[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 16 (Tuesday, February 6, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D63-D64]
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                                          Tuesday, February 6, 1996

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S875-S999
Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1558-1562, and S. Res. 224.
  Page S915
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 627, to require the general application of the antitrust laws to 
major league baseball. (S. Rept. No. 104-231)
Page S915
Farm Bill: Senate continued consideration of S. 1541, to extend, 
reform, and improve agricultural commodity, trade, conservation, and 
other programs, taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as 
follows:
  Pages S899-S913, S998-99
Pending:
  Craig (for Leahy/Lugar) Amendment No. 3184, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S899-S913, S998-99
  Wellstone (for Kohl) Amendment No. 3442 (to Amendment No. 3184), to 
eliminate the provision granting consent to the Northeast Interstate 
Dairy Compact.
Page S999
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate took the following 
action:
  By 59 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 9), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
failed to agree to close further debate on Amendment No. 3184, listed 
above.
Pages S906-07
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill, the amendments pending thereto, and further 
amendments to be proposed thereto.
Page S999
  Senate will resume consideration of the bill on Wednesday, February 
7, 1996.
Health Care Portability--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing for the consideration of S. 1028, to provide 
increased access to health care benefits, to provide increased 
portability of health care benefits, to provide increased security of 
health care benefits, and to increase the purchasing power of 
individuals and small employers.
  Pages S913-14
Swearing in of Senator Wyden: Senator Ron Wyden, of Oregon, was sworn 
in to fill the unexpired term, ending January 3, 1999, caused by the 
resignation of Senator Bob Packwood.
  Pages S878-80
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report concerning the waiver of restrictions 
relative to the CHINASAT Project; referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations. (PM-114).
Pages S914-15
  Transmitting the report concerning the waiver of restrictions 
relative to the MABUHAY Project; referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations. (PM-115).
Page S915
  Transmitting the report concerning the waiver of restrictions 
relative to the COSAT Project; referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations. (PM-116).
Page S915
  Transmitting the report of the Budget of the United State Government 
for fiscal year 1997; which was referred jointly, pursuant to the order 
of January 30, 1975, as modified by the order of April 11, 1986, to the 
Committee on Appropriations, and to the Committee on the Budget. (PM-
117).
Page S915
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Terry Evans, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National Council on the 
Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2000.
  Franklin D. Kramer, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Defense.
  Daniel Guttman, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring 
April 27, 2001.
Page S999
Messages From the President:
  Pages S914-15
Messages From the House:
  Page S915
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S914
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S915-19
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S919-20
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S920-95
  
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Notices of Hearings:
  Page S995
Authority for Committees:
  Page S995
Additional Statements:
  Pages S995-98
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total-9)
  Page S907
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 10:29 p.m., 
until 7:30 a.m., on Wednesday, February 7, 1996. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S999.)