[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 55 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D416-D417]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Thursday, May 1, 1997

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.
      Senate passed Volunteer Protection Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3861-S3932
Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 675-690 and S.J. Res. 29.
  Page S3901
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. Res. 79, to commemorate the 1997 National Peace Officers Memorial 
Day.
  S. 476, to provide for the establishment of not less than 2,500 Boys 
and Girls Clubs of America facilities by the year 2000.
Page S3900
Measures Passed:
  Volunteer Protection Act: By 99 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 55), Senate 
passed S. 543, to provide certain protections to volunteers, nonprofit 
organizations, and governmental entities in lawsuits based on the 
activities of volunteers, after taking action on the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S3861-67, S3870-80
Adopted:
  Coverdell-Leahy Amendment No. 53, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S3874-79
  Honoring Jackie Robinson: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. 
Res. 61, honoring the lifetime achievements of Jackie Robinson, and the 
resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S3929
  FDR Memorial: Senate passed S.J. Res. 29, to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to design and construct a permanent addition to the 
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C.
  Pages S3930-31
  National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 64, to 
designate the week of May 4, 1997, as ``National Correctional Officers 
and Employees Week'', and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                             Page S3931
Family Friendly Workplace Act: Senate began consideration of the motion 
to proceed to 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, and 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 a committee amendment.
  Pages S3880-90, S3894-95
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill was 
withdrawn.
Page S3895
Supplemental Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing for the consideration of S. 672, making 
supplemental appropriations and rescissions for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1997, on Monday, May 5, 1997, at 1 p.m.
  Page S3880
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  M.R.C. Greenwood, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2002.
  John A. Armstrong, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2002.
  Stanley Vincent Jaskolski, of Ohio, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2002.
  Jane Lubchenco, of Oregon, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2000.

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  Richard A. Tapia, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2002.
  Mary K. Gaillard, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2002.
  Bob H. Suzuki, of California, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2002.
  Eamon M. Kelly, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2002.
  Vera C. Rubin, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term 
expiring May 10, 2002.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. 
                                                         Pages S3931-32
Messages From the House:
  Page S3899
Communications:
  Pages S3899-S3900
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S3900-01
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S3901-14
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S3914
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3914-15
Notices of Hearings:
  Pages S3915-16
Authority for Committees:
  Page S3916
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3916-29
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--55). 
                                                             Page S3880
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m., and adjourned at 5:08 p.m., 
until 12 noon, on Monday, May 5, 1997. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3932.)