[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 21 (Tuesday, March 1, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D153-D154]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Tuesday, March 1, 2005

[[Page D153]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1813-S1883
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
476-489.                                                 
  Pages S1866-67
Measures Passed:
  Permitting Use of Capitol Rotunda: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 79, 
permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to 
award a Congressional gold medal to Jackie Robinson (posthumously), in 
recognition of his many contributions to the Nation.         
  Page S1882
Bankruptcy Reform Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 256, a bill 
to amend title 11 of the United States Code, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:         
  Pages S1820-31, S1834-57
Adopted:
  By 63 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 12), Sessions Amendment No. 23, to 
clarify the safe harbor with respect to debtors who have serious 
medical conditions or who have been called or ordered to active duty in 
the Armed Forces and low income veterans.      
Pages S1848-50, S1853-54
Rejected: 1By 38 yeas to 58 nays (Vote No. 13), Durbin Modified 
    Amendment No. 16, to protect servicemembers and veterans from means 
    testing in bankruptcy, to disallow certain claims by lenders 
    charging usurious interest rates to servicemembers, and to allow 
    servicemembers to exempt property based on the law of the State of 
    their premilitary residence.                  
Pages S1827-29, S1854
Pending:
  Feingold Amendment No. 17, to provide a homestead floor for the 
elderly.                                                 
Pages S1829-31
  Akaka Amendment No. 15, to require enhanced disclosure to consumers 
regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in 
the repayment of credit card debt.                       
Pages S1834-41
  Leahy Amendment No. 26, to restrict access to certain personal 
information in bankruptcy documents.                         
Page S1850
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:15 a.m., on Wednesday, 
March 2, 2005, and that the Senate vote in relation to Feingold 
Amendment No. 17 (listed above), to be followed by a vote in relation 
to Akaka Amendment No. 15 (listed above); and provided further, that no 
amendment be in order to either amendment prior to those votes. 
                                                             Page S1882
Appointments:
  British-American Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf of 
the President pro tempore, and upon the recommendation of the Majority 
Leader, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2761, as amended, appointed Senator 
Cochran as Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the British-American 
Interparliamentary Group conference during the 109th Congress. 
                                                             Page S1882
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Brian Edward Sandoval, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Nevada.
  32 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  30 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force.                        
Pages S1882-83
Messages From the House:                                 
  Pages S1865-66
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S1866
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1867-68
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1868-77
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1863-65
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1877-81
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S1881
Authority for Committees to Meet:                        
  Pages S1881-82
Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S1882

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Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--13) 
                                                         Pages S1853-54
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:45 a.m., and adjourned at 7:03 p.m., 
until 9:15 a.m., on Wednesday, March 2, 2005. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on Page 
S1882.)