[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 21, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                          Tuesday, January 21, 1997

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S149-S577
Measures Introduced: One hundred seventy-eight bills and fourteen 
resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1-178, S. J. Res. 1-9, and 
S. Res. 15-19.
  Pages S158-63
Measures Passed:
  Technical Correction: Senate passed H. J. Res. 25, making technical 
corrections to the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 
(Public Law 104-208), clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                              Page S574
Nomination--Time Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for the consideration of the nomination of Madeleine Korbel 
Albright, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of State on 
Wednesday, January 22, with a vote to occur thereon.
  Page S574
Appointments:
  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 Senators as members of the Senate Arms 
Control Observer Group: Senators Biden, Byrd (designated to serve as 
Minority Administrative Co-Chairman), Bumpers, Daschle, Glenn, Kennedy, 
Kerrey, Levin (designated to serve as Co-Chairman for the Minority), 
Moynihan, and Sarbanes.
  Page S574
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, a report concerning biological and chemical weapons; to 
the Committee on Armed Services. (PM-5).
Page S151
  Transmitting, a report on the continuation of the emergency regarding 
terrorists; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 
(PM-6).
Page S151
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Ayse Manyas Kenmore, of Florida, to be a Member of the National 
Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2000.
  John T. Broderick, Jr., of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 1999.
  Susan E. Trees, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2002.
  Jeffrey Davidow, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation, for a term expiring 
September 20, 2002.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service.
Pages S146-48
Messages From the President:
  Page S151
Messages From the House:
  Page S151
Communications:
  Pages S151-58
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S158
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S163-S568
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S569
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S569
Additional Statements:
  Pages S569-71
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon and adjourned at 7:19 p.m., 
until 10 a.m., on Wednesday, January 22, 1997. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S574.)