[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 21, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1109-D1110]
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                                          Tuesday, October 21, 1997

[[Page D1109]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 2204, to authorize appropriations for 
      fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the Coast Guard.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10867-S10909
Measures Introduced: Five bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1299-1303, S. Res. 137, and S. Con. Res. 54 and 55. 
                                                            Page S10882
Measures Passed:
  Production of Senate Documents: Senate agreed to S. Res. 137, to 
authorize testimony, production of documents, and representation of 
employees of the Senate in the cases of United States v. Tara LaJuan 
Edwards and United States v. Robbin Tiffani Stoney.
  Page S10906
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: 
                                                            Page S10879
Pending:
  Chafee/Warner Amendment No. 1312, to provide for a continuing 
designation of a metropolitan planning organization.
Page S10879
  Chafee/Warner Amendment No. 1313 (to language proposed to be stricken 
by the committee amendment, as modified), of a perfecting nature. 
                                                            Page S10879
  Chafee/Warner Amendment No. 1314 (to Amendment No. 1313), of a 
perfecting nature.
Page S10879
  Motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works, with instructions.
Page S10879
  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 S10879
  Lott Amendment No. 1318 (to Amendment No. 1317), to strike the 
limitation on obligations for administrative expenses.
Page S10879
  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, October 23, 1997.
Page S10879
  A second 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 could 
also occur on Thursday, October 23, 1997.
Page S10879
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Wednesday, October 
22, 1997.
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  George W. Black, Jr., of Georgia, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2001.
  Brian Dean Curran, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Mozambique.
  Timberlake Foster, of California, to be Ambassador to the Islamic 
Republic of Mauritania.
  Richard Conway Casey, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of New York.
  John Arthur Hammerschmidt, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the 
National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 
2000.
  Dale A. Kimball, of Utah, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Utah.
  Thomas M. Foglietta, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to Italy.
  Alphonse F. La Porta, of New York, to be Ambassador to Mongolia.
  Stephen W. Bosworth, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Korea.

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  Paul R. Carey, of New York, to be a Member of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission for the term expiring June 5, 2002.
  Laura S. Unger, of New York, to be a Member of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission for the term expiring June 5, 2001.
  James E. Hall, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2002. 
                                                Pages S10905-06, S10909
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S10882-97
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S10897-98
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S10899
Authority for Committees:
  Page S10899
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10899-S10905
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 5:59 p.m., 
until 12 noon, on Wednesday, October 22, 1997. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S10907.)