[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 138 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1031-D1032]
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                                         Monday, September 30, 1996

[[Page D1031]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations.
      Senate agreed to DOD Appropriations Conference Report.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11815-S12044
Measures Introduced: Twenty-two bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2161-2182, S. Res. 306, and S.J. Res. 65. 
                                                        Pages S11972-75
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1420, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support 
International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical 
Pacific Ocean, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 104-373)
  Report to accompany H.R. 531 (See Calendar No. 612) (S. Rept. No. 
104-374).
  Report to accompany S. 608 (See Calendar No. 599) (S. Rept. No. 104-
375).
  Report to accompany S. 695 (See Calendar No. 600) (S. Rept. No. 104-
376).
  Report to accompany S. 902 (See Calendar No. 601) (S. Rept. No. 104-
377).
  Report to accompany S. 951 (See Calendar No. 602) (S. Rept. No. 104-
378).
  Report to accompany S. 1127 (See Calendar No. 603) (S. Rept. No. 104-
379).
  Report to accompany S. 1649, to extend contracts between the Bureau 
of Reclamation and irrigation districts in Kansas and Nebraska. (S. 
Rept. No. 104-380).
  Report to accompany S. 1699 (See Calendar No. 605) (S. Rept. No. 104-
381).
  Report to accompany S. 1706 (See Calendar No. 606) (S. Rept. No. 104-
382).
  Report to accompany S. 1719 (See Calendar No. 591) (S. Rept. No. 104-
383).
  Report to accompany S. 1809 (See Calendar No. 607) (S. Rept. No. 104-
384).
  Report to accompany S. 1844 (See Calendar No. 608) (S. Rept. No. 104-
385).
  Report to accompany S. 1921 (See Calendar No. 609) (S. Rept. No. 104-
386).
  Report to accompany S. 1986 (See Calendar No. 610) (S. Rept. No. 104-
387).
  Report to accompany S. 2015 (See Calendar No. 611) (S. Rept. No. 104-
388).
  Report to accompany H.R. 1091 (See Calendar No. 613) (S. Rept. No. 
104-389).
  Report to accompany H.R. 1786 (See Calendar No. 596) (S. Rept. No. 
104-390).
  Report to accompany H.R. 2636 (See Calendar No. 614) (S. Rept. No. 
104-391).
  S. 1221, to authorize appropriations for the Legal Services 
Corporation Act, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 104-392)
Page S11972
Measures Passed:
  Enrolling Requirements for Continuing Appropriations: Senate passed 
H.J. Res. 197, waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to 
any bill or joint resolution of the One Hundred Fourth Congress making 
general or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1997. 
                                                            Page S11816
  Federal Administrative Dispute Resolution: Senate passed H.R. 4194, 
to reauthorize alternative means of dispute resolution in the Federal 
administrative process, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S11848-50
  Grassley (for Cohen) Amendment No. 5421, to establish concurrent 
jurisdiction for purposes of hearing bid protests between the district 
courts of the United States and the United States Court of Federal 
claims and sunsetting bid protest jurisdiction of the district courts 
of the United States.
Pages S11848-50
  Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations: By 84 yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. 
302), Senate passed H.R. 4278, making omnibus consolidated 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, clearing 
the measure for the President. 
   Pages S11816-19, S11828-36, S11838-48, S11850-51, S11857-58, S11860-
                                           64, S11866-70, S11872-S11936

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  DOD Appropriations--Conference Report:  Senate agreed to the 
conference report on H.R. 3610, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S11936
FAA Authorizations--Conference Report: A motion was entered to close 
further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the 
conference report on H.R. 3539, to amend title 49, United States Code, 
to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration. 
                                                        Pages S11937-43
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was agreed to.
Page S11940
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the conference report 
and, by unanimous consent, a vote on the cloture motion will occur on 
Thursday, October 3, 1996.
Page S11940
  During consideration of this matter today, Senate took the following 
action:
  By a unanimous vote of 97 yeas (Vote No. 303), Senate tabled a motion 
to postpone the motion to proceed to the consideration of the 
conference report to October 3, 1996.
Pages S11937-38
  A unanimous-consent time-agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the conference report on Tuesday, October 1, 1996 and 
Wednesday, October 2, 1996.
Page S11940
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  The Inter-American Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad 
(Treaty Doc. 104-35).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed. 
                                                            Page S12044
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Patricia A. Broderick, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 
the term of fifteen years.
  William W. Ginsberg, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Triruvarur R. Lakshmanan, of New Hampshire, to be Director of the 
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Department of Transportation, for 
a term of four years.
  Nathan Leventhal, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2002.
  Jane Lubchenco, of Oregon, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2000.
  Adan Munoz, Jr., of Texas, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Texas for the term of four years.
  Ann Jorgenson, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Farm Credit 
Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring 
May 21, 2002.
Page S12044
Messages From the House:
  Pages S11970-71
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S11972
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S11973-S12000
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S12000
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S12001-04
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S12004
Authority for Committees:
  Page S12004
Additional Statements:
  Pages S12004-44
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--303) 
                                                        Pages S11936-38
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 11:06 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, October 1, 1996. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S12044.)