[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 171 (Wednesday, November 1, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1290]
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                                        Wednesday, November 1, 1995

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.
      Senate agreed to Foreign Operations Appropriations, 1996 
      Conference Report.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S16449-S16556
Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1373-1377, and S. Res. 191.
  Page S16495
Measures Passed:
   American Indian Heritage Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 191, 
designating the month of November 1995 as ``National American Indian 
Heritage Month.''
  Pages S16555-56
Foreign Operations Appropriations, 1996--Conference Report: By 90 yeas 
to 6 nays (Vote No. 559), Senate agreed to the conference report on 
H.R. 1868, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1996.
  Pages S16470-76
  By 53 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 561), Senate concurred in the 
amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate No. 115, with the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
Page S16495
  Leahy/Kassebaum Amendment No. 3041, to strike the prohibition on 
funds to foreign non-government organizations which employ abortion as 
a means of family planning.
Pages S16476-77, S16480-95
Rejected:
  McCain/Kerry Amendment No. 3042 (to Amendment No. 3041), to permit 
the continued provision of assistance to Burma only if certain 
conditions are satisfied. (By 50 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 560), Senate 
tabled the amendment.)
Pages S16477-80
Measure Indefinitely Postponed:
   Ethics Investigation: Senate indefinitely postponed further 
consideration of S. Res. 168, concerning the Select Committee on Ethics 
Investigation of Senator Packwood of Oregon.
  Page S16555
Messages From the House:
  Page S16495
Measures Referred:
  Page S16495
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Pages S16495, S16554, S16555
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S16496-S16508
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S16508-09
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S16509
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S16509
Authority for Committees:
  Page S16509
Additional Statements:
  Page S16509
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--561)

  Pages S16476, S16480, S16495
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:06 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, November 2, 1995. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S16556.)