[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 27 (Friday, February 10, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D173]
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                           Friday, February 10, 1995 [[Page D173]] 

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House passed violent criminals incarceration and criminal alien 
      deportation bills.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2435-S2531
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills were introduced, as follows: S. 383-
394.
  Pages S2492-93
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  H.J. Res. 1, proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States.
Measures Passed:
  CFTC Authorizations: Senate passed S. 178, to amend the Commodity 
Exchange Act to extend the authorization for the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission.
  Pages S2438-39
  VFW Charter: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 257, to amend the charter of the Veterans of 
Foreign Wars to make eligible for membership those veterans that have 
served within the territorial limits of South Korea, and the bill was 
then passed.
  Page S2531
Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Senate continued 
consideration of H.J. Res. 1, proposing a balanced budget amendment to 
the Constitution of the United States, taking action on amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S2441-53, S2457-83
Adopted:
  Dole Motion to refer H.J. Res. 1, Balanced Budget Constitutional 
Amendment, to the Committee on the Budget, with instructions.
Pages S2441, S2453
  Dole Amendment No. 237, as a substitute to the instructions (to 
instructions to the motion to refer H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee on the 
Budget).
Pages S2441, S2453
  By 87 yeas to 10 nays (Vote No. 63), Dole Amendment No. 238 (to 
Amendment No. 237), of a perfecting nature.
Pages S2441, S2453
Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 236, to protect the Social Security system by 
excluding the receipts and outlays of Social Security from balanced 
budget calculations.
Pages S2441, S2457-62, S2465-80
  Senate will resume consideration of the resolution on Monday, 
February 13, 1995.
Committee Funding: Senate began consideration of S. Res. 73, 
authorizing biennial expenditures by committees of the Senate.
  Pages S2455-57
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for a vote on the 
resolution to occur on Monday, February 13, 1995.
Page S2531
Measures Referred:
  Page S2492
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S2492-S2529
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S2529
Authority for Committees:
  Page S2529
Additional Statements:
  Pages S2529-31
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--63)
  Page S2453
Recess:  Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 3:57 p.m., until 
12 Noon, on Monday, February 13, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2531.)