[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 17 (Thursday, February 24, 1994)]
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                                        Thursday, February 24, 1994

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1791-S1881
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1864-1872, and S. Con. Res. 61.

                                                             Page S1860

Balanced Budget Amendment: Senate continued consideration of S.J. Res. 
41, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
require a balanced budget, taking action on amendments proposed 
thereto, as follows:

                                            Pages S1799-S1820, S1823-34

Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 1471, in the nature of a substitute.

                                                     Pages S1826, S1877

  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the resolution and the pending amendment proposed 
thereto.

                                                         Pages S1823-24

  Senate will resume consideration of the resolution on Friday, 
February 25.
Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act--Conferees: Senate disagreed to 
the amendment of the House to S. 24, to reauthorize the Independent 
Counsel Law for an additional 5 years, agreed to a request for a 
conference thereon, and the Chair appointed the following conferees: 
Senators Glenn, Levin, Pryor, Cohen, and Stevens.

                                                         Pages S1879-80

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Bernard E. Anderson, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Labor.
  Greta Joy Dicus, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Enrichment Corporation for a term of one 
year.
  Frank G. Zarb, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the United States Enrichment Corporation for a term of two years.
  Kneeland C. Youngblood, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Enrichment Corporation for a term of 
three years.
  Margaret Hornbeck Greene, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Enrichment Corporation for a term of 
four years.
  William J. Rainer, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Enrichment Corporation for a term of 
five years.
  Gordon P. Eaton, of Ohio, to be Director of the United States 
Geological Survey.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.

                                                             Page S1881

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Ryan Clark Crocker, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the State of 
Kuwait.
  Arvonne S. Fraser, of Minnesota, for the rank of Ambassador during 
her tenure of service as the Representative of the United States of 
America on the Commission on the Status of Women of the Economic and 
Social Council of the United Nations.
  Edward S. Walker, Jr., of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Arab 
Republic of Egypt.
  Marca Bristo, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Council on 
Disability for a term expiring September 17, 1995.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.

                                                             Page S1881

Messages From the House:
                                                        Page S1859
Communications:
                                                    Pages S1859-60
Executive Reports of Committees:
                                                        Page S1860
Statements on Introduced Bills:
                                                    Pages S1860-75
Additional Cosponsors:
                                                    Pages S1875-76
Amendments Submitted:
                                                        Page S1877
Authority for Committees:
                                                    Pages S1877-78
Additional Statements:
                                                    Pages S1878-79
Recess: Senate convened at 11 a.m., and recessed at 7:17 p.m., until 10 
a.m., on Friday, February 25, 1994. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1881.)