[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 19 (Thursday, February 13, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D118-D119]
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                                        Thursday, February 13, 1997

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1339-S1424
Measures Introduced: Twenty-two bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 320-341, and S. Res. 55-58.   
  Pages S1382-83
Measures Passed:
  Modifying Milk Prices: By 83 yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. 11), Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 55, expressing the Sense of the Senate regarding the 
need to address immediately the decline in milk prices. 
                                                         Pages S1366-68
  Congressional Adjournment: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 21, 
providing for an adjournment of the House until Tuesday, February 25, 
1997, and an adjournment of the Senate until Monday, February 24, 1997.
                                                         Pages S1417-18
  Committee Funding: Senate agreed to S. Res. 54, authorizing biennial 
expenditures by committees of the Senate.                
  Pages S1418-23
Population Planning--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing for the consideration of H.J. Res. 36, approving the 
Presidential finding that the limitation on obligations imposed by 
section 518A(a) of the Foreign Operations Export Financing, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act of 1997, is having a negative impact on the 
proper functioning of the population planning program, on Monday, 
February 24, 1997.                                           
  Page S1418
Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing for the consideration of 
certain amendments to be proposed to S.J. Res. 1, proposing an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a 
balanced budget.                                             
  Page S1418
Measures Indefinitely Postponed: Senate indefinitely postponed further 
consideration of the following measures:
  Modifying Milk Prices: S. Res. 52, expressing the Sense of the Senate 
regarding the need to address immediately the current milk crisis. 
                                                             Page S1423
Authority for Committees: All committees were authorized to file 
executive and legislative reports during the adjournment of the Senate 
on Tuesday, February 18, 1997, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.     
  Page S1423
Appointments:
  Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: 
The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to the provision 
of P.L. 99-661, appointed Senator Levin as a member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation.                                                  
  Page S1423
  U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council: The Chair, on behalf of the 
President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 96-388, as amended by 
Public Law 97-84, re-appointed the following Senators to the United 
States Holocaust Memorial Council: Senators Hatch, Grassley, and 
Murkowski.                                                   
  Page S1423
  Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276h-276k, as amended, appointed 
Senator Dodd as Vice Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the Mexico-
U.S. Interparliamentary Group during the 105th Congress.     
  Page S1423
  U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council: The Chair, on behalf of the 
President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 96-388, as amended by 
Public Law 97-84, appointed the following Senators to the United States 
Holocaust Memorial Council: Senators Boxer and Lautenberg.   
  Page S1423
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Aida Alvarez, of New York, to be Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration.
  Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be a Member of the Council of 
Economic Advisers.                                           
Page S1423
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service.                  
Pages S1423-24
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S1381
Measures Read First Time:                                    
  Page S1381

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Communications:                                          
  Pages S1381-82
Petitions:                                                   
  Page S1382
Statements on Introduced Bills:                       
  Pages S1383-S1407
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S1407
Notices of Hearings:                                     
  Pages S1409-10
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S1410
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1410-11
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--11) 
                                                         Pages S1367-68
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. and, in accordance with H. Con. 
Res. 21, adjourned at 6:11 p.m., until 11:30 a.m., on Monday, February 
24, 1997. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority 
Leader in today's Record on page S1423.)