[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 24, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                       Wednesday, January 24, 1996 

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S331-S354
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced, as follows: S. 1524.

  Page S346
Measures Passed:
  Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act: Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 
S. 1494, to provide an extension for fiscal year 1996 for certain 
programs administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
and the Secretary of Agriculture, and the bill was then passed, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S350-53
  Lott (for D'Amato/Mack/Bond) Amendment No. 3118, to make a series of 
amendments.
Pages S350-51
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Lawrence Neal Benedict, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Cape Verde.
  Joseph J. DiNunno, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board.
  Ronnie Feuerstein Heyman, of New York, to be Member of the National 
Council on the Arts.
  Barry R. McCaffrey, of Washington, to be Director of National Drug 
Control Policy.
  Robert B. Rogers, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
  Shirley W. Ryan, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Council 
on Disability.
  26 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  6 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
Pages S353-54
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal 
of the following nominations:
  Chris Evert, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Corporation for National and Community Service, which was sent to 
the Senate on June 6, 1995.
  Christine Hernandez, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which 
was sent to the Senate on June 6, 1995.
  Kirsten S. Moy, of New York, to be Administrator of the Community 
Development Financial Institutions Fund, which was sent to the Senate 
on February 24, 1995.
  Cherry T. Kinoshita, of Washington, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund, which was sent 
to the Senate on January 5, 1995.
  Stanley K. Sheinbaum, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Security Education Board, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 
1995.
Page S354
Messages from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Received on Tuesday, January 23, 1996:
  A message from the President of the United States transmitting the 
report of the State of the Union Address; ordered to lie on the table. 
(PM-111).
Pages S309-13
Messages From the President:
                                               Pages S309-13, S345
Messages From the House:
  Pages S345-46
Measures Referred:
  Page S346
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Page S346
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S346-47
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S347-48
Additional Statements:
  Pages S348-49
Adjournment: Senate convened at 5 p.m., and adjourned at 6 p.m., until 
12 noon on Thursday, January 25, 1996. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S353.)