[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 7 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D63-D64]
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                                         Thursday, February 5, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed S. 1575, to rename the Washington National 
      Airport as the ``Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport''--
      clearing the measure for the President.
      The House voted to override the President's veto of H.R. 2631, 
      disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President on 
      October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-45, Military 
      Construction Appropriations Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S413-S463
Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1612-1616 and S. Res. 173.                    
  Pages S450-51
Human Cloning Prohibition Act: Senate began consideration of the motion 
to proceed to S. 1601, to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
prohibit the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer technology for 
purposes of human cloning.                       
  Pages S425-39, S444-46
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill and, in accordance with the provisions of 
Rules XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture 
motion will occur on Tuesday, February 10, 1998.              
Page S446
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill was 
withdrawn.                                                    
Page S446
Nomination--Cloture Filed: A motion was entered to close further debate 
on the nomination of David Satcher, of Tennessee, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, to be Medical Director in the 
Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, and to be Surgeon General 
and, by unanimous-consent agreement, a vote on the cloture motion will 
occur at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, February 10, 1998, following which Senate 
expects to vote on confirmation of the nomination.            
  Page S446
  A further unanimous-consent time-agreement was reached providing for 
consideration of the nomination on Monday, February 9 and Tuesday, 
February 10, 1998.                                            
Page S446
Passage Vitiated: On Wednesday, February 4, 1997, Senate vitiated 
passage of the following measure:
  S. 947, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 104(a) of 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998. (Passed 
by the Senate on June 25, 1997)
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.           
Pages S447, S463
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Eligah Dane Clark, of Alabama, to be Chairman of the Board of 
Veterans' Appeals for a term of six years.
  Keith C. Kelly, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  Robert A. Miller, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 2000.
  23 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.          
Page S463
Messages From the House:                                      
  Page S450
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S450
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                  
  Page S450
Executive Reports of Committees:                              
  Page S450
Statements on Introduced Bills:                           
  Pages S451-56
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page S456

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Authority for Committees:                                     
  Page S457
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S457-61
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m., and adjourned at 3:52 p.m., 
until 11 a.m., on Monday, February 9, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S461.)