[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 118 (Thursday, July 20, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D887-D889]
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                                            Thursday, July 20, 1995

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Legislative Branch Appropriations, 1996


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10329-S10444
Measures Introduced: Two bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1052 and 1053, and S. Res. 155.
  Page S10426
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 919, to modify and reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 104-117)
  S. Res. 103, to proclaim the week of October 15 through October 21, 
1995, as National Character Counts Week.
Page S10426
Measures Passed:
   Legislative Branch Appropriations, 1996: Senate passed H.R. 1854, 
making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, after agreeing to committee amendments, and 
taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S10340-67, S10373-86, S10400-20
Adopted:
  (1) By 60 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 312) Byrd Amendment No. 1802, to 
express the sense of the Senate that the Senate should consider a 
resolution requiring each accredited member of the Senate Press Gallery 
to file an annual public report with the Secretary of the Senate 
disclosing the member's primary employer and any additional sources and 
amounts of earned outside income.
Pages S10350-57
  (2) Brown Amendment No. 1805, to prohibit the hiring of new elevator 
operators to operate automatic elevators.
Pages S10363-64
  (3) Feingold Amendment No. 1803, to express the sense of the Senate 
that the 104th Congress should consider comprehensive campaign finance 
reform legislation. (By 41 yeas to 57 nays (Vote No. 313), Senate 
earlier rejected a motion to table the amendment.)
Pages S10358-63, S10373-74, S10380, S10419
  (4) By 91 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 314), Dole Amendment No. 1807 (to 
Amendment No. 1803), of a perfecting nature.
Pages S10373, S10380
  (5) Specter Amendment No. 1806, expressing the sense of the Senate 
regarding war crimes in the Balkans.
Pages S10364-67, S10419
  (6) By 84 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. 318), Murray Modified Amendment 
No. 1826, to provide that none of the funds in this Act may be used to 
award Federal contracts to unqualified persons, in reverse 
discrimination, or in quotas, or is inconsistent with the decision of 
the Supreme Court of the United States in Adarand Constructors, Inc., 
v. Pena on June 12, 1995.
Pages S10402-18
  (7) Mack (for Dole) Amendment No. 1828, to retain the Capitol Guide 
Service and Special Services Office.
Page S10419
  (8) Mack (for Simon) Amendment No. 1829, to repeal the prohibitions 
against political recommendations relating to Federal employment.
Page S10419
  (9) Mack (for Lieberman) Amendment No. 1830, to amend the 
Congressional Accountability Act relating to the submission of a study 
by the Administrative Conference of the United States.
Page S10419
  (10) Mack (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 1831, relating to the 
reduction in facilities energy costs.
Pages S10419-20
  (11) Mack Amendment No. 1832, to strike language relative to law 
enforcement on Library of Congress property at Ft. Meade, Maryland.
Pages S10419-20
Rejected:
  (1) Hollings Amendment No. 1808, to restore funding for the Office of 
Technology Assessment. (By 54 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 316), Senate 
rejected a motion to table the amendment.)
Pages S10374-86, S10400

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  (2) By 36 yeas to 61 nays (Vote No. 317). Gramm Amendment No. 1825, 
to ensure equal opportunity and merit selection in the award of Federal 
contracts.
Pages S10401-18
Withdrawn:
  (1) Mack (for McConnell) Amendment No. 1804 (to Amendment No. 1803), 
in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S10358-63, S10374
  (2) Exon (for Murray) Amendment 1827 (to Amendment No. 1825), of a 
perfecting nature.
Pages S10403-S10417
  U.S. Insular Areas Authorizations: Senate passed S. 638, to authorize 
appropriations for United States insular areas, after agreeing to an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Pages S10440-42
  D.C. Transportation Projects: Senate passed S. 1023, to authorize an 
increased Federal share of the costs of certain transportation projects 
in the District of Columbia for fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
  Pages S10442-43
Bosnia/Herzegovina Self-Defense Act: Senate continued consideration of 
S. 21, to terminate the United States arms embargo applicable to the 
Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, taking action on amendments 
proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S10386-87
Pending:
  Dole Amendment No. 1801, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S10386
Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act: Senate continued consideration of 
S. 343, to reform the regulatory process, taking action on amendments 
proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S10386-S10401
Pending:
  (1) Dole Amendment No. 1487, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S10386
  (2) Ashcroft Amendment No. 1786 (to Amendment No. 1487), to provide 
for the designation of distressed areas within qualifying cities as 
Regulatory Relief Zones and for the selective waiver of Federal 
regulations within such zones.
Page S10386
  (3) Hutchison/Ashcroft Amendment No. 1789 (to Amendment No. 1786), in 
the nature of a substitute.
Page S10386
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 58 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 315), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
failed to close further debate on Amendment No. 1487, listed above.
Pages S10399-S10400
Emergency Supplemental/Rescissions, 1995: Senate resumed consideration 
of H.R. 1944, making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
additional disaster assistance, for anti-terrorism initiatives, for 
assistance in the recovery from the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma 
City, and making rescissions for fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S10419-25
Pending:
  Wellstone/Moseley-Braun Amendment No. 1833, to strike certain 
rescissions, and to provide an offset.
Pages S10420-25
  A unanimous-consent time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and the amendment pending thereto, on Friday, 
July 21, 1995.
Page S10419
Military Construction Appropriations, 1996--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing for the consideration of H.R. 
1817, making appropriations for military construction, family housing, 
and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, on Friday, July 21, 1995.
  Page S10420
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  James A. Joseph, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
South Africa.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  31 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army, Navy.
Page S10444
Messages From the House:
  Page S10425
Measures Referred:
  Pages S10425-26
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S10426
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S10426-27
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S10427-28
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S10429-33
Authority for Committees:
  Page S10433
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10433-40
Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total--318)
  Pages S10357, S10373, S10380, S10399-S10400, S10418
Recess: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and recessed at 11:27 p.m., until 9 
a.m., on Friday, July 21, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S10443.)

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