[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 23 (Monday, February 6, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D144]
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                            Monday, February 6, 1995 [[Page D144]] 

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House passed line-item veto bill.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2147-S2215
Measures Introduced: Three bills were introduced, as follows: S. 357-
359.
  Page S2213
Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Senate continued 
consideration of H.J. Res. 1, proposing a balanced budget amendment to 
the Constitution of the United States.
  Pages S2156-S2209
Pending:
  Daschle motion to commit the resolution, with instructions to report 
back forthwith, with Daschle Amendment No. 231, to require a budget 
plan before the amendment takes effect.
Page S2156
  Dole Amendment No. 232 (to instructions to commit), to establish that 
if Congress has not passed a balanced budget amendment to the 
Constitution by May 1, 1995, within 60 days thereafter, the President 
shall transmit to Congress a detailed plan to balance the budget by the 
year 2002.
Page S2156
  Dole Amendment No. 233 (to Amendment No. 232), in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S2156
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 12 noon 
on Wednesday, February 8, 1995, the Majority Leader, or his designee, 
be recognized to make a motion to table the Daschle motion to commit.
Page S2209
  Senate will resume consideration of the resolution on Tuesday, 
February 7.
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal 
Year 1996; pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975; which was 
referred jointly to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee 
on the Budget. (PM-10).
Pages S2210-12
  Transmitting 23 rescissions of budgetary resources; referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; the Committee on 
Commerce, Science and Transportation; the Committee on Labor and Human 
Resources; the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works; the Committee on Small 
Business; the Committee on the Budget; the Committee on Appropriations. 
(PM-11).
Page S2212
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  4 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  8 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy.
Pages S2209-10, S2214-15
Messages From the President:
  Pages S2210-12
Communications:
  Pages S2212-13
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S2213-14
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S2214
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S2214
Recess: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and recessed at 6:45 p.m., until 10 
a.m., on Tuesday, February 7, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2214.)