[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 92 (Wednesday, June 7, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D692]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                             Wednesday, June 7, 1995 [[Page D691]] 

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7801-S7939
Measures Introduced: Six bills were introduced, as follows: S. 888-893.
  Page S7918
Measures Passed:
  Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act: By 91 yeas to 8 nays (Vote 
No. 242), Senate passed S. 735, to prevent and punish acts of 
terrorism, after taking action on further amendments proposed thereto, 
as follows:
  Pages S7803-80
Adopted:
  (1) Hatch/Dole Amendment No. 1199, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S7857
  (2) Hatch Amendment No. 1252, to provide that counsel must be 
provided in Capital trials and habeas cases.
Page S7817
  (3) Hatch/Biden Amendment No. 1254, to make technical and conforming 
corrections.
Pages S7850-51
Rejected:
  (1) Biden Amendment No. 1217 (to Amendment No. 1199), with respect to 
deleting habeas corpus for state prisoners. (By 67 yeas to 28 nays 
(Vote No. 237), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S7805-08
  (2) Biden Amendment No. 1253 (to Amendment No. 1199), to allow the 
court appointed defense attorney to meet with the judge without the 
prosecutor being present to request funding for an investigator. (By 65 
yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 238), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S7817-20, S7849
  (3) Levin Modified Amendment No. 1245 (to Amendment No. 1199), to 
retain an avenue for appeal in the case of prisoners who can 
demonstrate actual innocence. (By 62 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. 239), 
Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S7823-28, S7849
  (4) By 38 yeas to 61 nays (Vote No. 240), Kyl Amendment No. 1211 (to 
Amendment No. 1199), to improve habeas corpus reform by ensuring that a 
case in State courts can be reviewed in the State court system by 
providing adequate and effective remedies.
Pages S7828-40, S7849
  (5) Biden Amendment No. 1224 (to Amendment No. 1199), with respect to 
deleting the rule of deference for habeas corpus. (By 53 yeas to 46 
nays (Vote No. 241), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S7840-50
Withdrawn:
  Biden Amendment No. 1226 (to Amendment No. 1199), with respect to 
requiring counsel for Federal habeas proceedings.
Pages S7809-17
Adoption Vitiated:
  By unanimous consent, adoption of 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 hazardous waste, agreed to on 
Tuesday, June 6, was vitiated.
Page S7849
Telecommunications Competition/Deregulation Act: Senate began 
consideration of S. 652, to provide for a pro-competitive, de-
regulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly 
private sector deployment of advanced telecommunications and 
information technologies and services to all Americans by opening all 
telecommunications markets to competition, taking action on amendments 
proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S7881-S7912
Adopted:
  (1) Stevens Amendment No. 1256, to extend the authority of the 
Federal Communications Commission to use auctions for the allocation of 
radio spectrum frequencies for commercial use, and provide for private 
sector reimbursement of Federal governmental user costs to vacate 
commercially valuable spectrum.
Pages S7901-02, S7905
  (2) Pressler Amendment No. 1257 (to Amendment No. 1256), to provide 
for broadcast auxiliary spectrum relocation.
Page S7905 [[Page D692]] 
Pending:
  (1) Dole Amendment No. 1255, to provide additional deregulation of 
telecommunications services, including rural and small cable TV 
systems.
Pages S7898-S7901
  (2) Pressler/Hollings Amendment No. 1258, to make certain technical 
corrections.
Page S7908
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill and amendments to be 
proposed thereto, on Thursday, June 8.
Congressional Budget--Conferees: Pursuant to the order of Thursday, May 
25, 1995, the Chair appointed conferees on the part of the Senate on H. 
Con. Res. 67, setting forth the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 
2001, and 2002, as follows: Senators Domenici, Grassley, Nickles, Lott, 
Brown, Gorton, Gregg, Exon, Hollings, Johnston, Lautenberg, and Simon.
  Page S7937
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  John Joseph Callahan, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Health and Human Services.
  Stephen G. Kellison, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 
four years.
  Stephen G. Kellison, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for 
a term of four years.
  Marilyn Moon, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
  Marilyn Moon, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 
four years.
Page S7939
Petitions:
  Pages S7912-18
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S7918-24
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S7924
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S7924-32
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S7932-33
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7933-37
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total-242)
  Pages S7808, S7849, S7850, S7857
Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 9:42 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Thursday, June 8, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7937.)