[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 207 (Friday, December 22, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1506-D1510]
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                                          Friday, December 22, 1995

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to further continuing appropriations.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S19145-S19291
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and five resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1501-1510, S.J. Res. 45, and S. Res. 202-205.
  Page S19250
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 509, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an 
appropriate form of agreement with, the town of Grand Lake, Colorado, 
authorizing the town to maintain permanently a cemetery in the Rocky 
Mountain National Park. (S. Rept. No. 104-198)
  H.R. 562, to modify the boundaries of Walnut Canyon National Monument 
in the State of Arizona. (S. Rept. No. 104-199)
  H.R. 1296, to provide for the Administration of certain Presidio 
properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 605, to establish a uniform and more efficient Federal process for 
protecting property owners' rights guaranteed by the fifth amendment, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S19249-50
Measures Passed:
  Further Continuing Appropriations: Senate passed H.J. Res. 134, 
making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:

  Pages S19197-S19205
  Lott (for Hatfield) Amendment No. 3110, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S19201-05
  Further Continuing Appropriations: Senate passed H.J. Res. 136, 
making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S19232
  Dayton Health Care Plan: Committee on Finance was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 1878, to extend for 2 years the period of 
applicability of enrollment mix requirement to certain health 
maintenance organizations providing services under Dayton Health Care 
Plan, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S19273
  Pension Income State Taxation: Senate passed H.R. 394, to amend title 
4 of the United States Code to limit State taxation of certain pension 
income, clearing the bill for the President.
  Page S19273
  Mandatory Victim Restitution: Senate passed H.R. 665, to control 
crime by mandatory victim restitution, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S19273-82
  Warner (for Hatch/Biden) Amendment No. 3112, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S19277
  National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory: Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 1358, to require the Secretary of Commerce to convey to the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service 
laboratory located on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and 
the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S19282-84
  Warner (for Pressler/Kerry/Stevens) Amendment No. 3113, in the nature 
of a substitute.
Pages S19282-83
  Parole Commission: Senate passed S. 1507, to provide for the 
extension of the Parole Commission to oversee cases of prisoners 
sentenced under the prior law, and to reduce the size of the Parole 
Commission.
  Page S19284
  Legal Counsel Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 203, to 
authorize testimony by Senate employee and representation by Senate 
Legal Counsel.
  Page S19284
  Legal Counsel Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 204, to 
authorize representation by Senate Legal Counsel.
  Pages S19284-85
  
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  Legal Counsel Representation:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 205, to 
authorize testimony by Senate employee and representation by Senate 
Legal Counsel.
  Pages S19284-85
  Smithsonian Institution Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act: 
Senate passed H.R. 2627, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
mint coins in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the founding of 
the Smithsonian Institution, clearing the measure for the President.

  Page S19285
  Use of Capitol Rotunda: Committee on Rules and Administration was 
discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 106, permitting 
the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to commemorate the 
days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust, and the resolution was 
then agreed to.
  Page S19285
  Essential Federal Employees: Senate passed S. 1508, to assure that 
all federal employees work and are paid.
  Pages S19233-34
  Impact Aid Payments: Senate passed S. 1509, to amend the Impact Aid 
program to provide for a hold-harmless with respect to amounts for 
payments relating to the Federal acquisition of real property, to 
permit certain local educational agencies to apply for increased 
payments for fiscal year 1994 under the Impact Aid program, and to 
amend the Impact Aid program to make a technical correction with 
respect to maximum payments for certain heavily impacted local 
educational agencies.
  Pages S19285-86
Veto--Securities Litigation Reform: By 68 yeas to 30 nays, 1 responding 
present (Vote No. 612), two-thirds of the Senators voting having voted 
in the affirmative, H.R. 1058, to amend the Federal securities laws to 
curb certain abusive practices in private securities litigation, upon 
reconsideration, was passed, the objections of the President 
notwithstanding.
  Pages S19146-54, S19180
Welfare Reform--Conference Report: By 52 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 
613), Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 4, to enhance 
support and work opportunities for families with children, reduce 
welfare dependence, and control welfare spending, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Pages S19154-81
START II Treaty: Senate began consideration of the Treaty with the 
Russian Federation on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic 
Offensive Arms (The START II Treaty) (Treaty Doc. No. 103-1), the 
treaty having passed through its various parliamentary stages, up to 
and including the presentation of the resolution of ratification, 
agreeing with six conditions and seven declarations proposed thereto, 
and agreeing to the following amendment:

  Pages S19182, S19188-95, S19206-23
  Lugar/Pell Amendment No. 3111, to add a condition relating to the 
obligations of the United States while the START II Treaty is pending 
before the Russian Duma, to add a declaration regarding maintenance of 
United States forces at levels permitted by the START Treaty pending 
Russian ratification of the START II Treaty, to amend the United States 
declaration regarding substantial further reductions, to add 
declarations regarding compliance by the Russian Federation with its 
obligation under the START II Treaty, to add a declaration regarding 
the submission to the Senate of future agreements or understandings 
relating to obligations under the START II Treaty as treaties, to add a 
declaration of the Senate regarding defensive forms of nuclear 
deterrence, to express the sense of the Senate that the President 
submit a report to the Congress on the implications of licensing 
foreign excess ballistic missiles, to add a declaration containing 
United States commitments to ensure the safety, reliability, and 
performance of its nuclear forces, and to add a condition on 
Presidential certification and require a report on National Technical 
Means.
Pages S19221-23
  A unanimous-consent time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the treaty, with a vote on the resolution of 
ratification to occur thereon.
Page S19221
Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations, 1996: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing for the scheduled cloture vote on a motion to 
proceed to the consideration of H.R. 2127, making appropriations for 
the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, to 
occur at a time to be determined, but not before Wednesday, January 3, 
1996.
  Page S19286
Appointments:
  National Skill Standards Board: The Chair, on behalf of the President 
pro tempore, pursuant to P.L. 103-227, appointed the following 
individual to the National Skill Standards Board: Upon recommendation 
of the Majority Leader: Raymond J. Robertson, of Virginia, representing 
organized labor.
  Page S19286
  U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: The Chair, on behalf of the 
President pro tempore and upon the recommendation of the Majority 
Leader, pursuant to Public Law 98-183, as amended by Public Law 101-
180, reappointed Russell G. Redenbaugh, of Pennsylvania, to the United 
States Commission on Civil Rights.
  Page S19286
  
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Juan Abran DeHerrera, of Wyoming, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Wyoming for the term of four years.
  Albert James Dwoskin, of Virginia, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 1995.
  Kathleen A. McGinty, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Council 
on Environmental Quality.
  Hughey Walker, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 1996.
  Charles William Burton, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Enrichment Corporation for the remainder 
of the term expiring February 24, 1996.
  Tommy Edward Jewell III, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring 
September 17, 1995.
  Tommy Edward Jewell III, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring 
September 17, 1998.
  Dwight P. Robinson, of Michigan, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development.
  Todd J. Campbell, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Tennessee.
  George D. Milidrag, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Advisory Board 
of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
  R. Guy Cole, Jr., of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Sixth Circuit.
  Barry Ted Moskowitz, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of California.
  Stephen M. Orlofsky, of New Jersey, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of New Jersey.
  Ernest W. DuBester, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the National 
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 1998.
  John R. Tunheim, of Minnesota, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Minnesota.
  Darcy E. Bradbury, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Joseph H. Neely, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of 
six years.
  Greta Joy Dicus, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 
1998.
  Eluid Levi Martinez, of New Mexico, to be Commissioner of 
Reclamation.
  Ernest J. Moniz, of Massachusetts, to be an Associate Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy.
  Donald S. Wasserman, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring 
July 1, 2000.
  Thomas R. Bloom, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Education.
  Elisabeth Griffith, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Foundation for the remainder of 
the term expiring September 27, 1996.
  Marc R. Pacheco, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term 
expiring October 3, 2000.
  Louise L. Stevenson, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term 
expiring November 17, 1999.
  Rear Admiral John Carter Albright, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission.
  John David Carlin, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Agriculture.
  John A. Knubel, of Maryland, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  Phillip A. Singerman, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Commerce.
  David C. Williams, of Illinois, to be Inspector General, Social 
Security Administration.
  Mel Carnahan, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 
10, 1999.
  Joseph Francis Baca, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 1998.
  Bruce D. Black, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of New Mexico.
  D.W. Bransom, Jr., of Texas, to be United States Marshal for the 
Northern District of Texas for the term of four years.
  David Allen Brock, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 1997.
  Chester A. Crocker, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a 
term expiring January 19, 1999.
  Hal C. DeCell III, of Mississippi, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.

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  Susan J. Dlott, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Ohio.
  Theodore M. Hesburgh, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring 
January 19, 1999.
  Max M. Kampelman, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term 
expiring January 19, 1999.
  Hugh Lawson, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Georgia.
  Frank Policaro, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be United States Marshal for 
the Western District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years.
  Eli J. Segal, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for the 
remainder of the term expiring February 8, 1999.
  Kim McLane Wardlaw, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  E. Richard Webber, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Missouri.
  Kevin G. Chavers, of Pennsylvania, to be President, Government 
National Mortgage Association.
  Nancy E. McFadden, of California, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Transportation.
  Seymour Martin Lipset, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring 
January 19, 1999.
  Patricia J. Beneke, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior.
  Gail Clements McDonald, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation for the remainder of the term 
expiring March 20, 1998.
  Robert Nelson Baldwin, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 1998.
  Jeffrey R. Shafer, of New Jersey, to be an Under Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Melissa T. Skolfield, of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Health and Human Services.
  David A. Lipton, of Massachusetts, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of 
the Treasury.
  Florence K. Murray, of Rhode Island, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 1998.
  Jane Bobbitt, of West Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  James Charles Riley, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring 
August 30, 2000.
  Susan Robinson King, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Labor.
  Michael V. Dunn, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Agriculture.
  Michael V. Dunn, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  Patricia A. Gaughan, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Ohio.
  Joan A. Lenard, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Florida.
  Walter Anderson, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 2000.
  Joseph H. Gale, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax 
Court for a term expiring fifteen years after he takes office.
  P. Michael Duffy, of South Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of South Carolina.
  Ralph R. Johnson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Slovak 
Republic.
  Barbara S. Jones, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of New York.
  Joshua Gotbaum, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Anne H. Lewis, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
  Bernice B. Donald, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Tennessee.
  C. Lynwood Smith, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Alabama.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Public Health Service.
Pages S19286-89
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  James A. Beaty, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
  J. Rich Leonard, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Fourth Circuit.
  Peter Benjamin Edelman, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services.
  Alvin L. Alm, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Environmental Management).
  Edmund A. Sargus, Jr., of Ohio, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Ohio.
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Messages From the House:
  Page S19249
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S19249
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S19250
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S19250-60
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S19260
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S19261-69
Authority for Committees:
  Page S19270
Additional Statements:
  Pages S19270-73
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking:
  Pages S19290-91
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total-613)

  Pages S19180-81
Recess: Senate convened at 10:15 a.m., and recessed at 6:54 p.m., until 
11 a.m., on Saturday, December 23, 1995, for a pro forma session.