[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 103 (Thursday, June 22, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D774]
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                            Thursday, June 22, 1995 [[Page D 773]] 

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed National Highway System Designation Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8841-S8962
Measures Introduced: Five bills were introduced, as follows: S. 955-
959.
  Page S8945
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 457, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to update 
references in the classification of children for purposes of United 
States immigration laws.
  S.J. Res. 27, to grant the consent of the Congress to certain 
additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the 
States of Missouri and Illinois.
Page S8945
Measures Passed:
  National Highway System Designation Act: Senate passed S. 440, to 
amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the designation of 
the National Highway System, after agreeing to a modified committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and taking action on 
amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S8849-55, S8875-85, S8924-35
Adopted:
  (1) Exon Amendment No. 1462, to increase safety at railroad-highway 
grade crossings.
Pages S8851-53
  (2) Chafee (for Smith/Gregg) Amendment No. 1464, to establish that 
New Hampshire shall be deemed as having met the safety belt use law 
requirements at a rate of not less than 50 percent.
Pages S8875-76, S8885
  Subsequently, the amendment was modified.
Page S8885
  (3) Warner/Chafee/Baucus Amendment No. 1465, to make technical 
changes and modifications.
Pages S8878-79
  (4) Nickles Amendment No. 1466, to permit States to use assistance 
provided under the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for 
capital improvements to, and operating support for, intercity passenger 
rail service.
Page S8882
  (5) Stevens/Murkowski Amendment No. 1467, to restrict the Department 
of the Interior from finalizing a rule with respect to Revised Statute 
2477 until December 1, 1995, regarding the right-of-way for the 
construction of highways over public lands.
Pages S8924-25
Withdrawn:
  Exon Amendment No. 1463, to establish that any federal regulatory 
standard for single trailer length issued pursuant to negotiations 
authorized under the North American Free Trade Agreement shall not 
exceed fifty-three feet.
Pages S8853-54, S8877
   Peace in South China Sea: Senate agreed to S. Res. 97, expressing 
the sense of the Senate with respect to peace and stability in the 
South China Sea, after agreeing to committee amendments.
  Page S8962
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Senate began consideration of 
S. 240, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish a 
filing deadline and to provide certain safeguards to ensure that the 
interests of investors are well protected under the implied private 
action provisions of the Act, with a committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute.
  Pages S8885-S8924, S8935-43
  During consideration of this measure today, the Senate took the 
following action:
  By 69 yeas to 19 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 281), Senate 
tabled a motion to commit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pages S8922-24
  Senate will resume consideration of the bill and amendments to be 
proposed thereto, on Friday, June 23.
Message From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting notice of the termination of the suspension of licenses 
for the export of cryptographic items to the People's Republic of 
China; referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-57).
Page S8943 [[Page D 774]] 
Nomination Considered: By 57 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 280), three-
fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the 
affirmative, Senate failed to close further debate on the nomination of 
Henry W. Foster, Jr., of Tennessee, to be Medical Director in the 
Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications 
therefore as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General 
of the Public Health Service.
  Pages S8855-75
  Subsequently, the nomination was returned to the Executive Calendar.
Page S8875
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  30 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  3 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  25 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy.
Pages S8960-61, S8962-63
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Tena 
Campbell, of Utah, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Utah.
  Page S8962
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  Lt. Gen. George R. Christmas, USMC, to be Lieutenant General, which 
was received by the Senate on May 15, 1995.
Page S8963
Messages From the President:
  Page S8943
Communications:
  Pages S8943-45
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S8945
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S8945-54
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S8954
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8954-56
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S8956
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S8956-57
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8957-60
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total-281)
  Pages S8875, S8923-24
Recess: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and recessed at 10:34 p.m., until 9 
a.m., on Friday, June 23, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8962.)