[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 32 (Monday, March 11, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D173-D174]
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                                             Monday, March 11, 1996

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1663-S1787
Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1602-
1603.
  Page S1682
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Special Report entitled ``Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of 
Budget Totals from the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1996.'' 
(S. Rept. No. 104-238)
  Report to accompany S. 605, Omnibus Property Rights Act. (S. Rept. 
No. 104-239)
Page S1682
Continuing Appropriations: Senate began consideration of H.R. 3019, 
making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a further 
downpayment toward a balanced budget, taking action on amendments 
proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S1668-78
Adopted:
  (1) Dorgan/Conrad Amendment No. 3468 (to Amendment No. 3466), to 
provide additional funding to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 
upper basin water storage in order to prevent flooding on its land in 
the Devils Lake Basin in North Dakota.
Pages S1675-78
  (2) Dorgan/Conrad Amendment No. 3469 (to Amendment No. 3466), to 
provide additional funding to the Economic Development Administration 
for assistance to prevent flooding in the Devils Lake Basin in North 
Dakota.
Pages S1675-78
  (3) Hatfield (for Dole) Amendment No. 3470 (to Amendment No. 3466), 
to broaden the definition of ``educational expenses'' covered under the 
Police Corps Program.
Page S1678
  (4) Hatfield (for Hollings/Inouye) Amendment No. 3471 (to Amendment 
No. 3466), to grant U.S.I.A. multi-year contract authority for the 
Tinian relay station.
Page S1678
Pending:
  Hatfield Modified Amendment No. 3466, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S1670-78
  Daschle (for Harkin) Amendment No. 3467 (to Amendment No. 3466), to 
restore $3.1 billion funding for education programs to the fiscal year 
1995 levels.
Pages S1671-75
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill and amendments pending 
thereto, on Tuesday, March 12, 1996.
Whitewater Investigation--Cloture Motion Filed: A second motion was 
entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed to the 
consideration of S. Res. 227, to authorize the use of additional funds 
for salaries and expenses of the Special Committee to Investigate 
Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters and, by 
unanimous-consent agreement, a vote on the cloture motion will occur on 
Wednesday, March 13, 1996.
  Page S1678
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States: Received on Friday, March 8, 
1996, during the adjournment of the Senate:
  Transmitting the report concerning the continuation of the national 
emergency with respect to Iran; referred to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-129).
Page S1679
Received today:
  Transmitting the report concerning the national emergency with 
respect to Iran; referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs. (PM-130).
Pages S1679-80
Appointments:
  Naval Academy Board of Visitors: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 6968 (a), appointed the following 
Senators to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Naval Academy: Senators 
Hatfield and Mikulski from the Committee on Appropriations, Senator 
McCain from the Committee on Armed Services, and Senator Sarbanes, At-
Large.
  Page S1678
  Military Academy Board of Visitors: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4355(A), appointed the following 
Senators to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy: 
Senators Cochran and Reid from the Committee on Appropriations, Senator 
Hutchison from the Committee on Armed Services, and Senator Levin, At-
Large.
  Page S1678
  Air Force Academy Board of Visitors: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, pursuant to 10

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U.S.C. 9355 (a), appointed the following Senators to the Board of 
Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy: Senators Burns and Hollings 
from the Committee on Appropriations, Senator Kempthorne from the 
Committee on Armed Services, and Senator Exon, At-Large.
  Page S1678
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: 
Routine lists in the Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard.
  Pages S1785-87
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  Linda Colvin Rhodes, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Commissioner of 
Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2001, which was sent 
to the Senate on August 10, 1995.
Page S1787
Messages From the President:
  Pages S1679-80
Messages From the House:
  Page S1680
Communications:
  Pages S1680-82
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S1682-83
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1683-84
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S1684-S1779
Notices of Hearings:
  Pages S1779-80
Authority for Committees:
  Page S1780
Additional Statements:
  Pages S1780-82
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 4:22 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, March 12, 1996. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages 
S1784-85.)