[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 55 (Thursday, April 25, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D371-D372]
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                                           Thursday, April 25, 1996

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House and Senate agreed to Omnibus Appropriations Conference 
      Report.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4095-S4267
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1702-1710, and S. Res. 251 and 252.
  Page S4190
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1611, to establish the Kentucky National Wildlife Refuge. (S. 
Rept. No. 104-257)
  S. Res. 217, to designate the first Friday in May 1996, as ``American 
Foreign Service Day'' in recognition of the men and women who have 
served or are presently serving in the American Foreign Service, and to 
honor those in the American Foreign Service who have given their lives 
in the line of duty.
  S. 966, for the relief of Nathan C. Vance.
  S. 1624, to reauthorize the Hate Crime Statistics Act.
  S. Con. Res. 56, recognizing the tenth anniversary of the Chornobyl 
nuclear disaster, and supporting the closing of the Chornobyl nuclear 
power plant.
Page S4189
Measures Passed:
  Authorizing Use of Capitol Grounds: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 
166, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Washington for 
Jesus 1996 prayer rally.
  Page S4262
  Acknowledging Law Enforcement Service: Senate agreed to S. Res. 251, 
to commemorate and acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice made by the 
men and women who have lost their lives while serving as law 
enforcement officers.
  Page S4262
  Continental Basketball Association Champions: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 252, to congratulate the Sioux Falls Skyforce, of Sioux Falls, 
South Dakota, on winning the 1996 Continental Basketball Association 
Championship.
  Pages S4263-64
  Chornobyl Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 56, 
commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster. 
                                                         Pages S4264-65
  Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 2024, to phase out the use of mercury in batteries and 
provide for the efficient and cost-effective collection and recycling 
or proper disposal of used nickel cadmium batteries, small sealed lead-
acid batteries, and certain other batteries.
  Pages S4265-66
Illegal Immigration Reform: Senate continued consideration of S. 1664, 
to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase control over 
immigration to the United States by increasing border patrol and 
investigative personnel and detention facilities, improving the system 
used by employers to verify citizenship or work-authorized alien 
status, increasing penalties for alien smuggling and document fraud, 
and reforming asylum, exclusion, and deportation law and procedures; 
and to reduce the use of welfare by aliens, taking action on amendments 
proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S4116-56, S4160-62, S4180
Adopted:
  Coverdell (for Dole/Coverdell) Amendment No. 3737 (to Amendment No. 
3725), to establish grounds for deportation for offenses of domestic 
violence, stalking, crimes against children, and crimes of sexual 
violence without regard to the length of sentence imposed. 
                                                     Pages S4116, S4150
Rejected:
  By 20 yeas to 80 nays (Vote No. 83), Simpson Amendment No. 3739 (to 
Amendment No. 3725), to provide for temporary numerical limits on 
family-sponsored immigrant visas, a temporary priority-based system of 
allocating family-sponsored immigrant visas, and a temporary per-
country limit.
Pages S4116-50
  Feinstein/Boxer Amendment No. 3740 (to Amendment No. 3725), to limit 
and improve the

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system for the admission of family-sponsored immigrants. (By 74 yeas to 
26 nays (Vote No. 84), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Page S4151
  Simpson motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary 
with instructions to report back forthwith. (By 53 yeas to 47 nays 
(Vote No. 85), Senate tabled the motion.)
Pages S4116, S4154-55
  Simpson Amendment No. 3725 (to instructions of motion to recommit), 
to prohibit foreign students on F-1 visas from obtaining free public 
elementary or secondary education. (The amendment fell when the motion 
to recommit was tabled.)
Page S4116
  Simpson Amendment No. 3669, to prohibit foreign students on F-1 visas 
from obtaining free public elementary or secondary education. (By 53 
yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 86), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                  Pages S4116, S4155-56
  Simpson Amendment No. 3670, to establish a pilot program to collect 
information relating to nonimmigrant foreign students. (By 53 yeas to 
47 nays (Vote No. 87), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                     Pages S4116, S4156
  Simpson Amendment No. 3671, to create new ground of exclusion and of 
deportation for falsely claiming U.S. citizenship. (By 53 yeas to 46 
nays (Vote No. 88), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S4116, S4156
  Simpson Amendment No. 3722 (to Amendment No. 3669), in the nature of 
a substitute. (The amendment fell when Amendment No. 3669, listed 
above, was tabled.)
Page S4116
  Simpson Amendment No. 3723 (to Amendment No. 3670), in the nature of 
a substitute. (The amendment fell when Amendment No. 3670, listed 
above, was tabled.)
Page S4116
  Simpson Amendment No. 3724 (to Amendment No. 3671), in the nature of 
a substitute. (The amendment fell when amendment No. 3671, listed 
above, was tabled.)
Page S4116
Pending:
  Dole (for Simpson) Amendment No. 3743, of a perfecting nature. 
                                                         Pages S4160-61
  Dole (for Simpson) Amendment No. 3744 (to Amendment No. 3743), of a 
perfecting nature.
Pages S4160-61
  Dole Motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary 
with instructions to report back forthwith.
Pages S4160-61
  Lott Amendment No. 3745 (to the instructions of the motion to 
recommit), to require the report to Congress on detention space to 
state the amount of detention space available in each of the preceding 
10 years.
Pages S4160-61
  Dole Modified Amendment No. 3746 (to Amendment No. 3745), to 
authorize the use of volunteers to assist in the administration of 
naturalization programs, port of entry adjudications, and criminal 
alien removal.
Pages S4160-61, S4180
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Amendment No. 3743 
and, by unanimous-consent agreement, a vote on the cloture motion will 
occur on Monday, April 29, 1996.
Pages S4160-61
  A second motion was entered to close further debate on Amendment No. 
3743 and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the second cloture motion could 
occur on Tuesday, April 30, 1996.
Pages S4160-61
Omnibus Appropriations--Conference Report: By 88 yeas to 11 nays (Vote 
No. 89), Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 3019, making 
appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a further downpayment 
toward a balanced budget, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                         Pages S4156-60
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  7 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Navy.
Page S4267
Messages From the House:
  Pages S4187-88
Measures Referred:
  Page S4188
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S4188
Communications:
  Pages S4188-89
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S4189-90
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S4190-95
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S4195-96
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S4196-S4249
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S4249
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S4249-50
Additional Statements:
  Pages S4950-62
Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total-89) 
                                 Pages S4150, S4153, S4154-56, S4159-60
Adjournment: Senate convened at 8:30 a.m., and adjourned at 9:20 p.m., 
until 11:30 a.m., on Monday, April 29, 1996. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4267.)