[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 10 (Thursday, January 30, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D61-D62]
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                                         Thursday, January 30, 1997

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed William Haley to be Secretary of Commerce.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S823-S917
Measures Introduced: Twenty bills and six resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 235-254, and S. Res. 36-41.                
  Pages S855-56
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. Res. 37, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Foreign 
Relations.
  S. Res. 38, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Armed 
Services.
  S. Res. 39, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Governmental 
Affairs.
  S. Res. 40, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small 
Business.
  S. Res. 41, authorizing expenditures by the Special Committee on 
Aging.                                                        
Page S852
Measures Passed:
  Congratulating Senate Employees: Senate agreed to S. Res. 36, 
relative to the retirements of Arthur Curran, Donn Larson and Richard 
Gibbons.                                                  
  Pages S907-08
  Membership on Joint Committee on Printing/Library of Congress: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 31, providing for members on the part of the Senate 
of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress 
on the Library.                                               
  Page S909
  Printing Authority: Senate agreed to S. Res. 32, to authorize the 
printing of a collection of the rules of the committees of the Senate. 
                                                              Page S909
Authority for Committees: All committees were authorized to file 
executive and legislative reports during the adjournment of the Senate 
on Monday, February 3, 1997, from 12 noon to 7 p.m.           
  Page S912
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 95 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. 4 EX), William M. Daley, of Illinois, 
to be Secretary of Commerce.                              
Pages S823-29
  Alan M. Hantman, of New Jersey, to be Architect of the Capitol for 
the term of ten years.
  25 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, 
Navy.                                                     
Pages S909-12
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Richard J. Tarplin, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Health and Human Services.
  Stanley A. Riveles, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during 
his tenure of service as U.S. Commissioner to the Standing Consultative 
Commission.
  George W. Black, Jr., of Georgia, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2001.
  Ann Jorgenson, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Farm Credit 
Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration for a term expiring 
May 21, 2002.
  Routine lists in the Army and Public Health Service.    
Pages S912-17
Petitions:                                                    
  Page S852
Executive Reports of Committees:                          
  Pages S852-55
Statements on Introduced Bills:                           
  Pages S856-98
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S898-99
Notices of Hearings:                                          
  Page S901
Authority for Committees:                                 
  Pages S901-02
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S902-07
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total-4)      
  Page S829
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 5:28 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Monday, February 3, 1997. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S912.)

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