[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 11, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D830-D831]
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                                            Tuesday, July 11, 1995 

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHT

      House passed foreign operations appropriations bill.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9647-S9725
Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1021-
1022.

                                                             Page S9717
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 92, to provide for the reconstitution of outstanding repayment 
obligations of the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration 
for the appropriated capital investments in the Federal Columbia River 
Power System. (S. Rept. No. 104-102)
  S. 283, to extend the deadlines under the Federal Power Act 
applicable to two hydroelectric projects in Pennsylvania. (S. Rept. No. 
104-103)
  S. 468, to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable 
to the construction of a hydroelectric project in Ohio. (S. Rept. No. 
104-104)
  S. 543, to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable 
to the construction of a hydroelectric project in Oregon. (S. Rept. No. 
104-105)
  S. 547, to extend the deadlines applicable to certain hydroelectric 
projects under the Federal Power Act. (S. Rept. No. 104-106)
  S. 552, to allow the refurbishment and continued operation of a small 
hydroelectric facility in central Montana by adjusting the amount of 
charges to be paid to the United States under the Federal Power Act. 
(S. Rept. No. 104-107)
  S. 595, to provide for the extension of a hydroelectric project 
located in the State of West Virginia. (S. Rept. No. 104-108)
  S. 611, to authorize extension of time limitation for a FERC-issued 
hydroelectric license. (S. Rept. No. 104-109)
  S. 801, to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable 
to the construction of two hydroelectric projects in North Carolina. 
(S. Rept. No. 104-110)

                                                             Page S9714
Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act: Senate continued consideration of 
S. 343, to reform the regulatory process, taking action on amendments 
proposed thereto, as follows:

                                            Pages S9653-93, S9695-S9708

Adopted:
  (1) Dole Amendment No. 1492 (to Amendment No. 1487), to include food 
safety as an exemption from cost-benefit analysis.

                                                     Pages S9655, S9695

  (2) By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 299), Dole Amendment No. 
1493 (to Amendment No. 1492), to establish an effective date.

                                                  Pages S9655-56, S9693

  (3) Dole Amendment No. 1496 (to Amendment No. 1487), to clarify that 
the bill does not contain a supermandate.

                                                         Pages S9695-97

  (4) By 53 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 300), Johnston Amendment No. 1497 
(to Amendment No. 1487), to revise the threshold for the definition of 
a ``major rule'' to $100 million, to be adjusted periodically for 
inflation.

                                                      Pages S9697-S9701

Withdrawn:
  Dole Amendment No. 1494, to exempt health, safety, food safety, or 
emergency from cost-benefit analysis.

                                                     Pages S9656, S9695

  Dole Amendment No. 1495 (to Amendment No. 1494), to establish an 
effective date.

                                                  Pages S9656-61, S9695

Pending:
  Dole Amendment No. 1487, in the nature of a substitute.

                                                             Page S9653

  Senate will resume consideration of the bill on Wednesday, July 12, 
1995.
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  The Investment Treaty with Trinidad and Tobago (Treaty Doc. No. 104-
14).

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  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.

                                                             Page S9725

Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting a report relative to the emigration policies of Romania; 
referred to the Committee on Finance. (PM-63).
Page S9713
Messages From the President:
                                                        Page S9713
Communications:
                                                    Pages S9713-14
Executive Reports of Committees:
                                                        Page S9714
Statements on Introduced Bills:
                                                    Pages S9717-20
Additional Cosponsors:
                                                        Page S9720
Amendments Submitted:
                                                    Pages S9720-21
Notices of Hearings:
                                                        Page S9721
Authority for Committees:
                                                        Page S9721
Additional Statements:
                                                    Pages S9721-25
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--300)

                                                  Pages S9693, S9700-01

Recess: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and recessed at 8:46 p.m., until 9 
a.m., on Wednesday, July 12, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S9725).