[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 22, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1120-D1121]
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                                        Wednesday, October 22, 1997

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.J. Res. 97, Continuing Appropriations 
      Extension.
      The House passed H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights 
      Implementation Act.
      House Committees ordered reported 9 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10911-S11000
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1304-1309 and S. Con. Res. 56.                  
  Page S10950
Measures Passed:
  Authorizing Use of Capitol Rotunda: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 56, 
authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the ceremony 
honoring Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope by conferring upon him the status of 
an honorary veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States. 
                                                            Page S10999
Continuing Appropriations: Senate began consideration of H.J. Res. 97, 
making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998. 
                                             Pages S10918-19, S10927-37
  Senate will continue consideration of the resolution on Thursday, 
October 23, 1997, with a vote to occur thereon.
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 S10947
Pending:
  Chafee/Warner Amendment No. 1312, to provide for a continuing 
designation of a metropolitan planning organization.        
Page S10947
  Chafee/Warner Amendment No. 1313 (to language proposed to be stricken 
by the committee amendment, as modified), of a perfecting nature. 
                                                            Page S10947
  Chafee/Warner Amendment No. 1314 (to Amendment No. 1313), of a 
perfecting nature.                                          
Page S10947
  Motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works, with instructions.                            
Page S10947
  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 S10947
  Lott Amendment No. 1318 (to Amendment No. 1317), to strike the 
limitation on obligations for administrative expenses.      
Page S10947
  A third 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 
occur on Friday, October 24, 1997.                          
Page S10947
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Thursday, October 
23, 1997, with a cloture vote on the modified committee amendment to 
occur thereon.
Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following 
executive reports of a committee:
  Report to accompany U.S.-Mexico Treaty on Maritime Boundaries (Ex. F, 
96th Cong., 1st Sess.) (Exec. Rept. No. 105-4).             
Page S10950
  Report to accompany Migratory Bird Protocol with Canada and Migratory 
Bird Protocol with Mexico (Treaty Docs. 104-28 and 105-26) (Exec. Rept. 
No. 105-5).                                             
Pages S10949-50
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Michael A. Naranjo, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture 
and

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Arts Development for a term expiring May 19, 2002.
  Jeanne Givens, of Idaho, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
Development for a term expiring October 18, 2002.
  Barbara Blum, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native 
Culture and Arts Development for a term expiring May 19, 2002.
  Letitia Chambers, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture 
and Arts Development for a term expiring May 19, 2000. 
                                                    Pages S10999-S11000
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Daryl L. Jones, of Florida, to be Secretary of the Air Force.
  Richard M. McGahey, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Labor.
  William Dale Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Croatia.
  William J. Lynn, III, of the District of Columbia, to be Under 
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.        
Pages S10999-S11000
Messages From the House:                                
  Pages S10948-49
Measures Referred:                                          
  Page S10949
Executive Reports of Committees:                        
  Pages S10949-50
Statements on Introduced Bills:                         
  Pages S10950-61
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S10961-62
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S10962-93
Notices of Hearings:                                    
  Pages S10993-94
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S10994-99
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 7:13 p.m., 
until 9 a.m., on Thursday, October 23, 1997. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S10999.)