[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 18, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D625-D626]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Tuesday, June 18, 1996

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6313-S6419
Measures Introduced: Four bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1881-1884, and S. Res. 265 and 266.
  Pages S6408-09
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Reported on Monday, June 17, 1996, during the adjournment of the 
Senate:
  Special Report entitled ``The Final Report''. (S. Rept. No. 104-280) 
                                                             Page S6408
Reported today:
  H.R. 3448, to provide tax relief for small businesses, to protect 
jobs, to create opportunities, to increase the take home pay of 
workers, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 104-281)
Page S6408
Measures Passed:
  Church Burnings: Senate agreed to S. Res. 265, relating to church 
burnings.
  Pages S6384-86
  Congratulating the Chicago Bulls: Senate agreed to S. Res. 266, to 
congratulate the Chicago Bulls on winning the 1996 National Basketball 
Association Championship and proving themselves to be one of the best 
teams in NBA history.
  Pages S6416-17
  E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse: Committee on Environment and 
Public Works was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3029, to 
designate the United States Courthouse in Washington, District of 
Columbia, as the ``E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse'', and 
the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S6417
DOD Authorizations: Senate began consideration of S. 1745, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, taking action on 
amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S6313-84, S6386-S6404
Rejected:
  Grassley Amendment No. 4047, to freeze at the level programmed for 
fiscal year 1998 the amount that may be expended for infrastructure 
programs of the Department of Defense in order to increase funding for 
force modernization.
Pages S6386-93, S6397
Pending:
  Dorgan Amendment No. 4048, to reduce funds authorized for research, 
development, test, and evaluation for national missile defense. 
                                                      Pages S6393-S6402
  Kyl Amendment No. 4049, to authorize underground nuclear testing 
under limited conditions.
Pages S6403-04
  A unanimous-consent time-agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of amendment No. 4048, listed above, on Wednesday, June 
19, 1996, with a vote to occur thereon.
Page S6400
Appointments:
  JFK Center for the Performing Arts: The Chair, on behalf of the 
President of the Senate, pursuant to Public Law 85-874, as amended, 
appointed Senator Simpson to the Board of Trustees of the John F. 
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
  Page S6417
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Ayse 
Manyas Kenmore, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2000.
  Patricia M. McMahon, of New Hampshire, to be Deputy Director for 
Demand Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy, vice Fred W. 
Garcia.
  5 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service. 
                                                         Pages S6418-19
Measures Referred:
  Page S6408
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S6408
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S6409-10
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S6410-11
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S6411-12
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S6412
Authority for Committees:
  Page S6412
Additional Statements:
  Pages S6412-16
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 6:35 p.m., 
until 9 a.m., on Wednesday,

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June 19, 1996. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting 
Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6417.)