[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 91 (Tuesday, June 6, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D685]
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                               Tuesday, June 6, 1995 [[Page D684]] 

                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7713-S7800
Measures Introduced: Five bills were introduced, as follows: S. 883-
887.
  Pages S7777-78
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 555, to amend the Public Health Service Act to consolidate and 
reauthorize health professions and minority and disadvantaged health 
education programs, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 104-93)
Page S7777
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 S7718-43, S7752-76
Adopted:
  (1) Boxer Amendment No. 1214 (to Amendment No. 1199), to increase the 
periods of limitation for violations of the National Firearms Act.
Pages S7719-29, S7734
  (2) Kerrey Amendment No. 1208 (to Amendment No. 1199), to authorize 
funding for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to augment 
counter-terrorism efforts, and for the activities of the United States 
Secret Service to augment White House security and expand Presidential 
protection activities.
Pages S7734-43, S7753
  (3) Hatch Amendment No. 1233, to ensure foreign air carrier security.
Pages S7753, S7775
  (4) Hatch (for Leahy) Modified Amendment No. 1247 (to Amendment No. 
1199), to give the President authority to waive the prohibition on 
assistance to countries that aid terrorists.
Page S7755
  (5) By 77 yeas to 19 nays (Vote No. 236), Lieberman Amendment No. 
1215 (to Amendment No. 1199), to provide for revisions of existing 
authority for multipoint wiretaps.
Pages S7756-58, S7773
  (6) Coverdell Modified Amendment No. 1210 (to Amendment No. 1199), to 
provide that voter registration cards may not be used as proof of 
citizenship.
Page S7758
  (7) Biden (for Heflin/Shelby) Amendment No. 1230 (to Amendment No. 
1199), to ensure the cooperation of fertilizer research centers in 
preparing studies.
Pages S7758-59
  (8) Biden (for Heflin) Amendment No. 1241 (to Amendment No. 1199), to 
amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to list the nerve gases sarin and VX 
as a hazardous waste.
Pages S7758-59
  (9) McCain/Leahy Amendment No. 1240 (to Amendment No. 1199), to 
increase the special assessment for felonies and extend the period of 
obligation.
Pages S7733, S7759
  (10) Leahy Amendment No. 1238 (to Amendment No. 1199), to provide 
assistance and compensation for United States victims of terrorist 
acts.
Pages S7730-33, S7759
  (11) Hatch (for Specter) Modified Amendment No. 1206 (to Amendment 
No. 1199), to authorize assistance to foreign nations to procure 
explosives detection equipment.
Page S7759
  (12) Levin Amendment No. 1243 (to Amendment No. 1199), to amend the 
penalty provisions for the use of explosives or arson crimes.
Page S7761
  (13) By 81 yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. 235), Specter/Simon/Kennedy 
Amendment No. 1250 (to Amendment No. 1199), to ensure due process in 
deportation proceedings.
Pages S7761-63, S7765-66, S7773
  (14) Biden (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 1218 (to Amendment No. 1199), 
to require the same procedures for the use of secret evidence in normal 
deportation proceedings as are accorded to suspected alien terrorists.
Pages S7766-67
  (15) Biden (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 1225 (to Amendment No. 
1199), to establish a prohibition on assistance under the Arms Export 
Control Act for countries not cooperating fully with United States 
antiterrorism efforts.
Pages S7766-67
  (16) Nunn/Thurmond/Biden/Warner Amendment No. 1251 (to Amendment No. 
1199), to authorize the Attorney General to request, and the Secretary 
of Defense to provide, Department of Defense assistance for the 
Attorney General in emergency situations involving biological or 
chemical weapons of mass destruction.
Withdrawn:
  (1) Hatch (for Pressler) Amendment No. 1205 (To Amendment No. 1199), 
to establish Federal penalties for the production and distribution of 
false identification documents.
Page S7755

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  (2) Hatch (for Smith) Amendment No. 1203 (to Amendment No. 1199), to 
make technical changes.
Pages S7760-61
  (3) Hatch (for Brown) Amendment No. 1229 (to Amendment No. 1199), to 
express the sense of Congress concerning officials of organizations 
that refuse to renounce the use of violence.
Pages S7729-30, S7768
  (4) Hatch (for Abraham) Amendment No. 1228 (to Amendment No. 1199), 
to clarify the procedures for deporting terrorist aliens.
Pages S7728, S7776
  Pending:
  Hatch/Dole Amendment No. 1199, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S7718
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and certain amendments to be proposed 
thereto, on Wednesday, June 7, 1995.
Page S7776
  Subsequently, the vote on a motion to close further debate on 
Amendment No. 1199, listed above, scheduled for Wednesday, June 7, 
1995, was vitiated.
Page S7776
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting a report on the activities of the United States 
Government departments and agencies relating to the prevention of 
nuclear proliferation; referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 
(PM-54).
Page S7777
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  C. Richard Allen, of Maryland, to be a Managing Director of the 
Corporation for National and Community Service.
  Chris Evert, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term of three 
years.
  Christine Hernandez, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term of two years.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
Page S7800
Messages From the President:
  Page S7777
Messages From the House:
  Page S7777
Communications:
  Page S7777
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S7778-86
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S7786-87
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S7787-98
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S7798-99
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7799-S7800
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--236)
  Page S7773
Recess: Senate convened at 9:15 a.m., and recessed at 10:35 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, June 7, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7776.)