[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 3 (Thursday, January 20, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D18-D19]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Thursday, January 20, 2005

[[Page D18]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House and Senate met for the Inauguration of President George 
      Walker Bush and Vice President Richard Bruce Cheney.
      Senate confirmed the nominations of Mike Johanns, of Nebraska, to 
      be Secretary of Agriculture and Margaret Spellings, of Texas, to 
      be Secretary of Education.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S77-S105
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 
providing for consideration of the nomination of Carlos M. Gutierrez, 
of Michigan, to be Secretary of Commerce at 3 p.m., on Monday, January 
24, 2005, with a vote on confirmation of the nomination to occur 
following 2 hours of debate.
  Page S78
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 
providing for consideration of the nomination of Condoleezza Rice, of 
California, to be Secretary of State at a time to be announced on 
Tuesday, January 25, 2005, with 9 hours for debate; following which, 
when the Senate resumes consideration of the nomination on Wednesday, 
January 26, 2005, a vote on confirmation of the nomination will occur 
following 40 additional minutes for closing remarks.
  Page S78
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that nominations to the Office of Inspector General, except 
the Office of Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency, be 
referred in each case to the committee having primary jurisdiction over 
the department, agency, or entity, and if and when reported in each 
case, then to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs for not to exceed 20 calendar days, except in cases when the 
20-day period expires while the Senate is in recess, the committee 
shall have 5 additional calendar days after the Senate reconvenes to 
report the nomination, and that if the nomination is not reported after 
the expiration of that period, the nomination be automatically 
discharged and placed on the Executive Calendar.
  Page S105
Inaugural Ceremony--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the proceedings from today's inaugural ceremony 
be printed in today's Congressional Record.
  Page S101
Appointments:
  Senate National Security Working Group: The Chair announced, on 
behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to the provisions of S. Res. 
105 (adopted April 13, 1989), as amended by S. Res. 149 (adopted 
October 5, 1993), as amended by Public Law 105-275, further amended by 
S. Res. 75 (adopted March 25, 1999), and S. Res. 383 (adopted October 
27, 2000), the appointment of the following Senator to serve as a 
member of the Senate National Security Working Group for the 109th 
Congress: Senator Frist.
  Page S105
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki): The 
Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to Public Law 94-304, 
as amended by Public Law 99-7, appointed the following Senator as 
Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe 
(Helsinki) during the 109th Congress: Senator Brownback.
  Page S105
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Mike Johanns, of Nebraska, to be Secretary of Agriculture.
  Margaret Spellings, of Texas, to be Secretary of Education. 
                                                              Page S105
Messages From the House:
  Page S101
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S101

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Additional Statements:
  Pages S99-S101
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m, and adjourned at 5:09 p.m., 
until 2 p.m., on Monday, January 24, 2005. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S105.)


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  On page D19, January 20, 2005, under Adjournment: the following 
sentence appeared: Senate convened at 3 p.m., and adjourned at 
5:06 p.m., until 2 p.m., on Monday, January 24, 2005.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: Senate convened 
at 3 p.m., and adjourned at 5:09 p.m., until 2 p.m., on Monday, 
January 24, 2005.


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