[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 22, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D41-D42]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, January 22, 1997

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed the nominations of Madeleine K. Albright to be 
      Secretary of State and William S. Cohen to be Secretary of 
      Defense.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S579-S670
Measures Introduced: Twenty one bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 179-199, S.J. Res. 10, S. Con. Res. 4, and 
S. Res. 20-22.                                            
  Pages S633-34
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. Res. 20, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition and Forestry.
  Special Report on Committee Activities of the Select Committee on 
Intelligence January 4, 1995 to October 3, 1996. (S. Rept. No. 105-1)
  Special Report of the Joint Economic Committee Congress of the United 
States of the 1996 Economic Report of the President. (S. Rept. No. 105-
2)                                                            
Page S633
Measures Passed:
  Directing Senate Legal Counsel: Senate agreed to S. Res. 21, to 
direct the Senate Legal Counsel to appear as amicus curiae in the name 
of the Senate in Sen. Robert C. Byrd, et al. v Franklin D. Raines, et 
al.                                                       
  Pages S617-19
  Commending Warren Christopher: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 4, 
commending and thanking the Honorable Warren Christopher for his 
exemplary service as Secretary of State.                  
  Pages S669-70
  State of the Union Address: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 9, 
providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the 
President on the state of the Union.                          
  Page S670
  Death of Former Senator Tsongas: Senate agreed to S. Res. 22, 
relative to the death of the Honorable Paul Tsongas, formerly a Senator 
from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.                       
  Page S670
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 1 EX), Madeleine Korbel 
Albright, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of State. 
                                                  Pages S590-S617, S670
  By unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 2 EX), William S. Cohen, of 
Maine, to be Secretary of Defense.                  
Pages S619-27, S670
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Susan Bass Levin, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term 
expiring December 10, 1999.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  A routine list in the Navy.                                 
Page S670
Messages From the House:                                      
  Page S633
Executive Reports of Committees:                              
  Page S633
Statements on Introduced Bills:                           
  Pages S634-52
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page S652
Authority for Committees:                                     
  Page S653
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S653-65
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total-2) 
                                                       Pages S617, S627
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:30 p.m., 
until 11 a.m., on Thursday,

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January 23, 1997. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting 
Majority Leader in today's Record on page S670.)