[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 39 (Monday, April 7, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D293-D294]
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                                              Monday, April 7, 1997

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2761-S2802
Measures Introduced: Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 514-517, and S.J. Res. 24.                       
  Page S2787
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Reported on Wednesday, April 2, during the adjournment:
  S. 4, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide to 
private sector employees the same opportunities for time-and-a-half 
compensatory time off, biweekly work programs, and flexible credit hour 
programs as Federal employees currently enjoy to help balance the 
demands and needs of work and family, to clarify the provisions 
relating to exemptions of certain professionals from the minimum wage 
and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 105-11)
  S. 295, to amend the National Labor Relations Act to allow labor 
management cooperative efforts that improve economic competitiveness in 
the United States to continue to thrive. (S. Rept. No. 105-12) 
                                                             Page S2787
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Senate began consideration of the motion to 
proceed to the consideration of S. 104, to amend the Nuclear Waste 
Policy Act of 1982.                            
  Pages S2766-79, S2781-86
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill on 
Tuesday, April 8, 1997, with a cloture vote to occur thereon at 5:15 
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Page S2766
  A second motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill and, in accordance with the 
provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on 
the cloture motion could occur on Wednesday, April 9, 1997. 
                                                             Page S2786
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaties:
  International Grains Agreement, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 105-4); and
  Flank Document Agreement to the CFE Treaty (Treaty Doc. 105-5).
  The treaties were transmitted to the Senate today, considered as 
having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying 
papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be 
printed.                                              
Pages S2799-S2800
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  James B. King, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management for a term of four years (Reappointment).
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy.    
Pages S2800-02
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S2787
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S2787
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S2787-91
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2791-92
Notices of Hearings:                                         
  Page S2792
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S2792
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2792-99
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 6:40 p.m., 
until 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, April 8, 1997. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2800.)

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