[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 28, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1154-D1155]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Tuesday, October 28, 1997

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to Interior Appropriations Conference Report.
      The House agreed to the Conference report on H.R. 1119, 
      Department of Defense Authorization Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11245-S11303
Measures Introduced: Eight bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1321-
1328.
  Pages S11289-90
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 940, to provide for a study of the establishment of Midway Atoll 
as a national memorial to the Battle of Midway, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-114)
  H.R. 765, to ensure maintenance of a herd of wild horses in Cape 
Lookout National Seashore, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-115)
  Special Report on Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of 
Budget Totals from the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1998. (S. 
Rept. No. 105-116)
Page S11289
Department of the Interior Appropriations Conference Report: By 84 yeas 
to 14 nays (Vote No. 283), Senate agreed to the conference report on 
H.R. 2107, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S11253-75
ISTEA Authorizations--Cloture Vote: By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 
282), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having 
voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected a motion to close further 
debate on the modified committee amendment to S. 1173, to authorize 
funds for construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and 
for mass transit programs.
  Page S11250
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent time-agreement was reached 
providing for the consideration of the nomination of William E. 
Kennard, of California, to be a Member of the Federal Communications 
Commission on Wednesday, October 29, 1997, with a vote to occur 
thereon.
  Pages S11302-03
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Harold W. Furchtgott-Roth, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five 
years from July 1, 1995.
  John C. Angell, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs).
  Ernest J. Moniz, of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary of Energy.
  Michael K. Powell, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 1997.
  Michael Telson, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Financial 
Officer, Department of Energy.
  Dan Reicher, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Energy, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy).
  Robert Wayne Gee, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Policy, Planning, and Program Evaluation).
  Gloria Tristani, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 
30, 1998.
  Gloria Tristani, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 1998.
  M. John Berry, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior.
Pages S11302-03
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Katherine L. Archuleta, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Institute 
of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development for 
the remainder of the term expiring May 19, 2000.

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  Joseph Robert Brame, III, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National 
Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 
1999.
  Sallyanne Harper, of Virgina, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Hank Brown, of Colorado, to be a Member of the United States Advisory 
Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring April 6, 2000.
  Penne Percy Korth, of Texas, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
2000.
  Susanne T. Marshall, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2004. 
                                                            Page S11303
Messages From the House:
  Page S11289
Communications:
  Page S11289
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S11290-99
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S11299-S11300
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S11300-01
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11301-02
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--283) 
                                                   Pages S11250, S11275
Quorum Calls: One quorum call was taken today. (Total--6)
  Page S11250
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 7:19 p.m., 
until 11 a.m., on Wednesday, October 29, 1997. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on 
pages S11302-03.)