[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 122 (Wednesday, July 26, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D924-D925]
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                                          Wednesday, July 26, 1995 

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Bosnia-Herzegovina Self-Defense Act.
      House passed Commerce-State-Justice appropriations bill.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10665-S10746
Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1073-1077, and S. Res. 156.
  Pages S10729-30
Measures Passed:
  Bosnia/Herzegovina Self-Defense Act: By 69 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. 
331), Senate passed S. 21, to terminate the United States arms embargo 
applicable to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, after taking 
action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S10665-97
Adopted:
  Dole Amendment No. 1801, in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S10665-96
  By 75 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. 330), Nunn/Graham/Robb Amendment No. 
1848 (to Amendment No. 1801), to reiterate statement of the Contract 
Group that lifting the embargo is unavoidable if Serbs persist on 
current course and urges the President to introduce a United Nations 
resolution to lift Bosnian arms embargo multilaterally.
Pages S10680, S10684, S10689-96
  By 57 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 329), Cohen Amendment No. 1851 (to 
Amendment No. 1848), to require the United States to bring the issue of 
the termination of the arms embargo of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the 
General Assembly for a decision if the United Nations Security Council 
fails to gain unanimity to adopt a resolution to terminate the arms 
embargo.
Pages S10684, S10696
Ryan White CARE Act Authorization: Senate resumed consideration of S. 
641, to reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act of 1990, taking action on 
amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S10697-99, S10701-28
Adopted:
  (1) Kassebaum/Kennedy Amendment No. 1852, to provide for the adoption 
by States of the guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention concerning recommendations for immunodeficiency virus 
counseling and voluntary testing for pregnant women.
Pages S10702-04
  (2) By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 332), Helms Amendment 
No. 1853, to prohibit States from receiving funds if they do not have a 
program to notify spouses of patients infected with the human 
immunodeficiency virus.
Pages S10707-09
  (3) Kassebaum (for Graham) Amendment No. 1859, to strike provisions 
relating to the medicare wage index.
Page S10723
Pending:
  (1) Helms Amendment No. 1854, to prohibit the use of amounts made 
available under this Act for the promotion or encouragement of 
homosexuality or intravenous drug use.
Pages S10711-12
  (2) Helms Amendment No. 1855, to limit amounts appropriated for each 
of fiscal years 1996 through 2000 under title XXVI of the Public Health 
Service Act to the level of such appropriations in fiscal year 1995.
Page S10715
  (3) Helms Amendment No. 1856, to ensure that Federal employees will 
not be required to attend or participate in AIDS or HIV training 
programs.
Pages S10715-21
  (4) Helms Amendment No. 1857, to limit amounts appropriated for AIDS 
or HIV activities from exceeding amounts appropriated for cancer.
Page S10721
  (5) Kassebaum Amendment No. 1858, to prohibit the use of funds to 
fund AIDS programs designed to promote or encourage intravenous drug 
use or sexual activity.
Pages S10721-23
  A unanimous-consent time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill, the amendments pending thereto, and certain 
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amendments to be proposed on Thursday, July 27, 1995, with a vote on 
final passage to occur thereon.
Page S10728
Department of State Authorizations--Cloture Motion Filed: A motion 
entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of 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 and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur on Friday, July 28, 
1995.
  Page S10710
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.
Page S10710
Foreign Assistance Authorizations--Cloture Motion Filed: A motion was 
entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of S. 961, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
and the Arms Export Control Act to authorize reduced levels of 
appropriations for foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 
and 1997 and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur 
on Friday, July 28, 1995.
  Page S10710
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.
Page S10710
Messages From the House:
  Page S10729
Measures Referred:
  Page S10729
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S10729
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S10730-38
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S10738
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S10738-42
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S10742
Authority for Committees:
  Page S10742
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10742-46
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--332)
  Pages S10696, S10708-09
Recess: Senate convened at 8:30 a.m., and recessed at 8:01 p.m., until 
9:15 a.m., on Thursday, July 27, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S10746.)