[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 69 (Thursday, May 16, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D483-D484]
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                                             Thursday, May 16, 1996

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5111-S5214
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1762-1770, and S. Con. Res. 59.
  Page S5191
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1080, to amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to 
provide additional investment funds for the Thrift Savings Plan, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 104-274)
  S. 1635, to establish a United States policy for the deployment of a 
national missile defense system.
  S. 1762, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces.
  S. 1763, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy.
  S. 1764, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for 
military construction.
Pages S5190-91
Measures Passed:
  School Lunch/Breakfast Programs: Senate passed H.R. 2066, to amend 
the National School Lunch Act to provide greater flexibility to schools 
to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans under the school lunch and 
school breakfast programs, clearing the bill for the President. 
                                                         Pages S5207-08
  Public Buildings Reform: Senate passed S. 1005, to amend the Public 
Buildings Act of 1959 to improve the process of constructing, altering, 
and acquiring public buildings, after agreeing to a committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S5208-14
  Frist (for Baucus) Amendment No. 3983, to make a technical 
correction.
Pages S5212-14
Congressional Budget: Senate continued 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, 
taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows: 
                                               Pages S5111-40, S5143-86
Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 114), Frist Amendment No. 
3968 (to Amendment No. 3965), to express the sense of the Senate that 
the discretionary spending caps should not include triggers that would 
make drastic reductions in nondefense discretionary spending in fiscal 
years 2001 and 2002 for the purpose of achieving a balanced budget in 
fiscal year 2002.
Pages S5129-38
  Subsequently, the amendment fell when Amendment No. 3965 (listed 
below) was rejected.
Page S5175
  By 75 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. 116), Bond Amendment No. 3971 (to 
Amendment No. 3965), to restore funds to the Veteran's Administration 
Medical Care program, offset by a reduction in Welfare benefits. 
                                                  Pages S5143-51, S5158
  Subsequently, the amendment fell when Amendment No. 3965 (listed 
below) was rejected.
Page S5175
  By 53 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 118), Abraham/Domenici Amendment No. 
3980, to express the sense of the Congress regarding Medicare trust 
fund solvency.
Pages S5169-75
Rejected:
  By 45 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 115), Exon Amendment No. 3973 (to 
Amendment No. 3965), to restore funds for Veterans benefits and 
services, offset by corporate tax increases.
Pages S5151-58
  Rockefeller Modified Amendment No. 3979, to restore $50 billion in 
excessive Medicare cuts, offset by the extension of expired tax 
provisions or corporate and business tax reforms. (By 55 yeas to 43 
nays (Vote No. 117), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                  Pages S5160-69, S5173
  By 45 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 119), Exon Amendment No. 3965, 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. 
                                                         Pages S5111-75
Pending:
  Boxer Amendment No. 3982, to preserve, protect, and strengthen the 
Medicaid program by controlling costs, providing State flexibility, and 
restoring critical standards and protections, including coverage for 
all populations covered under current law, to restore

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$18 billion in excessive cuts, offset by corporate and business tax 
reforms, and to express the sense of the Senate regarding certain 
Medicaid reforms.
Pages S5177-85
  Wyden/Kerry Amendment No. 3984, to express the sense of the Senate 
regarding revenue assumptions.
Pages S5185-86
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the resolution with amendments to be proposed thereto 
on Friday, May 17, 1996.
Page S5214
Appointments:
  U.S. Military Academy: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4355(a), appointed Senator Kohl, from the 
Committee on Appropriations, to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. 
Military Academy, vice Senator Reid.
  Page S5214
  Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report relative to the national emergency with 
respect to Iran; referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs. (PM-146).
Pages S5189-90
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. 
                                                     Pages S5207, S5214
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  J. Rene Josey, of South Carolina, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of South Carolina for the term of four years.
Page S5214
Messages From the President:
  Pages S5189-90
Communications:
  Page S5190
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S5191-93
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S5193
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S5194-S5203
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S5203
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S5203-04
Additional Statements:
  Pages S5204-07
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--119) 
                                       Pages S5138, S5158, S5173, S5175
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 11:18 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, May 17, 1996. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5177)