[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 14, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D467-D468]
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                                              Tuesday, May 14, 1996

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4985-S5024
Measures Introduced: Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1754-1757, and S. Res. 254.
  Page S5004
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Reported on Monday, May 13, 1996, after the adjournment of the 
Senate:
  S. Con. Res. 57, setting forth the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 
and 2002. (S. Rept. No. 104-271).
Page S5004
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, with the following amendments proposed thereto:
                                                         Pages S4989-93
Pending:
  (1) Dole Amendment No. 3952, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S4990-93
  (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.
Pages S4990-93
  (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.
Pages S4990-93
  (4) Dole Motion to refer the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary 
with instructions to report back forthwith.
Pages S4990-93
  (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 S4990-93
  (6) Dole Amendment No. 3961 (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.
Pages S4990-93
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate took the following 
action:
  By 54 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 112), 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. 3961, listed 
above.
Page S4993
Congressional Budget: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for the consideration of S. Con. Res. 57, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, on Wednesday, May 15, 1996. 
                                                             Page S5018
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report on the national emergency relative to 
nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons; referred to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-143).
Page S5003
  Transmitting the report of one revised deferral of budgetary 
resources; 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, to the Committee on the Budget, and to the Committee 
on Foreign Relations. (PM-144).
Page S5003
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Vice Admiral James M. Loy, U.S. Coast Guard, to be Chief of Staff, 
United States Coast Guard, with the grade of vice admiral while so 
serving.
  Vice Admiral Richard D. Herr, U.S. Coast Guard, to be Vice 
Commandant, United States Coast Guard, with the grade of admiral while 
so serving.
  Vice Admiral Kent H. Williams, U.S. Coast Guard, to be Commander, 
Atlantic Area, United States Coast Guard, with the grade of vice 
admiral while so serving.
  Rear Admiral Roger T. Rufe, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard, to be Commander, 
Pacific Area, United States Coast Guard, with the grade of vice admiral 
while so serving.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard.
Page S5018
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force.
Pages S5023-24
Messages From the President:
  Page S5003
Communications:
  Pages S5003-04
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S5004
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S5004-10
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S5010-11
Authority for Committees:
  Page S5014
Additional Statements:
  Pages S5014-18
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total-112)
  Page S4993
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 5:58 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, May 15, 1996. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5018.)