[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 141 (Monday, October 20, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1101-D1102]
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                                           Monday, October 20, 1997

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10831-S10865
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1295-
1298.                                                   
  Pages S10858-59
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: Reported on Wednesday, 
October 15, during the adjournment:
  S. 1186, to provide for education and training, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109)
  S. 1046, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 
for the National Science Foundation. (S. Rept. No. 110)
  S. 439, to provide for Alaska State jurisdiction over small 
hydroelectric projects, to address voluntary licensing of hydroelectric 
projects on fresh waters in the State of Hawaii, to provide an 
exemption for portion of a hydroelectric project located in the State 
of New Mexico, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 111)
  S. 846, to amend the Federal Power Act to remove the jurisdiction of 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to license projects on fresh 
waters in the State of Hawaii. (S. Rept. No. 112)
  S. 1092, to provide for a transfer of land interests in order to 
facilitate surface transportation between the cities of Cold Bay, 
Alaska, and King Cove, Alaska. (S. Rept. No. 113)           
Page S10858
ISTEA Authorization: Senate resumed consideration of S. 1173, to 
authorize funds for construction of highways, for highway safety 
programs, and for mass transit programs, with a modified committee 
amendment (the modification being a substitute for the text of the 
bill), taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows: 
                                                        Pages S10837-46
Pending:
  Chafee/Warner Amendment No. 1312, to provide for a continuing 
designation of a metropolitan planning organization.        
Page S10837
  Chafee/Warner Amendment No. 1313 (to language proposed to be stricken 
by the committee amendment, as modified), of a perfecting nature. 
                                                            Page S10837
  Chafee/Warner Amendment No. 1314 (to Amendment No. 1313), of a 
perfecting nature.                                          
Page S10837
  Motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works, with instructions.                            
Page S10837
  Lott Amendment No. 1317 (to instructions of the motion to recommit), 
to authorize funds for construction of highways, for highway safety 
programs, and for mass transit programs.                    
Page S10837
  Lott Amendment No. 1318 (to Amendment No. 1317), to strike the 
limitation on obligations for administrative expenses.      
Page S10837
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Tuesday, October 
21, 1997.
Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following 
executive report of a committee:
  Report to accompany International Telecommunication Union 
Constitution and Convention. (Treaty Doc. 104-34) (Exec. Rept. No. 105-
3).                                                         
Page S10858
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report of the cancellation of discretionary budget 
authority (97-42) received on October 14, 1997; which was referred 
jointly, pursuant to P.L. 93-344, to the Committee on Appropriations 
and to the Committee on the Budget. (PM-72).                
Page S10846
  Transmitting the report of the cancellation of discretionary budget 
authority (97-56) received on October 16, 1997; which was referred 
jointly, pursuant to P.L. 93-344, to the Committee on Appropriations 
and to the Committee on the Budget. (PM-73).                
Page S10846
  Transmitting the report of the cancellation of discretionary budget 
authority (97-57) received on October 17, 1997; which was referred 
jointly, pursuant to P.L. 93-344, to the Committee on Appropriations 
and to the Committee on the Budget. (PM-74).            
Pages S10846-47
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Kermit Lipez, of Maine, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
First Circuit.

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  A. Howard Matz, of California, to be United States District Judge for 
the Central District of California.
  4 Air Force nominations 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 Army, Navy, and Air Force.           
Page S10865
Messages From the President:                            
  Pages S10846-47
Messages From the House:                                    
  Page S10847
Measures Referred:                                          
  Page S10847
Communications:                                         
  Pages S10847-51
Petitions:                                              
  Pages S10851-58
Executive Reports of Committees:                            
  Page S10858
Statements on Introduced Bills:                         
  Pages S10859-61
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S10861-62
Notices of Hearings:                                    
  Pages S10862-63
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S10863-65
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 5:06 p.m., 
until 12 noon, on Tuesday, October 21, 1997. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S10865.)