[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 39 (Thursday, April 7, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D303]
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Thursday, April 7, 2005

[[Page D303]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3341-S3364
Measures Introduced: Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 739-742, and S. Con. Res. 25.
  Page S3358
Nomination Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at 5 p.m., on Monday, April 11, 2005, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination of Paul A. Crotty, of New York, to be 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 
that there be 30 minutes for debate equally divided between the 
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, or their 
designees, and the Senate then vote on confirmation of the nomination. 
                                                             Page S3363
China Currency Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Majority Leader, after consultation with the 
Democratic Leader, shall, no later than July 27, 2005, call up S. 295, 
to authorize appropriate action in the negotiations with the People's 
Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not 
successful; that if the bill has not been reported by then by the 
Committee on Finance, it be discharged at that time, and the Senate 
begin its consideration; that there be 2 hours for debate equally 
divided between the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, and the 
Democratic Leader, or his designee; that no amendments or motions be in 
order, including Committee amendments; that after the use, or yielding 
back of time, the bill be read a third time, and the Senate vote on 
final passage of the bill; provided further, that the bill become the 
pending business when the Senate resumes legislative session after July 
26, 2005, under the above terms and conditions if it has not been 
considered prior to that time.
  Page S3363
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  Gordon England, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense. 
                                                             Page S3364
Messages From the House:
  Page S3357
Measures Referred:
  Page S3357
Measures Held at Desk:
  Pages S3357 S3363
Executive Communications:
  Pages S3357-58
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3358-59
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S3359-63
Additional Statements:
  Page S3357
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S3363
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 2:16 p.m., 
until 2 p.m., on Monday, April 11, 2005. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3364.)