[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 89 (Monday, June 23, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D655]
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                                              Monday, June 23, 1997

[[Page D655]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6049-S6103
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced, as follows: S. 950. 
                                                             Page S6097
Measures Passed
   National Literacy Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 92, designating July 
2, 1997, and July 2, 1998, as ``National Literacy Day''.     
  Page S6103
Budget Reconciliation: Senate began consideration of S. 947, to provide 
for reconciliation pursuant to section 104(a) of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998, taking action on 
amendments proposed thereto, as follows:       
  Pages S6058-72, S6074-93
Pending:
  Gregg Modified Amendment No. 426, to provide for terms and conditions 
of imposing Medicare premiums.                 
Pages S6066-72, S6074-77
  Harkin Amendment No. 428, to reduce health care fraud, waste, and 
abuse.                                                   
Pages S6077-78
  Kennedy/Wellstone Amendment No. 429, to strike the provision relating 
to the imposition of a copayment for part B home health services. 
                                                         Pages S6078-93
  Motion to waive a point of order that section 5611 of the bill 
violates section 313(b)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
                                                             Page S6092
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill on Tuesday, June 24, 1997.         
Page S6103
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the annual report on Federal Advisory Committees for 
fiscal year 1995; referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. 
(PM-47).                                                 
Pages S6095-96
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Martin S. Indyk, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State.
  Routine lists in the Army, Marine Corps.                   
Page S6103
Messages From the President:                             
  Pages S6095-96
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S6096
Communications:                                          
  Pages S6096-97
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S6097-99
Additional Cosponsors:                                
  Pages S6099-S6100
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6100-01
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6101-03
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and recessed at 7:45 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, June 24, 1997. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6103.)