[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 8 (Tuesday, February 1, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D43-D44]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Tuesday, February 1, 2005

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS:

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S681-S831
Measures Introduced: Thirty three bills and eight resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 224-256, S. Res. 27-33, and S. Con. Res. 8. 
                                                          Pages S738-39
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 29, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Armed 
Services.
  S. Res. 30, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation.
  S. Res. 32, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Foreign 
Relations.
Page S738
Measures Passed:
  Family Entertainment and Copyright Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of S. 167, to provide for the 
protection of intellectual property rights, and the bill was then 
passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Brownback (for Leahy/Hatch) Amendment No. 1, of a technical nature. 
                                                          Pages S826-29
  Commending Palestinian Presidential Election: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 27, commending the results of the January 9, 2005, Palestinian 
Presidential Elections.
  Pages S829-31
Nomination: Senate began consideration of the nomination of Alberto R. 
Gonzales, of Texas, to be Attorney General.
  Pages S687-S732
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination that at 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
February 2, 2005; that the time until 4:30 p.m., be equally divided 
between the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary, or their designees; that following 2 hours of morning 
business on Thursday, February 3, 2005, Senate continue consideration 
of the nomination for a period of 8 hours equally divided between the 
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, or their 
designees; and that following the use or yielding back of time, Senate 
vote on the confirmation of the nomination.
Page S831
Bill--Referral: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing 
that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions be 
discharged from further consideration of S. 45, to amend the Controlled 
Substances Act to lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug 
addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices, and 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Page S829
Appointments:
  Congressional Advisers on Trade Policy and Negotiations: The Chair, 
in accordance with Public Law 93-618, as amended by Public Law 100-418, 
on behalf of the President pro tempore and upon the recommendation of 
the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, appointed the following 
Members of the Committee on Finance as congressional advisers on trade 
policy and negotiations: Senators Grassley, Hatch, Lott, Baucus, and 
Rockefeller.
  Page S829
  Washington's Farewell Address: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, pursuant to the order of the Senate of January 24, 1901, 
appointed Senator Burr to read Washington's Farewell Address on Friday, 
February 18, 2005.
  Page S829
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S739-40
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S740-S826
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S826
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S826
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S826
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S826
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:45 a.m., and adjourned at 6:52 p.m., 
until 9:15 a.m., on Wednesday, February 2, 2005. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S831.)

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