[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 5, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                         Tuesday, December 5, 1995 

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S17933-S18036
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1444-1449, and S. Res. 197.
  Page S18016
Measures Passed:
  Congratulating Northwestern University: Senate agreed to S. Res. 197, 
to congratulate the Northwestern University Wildcats on winning the 
1995 Big Ten Conference football championship and on receiving an 
invitation to compete in the 1996 Rose Bowl, and to commend 
Northwestern University for its pursuit of athletic and academic 
excellence.
  Pages S17964-65
  Defense Production Authorization: Senate passed H.R. 2204, to extend 
and reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages S18035-36
Securities Litigation Reform Act--Conference Report: By 65 yeas to 30 
nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 589), Senate agreed to the 
conference report on H.R. 1058, to amend the Federal securities laws to 
curb certain abusive practices in private securities litigation.

  Pages S17933-62, S17965-97
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban: Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 1833, 
to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions, 
taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:

  Pages S17997, S18002-11
Pending:
  (1) Smith Amendment No. 3080, to provide a life-of-the-mother 
exception.
Pages S18003-11
  (2) Dole Amendment No. 3081 (to Amendment No. 3080), of a perfecting 
nature.
Pages S18003-04
  (3) Pryor Amendment No. 3082, to clarify certain provisions of law 
with respect to the approval and marketing of certain prescription 
drugs.
Pages S18004-11
  (4) Boxer Amendment No. 3083 (to Amendment No. 3082), to clarify the 
application of certain provisions with respect to abortions where 
necessary to preserve the life or health of the woman.

Pages S18004-11
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill on Wednesday, December 6, 1995 at 5 p.m.

Page S18036
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
Page S18036
Communications:
  Page S18015
Petitions:
  Page S18015
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S18015-16
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S18016-33
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S18033
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S18033-34
Authority for Committees:
  Page S18034
Additional Statements:
  Pages S18034-35
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:19 p.m., 
until 10 a.m., on Wednesday, December 6, 1995. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S18036.)