[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 62 (Tuesday, May 13, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D469-D470]
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                                              Tuesday, May 13, 1997

[[Page D469]]

                              Daily Digest


Highlights

      The House passed H.R. 5, to amend the Individuals With 
      Disabilities Education Act and to reauthorize and make 
      improvements to that Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4327-S4400
Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 736 and 
737.
  Page S4393
Family Friendly Workplace Act: Senate began consideration of 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 need 
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 a committee amendment, as 
modified.
  Pages S4327-54
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the modified 
committee amendment and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII 
of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will 
occur on Thursday, May 15, 1997.
Page S4350
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Senate continued 
consideration of S. 717, to amend the Individuals With Disabilities 
Education Act, to reauthorize and make improvements to that Act, taking 
action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S4354-57
Adopted:
  Jeffords Amendment No. 242, to make technical corrections. 
                                                             Page S4355
Pending:
  Gregg Amendment No. 241, to modify the provision relating to the 
authorization of appropriations for special education and related 
services to authorize specific amounts or appropriations. 
                                                         Pages S4354-76
  Gorton Amendment No. 243, to permit State and local educational 
agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies.
Pages S4355-68
  Smith Amendment No. 245, to require a court in making an award under 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to take into 
consideration the impact the granting of the award would have on the 
education of all children of State educational agencies and local 
educational agencies.
Pages S4368-71
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and amendments proposed thereto, on 
Wednesday, May 14, 1997, with final disposition to occur thereon. 
                                                             Page S4400
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing for the consideration of H.R. 1122, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions, on 
Wednesday, May 14, 1997.
  Page S4382
Appointments:
  Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: The Chair announced, 
on behalf of the Democratic Leader, pursuant to Public Law 101-509, his 
reappointment of John C. Waugh, of Texas, to the Advisory Committee on 
the Records of Congress.
  Page S4400
  Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: The Chair announced, 
on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 101-509, his 
appointment of C. John Sobotka, of Mississippi, to the Advisory 
Committee on the Records of Congress.
  Page S4400
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting a report concerning the national emergency with respect 
to Iran; referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. (PM-34).
Pages S4391-92

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Messages From the President:
  Pages S4391-92
Messages From the House:
  Page S4392
Measures Referred:
  Page S4392
Communications:
  Pages S4392-93
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S4393-95
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S4395-96
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S4396-98
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S4398
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S4398-99
Additional Statements:
  Pages S4399-S4400
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 7:18 p.m., 
until 9:15 a.m., on Wednesday, May 14, 1997. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4400.)