[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 35 (Friday, February 24, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
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                           Friday, February 24, 1995 [[Page D237]] 

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed regulatory transition bill.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3071-S3136
Measures Introduced: Two bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 473 and 474, and S. Res. 79 and 80.
  Page S3132
Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Senate resumed consideration 
of H.J. Res. 1, proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States.
  Pages S3081-S3131
Pending:
  (1) Feinstein Amendment No. 274, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S3082
  (2) Feingold Amendment No. 291, to provide that receipts and outlays 
of the Tennessee Valley Authority shall not be counted as receipts or 
outlays for purposes of this article.
Page S3082
  (3) Graham Amendment No. 259, to strike the limitation on debt held 
by the public.
Page S3082
  (4) Graham Amendment No. 298, to clarify the application of the 
public debt limit with respect to redemptions from the Social Security 
Trust Funds.
Page S3082
  (5) Kennedy Amendment No. 267, to provide that the balanced budget 
constitutional amendment does not authorize the President to impound 
lawfully appropriated funds or impose taxes, duties, or fees.
Pages S3082, S3130-31
  (6) Bumpers modified motion to refer H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee on 
the Budget with instructions.
Pages S3082-90
  (7) Nunn Amendment No. 299, to permit waiver of the amendment during 
an economic emergency.
Page S3082
  (8) Nunn Amendment No. 300, to limit judicial review.
Page S3082
  (9) Levin Amendment No. 273, to require Congress to pass legislation 
specifying the means for implementing and enforcing a balanced budget 
before the balanced budget amendment is submitted to the States for 
ratification.
Page S3096
  (10) Levin Amendment No. 310, to provide that the Vice President of 
the United States shall be able to cast the deciding vote in the Senate 
if the whole number of the Senate be equally divided.
Page S3096
  (11) Levin Amendment No. 311, to provide that the Vice President of 
the United States shall not be able to cast the deciding vote in the 
Senate if the whole number of the Senate be equally divided.
Page S3096
  (12) Pryor Amendment No. 307, to give the people of each State, 
through their State representatives, the right to tell Congress how 
they would cut spending in their State in order to balance the budget.
Pages S3096-97
  (13) Byrd Amendment No. 253, to permit a bill to increase revenue to 
become law by majority vote.
Page S3098
  (14) Byrd Amendment No. 254, to establish that the limit on the 
public debt shall not be increased unless Congress provides by law for 
such an increase.
Page S3098
  (15) Byrd Amendment No. 255, to permit the President to submit an 
alternative budget.
Page S3098
  (16) Byrd Amendment No. 258, to strike any reliance on estimates.
Page S3098
  (17) Byrd Amendment No. 259, to provide that any bill to increase 
revenues shall not become law unless three-fifths of the whole number 
of each House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall 
vote.
Page S3098
  (18) Byrd Amendment No. 252, to permit outlays to exceed receipts by 
a majority vote.
Page S3098
  (19) Kerry motion to commit H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee on the 
Budget.
Page S3104
  (20) Hatch (for Dole) motion to recommit H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee 
on the Budget with instructions.
Page S3104
  (21) Hatch (for Dole) motion to recommit H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee 
on the Budget with instructions.
Page S3104 [[Page D238]] 
  (22) Hatch (for Dole) motion to commit H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee 
on the Judiciary with instructions.
Pages S3104-05
  (23) Hatch (for Dole) motion to commit H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee 
on the Judiciary with instructions.
Page S3105
  By prior consent agreement, votes on the pending amendments and 
motions will occur on Tuesday, February 28, 1995, beginning at 2:15 
p.m.
  Senate will continue consideration of the resolution on Monday, 
February 27, 1995.
Appointments:
  Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276h-276k, as amended, appointed 
Senator Dodd as Vice Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the Mexico-
U.S. Interparliamentary Group during the 104th Congress.
  Page S3136
  North Atlantic Assembly: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 1928a-1928d, as amended, appointed Senator 
Heflin as Vice Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the North Atlantic 
Assembly during the 104th Congress.
  Page S3136
  Senate Arms Control Observer Group: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Minority Leader, pursuant to S. Res. 105, adopted April 13, 1989, as 
amended by S. Res. 280, adopted October 8, 1994, announced the 
appointment of the following as members of the Senate Arms Control 
Observer Group: Senators Pell, Kennedy, Moynihan, Levin, Sarbanes, 
Bumpers, and Glenn.
  Page S3136
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Kirsten S. Moy, of New York, to be Administrator of the Community 
Development Financial Institutions Fund.
  1 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nomination.
  27 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
Pages S3136-37
Petitions:
  Pages S3131-32
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S3132-33
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3133-34
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S3135
Authority for Committees:
  Page S3135
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3135-36
Recess: Senate convened at 9:45 a.m., and recessed at 7:53 p.m., until 
12 noon, on Monday, February 27, 1995. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3136.)