[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 120 (Monday, July 24, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D907-D908]
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                                              Monday, July 24, 1995

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10511-S10579
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1065-
1068.
  Page S10565
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 143, to consolidate Federal employment training programs and 
create a new process and structure for funding the programs, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 104-118)
  H.R. 402, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 104-119)
Page S10565
Lobbying Reform: Senate began consideration of S. 1060, to provide for 
the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal 
Government, taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S10512-31, S10535-36, S10538-62
Adopted:
  (1) Levin/Cohen Amendment No. 1836, to establish that the bill does 
not include grassroots communications by volunteers who express their 
own views on an issue, to increase the amount of time that must be 
spent on lobbying to be considered a lobbyist, to eliminate an 
independent agency to administer and enforce the Act and to entrust 
filing requirements with the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the 
House of Representatives, and to eliminate enforcement provisions and 
provide a civil monetary penalty for violations.
Pages S10518-21, S10552-54
  (2) McCain Modified Amendment No. 1837, to repeal the Ramspeck Act.
Pages S10521-26, S10554-55
  (3) Brown Modified Amendment No. 1838, to require a more detailed 
disclosure of the value of assets.
Pages S10536, S10540-41, S10560
  (4) By 59 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. 326), Simpson Amendment No. 1839, 
to prohibit certain exempt organizations from receiving Federal grants.
Pages S10539-40, S10542-53, S10555-59
  (5) Brown Amendment No. 1841, to require an individual filing a 
financial disclosure form to disclose the total cash value of the 
interest of the individual in a qualified blind trust.
Pages S10541-42, S10553, S10555, S10561-62
  Previous adoption of the amendment was vitiated.
Page S10555
  (6) By 59 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 325), Craig Modified Amendment 
No. 1842 (to Amendment No. 1839), of a perfecting nature.
Pages S10546-53, S10555-58
  (7) By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 324), Levin/McConnell 
Amendment No. 1843 (to Amendment No. 1836), in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S10552-54
  (8) McConnell (for Dole) Amendment No. 1844, to amend Public Law 75-
583, Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, to require reports to 
Congress concerning administration of this Act.
Page S10560
  (9) McConnell (for Dole) Amendment No. 1845, to prohibit any person 
serving as the United States Trade Representative and the Deputy United 
States Trade Representative from representing or advising a foreign 
entity at any time after termination of that person's service and to 
disqualify such a person from serving as a U.S. Trade Representative or 
Deputy U.S. Trade Representative.
Pages S10560-62
Withdrawn:
  Brown Amendment No. 1840, to require the disclosure of the value of 
any personal residence in excess of $1,000,000.
Pages S10541, S10560
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and certain amendments to be proposed 
thereto, on Tuesday, July 25, 1995, with a vote on final passage of the 
bill to occur thereon.
Page S10562
Gift Reform--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for the consideration of S. 1061, to provide for 
congressional gift reform, on Tuesday, July 25, 1995.
  Page S10562
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Alicia 
Haydock Munnell, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Council of 
Economic Advisers.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy.
Pages S10579-81
Messages From the House:
  Pages S10564-65
Measures Referred:
  Page S10565
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S10565

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Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S10565-72
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S10572-73
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S10573-75
Authority for Committees:
  Page S10575
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10575-78
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total-326)
  Pages S10553, S10558-59
Recess: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and recessed at 8:41 p.m., until 9 
a.m., on Tuesday, July 25, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S10578-79.)