[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D837-D839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Tuesday, July 30, 1996

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Energy and Water Appropriations, and Legislative 
      Branch Appropriations.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9085-S9208
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2000-
2003.
  Page S9159
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1130, to provide for the establishment of uniform accounting 
systems, standards, and reporting systems in the Federal Government, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 104-339)
  S. 1237, to amend certain provisions of law relating to child 
pornography, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1556, to prohibit economic espionage, to provide for the 
protection of United States proprietary economic information in 
interstate and foreign commerce, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. 1887, to make improvements in the operation and administration of 
the Federal courts, with amendments.
  S. 1931, to provide that the United States Post Office building that 
is to be located at 9 East Broad Street, Cookeville, Tennessee, shall 
be known and designated as the ``L. Clure Morton Post Office and 
Courthouse'', with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S9158
Measures Passed:
  Energy and Water Appropriations, 1997: By 93 yeas to 6 nays (Vote No. 
253), Senate passed H.R. 3816, making appropriations for energy and 
water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, after 
striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof 
the text of S. 1959, Senate companion measure, as amended, and after 
taking action on further amendments proposed thereto, as follows: 
                                                      Pages S9085-S9115
Adopted:
  McCain Amendment No. 5094, to clarify that report language does not 
have the force of law.
Pages S9087-89
  Domenici Amendment No. 5121 (to Amendment No. 5094), to require a 
monthly report from the Department of Energy.
Page S9088
  Domenici Amendment No. 5122, of a technical nature.
Page S9100
Rejected:
  McCain Amendment No. 5095, to prohibit the use of funds to carry out 
the advanced light water reactor program. (By 53 yeas to 45 nays (Vote 
No. 249), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S9086-89
  Bumpers Amendment No. 5096, to reduce funding for the Weapons 
Activities Account to the level requested by the Administration. (By 61 
yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. 250), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                         Pages S9089-90
  Grams Amendment No. 5100, to limit funding for the Appalachian 
Regional Commission and require the Commission to be phased out in 5 
years. (By 69 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. 252), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)
Pages S9094-99
  Feingold Amendment No. 5106, to eliminate funding for the Animas-
LaPlata Participating Project. (By 65 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. 251), 
Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S9090-94
Withdrawn:
  Domenici (for McCain) Amendment No. 5105, to strike section 503 of 
the bill.
Page S9094
  Johnston (for Wellstone) Amendment No. 5097, to ensure adequate 
funding for the biomass power for rural development program. 
                                                             Page S9099
  Subsequently, S. 1959 was indefinitely postponed.
Page S9115
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair appointed the following conferees on the 
part of the

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Senate: Senators Domenici, Hatfield, Cochran, Gorton, McConnell, 
Bennett, Burns, Johnston, Byrd, Hollings, Reid, Kerrey, and Murray. 
                                                             Page S9115
  Legislative Branch Appropriations, 1997: By 93 yeas to 6 nays (Vote 
No. 254), Senate passed H.R. 3754, making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, as 
amended, and after taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as 
follows:
  Pages S9115-18
Adopted:
  Chafee Amendment No. 5119, to provide for a limitation on the 
exclusive copyrights of literary works reproduced or distributed in 
specialized formats for use by blind or disabled persons.
Page S9116
  Senate insisted on its amendments, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair appointed the following conferees on the 
part of the Senate: Senators Mack, Bennett, Campbell, Hatfield, Murray, 
Mikulski, and Byrd.
Page S9118
  D.C. Water and Sewer Authority: Senate passed H.R. 3663, to amend the 
District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization 
Act to permit the Council of the District of Columbia to authorize the 
issuance of revenue bonds with respect to water and sewer facilities, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S9208
Transportation Appropriations, 1997: Senate began consideration of H.R. 
3675, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, with 
committee amendments, taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as 
follows:
  Pages S9118-50
Adopted:
  Hatfield Amendment No. 5123, to provide the Secretary of 
Transportation authority through fiscal year 2000 for the use of 
voluntary separation incentives to assist in reducing employment 
levels.
Pages S9129-30
  Hatfield Amendment No. 5124, of a technical nature.
Pages S9129-30
  Hatfield Amendment No. 5125, of a technical nature.
Pages S9129-30
  Lautenberg Amendment No. 5126, to provide funds for aviation security 
research.
Page S9130
  Hatfield (for Kohl) Amendment No. 5127, to express the sense of the 
Senate that Congress should establish the Saint Lawrence Seaway 
Development Corporation as a performance-based organization. 
                                                             Page S9131
  Hatfield (for Bond) Amendment No. 5128, to express the sense of the 
Congress concerning the use of full and open competition in procurement 
for the Federal Aviation Administration and to require an independent 
assessment of the acquisition management system of the Federal Aviation 
Administration.
Page S9131
  Hatfield (for Kerrey/Exon) Amendment No. 5129, to provide for the 
safe and efficient interstate transportation of sugar beets. 
                                                             Page S9132
  Hatfield (for Levin) Amendment No. 5130, to provide for the use of 
funds for a highway safety improvement project in Michigan. 
                                                             Page S9132
  Dorgan Amendment No. 5131, to require an investigation of 
anticompetitive practices in air transportation.
Pages S9132-34
  DeWine Amendment No. 5133, to provide funds and incentives for 
closures of rail-highway crossings.
Pages S9141-42, S9145
  Dorgan Modified Amendment No. 5134, to prohibit the Surface 
Transportation Board from increasing user fees.
Pages S9142-45
  Hatfield (for Pressler) Amendment No. 5136, to provide for loan 
guarantees under the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act 
of 1976.
Pages S9146-47
  Hatfield (for Kempthorne) Amendment No. 5137, to increase funds 
available for administrative costs of the Symms National Recreational 
Trails Act.
Page S9147
  Hatfield (for Pressler) Amendment No. 5138, to prohibit the issuance 
implementation, or enforcement of certain regulations relating to fats, 
oils, and greases.
Page S9147
  Hatfield (for Gorton/Baucus) Amendment No. 5139, to provide funds to 
halt erosion on scenic highways or byways along the ocean. 
                                                         Pages S9147-48
  Exon Amendment No. 5140, to provide funding for the Institute of 
Railroad Safety.
Page S9149
Rejected:
  McCain Amendment No. 5132, to reduce the level of funding for the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation. (By 82 yeas to 17 nays (Vote 
No. 255), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S9134-41
Withdrawn:
  Murkowski Amendment No. 5135, to provide that the sale of power to 
Amtrak for its own use, including operating its electric traction 
system, does not constitute a direct sale of electric energy to an 
ultimate consumer under section 212(h)(1) of the Federal Power Act. 
                                                         Pages S9145-46
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the further 
consideration of the bill and certain amendments to be proposed thereto 
on Wednesday, July 31, 1996.
Pages S9149-50
Public Housing Reform and Empowerment Act: Senate disagreed to the 
amendments of the House to S. 1260, to reform and consolidate the 
public and assisted housing programs of the United States, and to 
redirect primary responsibility for these programs

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from the Federal Government to States and localities, agreed to the 
request of the House for a conference thereon, and the Chair appointed 
the following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators D'Amato, 
Mack, Faircloth, Bond, Sarbanes, Kerry, and Moseley-Braun. 
                                                      Pages S9165-S9208
Executive Reports of Committees: The Senate received the following 
executive reports of a committee:
  Treaty with the Republic of Korea on Mutual Legal Assistance in 
Criminal Matters (Treaty Doc. 104-1) (Exec. Rept. No. 104-22);
  Treaty with the United Kingdom on Mutual Legal Assistance on Criminal 
Matters (Treaty Doc. 104-2) (Exec. Rept. No. 104-23);
  Treaty with Austria on Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Treaty 
Doc. 104-21) (Exec. Rept. No. 104-24);
  Treaty with Hungary on Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Treaty 
Doc. 104-20) (Exec. Rept. No. 104-25);
  Treaty with the Philippines on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal 
Matters (Treaty Doc. 104-18) (Exec. Rept. No. 104-26);
  Extradition Treaty with Hungary (Treaty Doc. 104-5) (Exec. Rept. No. 
104-27);
  Extradition Treaty with Belgium (Treaty Doc. 104-7) and the 
Supplementary Extradition Treaty with Belgium (Treaty Doc. 104-8) 
(Exec. Rept. No. 104-28);
  Extradition Treaty with the Philippines (Treaty Doc. 104-16) (Exec. 
Rept. No. 104-29);
  Extradition Treaty with Malaysia (Treaty Doc. 104-26) (Exec. Rept. 
No. 104-30);
  Extradition Treaty with Bolivia (Treaty Doc. 104-22) (Exec. Rept. No. 
104-31); and
  Extradition Treaty with Switzerland (Treaty Doc. 104-9) (Exec. Rept. 
No. 104-32)
Pages S9158-59
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Nina Gershon, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of New York.
Page S9208
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
Messages From the House:
  Pages S9157-58
Measures Referred:
  Page S9158
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S9158-59
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S9159-61
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S9161
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S9161-64
Authority for Committees:
  Page S9164
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9164-65
Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total-255) 
                      Pages S9089-90, S9094, S9099, S9104, S9118, S9141
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 9:29 p.m., 
until 9 a.m., on Wednesday, July 31, 1996. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S9208.)