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United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Provides for the counting of electoral votes for the President and Vice President on January 6, 1993.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Provides for a recess or adjournment of the Senate from January 6 or 7, 1993, until January 20, 1993, and an adjournment of the House of Representatives from January 6, 1993, until January 20, 1993.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Provides for notification of the President that a quorum of each House of Congress has assembled.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Fixes the hour of daily meeting of the Senate at 12 o'clock noon.
United States · United States Congress · 7 January 1993
Designates majority party membership on the following Senate Committees: (1) Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; (2) Appropriations; (3) Armed Services; (4) Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; (5) Commerce, Science, and Transportation; (6) Energy and Natural Resources; (7) Environment and Public Works; (8) Finance; (9) Foreign Relations; (10) Governmental Affairs; (11) Judiciary; and (12) Labor and Human Resources.
United States · United States Congress · 7 January 1993
Amends rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate to change the number of Members on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Judiciary Committees.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1993
Amends rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate to authorize a Senator who serves on the Committees on Environment and Public Works, Finance, and Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and who serves as chairman of certain other Senate committees, to serve as chairman of two subcommittees of all such committees of which the Senator is a member.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1993
Authorizes Senator Grassley to testify at a deposition in Willey v. Riley, et al., except concerning matters for which a privilege should be asserted and authorizes the Senate Legal Counsel to represent him.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1993
Declares that the United States should: (1) act to uphold Bosnia-Hercegovina's right to self-defense as provided under the United Nations (UN) Charter and seek the lifting of the international arms embargo as it applies to that country; (2) assemble a multinational coalition to enforce the existing UN "no-fly" zone over that country; (3) ensure that irregular forces there either withdraw, be subject to Government authority, or be disbanded and disarmed with their weapons placed under international monitoring; (4) ensure unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid to all civilian populations there; (5) ensure unimpeded access to all camps, prisons, and detention centers there by international humanitarian organizations and facilitate the release of all detainees from such facilities; (6) seek an increase in the number of refugees from Bosnia-Hercegovina permitted to enter the United States and other European countries; and (7) work to ensure that those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity there are held accountable by an international criminal tribunal.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1993
Appoints Senator Conrad to the Senate Committee on Finance in lieu of his appointment to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1993
Makes majority party appointments to the following Senate Committees: (1) Budget; (2) Rules and Administration; (3) Small Business; (4) Veterans' Affairs; and (5) Aging.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1993
Appoints Senator Krueger to serve as a member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1993
Amends rule VIII of the Standing Rules of the Senate to limit debate to two hours on a motion to proceed to the consideration of a measure made by the Majority Leader or his designee after the first two hours of a new legislative day. Makes such motion to proceed to any motion, resolution, or proposal to change any of the Standing Rules of the Senate debatable without such limitation.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1993
Amends rule XV of the Standing Rules of the Senate to provide that once a measure passed by both Houses has been placed before the Senate it shall be in order to make one nondivisible motion to: (1) insist on the Senate amendment(s) or disagree to the House amendment(s); (2) request a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses or agree to the request of the House for the same; and (3) authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint the Senate conferees.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1993
Amends rule VIII of the Standing Rules of the Senate to limit debate to two hours on a motion to proceed to the consideration of a measure made by the Majority Leader or his designee after the first two hours of a new legislative day. Makes such motion to proceed to any motion, resolution, or proposal to change any of the Standing Rules of the Senate debatable without this limitation. Amends rule XXII to require an affirmative three-fifths' vote for post-cloture appeals from the decision of the Presiding Officer, except on a measure or motion to amend the Senate rules where a necessary affirmative vote shall be two-thirds of the Senators present and voting. Provides that recommended committee amendments to a measure that has been reported by a committee shall be considered germane with respect to post-cloture. Charges the time consumed by a quorum call to the Senator who requested it under cloture. Amends rule XV to provide that once a measure passed by both Houses has been placed before the Senate, it shall be in order to make one nondivisible motion to: (1) insist on the Senate amendment(s) or disagree to the House amendment(s); (2) request a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses or agree to the request of the House for the same; and (3) authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint the Senate conferees. Amends rule XXVIII to dispense with the reading of a conference report before determining a question of proceeding to its consideration. Amends rule XV to set forth the procedure for imposing, after a two-day consideration of a measure, a relevancy requirement on amendments (other than the reported committee amendments). Requires a three-fifths' vote, a quorum being present, to: (1) make it out of order to consider an amendment not already agreed to that is not relevant to the measure or the committee amendment; and (2) overturn the Presiding Officer's decision on a question of relevancy or to hold an amendment relevant. Declares that no amendment proposing sense of the Senate (or Congress) language that does not directly relate to the pending matter shall be considered relevant.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1993
Amends rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate to provide that if a measure has been reported by a committee that contains recommended committee amendments, such amendments shall be considered germane post-cloture.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1993
Amends rule XV of the Standing Rules of the Senate to set forth the procedure for imposing, after a two-day consideration of a measure, a relevancy requirement on amendments (other than the reported committee amendments). Requires a three-fifths vote, a quorum being present, to: (1) make it out of order to consider an amendment not already agreed to that is not relevant to the measure or the committee amendment; and (2) overturn the Presiding Officer's decision on a question of relevancy or to hold an amendment relevant. Declares that no amendment proposing sense of the Senate (or Congress) language that does not directly relate to the pending matter shall be considered relevant.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1993
Urges the President to initiate multilateral negotiations toward a comprehensive nuclear weapons test ban.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1993
Provides for a recess or adjournment of the Senate from February 4 or 5, 1993, until February 16, 1993, and an adjournment of the House of Representatives from February 4 or 5, 1993, until February 16, 1993.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1993
Provides for a recess or adjournment of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of Representatives from April 7 until April 19, 1993.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1993
Many Neighbors, One Earth Resolution - Urges the President to develop and implement a coordinated economic and development policy and program of action designed to promote broadbased, sustainable development. Specifies that such policy and program should have as principal objectives: (1) expanding economic opportunities; (2) meeting basic human needs; (3) promoting environmental protection and sustainable use of natural resources; and (4) promoting pluralism, democratic participation, and human rights. Specifies that such policy and program should involve all relevant international activities of the U.S. Government. Urges specific actions that the President should take, including: (1) working with the Congress to enact legislation providing for a post-Cold War foreign assistance program that would have as its primary purpose the promotion of sustainable development; (2) ensuring that development cooperation programs, conform to such objectives in ways that invigorate local community-based development through taking into account relevant local perspectives of its beneficiaries during the design, planning, implementation, and evaluation process for project and program assistance; (3) providing government-to-government assistance only to countries that exhibit a commitment to development that promotes such objectives, with priority to countries with the highest incidence of hunger and poverty; and (4) encouraging and supporting the efforts of countries to reduce their levels of military spending when such spending is disproportionate to security needs and spending on health, education, and environmental protection.
United States · United States Congress · 28 May 1993
Commends Syria and Lebanon for participation in the Middle East peace process and encourages their continued cooperation in efforts to settle ongoing regional conflicts. Expresses congressional support for the sovereignty, political independence, and territorial integrity of Lebanon. Considers the Government of Syria in violation of the Taif Agreement of 1989 (calling for Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon). Urges: (1) Syria to withdraw its armed forces to the gateway of the Bekaa Valley; (2) Syria and Lebanon to agree upon a firm timetable for the complete withdrawal of Syrian forces; (3) the President to consider withholding U.S. assistance to Syria and the Secretary of the Treasury to consider directing the U.S. executive directors of all international financial institutions to vote against loans or assistance to Syria until such withdrawal occurs; (4) the Syrian Government to increase its cooperation with the Lebanese Government in efforts to disarm nongovernmental armed groups and militias in Lebanon; and (5) the President to consider methods of revitalizing the Taif Agreement and to encourage the negotiation of a firm timetable for complete withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1993
Waives provisions of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (which require adjournment by July 31 of each year) to prohibit the Senate and the House of Representatives from adjourning for a period in excess of three days, or adjourning sine die, until both Houses of Congress adopt a concurrent resolution providing either for an adjournment (in excess of three days) to a day certain, or for an adjournment sine die.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1993
Congratulates the Anti-Defamation League as it celebrates its 80th anniversary in 1993 and commends it for effectively pursuing the goal of promoting greater tolerance among people throughout the world.