[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 13 (Wednesday, February 9, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D71-D72]
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                                        Wednesday, February 9, 2005

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1149-S1218
Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
324-340.                                                 
  Pages S1198-99
Class Action Fairness Act Agreement: Senate continued consideration of 
S. 5, to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate 
class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and 
defendants, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
                                               Pages S1150-52, S1157-89
Pending:
  Durbin (Modified) Amendment No. 3, to preserve State court procedures 
for handling mass actions.                                   
Page S1157
  Feingold Amendment No. 12, to establish time limits for action by 
Federal district courts on motions to remand cases that have been 
removed to Federal court.                                    
Page S1184
Rejected:
  Pryor Amendment No. 5, to exempt class action lawsuits brought by the 
attorney general of any State from the modified civil procedures 
required by this Act. (By 60 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 5), Senate 
tabled the amendment.)                                   
Pages S1157-65
  By 40 yeas to 59 nays (Vote No. 6), Kennedy Amendment No. 2, to amend 
the definition of class action in title 28, United States Code, to 
exclude class actions relating to civil rights of the payment of wages.
                                               Pages S1165-66, S1180-83
  By 38 yeas to 61 nays (Vote No. 7), Feinstein/Bingaman Amendment No. 
4, to clarify the application of State law in certain class actions. 
                                               Pages S1166-71, S1183-84
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, 
February 10, 2005.                                           
Page S1218
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report concerning the plan for 
securing nuclear weapons, material, and expertise of the states of the 
former Soviet Union; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
Services. (PM-4)                                             
Page S1197
Appointments:
  Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Vice President, pursuant to the provisions of 20 U.S.C., 
sections 42 and 43, appointed Senator Leahy as a member of the Board of 
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.                      
  Page S1218
  Senate National Security Working Group: The Chair announced, on 
behalf of the Democratic 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 (adopted October 21, 
1998), further amended by S. Res. 75 (adopted March 25, 1999), amended 
by S. Res. 383 (adopted October 27, 2000), and amended by S. Res. 355 
(adopted November 13, 2002), and further amended by S. Res. 480 
(adopted November 20, 2004), the appointment of the following Senators 
to serve as members of the Senate National Security Working Group for 
the 109th Congress: Senators Byrd (Democratic Administrative Co-
Chairman), Levin (Democratic Co-Chairman), Biden (Democratic Co-
Chairman), Kennedy, Sarbanes, Dorgan, Durbin, Nelson (FL) and Dayton. 
                                                             Page S1218
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.            
Page S1218
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S1197
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1197
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1197-98
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S1199
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:           
  Pages S1199-S1215
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1195-97
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1215-17
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S1217
Authority for Committees to Meet:                        
  Pages S1217-18

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Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S1218
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--7) 
                                              Pages S1165, S1183, S1184
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 5:58 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, February 10, 2005. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1218.)