[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 102 (Thursday, July 11, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D724-D725]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Thursday, July 11, 1996

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7679-S7796
Measures Introduced: Seven bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1943-
1949.
  Page S7762
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Special Report entitled ``Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of 
Budget Totals from the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1997''. 
(S. Rept. No. 104-316)
  H.R. 3603, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 
104-317)
  H.R. 3666, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1997, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 104-318)
                                                             Page S7762
Measures Passed:
  Water Resources Development Act: Senate passed S. 640, to provide for 
the conservation and development of water and related resources, and to 
authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, after agreeing 
to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S7703-42
  Stevens (for Chafee) Amendment No. 4445, to further improve the 
conservation and development of water and related resources. 
                                                             Page S7722
  Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2: Senate passed H.R. 2337, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for increased taxpayer 
protections, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S7753-56
DOD Appropriations: Senate began consideration of S. 1894, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1997, taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S7688-91, S7743-44
Pending:
  Stevens Amendment No. 4439, to realign funds from Army and Defense 
Wide Operation and Maintenance accounts to the Overseas Contingency 
Operations Transfer Fund.
Page S7689
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur on Tuesday, July 
16, 1996.
Page S7743
Coast Guard Authorization: Senate disagreed to the amendment of the 
House to S. 1004, to authorize appropriations for the United States 
Coast, agreed to the House request for a conference, and the Chair was 
authorized to appoint the following conferees: From the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation--Senators Pressler, Stevens, 
Gorton, Lott, Hutchison, Snowe, Ashcroft, Abraham, Hollings, Inouye, 
Ford, Kerry, Breaux, Dorgan, and Wyden; and from the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works for all Oil Pollution Act issues under 
their jurisdiction--Senators Chafee, Warner, Smith, Faircloth, Inhofe, 
Baucus, Lautenberg, Lieberman, and Boxer.
  Pages S7691-S7703
Nuclear Waste Policy--Cloture Motion Filed: A motion was entered to 
close further debate on the motion to proceed to S. 1936, to amend the 
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 and, in accordance with the provisions 
of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture 
motion will occur on Tuesday, July 16, 1996.
  Page S7743
Motion To Request Attendance: During today's proceedings, by 93 yeas to 
2 nays (Vote No. 192), Senate agreed to a motion to instruct the 
Sergeant at Arms to request the attendance of absent Senators. 
                                                             Page S7745
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Walker D. Miller, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Colorado.
Pages S7756, S7796
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  Rod Grams, of Minnesota, to be a Representative of the United States 
of America to the 51st Session of the General Assembly of the United 
Nations.
  Claiborne deB. Pell, of Rhode Island, to be a Representative of the 
United States of America to the 51st Session of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations.
  Thomas Hill Moore, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 26, 
1996.
  29 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army and Marine Corps.
Pages S7790-96
Messages From the House:
  Page S7760
Measures Referred:
  Pages S7760-61
Communications:
  Pages S7761-62
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S7762
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S7762-69
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S7769
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S7769-84
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S7784
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S7784-85
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7785-89
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
  Pages S7685-88
Quorum Calls: One quorum call was taken today. (Total-2)
  Page S7745
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total-192)
  Page S7745
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 6:59 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, July 12, 1996. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages 
S7789-90.)