[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 93 (Thursday, June 8, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D701]
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                              Thursday, June 8, 1995 [[Page D700]] 

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate Elected Kelly D. Johnston as Secretary of the Senate.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7941-S8053
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and four bills were introduced, as 
follows: S. 894-902, S. Res. 129-131, and S. Con. Res. 17.
  Page S8034
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 850, to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990 to consolidate Federal child care programs. (S. Rept. No. 104-94)
Page S8033
Measures Passed:
  Election of Secretary of the Senate: Senate agreed to S. Res. 129, to 
elect Kelly D. Johnston as Secretary of the Senate.
  Page S7941
  Notification to the President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 130, 
providing for notification to the President of the United States of the 
election of Secretary of the Senate.
  Pages S7941-42
  Notification to the House of Representatives: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 131, providing for notification to the House of Representatives of 
the election of Secretary of the Senate.
  Page S7942
Telecommunications Competition/Deregulation Act: Senate continued 
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 S7942-S8019
Adopted:
  (1) Dorgan Amendment No. 1259, to require certain criteria upon the 
designation of an additional Essential Telecommunications Carrier.
Pages S7947-51
  (2) McCain Modified Amendment No. 1260, to require Congressional 
notification before the imposition or increase of universal service 
contributions.
Pages S7957-60
  (3) Pressler/Hollings Modified Amendment No. 1258, to make certain 
technical corrections.
Pages S7942-47, S7995-96
Rejected:
  (1) McCain Amendment No. 1261, to prevent excessive Federal 
Communications Commission regulatory activities. (By 68 yeas to 31 nays 
(Vote No. 243), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S7960-71
  (2) McCain Amendment No. 1262, to strike Section 310, providing 
telecommunications services for health care providers for rural areas, 
educational providers, and libraries. (By 58 yeas to 36 nays (Vote No. 
244), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S7971-90
  (3) By 30 yeas to 64 nays, 1 voting present (Vote No. 245), Cohen/
Snowe Amendment No. 1263, to require the Federal Communications 
Commission to adopt regulations that would make cable boxes available 
commercially.
Pages S7991-95, S7996-S8001
Pending:
  (1) Dole Amendment No. 1255, to provide additional deregulation of 
telecommunications services, including rural and small cable TV 
systems.
Page S7942
  (2) Dorgan Modified Amendment No. 1264, to require Department of 
Justice approval for Regional Bell Operating Company entry into long 
distance services, based on the VIII(c) standard.
Pages S8001, S8007-10, S8015-18
  (3) Thurmond Modified Amendment No. 1265 (to Amendment No. 1264), to 
provide for the review by the Attorney General of the United States of 
the entry of the Bell operating companies into interexchange 
telecommunications and manufacturing markets.
Pages S8001-07, S8010-14, S8015-18
  (4) Hollings/Daschle Amendment No. 1266, to clarify the requirements 
a Bell operating company [[Page D701]] must satisfy before being 
permitted to offer long distance services.
Page S8014
  Senate will resume consideration of the bill on Friday, June 9.
Measure Indefinitely Postponed:
  Paperwork Reduction Act: Senate indefinitely postponed further 
consideration of H.R. 830, to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United 
States Code, to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to 
have Federal agencies become more responsible and publicly accountable 
for reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on the public.
  Page S8053
Committee Authority: The Committee on Finance was authorized to have 
until 6 p.m., Friday, June 9, 1995, to file a report to accompany H.R. 
4, to restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare 
spending and reduce welfare dependence.
  Page S8053
Appointments:
  Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Democratic Leader, pursuant to Public Law 101-509, announced the 
appointment of John C. Waugh, of Texas, to the Advisory Committee on 
the Records of Congress.
  Page S8053
Messages From the House:
  Page S8023
Measures Referred:
  Page S8023
Petitions:
  Pages S8023-33
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S8033
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S8034-42
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S8042
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8043-45
Authority for Committees:
  Page S8045
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8045-53
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--245)
  Pages S7971, S7990, S8000-01
Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 10:17 p.m., until 
9:15 a.m., on Friday, June 9, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8053.)