May 12, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D 595

Messages From the President: Senate received the

following messages from the President of the United

States: Transmitting the report of the District of Columbia’s 1995 Supplemental Budget and Rescissions

of Authority Request Act of 1995; referred to the

Committee on Appropriations. (PM–48). Page S6601

Messages From the President: Page S6601

Communications: Page S6601

Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S6601–04

Additional Cosponsors: Page S6604

Amendments Submitted: Pages S6604–42

Additional Statements: Page S6642

Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today.

(Total–166) Pages S6576, S6580

Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and

adjourned at 4:24 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Monday,

May 15, 1995. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today’s RECORD on

page S6643.)

Committee Meetings

(Committees not listed did not meet)

NEW SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee announced the following new subcommittee

assignments:

Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness:

Senators Cochran (Chairman), Warner, Helms,

Coverdell, Dole, Pryor, Daschle, Baucus, and Kerrey.

Subcommittee on Marketing, Inspection, and Product

Promotion: Senators Helms (Chairman), Dole, Cochran, McConnell, Santorum, Conrad, Pryor, Baucus,

and Heflin.

Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization: Senators Craig (Chairman), Coverdell,

Warner, Helms, Campbell, Heflin, Harkin, Conrad,

and Kerrey.

Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation: Senators McConnell (Chairman), Dole,

Santorum, Craig, Campbell, Harkin, Heflin, Daschle,

and Pryor.

APPROPRIATIONS—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

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 Sheila Burke, Secretary of the Senate; Howard Greene,

Senate Sergeant at Arms; Michael Davidson, Senate

Legal Counsel; and Harriet Jenkins, Director, Senate

Office of Fair Employment Practices.

Subcommittee will meet again on Monday, May

15.

APPROPRIATIONS—EPA/CEQ/AGENCY FOR

TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE

REGISTRY

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA,

HUD, and Independent Agencies held hearings on

proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996, receiving testimony in behalf of funds for their respective activities from Carol Browner, Administrator,

Environmental Protection Agency; Kathleen

McGinty, Chair, Council on Environmental Quality;

and David Satcher, Administrator, Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry.

Subcommittee will meet again on Wednesday,

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May 17.

House of Representatives

Chamber Action

Bills Introduced: Twelve public bills, H.R.

1623–1634, were introduced. Page H4915

Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the

Speaker wherein he designates Representative

Longley to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.

 Page H4875

Clean Water Act Amendments: House continued

consideration of amendments on H.R. 961, to amend

the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; but came

to no resolution thereon. Consideration of amendments will resume on Monday, May 15.

 Pages H4875–H4900

Agreed to:

The Lipinski amendment that changes the formula

for allocating Federal funds for sewage treatment

plant construction among States (agreed to by a recorded vote of 247 ayes to 154 noes, Roll No. 328);

 Pages H4875–82

The Largent amendment that reduces by $1 billion the amount appropriated for State water pollution control revolving funds over the next five years;