dakota, as the ``Cartney Koch McRaven Child 
Development Center''.
Pages S7667-68, S7695
Withdrawn:
  Hatch (for Brown) Amendment No. 1207 (to Amendment No. 1199), to 
extend U.S. sanctions against Iran to all countries designated as 
``terrorist countries'' by the Secretary of State.
Pages S7670-71, S7682, S7694
Pending:
  (1) Hatch/Dole Amendment No. 1199, in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S7656-96
  (2) Hatch (for Smith) Amendment No. 1203 (to Amendment No. 1199), to 
make technical changes.
Page S7667
  (3) Hatch (for Pressler) Amendment No. 1205 (To Amendment No. 1199), 
to establish Federal penalties for the production and distribution of 
false identification documents.
Pages S7668-69
  (4) Hatch (for Specter) Amendment No. 1206 (to Amendment No. 1199), 
to authorize assistance to foreign nations to procure explosives 
detection equipment.
Pages S7669-70
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Amendment No. 1199, 
listed above and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the 
Standing rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur 
on Wednesday, June 7.
Page S7658
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Tuesday, June 6.
Extended Use of Medicare Selected Policies--Conferees: Senate insisted 
on its amendment to H.R. 483, to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to permit medicare select policies to be offered in all 
States, agreed to the request of the House for a conference thereon, 
and the Chair appointed the following conferees: Senators Packwood, 
Dole, and Moynihan.
  Page S7696
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Tracey D. Conwell, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 1996.
  Albert James Dwoskin, of Virginia, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 1998.
  David L. Hobbs, of California, to be Ambassador to the Co-operative 
Republic of Guyana.
  William J. Hughes, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Panama.
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  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force and Navy.
Pages S7710-11
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S7696
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S7696
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S7697-S7702
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S7702-03
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S7703-05
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S7705
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7705-09
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total-234)
  Page S7694
Recess: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and recessed at 6:58 p.m., until 
9:15 a.m., on Tuesday, June 6, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S7709-
10.)