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“Senate” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1473-D1474 on Dec. 15, 1995.
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Friday, December 15, 1995
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S18673-S18773
Measures Introduced: Three bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1481-
1483.
Page S18738
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
S. 1044, to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to consolidate and reauthorize provisions relating to health centers, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 104-186)
S. 1228, to impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 104-187)
S. 342, to establish the Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 104-188)
S. 1470, to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in the amounts of allowable earnings under the social security earnings limit for individuals who have attained retirement age, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page S18737
National Defense Authorizations Act--Conference Report: Senate began consideration of the conference report on H.R. 1530, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces.
Pages S18702-12
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:
By 66 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. 607), Senate agreed to a motion to proceed to consideration of the conference report.
Pages S18701-02
Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations, 1996--Cloture Filed: A motion was entered to close further debate on a motion to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 2127, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996 and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion could occur on Sunday, December 17, 1995.
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Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill on Saturday, December 16, 1995.
Executive Reports of Committees: The Senate received the following executive report of a committee:
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START II Treaty). (Treaty Doc. 103-1) (Exec. Rept. 104-10)
Pages S18737-38
Appointments:
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to Public Law 94-304, as amended by Public Law 99-7, appointed Senator Feingold to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Page S18695
Messages From the House:
Pages S18736-37
Communications:
Page S18737
Executive Reports of Committees:
Pages S18737-38
Statements on Introduced Bills:
Pages S18738-43
Additional Cosponsors:
Page S18743
Notices of Hearings:
Page S18743
Authority for Committees:
Pages S18743-44
Additional Statements:
Pages S18744-47
Text of H.R. 1561 as Previously Passed:
Pages S18747-71
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total-607)
Page S18702
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:53 p.m., until 11 a.m., on Saturday, December 16, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S18771-73.)
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