[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 94 (Friday, June 9, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                Friday, June 9, 1995 [[Page D710]] 

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8055-S8126
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 903-913, and S. Res. 132.
  Pages S8097-98
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 908, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for 
fiscal years 1996 through 1999 and to abolish the United States 
Information Agency, the United States Arms Control and Disarmament 
Agency, and the Agency for International Development. (S. Rept. No. 
104-95)
Page S8097
Measures Passed:
  Commending Captain Scott F. O'Grady: Senate agreed to S. Res. 132, 
commending Captain O'Grady and United States and NATO forces.
  Pages S8078-80
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 S8055-58, S8061-77, S8085
Adopted:
  (1) By 83 yeas to 4 nays (Vote No. 247), Santorum Amendment No. 1267, 
to permit the Bell operating companies to provide interLATA commercial 
mobile services.
Pages S8062-64
  (2) By 77 yeas to 8 nays, 1 voting present (Vote No. 248), Dole 
Modified Amendment No. 1255, to provide additional deregulation of 
telecommunications services, including rural and small cable TV 
systems.
Pages S8064-69
Pending:
  (1) 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 S8055-57
  (2) 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 S8055-57
Withdrawn:
  Hollings/Daschle Amendment No. 1266, to clarify the requirements a 
Bell operating company must satisfy before being permitted to offer 
long distance services.
Page S8075
  During consideration of this measure today, the following action also 
occurred:
  By 80 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 246), Senate agreed to a motion to 
instruct the Sergeant at Arms to request the attendance of absent 
Senators.
Page S8061
  Senate will resume consideration of the bill on Monday, June 12.
Lobbying Gift Ban--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for the consideration of S. 101, to provide for the 
disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government.
  Pages S8086-87
Messages From the House:
  Page S8095
Petitions:
  Pages S8095-97
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S8098-S8119
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S8119
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8120-21
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S8121
Authority for Committees:
  Page S8121
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8121-26
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--248)
  Pages S8061, S8064, S8068-69
Quorum Calls: One quorum call was taken today. (Total--3)
  Page S8061
Recess: Senate convened at 9:15 a.m., and recessed at 4:34 p.m., until 
12 Noon, on Monday, June 12, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8087.)
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