[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 12 (Tuesday, February 4, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D72-D73]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Tuesday, February 4, 1997

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.
      Senate and House met in Joint Session and received the 
      President's State of the Union Message.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S921-S980
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and six resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 255-262, S.J. Res. 14, and S. Res. 45-49.
  Page S945
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
Reported on Monday, February 3, during the adjournment:
  S. Res. 42, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Rules and 
Administration.
  S.J. Res. 1, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to require a balanced budget. (S. Rept. No. 105-3)
  S. Res. 43, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the 
Judiciary.
  S. Res. 44, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget.
  S.J. Res. 5, waiving certain provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 
relating to the appointment of the United States Trade Representative. 
                                                              Page S945
Reported today:
  S. Res. 45, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs.
  S. Res. 46, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Indian 
Affairs.
Page S945
Measures Passed:
   Breast Cancer Screening: By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 
5), Senate agreed to S. Res. 47, expressing the sense of the Senate 
concerning the need for accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening 
for women between the ages of 40 and 49.
  Pages S928-34, S936-37
  Temporary and Intermittent Service: Senate agreed to S. Res. 48, 
providing for service on a temporary and intermittent basis by the 
Director of the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices.
  Page S979
  Death of Representative Tejeda: Senate agreed to S. Res. 49, 
expressing the condolences of the Senate on the death of Representative 
Frank Tejeda.
  Pages S979-80
Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing for the consideration of S.J. 
Res. 1, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
to require a balanced budget, on Wednesday, February 5, 1997. 
                                                              Page S922
Appointments:
   Board of Regents/Smithsonian: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, pursuant to the provisions of 20 U.S.C., sections 42 and 43, 
appointed Senators Cochran and Frist as members of the Board of Regents 
of the Smithsonian Institution.
  Page S922
  Board of Trustees/JFK Center: The Chair, on behalf of the President 
of the Senate, pursuant to Public Law 85-874, as amended, appointed 
Senators Lott and Stevens to the Board of Trustees of the John F. 
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
  Page S922
  Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development: The 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 100-
458, appointed William E. Cresswell, of Mississippi, to a term on the 
Board of Trustees of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service 
Training and Development, effective October 11, 1996.
  Page S922
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States: Transmitting a report on an 
agreement between the United States and Lithuania; which was referred 
jointly, pursuant to Public Law 94-265, 16 U.S.C. 1823(b), to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-7).
  Page S938

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  Transmitting a report on an agreement between the United States and 
Estonia; which was referred jointly, pursuant to Public Law 94-265, 16 
U.S.C. 1823(b), to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, and to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-8). 
                                                              Page S939
Nominations received: Senate received the following nomination:
  Jeffrey A. Frankel, of California, to be a Member of the Council of 
Economic Advisers, vice Martin Neil Baily, resigned.
Page S980
Messages From the President:
  Pages S938-43
Messages From the House:
  Page S943
Communications:
  Pages S943-45
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S945-67
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S967-68
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S971
Authority for Committees:
  Page S971
Additional Statements:
  Pages S971-79
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total-5) 
                                                          Pages S936-37
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m., and as a further mark of 
respect to the memory of the late Representative Frank Tejeda, of 
Texas, in accordance with S. Res. 49, adjourned at 10:28 p.m., until 11 
a.m., on Wednesday, February 5, 1997. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S980.)