[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 11, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D101-D102]
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                                              Tuesday, February 11, 1997

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed Bill Richardson as U.S. Ambassador to the United 
      Nations.


                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1203-S1249
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 296-303, and S. Res. 52-53.                           
  Page S1226
Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Senate continued consideration of 
S.J. Res. 1, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
to require a balanced budget, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                         
  Pages S1203-10, S1211-12, S1219-23
Rejected:
  Wellstone Amendment No. 3, to state the policy of the United States that, 
in achieving a balanced budget, Federal outlays should not be reduced in a 
manner that disproportionately affects outlays for education, nutrition, and 
health programs for poor children. (By 64 yeas to 36 nays (Vote No. 8), 
Senate tabled the amendment.)                                 
Pages S1203-10
Pending:
  Dodd Amendment No. 4, to simplify the conditions for a declaration of an 
imminent and serious threat to national security.             
Pages S1222-23
  A unanimous-consent time agreement was reached providing for the further 
consideration of the pending amendment beginning at 1:30 p.m., on Wednesday, 
February 12, 1997, with a vote to occur thereon at 5:30 p.m.      
Page S1223
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages from the 
President of the United States:
  Transmitting a report concerning the International Whaling Commission; 
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (PM-13).
                                                                  Page S1224
  Transmitting the report of proposed rescissions of budgetary resources; 
which was referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975, to 
the Committee on the Budget, to the Committee on Appropriations, to the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, to the Committee on Armed 
Services, to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, and to the Committee on Finance. 
(PM-14).                                                          
Page S1224
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. 9 EX), Bill Richardson, of New 
Mexico, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the 
United Nations with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the 
Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of 
the United Nations.                                    
Pages S1213-19, S1249
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Tracey D. Conwell, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2001.
  Joaquin L. G. Salas, of Guam, to be United States Marshal for the District 
of Guam and concurrently United States Marshal for the District of the 
Northern Mariana Islands for the term of four years.
  Mary Ann Gooden Terrell, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Patricia A. Broderick, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of

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the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
  7 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  1 Marine Corps list.                                        
Pages S1247-49
Messages From the President:                                      
  Page S1224
Messages From the House:                                          
  Page S1225
Communications:                                                   
  Page S1225
Executive Reports of Committees:                              
  Pages S1225-26
Statements on Introduced Bills:                               
  Pages S1226-39
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Pages S1239-40
Amendments Submitted:                                             
  Page S1240
Authority for Committees:                                         
  Page S1240
Additional Statements:                                        
  Pages S1240-47
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--9) 
                                                           Pages S1210, 1219
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2:15 p.m. and adjourned at 5:57 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, February 12, 1997. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1247.)