[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 23 (Thursday, February 27, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D148-D149]
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                                        Thursday, February 27, 1997

[[Page D148]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The Senate and House held a Joint Meeting to receive an address 
      by His Excellency Eduardo Frei, President of the Republic of 
      Chile


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1689-S1778
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 368-381, and S.J. Res. 18.                    
  Page S1734
Measures Passed:
  Airport/Airway Trust Fund: Senate passed H.R. 668, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund excise taxes, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                         Pages S1771-75
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 amendments proposed thereto, as follows: 
                                            Pages S1689-97, S1698-S1726
Rejected:
  Graham/Robb Amendment No. 7, to strike the limitation on debt held by 
the public. (By 59 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 19), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)                                              
Pages S1690-97
  Feingold Amendment No. 13, to require approval of the amendment to 
the Constitution within 3 years after the date of its submission to the 
States for ratification. (By 69 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. 21), Senate 
tabled the amendment.)                            
Pages S1701-03, S1721
  Feingold Amendment No. 14, to permit the use of an accumulated 
surplus to balance the budget during any fiscal year. (By 60 yeas to 40 
nays (Vote No. 22), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                               Pages S1703-08, S1721-22
  Leahy (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 10, to provide that only Congress 
shall have authority to enforce the provisions of the balanced budget 
constitutional amendment, unless Congress passes legislation 
specifically granting enforcement authority to the President or State 
or Federal courts. (By 61 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 20), Senate tabled 
the amendment.)                                          
Pages S1708-21
  Bumpers motion to refer the joint resolution to the Committee on the 
Budget with instructions to report back forthwith with Bumpers/Feingold 
Amendment No. 12, in the nature of a substitute. (By 65 yeas to 34 nays 
(Vote No. 23), Senate tabled the motion.                 
Pages S1722-26
Withdrawn:
  Hollings/Specter/Bryan Amendment No. 9, to add a provision proposing 
an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to 
contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. 
                                                             Page S1726
  Conrad (for Rockefeller) Amendment No. 18, to establish that Medicare 
outlays shall not be reduced in excess of the amount necessary to 
preserve the solvency of the Medicare Health Insurance Trust Fund. 
                                                             Page S1726
  A unanimous-consent time-agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the resolution on Tuesday, March 4, 1997, with a vote 
to occur thereon.                                            
Page S1728
Campaign Financing--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing for the consideration of a Senate joint resolution 
relating to campaign financing.                              
  Page S1776
Appointments:
  Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: 
The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 93-
415, as amended by Public Law 102-586, announced the appointment of 
Michael W. McPhail, of Mississippi, to the Coordinating Council 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.                 
  Page S1776
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:

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  Transmitting the notice of the continuation of the national emergency 
relating to Cuba; referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs. (PM-18).                                      
Page S1732
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard.     
Pages S1776-78
Messages From the President:                                 
  Page S1732
Messages From the House:                                 
  Pages S1732-33
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S1733
Measures Read First Time:                                    
  Page S1775
Petitions:                                               
  Pages S1733-34
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S1734-62
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1762-63
Notices of Hearings:                                         
  Page S1763
Authority for Committees:                                
  Pages S1763-64
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S1764
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--23) 
                                       Pages S1697, S1721, S1722, S1726
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 7:16 p.m., 
until 10 a.m., on Friday, February 28, 1997. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1776.)