[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 24 (Friday, March 4, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D179-D180]
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                                              Friday, March 4, 2005

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2053-S2110
Measures Introduced: Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 530-533, and S. Res. 72.                         
  Page S2083
Measures Passed:
  Joint Committees Senate Membership: Senate agreed to S.Res. 72, 
providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee 
on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library. 
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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 S2053-81
Pending:
  Leahy Amendment No. 26, to restrict access to certain personal 
information in bankruptcy documents.                         
Page S2053
  Feinstein Amendment No. 19, to enhance disclosures under an open end 
credit plan.                                                 
Page S2053
  Kennedy Amendment No. 44, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage. 
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  Dorgan/Durbin Amendment No. 45, to establish a special committee of 
the Senate to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to 
conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on 
terrorism.                                                   
Page S2053
  Pryor Amendment No. 40, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
prohibit the use of any information in any consumer report by any 
credit card issuer that is unrelated to the transactions and experience 
of the card issuer with the consumer to increase the annual percentage 
rate applicable to credit extended to the consumer.          
Page S2053
  Reid (for Baucus) Amendment No. 50, to amend section 524(g)(1) of 
title 11, United States Code, to predicate the discharge of debts in 
bankruptcy by a vermiculite mining company meeting certain criteria on 
the establishment of a health care trust fund for certain individuals 
suffering from an asbestos related disease.                  
Page S2053
  Dodd Amendment No. 52, to prohibit extensions of credit to underage 
consumers.                                               
Pages S2075-80
  Dodd Amendment No. 53, to require prior notice of rate increases. 
                                                         Pages S2074-75
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur at 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, 
March 8, 2005.                                               
Page S2098
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding Rule 22, Senators have until 2:30 p.m. on Monday, March 
7, 2005 to file first-degree amendments, and until 12 noon, on Tuesday, 
March 8, 2005, to file second-degree amendments.             
Page S2098
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 10:15 
a.m., on Tuesday, March 8, 2005, Senate will begin consideration of 
Schumer Amendment No. 47 and that the time until 12:15 p.m. be equally 
divided, and that at 12:15 p.m. a vote will occur thereon or in 
relation to the amendment.
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 2:30 p.m., on Monday, March 7, 2005. 
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Anthony Joseph Principi, of California, to be a Member of the Defense 
Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
  David Garman, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Energy.
  Christopher R. Hill, of Rhode Island, to be Assistant Secretary of 
State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs).
  Rudolph E. Boschwitz, of Minnesota, for the rank of Ambassador during 
his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America 
on the Human Rights Commission of the Economic and Social Council of 
the United Nations.
  Routine lists in the Air Force.                     
Pages S2099-S2110
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S2083
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2084-85
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2082-83
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2085-98
Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S2098
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 1:21 p.m., 
until 2 p.m., on Monday, March 7, 2005. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2098.)