[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 13 (Wednesday, February 5, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D79]
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                                        Wednesday, February 5, 1997

[[Page D79]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 499, to designate the ``Frank M. Tejeda 
      Post Office Building'' in San Antonio, Texas.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S981-S1047
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 263-280, S. Res. 50, and S. Con. Res. 5. 
                                                         Pages S1017-18
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 279, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the 
Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes. (S. Rept. No. 105-4) 
                                                             Page S1017
Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Senate began consideration of 
S.J. Res. 1, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to require a balanced budget.                   
  Pages S994-S1015
  Senate will continue consideration of the resolution on Thursday, 
February 6, 1997.
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent time-agreement was reached 
providing for the consideration of the nomination of Rodney E. Slater, 
of Arkansas, to be Secretary of Transportation.          
  Pages S1044-45
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Sophia 
H. Hall, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2000.
  Lyle Weir Swenson, of South Dakota, to be United States Marshal for 
the District of South Dakota for the term of four years.
  Marsha Mason, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2002.
  Theodore Francis Verheggen, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
Member of the Federal Safety and Health Review Commission for a term 
expiring August 30, 2002.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Coast Guard. 
                                                         Pages S1046-47
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  Sophia H. Hall, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2002. 
                                                             Page S1047
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1016
Communications:                                          
  Pages S1016-17
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S1017
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S1018-27
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S1027
Authority for Committees:                                
  Pages S1035-36
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1036-44
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m., and adjourned at 7:13 p.m., 
until 11 a.m., on Thursday, February 6, 1997. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1045.)