[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 121 (Friday, September 6, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D900]
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                                          Friday, September 6, 1996

[[Page D900]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9985-S10026
Measures Introduced: One bill and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2058 and S. Res. 289.
  Page S10018
Measures Passed:
  Congratulating People of Mongolia: Senate agreed to S. Res. 276, 
congratulating the people of Mongolia on embracing democracy in 
Mongolia through their participation in the parliamentary elections 
held on June 30, 1996.
  Page S10024
  Older Americans--Indians: Senate reconsidered its action of Thursday, 
September 5, 1995, with respect to passage of S. 1972, to amend the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 to improve the provisions relating to 
Indians, and today passed the bill, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S10024-25
  McCain Amendment No. 5203, of a technical nature.
Pages S10024-25
  Electing Senate Sergeant At Arms: Senate agreed to S. Res. 289, 
electing Gregory S. Casey, of Idaho, as Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 
of the Senate.
  Page S10025
Employment Nondiscrimination Act: Senate began consideration of S. 
2056, to prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual 
orientation.
  Pages S9986-S10005
  Senate will resume consideration of the bill on Tuesday, September 
10, 1996, with a vote to occur thereon.
Appointments: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to 
the provisions of S. Con. Res. 47 (104th Congress), appointed the 
following to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies: 
Senators Lott, Warner, and Ford.
  Page S10025
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Franklin D. Raines, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
Pages S10023, S10026
Messages From the House:
  Page S10017
Measures Referred:
  Page S10017
Communications:
  Pages S10017-18
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S10018-19
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S10019
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S10019
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10019-23
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 3:10 p.m., 
until 10:30 a.m., on Monday, September 9, 1996. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S10025.)