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Monday, May 15, 1995

Daily Digest

Senate

Chamber Action

Routine Proceedings, pages S6645–S6701

Measures Introduced: Five bills were introduced,

as follows: S. 800–804. Pages S6687–88

Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:

S. 625, to amend the Land Remote Sensing Policy

Act of 1992. (S. Rept. No. 104–81) Page S6687

Alaska Power Administration Sale Act: Senate

began consideration of S. 395, to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power

Marketing Administration, with committee amendments, agreeing to a committee amendment, with an

exception, and taking action of further amendments

proposed thereto, as follows:

 Pages S6645, S6647, S6650–75

Pending:

Murkowski Amendment No. 1078, to authorize

exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil.

 Pages S6666–75

During consideration of this measure today, Senate

took the following action:

By 80 yeas to 6 nays (Vote No. 167), Senate

tabled committee amendment beginning on page 1,

line 3, through page 7, line 25, providing for the

sale of Alaska Power Marketing Administration’s

(APA) assets, and the termination of the APA.

 Pages S6650–64

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 Wednesday, May 17, 1995. Page S6678

Senate will continue consideration of the bill on

Tuesday, May 16, 1995.

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

3 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.

A routine list in the foreign service. Pages S6701–02

Measures Placed on Calendar: Page S6687

Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S6688–96

Additional Cosponsors: Page S6696

Amendments Submitted: Pages S6696–97

Notices of Hearings: Page S6697

Authority for Committees: Page S6697

Additional Statements: Pages S6697–S6700

Record Votes: One record vote was taken today.

(Total—167) Page S6664

Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed

at 6:15 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, May 16,

1995. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of the

Acting Majority Leader in today’s RECORD on page

S6701.)

Committee Meetings

(Committees not listed did not meet)

APPROPRIATIONS—LOC/CBO/CAPITOL

POLICE

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996, receiving testimony in behalf of funds for their respective activities from

James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress; June E.

O’Neill, Director, and James L. Blum, Deputy Director, both of the Congressional Budget Office; and

Gary L. Abrecht, Chief, United States Capitol Police.

Subcommittee will meet again on Monday, May

22.

AUTHORIZATIONS—DEFENSE

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Subcommittee on Personnel concluded joint

hearings on S. 727, authorizing funds for fiscal year

1996 for military activities of the Department of

Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on military family housing issues, after receiving

testimony from Joshua Gotbaum, Assistant Secretary

of Defense for Economic Security; Paul Johnson,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Housing; Robert B. Pirie, Jr., Assistant

Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment; and Rodney A. Coleman, Assistant Secretary
May 15, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D 605

of the Air Force for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installation and Environment.

CARIBBEAN BASIN INITIATIVE

Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on International

Trade held hearings on S. 529, to provide, temporarily, tariff and quota treatment equivalent to that

accorded to members of the North American Free

Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to Caribbean Basin beneficiary countries, receiving testimony from Charlene

Barshefsky, Deputy United States Trade Representative; Alexander F. Watson, Assistant Secretary of

State for Inter-American Affairs; Noel Beasley,

Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union,

Chicago, Illinois; Fred O. Braswell, III, Russell Corporation, Alexander City, Alabama, on behalf of the

American Textile Manufacturers Institute; Jeffrey J.

Schott, Institute for International Economics, Washington, D.C.; and William Woltz, Jr., Perry Manufacturing Company, Mt. Airy, North Carolina, on

behalf of the American Apparel Manufacturers Association.

Hearings were recessed subject to call.

CONGRESSIONAL PENSION REFORM

Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on

Post Office and Civil Service held hearings on S.

228, to amend certain provisions of title 5, United

States Code, relating to the treatment of Members of

Congress and Congressional employees for retirement

purposes, focusing on a comparison of congressional

and Federal retirement benefit programs, receiving

testimony from Senator Bryan; Representative

Moran; William E. Flynn, III, Associate Director,

Retirement and Insurance Service, Office of Personnel Management; and Johnny C. Finch, Assistant

Comptroller General for General Government Division, General Accounting Office.

Subcommittee will meet again on Monday, May

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House of Representatives

Chamber Action

Bills Introduced: Six public bills, H.R. 1635–1640

were introduced. Pages H4957–58

Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:

H.R. 1590, to require the Trustees of the medicare trust funds to report recommendations on resolving projected financial imbalance in medicare

trust funds (H. Rept. 104–119, Pt. 1); and

H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the congressional

budget for the United States government for fiscal

years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and

2002 (H. Rept. 104–20). Page H4957

Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the

Speaker wherein he designates Representative

Funderburk to act as Speaker pro tempore.

 Page H4917

Recess: House recessed at 10:37 a.m. and reconvened at noon. Pages H4917–18

Recess: House recessed at 12:06 p.m. and reconvened at 12:23 p.m. Page H4918

Greens Creek Land Exchange: House voted to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1266, amended to provide for the exchange of lands within the Admiralty

Island National Monument. Pages H4919–25

Recess: House recessed at 12:36 p.m. and reconvened at 12:43 p.m. Page H4926

New London Fish Hatchery Conveyance: House

agreed to H. Res. 146, providing for the consideration of H.R. 614, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Minnesota the New

London Fish Hatchery production facility.

 Pages H4926–27

Fairport Fish Hatchery Conveyance: House agreed

to H. Res. 145, providing for the consideration of

H.R. 584, to direct the Secretary of Interior to convey a fish hatchery to the State of Iowa.

 Pages H4927–28

Corning Fish Hatchery Conveyance: House agreed

to H. Res. 144, providing for the consideration of

H.R. 535, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to

convey the Corning National Fish Hatchery to the

State of Arkansas. Pages H4928–30

Educate America Act Amendments: House voted

to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1045, amended,

to amend the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to

eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council. Pages H4930–31

Recess: House recessed at 1:36 p.m. and reconvened

at 5 p.m. Page H4934

Recess: House recessed at 5:02 p.m. and reconvened

at 6:03 p.m. Page H4934