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“Senate” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D389 on April 25, 1997.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Friday, April 25, 1997
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages D3699-S3740
Measures Introduced: Nine bills were introduced, as follows: S. 651-
659.
Page S3727
Measures Passed:
Senior Citizen Home Equity Protection Act: Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 562, to amend section 255 of the National Housing Act to prevent the funding of unnecessary or excessive costs for obtaining a home equity conversion mortgage, and the bill was then passed.
Pages S3712-17
Volunteer Protection Act: A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 543, to provide certain protections to volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and governmental entities in lawsuits based on the activities of volunteers 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 Tuesday, April 29, 1997.
Pages S3738-39
Senate will consider the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill on Monday, April 28, 1997.
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Andrew J. Pincus, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce.
4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
8 Army nominations in the rank of general.
1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
5 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
Routine lists in the Army, Foreign Service.
Pages S3739-40
Messages From the House:
Page S3726
Communications:
Pages S3726-27
Statements on Introduced Bills:
Pages S3727-36
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S3736-37
Notices of Hearings:
Page S3737
Additional Statements:
Pages S3737-38
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 2:27 p.m., until 2 p.m., on Monday, April 28, 1997. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3739.)
