[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 199 (Thursday, December 14, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S18662]
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                    EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following executive reports of committees were submitted:

       By Mr. ROTH, from the Committee on Finance:
       Joshua Gotbaum, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of the Treasury.
       Jeffrey R. Shafer, of New Jersey, to be an Under Secretary 
     of the Treasury.

  (The above nominations were reported with the recommendation that 
they be confirmed, subject to the nominees' commitment to respond to 
requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of 
the Senate.)

       By Mr. HATCH, from the Committee on the Judiciary:
       Merrick B. Garland, of Maryland, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.

  (The above nomination was reported with the recommendation that he be 
confirmed.)

              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first and second time by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. GRAMS:
       S. 1478. A bill to facilitate the ability of a private 
     consortium to site, design, license, construct, operate, and 
     decommission a private facility for the interim storage of 
     commercial spent nuclear fuel, subject to licensing by the 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to authorize the Secretary of 
     Energy to contract with the consortium for storage services, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 1479. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to improve control of acid mine 
     drainage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 1480. A bill to provide for the comparable treatment of 
     Federal employees and Members of Congress and the President 
     during a period in which there is a Federal Government 
     shutdown; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

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