[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 136 (Friday, September 27, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1016-D1017]
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                                         Friday, September 27, 1996

[[Page D1016]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House agreed to FAA Authorization Conference Report.
      House agreed to Coast Guard Authorization Conference Report.
      House took action on 28 measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11469-S11609
Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2136-2152, and S. Con. Res. 72 and 73.

                                                        Pages S11539-40

Measures Passed:
  FERC Project Extension: Senate passed H.R. 2501, to extend the 
deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of 
a hydroelectric project in Kentucky, clearing the bill for the 
President.
  Page S11571
  FERC Project Extension: Senate passed H.R. 1014, to authorize 
extension of time limitation for a FERC-issued hydroelectric license, 
clearing the bill for the President.
  Page S11571
  FERC Project Extension: Senate passed H.R. 1290, to reinstate the 
permit for, and extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act 
applicable to the construction of, a hydroelectric project in Oregon, 
clearing the bill for the President.
  Page S11571
  FERC Project Extension: Senate passed H.R. 657, to extend the 
deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of 
three hydroelectric projects in the State of Arkansas, clearing the 
bill for the President.
  Page S11571
   FERC Project Extension: Senate passed H.R. 2695, to extend the 
deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of 
certain hydroelectric projects in the State of Pennsylvania, clearing 
the bill for the President.
  Page S11571
  FERC Project Extension: Senate passed H.R. 1011, to extend the 
deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of 
a hydroelectric project in the State of Ohio, clearing the bill for the 
President.
  Page S11571
  FERC Project Extension: Senate passed H.R. 1335, to provide for the 
extension of a hydroelectric project located in the State of West 
Virginia, clearing the bill for the President.
  Page S11571
  FERC Project Extension: Senate passed H.R. 1366, to authorize the 
extension of time limitation for the FERC-issued hydroelectric license 
for the Mt. Hope Waterpower Project, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S11571
  FERC Project Extension: Senate passed H.R. 2773, to extend the 
deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of 
2 hydroelectric projects in North Carolina, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Page S11571
  FERC Project Extension: Senate passed H.R. 680, to extend the time 
for construction of certain FERC licensed hydro projects, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S11571
  FERC Project Extension: Senate passed H.R. 2630, to extend the 
deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in 
the State of Illinois, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S11571-72
  FERC Project Extension: Senate passed H.R. 2816, to reinstate the 
license for, and extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act 
applicable to the construction of, a hydroelectric project in Ohio, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S11571-72
  FERC Project Extension: Senate passed H.R. 2869, to extend the 
deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in 
the State of Kentucky, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S11571-72

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  FERC Project Extension: Senate passed S. 737, to extend the deadlines 
applicable to certain hydroelectric projects, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S11572-73
  Nickles (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 5412, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S11572-73
  Portrait Monument Relocation: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 216, 
providing for relocation of the Portrait Monument.
  Page S11573
  Medicaid Certification Act: Senate passed H.R. 1791, to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to make certain technical corrections 
relating to physicians' services, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S11573
  David H. Pryor Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 3877, to 
designate the United States Post Office building in Camden, Arkansas, 
as the ``Honorable David H. Pryor Post Office Building'', clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S11573
  Federal Aid Highway Exemption: Senate passed H.R. 2988, to amend the 
Clean Air Act to provide that traffic signal synchronization projects 
are exempt from certain requirements of Environmental Protection Agency 
rules, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S11583
  Extension of Free Trade Benefits to the West Bank and Gaza Strip: 
Senate passed H.R. 3074, to amend the United States-Israel Free Trade 
Area Implementation Act of 1985 to provide the President with 
additional proclamation authority with respect to articles of the West 
Bank or Gaza Strip or a qualifying industrial zone, after rejecting the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, thus clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages S11583-S11604
  Journeyman Boxers Safety: Senate passed H.R. 4167, to provide for the 
safety of journeyman boxers, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S11605
Water Resources Development Act--Conference Report: Senate agreed to 
the conference report on 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, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S11519-27
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: Senate concurred in the 
amendment of the House to S. 919, to modify and reauthorize the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S11573-82
Water Desalinization Research and Development Act: Senate concurred in 
the amendments of the House to S. 811, to authorize research into the 
desalinization and reclamation of water and authorize a program for 
States, cities, or qualifying agencies desiring to own and operate a 
water desalinization or reclamation facility to develop such 
facilities, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S11582-83
False Statements Penalty Restoration Act: Senate concurred in the 
amendment of the House to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 3166, to 
prohibit false statements to Congress, and to clarify congressional 
authority to obtain truthful testimony, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S11605-09
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the annual report of the Railroad Retirement Board for 
fiscal year 1995; referred to the Committee on Labor and Human 
Resources. (PM-172).
Page S11537
  Transmitting the annual report of the Federal Labor Relations 
Authority for fiscal year 1995; referred to the Committee on 
Governmental Affairs. (PM-173).
Page S11537
  Transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation entitled ``The Family-
Friendly Workplace Act of 1996''; to the Committee on Labor and Human 
Resources. (PM-174).
Page S11537
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: 
Magdalena G. Jacobsen, of Oregon, to be a Member of the National 
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 1999.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard, Marine Corps.
Page S11609
Messages From the President:
  Page S11537
Messages From the House:
  Pages S11537-38
Measures Referred:
  Page S11538
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S11538
Communications:
  Page S11539
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S11540-57
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S11557-58
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S11559
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11560-61
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:54 p.m., 
until 10 a.m., on Saturday, September 28, 1996. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Assistant Majority Leader in today's Record on 
page S11609.)