[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 130 (Thursday, September 19, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D970-D971]
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                                       Thursday, September 19, 1996

[[Page D970]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House voted to override the President's veto of H.R. 1833, 
      Partial Birth Abortion Ban.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10899-S11059
Measures Introduced: Five bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2092-
2096.
  Page S11033
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 389, for the relief of Nguyen Quy An and his daughter, Nguyen Ngoc 
Kim Quy.
Page S11033
Measures Passed:
  Sustainable Fisheries Act: By a unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. 
295), Senate passed S. 39, to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act to authorize appropriations, and to provide for 
sustainable fisheries, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S10906-34
  Hutchison Modified Amendment No. 5383, to make certain modifications 
to provisions with regard to fishery management.
Pages S10907-09
  Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund: Senate 
passed H.R. 2512, to provide certain benefits of the Pick-Sloan 
Missouri River basin program to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, clearing 
the bill for the President.
  Pages S11049-50
  Goshute Indian Reservation Lands: Senate passed H.R. 2464, to amend 
Public Law 103-93 to provide additional lands within the State of Utah 
for the Goshute Indian Reservation, clearing the bill for the 
President.
  Pages S11050-51
  Indian Health Care: Senate passed H.R. 3378, to amend the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act to extend the demonstration program for 
direct billing of Medicare, and Medicaid, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S11051-53
  Stevens (for McCain) Amendment No. 5392, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S11051-53
  Prairie Island Indian Community: Senate passed H.R. 3068, to accept 
the request of the Prairie Island Indian Community to revoke their 
charter of incorporation issued under the Indian Reorganization Act, 
after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S11053-54
  Witness Retaliation/Tampering: Senate passed H.R. 3120, to amend 
title 18, United States Code, with respect to witness retaliation, 
witness tampering and jury tampering, clearing the bill for the 
President.
  Page S11054
  Crawford National Fish Hatchery Conveyance: Committee on Environment 
and Public Works was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
3287, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Crawford 
National Fish Hatchery to the city of Crawford, Nebraska, and the bill 
was then passed, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S11054
  Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery Conveyance: Senate passed H.R. 
2982, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Carbon Hill 
National Fish Hatchery to the State of Alabama, clearing the bill for 
the President.
  Page S11054
Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act: Senate began 
consideration of S. 1505, to reduce risk to public safety and the 
environment associated with pipeline transportation of natural gas and 
hazardous liquids, agreeing to a modified committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
  Pages S10936-42, S10947-50
Maritime Security Act: Senate began consideration of H.R. 1350, to 
amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to revitalize the United States-
flag merchant marine, taking action on the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S10950-53, S10955-65, S10969, S10972-78

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Pending:
  Grassley Amendment No. 5391, to provide for a uniform system of 
incentive pay for certain hazardous duties performed by merchant 
seamen.
Pages S10977-78
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for the 
further consideration of the bill, with a vote on a motion to table the 
proposed amendment, to occur at 10 a.m., on Friday, September 30, 1996.
                                                            Page S11054
Veto Message on Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing for the consideration of a veto message 
on H.R. 1833, to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-
birth abortions.
  Page S10955
FAA Authorization--Conferees: The Chair was authorized to appoint 
conferees to H.R. 3539, to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, as 
follows: Senators Pressler, Stevens, McCain, Hollings, and Ford. 
                                                            Page S11054
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report concerning the national emergency with 
respect to Angola; referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs. (PM-170).
Pages S11030-31
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  8 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  52 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  36 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. 
                                                        Pages S11047-49
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Joseph Lane Kirkland, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a 
term expiring January 19, 1997.
  Joseph Lane Kirkland, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a 
term expiring January 19, 2001.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service. 
                                                        Pages S11056-59
Messages From the President:
  Pages S11030-31
Messages From the House:
  Page S11031
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S11031
Communications:
  Pages S11031-33
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S11033
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S11033-41
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S11041
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S11041-42
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S11042
Authority for Committees:
  Page S11042
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11043-47
Text of H.R. 3159 as Previously Passed:
  Pages S11028-30
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking:
  Pages S10984-S11027
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--295) 
                                                            Page S10913
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 10:04 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, September 20, 1996. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on 
pages S11054-55.)