[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                               Tuesday, January 27, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Second session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress convened.
      See Resume of Congressional Activity.
      Senate and House met in Joint Session and received the President's 
      State of the Union Message.


                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1-S71
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and six resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1569-1575 and S. Res. 164-169.
  Page S48
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1237, to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to 
further improve the safety and health of working environments, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-159)
Page S48
Measures Passed:
  Notification to the President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 164, informing the 
President of the United States that a quorum of each House is assembled. 
Subsequently, Senators Lott and Daschle were appointed by the Chair. 
                                                                     Page S1
  Notification to the House of Representatives: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
165, informing the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is 
assembled.
  Pages S1-2
  Recognition of Denver Broncos: Senate agreed to S. Res. 166, recognizing 
the outstanding achievements of the Denver Broncos in winning the Super Bowl 
XXXII.
  Pages S68-69
  Recognition of John Elway: Senate agreed to S. Res. 167, recognizing the 
outstanding achievement of the Denver Bronco's quarterback, John Elway, in 
the victory of the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXII.
  Pages S68-69
  Four Chaplains Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 169, to designate February 3, 
1998, as ``Four Chaplains Day''.
  Pages S69-70
  Congressional Adjournment: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 201, providing 
for adjournments of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
  Page S70
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent time-agreement was reached 
providing for the consideration of the nominations of Ann L. Aiken, of 
Oregon, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon, Barry 
G. Silverman, of Arizona, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth 
Circuit, and Richard W. Story, of Georgia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, on Wednesday, January 28, 1998, 
with votes to occur thereon.
  Page S68
Appointments: The following appointments were made pursuant to law during 
the sine die adjournment of the Senate:
  To the Congressional Award Board, pursuant to Public Law 96-114, as 
amended, Martis James Davis, of New York. (Appointed on November 21, 1997)
  To the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, pursuant 
to Public Law 105-33, Senators Gramm and Frist, Ilene Gordon, of 
Mississippi, and Deborah Steelman, of Virginia. (Appointed on November 25, 
1997)
  To the Panel to Review Long-Range Air Power, pursuant to Public Law 105-
56, J. James Exon, of Nebraska. (Appointed on December 12, 1997)
  To the National Council of the Arts, pursuant to Public Law 105-83, 
Richard J. Durbin of Illinois. (Appointed on December 31, 1997)
  To the Social Security Advisory Board, pursuant to Public Law 103-296, 
Sylvester J. Schieber, of Maryland. (Appointed January 19, 1998)
  To the Congressional Award Board, pursuant to Public Law 96-114, Clinton 
Bristow, Jr., of Mississippi. (Appointed on January 20, 1998)
  To the Census Monitoring Board, pursuant to Public Law 105-119, Joe D. 
Whitley, of Georgia, and Max W. Williams, of Mississippi. (Appointed on 
January 20, 1998)
  To the Congressional Award Board, pursuant to Public Law 96-114, Felix 
Sanchez, of Washington, D.C. (Appointed on January 26, 1998)
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  Togo Dennis West, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs.
  John D. Kelly, of North Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Eighth Circuit.
  Marsha L. Berzon, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Ninth Circuit.
  Kim McLean Wardlaw, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit.
  Judith M. Barzilay, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of International Trade.
  Delissa A. Ridgway, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the 
United States Court of International Trade.
  William P. Dimitrouleas, of Florida, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Florida.
  Robert G. James, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Louisiana, vice John M. Shaw, retired.
  James W. Klein, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Columbia.
  Stephan P. Mickle, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Florida.
  Johnnie B. Rawlinson, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Nevada.
  Richard W. Roberts, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Columbia.
  Gregory Moneta Sleet, of Delaware, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Delaware.
  Emilio W. Cividanes, of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Judge of 
the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years. 
                                                                    Page S71
Messages From the President:
  Pages S20-25
Messages From the House:
  Page S25
Measures Referred:
  Pages S25-26
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S26
Communications:
  Pages S26-42
Petitions:
  Pages S42-48
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S48-56
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S56-58
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S60
Additional Statements:
  Pages S60-68
Quorum Calls: One quorum call was taken today. (Total-1)
  Page S1
Adjournment: Senate convened the Second Session of the One Hundred Fifth 
Congress at 12 noon, and adjourned at 10:31 p.m., until 10:30 a.m., on 
Wednesday, January 28, 1998. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the 
Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S70).