[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 3 (Friday, January 5, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D10-D11]
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                                           Friday, January 5, 1996 

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S73-S109
Measures Introduced: Three bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1516-1518, and S. Con. Res. 38.
  Page S98
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  H.R. 629, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate 
in the operation of certain visitor facilities associated with, but 
outside the boundaries of, Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of 
Colorado, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 104-203)
Page S98
Measures Passed:
  Transmission of Continuing Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 
131, establishing procedures making the transmission of the continuing 
resolution (H.J. Res. 134) to the President contingent upon the 
submission by the President of a 7-year balanced budget using updated 
economic and technical assumptions of the Congressional Budget Office. 
                                                         Pages S86, S89
  David J. Wheeler Federal Building: Committee on Environment and 
Public Works was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2061, to 
designate the Federal building located at 1550 Dewey Avenue, Baker 
City, Oregon as the ``David J. Wheeler Federal Building'', and the bill 
was then passed, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S102
   VA Health Care: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from 
H.R. 2353, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain 
programs and activities, and the bill was then passed, after striking 
all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the text of 
S. 991, Senate companion measure, and after agreeing to a committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S102-08
  Warner (for Simpson) Amendment No. 3116, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S107-08
  Subsequently, S. 991 was returned to the calendar.
Page S108
Bulgaria MFN/Continuing Appropriations Extension: Senate concurred in 
the amendments of the House to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1643, to 
authorize the extension of non-discriminatory treatment (most-favored-
nation treatment) to the products of Bulgaria, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Pages S84-86, S89
Department of Defense Authorization: Pursuant to the order of September 
6, 1995, Senate disagreed to the amendments of the House to S. 1124, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, and to prescribe personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, agreed to the House request for 
a conference, and the Chair appointed the following conferees: Senators 
Thurmond, Warner, Cohen, Lott, Nunn, Exon, and Levin.
  Page S92
Harry Kizirian Post Office Building: Senate receded from its amendments 
to H.R. 1606, to designate the United States Post Office building 
located at 24 Corliss Street, Providence, Rhode Island, as the ``Harry 
Kizirian Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S102
Further Continuing Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that once the Senate receives a message 
from the House on H.J. Res. 134, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, the Senate be deemed to have 
concurred in the amendment of the House to the resolution.

  Pages S86, S89
National Marine Fisheries--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that if the Senate receives a message from the House 
on 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, the 
Senate be deemed to have concurred in the amendment of the House to the 
bill.
  Pages S86-88
Messages From the House:
  Page S97
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S108 
  
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Communications:
  Pages S97-98
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S98-99
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S99
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S99-S100
Additional Statements:
  Pages S100-102
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m., and adjourned at 9:45 p.m., 
until 3 p.m., on Monday, January 8, 1996. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S109.)