[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 92 (Thursday, June 20, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D645-D647]
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                                            Thursday, June 20, 1996

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed Federal Reserve System Nominees.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6549-S6632
Measures Introduced: Two bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1894 and 1895, and S. Res. 267.
  Page S6612
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1477, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the 
Public Health Service Act to improve the regulation of food, drugs, 
devices, and biological products, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 104-284)
  Special Report of Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals from 
the Concurrent Resolution for fiscal year 1997. (S. Rept. No. 104-285)
  S. 1894, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1997. (S. Rept. No. 104-286)
  H.R. 3517, making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
for fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, with amendments. (S. Rept. 
No. 104-287)
  H.R. 3364, to designate a United States courthouse in Scranton, 
Pennsylvania, as the ``William J. Nealon United States Courthouse''.
  S. 704, to establish the Gambling Impact Study Commission, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1636, to designate the United States Courthouse under construction 
at 1030 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon, as the ``Mark O. 
Hatfield United States Courthouse''.
Page S6611
Measures Passed:
  Committee Membership: Senate agreed to S. Res. 267, to make changes 
in Committee membership for the 104th Congress.
  Pages S6627-28
  Anti-Car Theft Improvements Act: Senate passed H.R. 2803, to amend 
the anti-car theft provisions of title 49, United States Code, to 
increase the utility of motor vehicle title information to State and 
Federal law enforcement officials, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S6628
DOD Authorizations: Senate continued 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, with 
committee amendments, taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as 
follows:
  Pages S6582-84, S6586-S6608
Adopted:
  Gramm Amendment No. 4083, to require plans for demonstration programs 
to determine the advisability of permitting Medicare-eligible military 
retirees to enroll in the Tricare program and the Department of Defense 
to be reimbursed from the Medicare program for the costs of care 
provided to retirees who enroll.
Pages S6582-84
  Craig Amendment No. 4085, to require the Environmental Protection 
Agency to certify whether the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) 
facility in Carlsbad, New Mexico will comply with the disposal 
regulations in accordance with public rule-making procedures. 
                                                         Pages S6587-91
Pending:
  Kyl/Reid Amendment No. 4049, to authorize underground nuclear testing 
under limited conditions.
Pages S6586-87
  Kempthorne Amendment No. 4089, to waive any time limitation that is 
applicable to awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross to certain 
persons.
Pages S6603-05
  Warner/Hutchison Amendment No. 4090 (to Amendment No. 4089), to amend 
title 18, United States Code, with respect to the stalking of members 
of the Armed Forces of the United States and their immediate families. 
                                                         Pages S6603-05

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Campaign Finance Reform: Committee on Rules and Administration was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 1219, to reform the 
financing of Federal elections, and Senate began consideration of the 
measure, taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                             Page S6630
Adopted:
  Lott (for McCain) Amendment No. 4092, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S6630
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill and, by 
unanimous-consent agreement, a vote on the cloture motion will occur on 
Tuesday, June 25, 1996, at 2:15 p.m.
Page S6630
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill on Monday, June 24, 1996.
Page S6630
Executive Reports of Committees: The Senate received the following 
executive reports of a committee:
  Bilateral Investment Treaty between the United States and Jamaica. 
(Treaty Doc. 103-35) (Exec. Rept. No. 104-11)
Page S6611
  Bilateral Investment Treaty between the United States and Belarus. 
(Treaty Doc. 103-36) (Exec. Rept. No. 104-12)
Page S6611
  Bilateral Investment Treaty between the United States and Ukraine. 
(Treaty Doc. 103-37) (Exec. Rept. No. 104-13)
Page S6611
  Bilateral Investment Treaty between the United States and Estonia. 
(Treaty Doc. 103-38) (Exec. Rept. No. 104-14)
Page S6611
  Bilateral Investment Treaty between the United States and Mongolia. 
(Treaty Doc. 104-10) (Exec. Rept. No. 104-15)
Page S6611
  Bilateral Investment Treaty between the United States and Latvia. 
(Treaty Doc. 104-12) (Exec. Rept. No. 104-16)
Page S6611
  Bilateral Investment Treaty between the United States and Georgia. 
(Treaty Doc. 104-13) (Exec. Rept. No. 104-17)
Page S6611
  Bilateral Investment Treaty between the United States and Trinidad 
and Tobago. (Treaty Doc. 104-14) (Exec. Rept. No. 104-18) 
                                                         Pages S6611-12
  Bilateral Investment Treaty between the United States and Albania. 
(Treaty Doc. 104-19) (Exec. Rept. No. 104-19)
Page S6612
Appointments:
  Select Committee on Intelligence: The Chair, on behalf of the 
President pro tempore, pursuant to S. Res. 400, 94th Congress, and S. 
Res. 4, 95th Congress, appointed the following Senators to the Select 
Committee on Intelligence: Senators Specter, Lugar, Shelby, DeWine, 
Kyl, Inhofe, Hutchison, Cohen, and Brown.
  Page S6628
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 91 yeas to 7 nays (Vote No. 165 EX), Alan Greenspan, of New York, 
to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
for a term of four years.
Pages S6549-82, S6584-85, S6630-31
  By unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 166 EX), Laurence H. Meyer, of 
Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from 2/1/88. 
                                                  Pages S6585, S6630-31
  By 57 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 167 EX), Alice M. Rivlin, of 
Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 1996, and 
Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
for a term of four years.
Pages S6585-86, S6630-31
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  14 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of Assistant Commandant of the 
Marine Corps.
  10 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  25 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. 
                                                         Pages S6628-32
Messages From the House:
  Page S6610
Measures Referred:
  Page S6610
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S6610
Communications:
  Pages S6610-11
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S6611-12
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Page S6612
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S6612-13
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S6613-23
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S6623
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S6623-24
Additional Statements:
  Pages S6624-27
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--167) 
                                                             Page S6585
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:41 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, June 21, 1996. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6630.)

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