[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 5, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D564]
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                                            Wednesday, June 5, 1996

[[Page D564]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5781-S5871
Measures Introduced: Eight bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1837-
1844.
  Page S5856
Measures Passed:
   National Race for the Cure Day: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 257, to designate June 
15, 1996, as ``National Race for the Cure Day'', and the resolution was 
then agreed to.
  Pages S5788-89
   Use of Disaster Reserve for Assistance to Livestock Producers: 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Con. Res. 63, to express the sense of the 
Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should dispose of all 
remaining commodities in the disaster of livestock producers whose 
ability to maintain livestock is adversely affected by disaster 
conditions existing in certain areas of the United States, and the 
resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S5870
  Burns (for Kassebaum) Amendment No. 4042, to expand the type of 
disaster conditions.
Page S5870
   Land Conveyance: Senate passed S. 1406, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Army to convey to the city of Eufaula, Oklahoma, a parcel of 
land located at the Eufaula Lake project, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S5870-71
  Burns (for Nickles) Amendment No. 4043, to make a technical 
correction.
Page S5870
  Balanced Budget Amendment: Senate resumed consideration of H.J. Res. 
1, proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States.
  Pages S5792-S5851
  Senate will continue consideration of the resolution on Thursday, 
June 6, 1996, with a vote to occur thereon.
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report on small business and competition; referred 
to the Committee on Small Business. (PM-152).
Pages S5853-54
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
Page S5871
Messages From the President:
  Pages S5853-54
Messages From the House:
  Pages S5854-55
Measures Referred:
  Page S5855
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S5855
Communications:
  Pages S5855-56
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S5857-65
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S5865-66
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S5866
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S5866
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S5866-67
Additional Statements:
  Pages S5867-70
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:15 a.m., and adjourned at 8:35 p.m., 
until 9 a.m., on Thursday, June 6, 1996. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5871.)