[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 63 (Wednesday, May 8, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D438]
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                                             Wednesday, May 8, 1996

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4813-S4882
Measures Introduced: Nine bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1732-
1740.
  Page S4851
White House Travel Office/Former Employees: Senate continued 
consideration of H.R. 2937, for the reimbursement of legal expenses and 
related fees incurred by former employees of the White House Travel 
Office with respect to the termination of their employment in that 
office on May 19, 1993, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S4813-37, S4846-48
Pending:
  (1) Dole Amendment No. 3952, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S4814
  (2) Dole Amendment No. 3953 (to Amendment No. 3952), to provide for 
an effective date for the settlement of certain claims against the 
United States.
Page S4814
  (3) Dole Amendment No. 3954 (to Amendment No. 3953), to provide for 
an effective date for the settlement of certain claims against the 
United States.
Page S4814
  (4) Dole motion to refer the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary 
with instructions to report back forthwith.
Pages S4816-37, S4846-48
  (5) Dole Amendment No. 3955 (to the instructions to the motion to 
refer), to provide for an effective date for the settlement of certain 
claims against the United States.
Pages S4816-37, S4846-48
  (6) Dole Amendment No. 3960 (to Amendment No. 3955), to provide for 
the repeal of the 4.3 cent increase in fuel tax rates enacted by the 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, to clarify that an employer 
may establish and participate in worker-management cooperative 
organizations to address matters of mutual interest to employers and 
employees, and to provide for an increase in the minimum wage rate. 
                                               Pages S4816-37, S4846-48
Withdrawn:
  Dole Amendment No. 3956 (to Amendment No. 3955), to provide for an 
effective date for the settlement of certain claims against the United 
States.
Page S4816
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate took the following 
action:
  By 53 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 110), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
failed to agree to close further debate on the bill.
Page S4816
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Amendment No. 3956, 
listed above and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur 
on Friday, May 10, 1996.
Page S4819
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Thursday, May 9, 
1996.
Messages From the House:
  Page S4849
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S4849
Communications:
  Pages S4849-51
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S4851-71
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S4871-72
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S4872-73
Notices of Hearings:
  Pages S4873-74
Authority for Committees:
  Page S4874
Additional Statements:
  Pages S4874-76
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total-110)
  Page S4816
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:07 p.m., 
until 9:15 a.m., on Thursday, May 9, 1996. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4882.)