[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 46 (Monday, April 18, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D356-D358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Monday, April 18, 2005

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3767-S3863
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 823-
837.
  Page S3817
Measures Passed:
  Mental Health Courts Authorization: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 289, to authorize an annual 
appropriation of $10,000,000 for mental health courts through fiscal 
year 2011, and the bill was then passed.
  Page S3862
Supplemental Appropriations: Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 1268, 
making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005, to establish and rapidly implement regulations for 
State driver's license and identification document security standards, 
to prevent terrorists from abusing the asylum laws of the United 
States, to unify terrorism-related grounds for inadmissibility and 
removal, to ensure expeditious construction of the San Diego border 
fence, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                      Pages S3775-S3812
Adopted:
  By 61 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. 96), Byrd Amendment No. 464, to 
express the sense of the Senate on future requests for funding for 
military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Pages S3786-94
  Cochran (for Reid) Amendment No. 496, to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to make a technical correction regarding the 
entities eligible to participate in the Health Care Infrastructure 
Improvement Program.
Page S3810
  Cochran Amendment No. 473, to limit the use of funds to deny the 
provision of certain business and industry direct and guaranteed loans.
                                                         Pages S3810-11
  Cochran (for Bond) Amendment No. 536, to make a technical correction 
to mortgage insurance fee requirements contained in the fiscal year 
2005 Omnibus Appropriations bill.
Page S3811
  Cochran (for McConnell) Amendment No. 491, to provide deferral and 
rescheduling of debt to tsunami-affected countries.
Page S3811
  Cochran (for Leahy) Amendment No. 492, to express the sense of the 
Senate in support of the immediate release from detention of political 
detainees and the restoration of constitutional liberties and democracy 
in Nepal.
Page S3811
Pending:
  Mikulski Amendment No. 387, to revise certain requirements for H-2B 
employers and require submission of information regarding H-2B 
nonimmigrants.
Page S3775
  Feinstein Amendment No. 395, to express the sense of the Senate that 
the text of the REAL ID Act of 2005 should not be included in the 
conference report.
Page S3775
  Bayh Amendment No. 406, to protect the financial condition of members 
of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are ordered to long-
term active duty in support of a contingency operation.
Page S3775
  Durbin Amendment No. 427, to require reports on Iraqi security 
services.
Page S3775
  Salazar Amendment No. 351, to express the sense of the Senate that 
the earned income tax credit provides critical support to many military 
and civilian families.
Page S3775
  Dorgan/Durbin Amendment No. 399, to prohibit the continuation of the 
independent counsel investigation of Henry Cisneros past June 1, 2005 
and request an accounting of costs from GAO.
Page S3775
  Reid Amendment No. 445, to achieve an acceleration and expansion of 
efforts to reconstruct and rehabilitate Iraq and to reduce the future 
risks to United States Armed Forces personnel and future costs to 
United States taxpayers, by ensuring that the people of Iraq and other 
nations do their fair share to secure and rebuild Iraq.
Page S3775
  Frist (for Chambliss/Kyl) Amendment No. 432, to simplify the process 
for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers under section 
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to 
increase access to such workers.
Page S3775
  Frist (for Craig/Kennedy) Modified Amendment No. 375, to provide for 
the adjustment of status of certain foreign agricultural workers, to 
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the

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H-2A worker program under that Act, to provide a stable, legal 
agricultural workforce, to extend basic legal protections and better 
working conditions to more workers.
Page S3775
  DeWine Amendment No. 340, to increase the period of continued TRICARE 
coverage of children of members of the uniformed services who die while 
serving on active duty for a period of more than 30 days.
Page S3775
  DeWine Amendment No. 342, to appropriate $10,000,000 to provide 
assistance to Haiti using Child Survival and Health Programs funds, 
$21,000,000 to provide assistance to Haiti using Economic Support Fund 
funds, and $10,000,000 to provide assistance to Haiti using 
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement funds, to be 
designated as an emergency requirement.
Page S3775
  Schumer Amendment No. 451, to lower the burden of gasoline prices on 
the economy of the United States and circumvent the efforts of OPEC to 
reap windfall oil profits.
Page S3775
  Reid (for Reed/Chafee) Amendment No. 452, to provide for the 
adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful 
permanent residence.
Page S3775
  Chambliss Modified Amendment No. 418, to prohibit the termination of 
the existing joint-service multiyear procurement contract for C/KC-130J 
aircraft.
Pages S3775-79
  Bingaman Amendment No. 483, to increase the appropriation to Federal 
courts by $5,000,000 to cover increased immigration-related filings in 
the southwestern United States.
Pages S3779, S3780-86
  Bingaman (for Grassley) Amendment No. 417, to provide emergency 
funding to the Office of the United States Trade Representative. 
                                                         Pages S3779-80
  Isakson Amendment No. 429, to establish and rapidly implement 
regulations for State driver's license and identification document 
security standards, to prevent terrorists from abusing the asylum laws 
of the United States, to unify terrorism-related grounds for 
inadmissibility and removal, and to ensure expeditious construction of 
the San Diego border fence.
Page S3793
  Byrd Amendment No. 463, to require a quarterly report on audits 
conducted by the Defense Contract Audit Agency of task or delivery 
order contracts and other contracts related to security and 
reconstruction activities in Iraq and Afghanistan and to address 
irregularities identified in such reports.
Pages S3794-95
  Warner Amendment No. 499, relative to the aircraft carriers of the 
Navy.
Pages S3795-96
  Sessions Amendment No. 456, to provide for accountability in the 
United Nations Headquarters renovation project.
Pages S3796-97
  Boxer/Bingaman Amendment No. 444, to appropriate an additional 
$35,000,000 for Other Procurement, Army, and make the amount available 
for the fielding of Warlock systems and other field jamming systems. 
                                                         Pages S3798-99
  Lincoln Amendment No. 481, to modify the accumulation of leave by 
members of the National Guard.
Pages S3799-S3810
  Reid (for Durbin) Amendment No. 443, to affirm that the United States 
may not engage in torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment 
under any circumstances.
Pages S3811-12
  Reid (for Bayh) Amendment No. 388, to appropriate an additional 
$742,000,000 for Other Procurement, Army, for the procurement of up to 
3,300 Up Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (UAHMMVs).
                                                         Pages S3811-12
  Reid (for Biden) Amendment No. 537, to provide funds for the security 
and stabilization of Iraq and Afghanistan and for other defense-related 
activities by suspending a portion of the reduction in the highest 
income tax rate for individual taxpayers.
Pages S3811-12
  Reid (for Feingold) Amendment No. 459, to extend the termination date 
of Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, 
expand the duties of the Inspector General, and provide additional 
funds for the Office.
Pages S3811-12
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, April 
19, 2005; that the time until 11:45 a.m. be equally divided, with one 
half of the time under the control of Senator Chambliss and the other 
half of the time under the control of Senators Craig and Kennedy; and 
that at 11:45 a.m., the Senate proceed to votes, on the motions to 
invoke cloture on certain amendments.
Pages S3862-63
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S3815
Executive Communications:
  Pages S3816-17
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3817-19
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S3819-32
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3813-15
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3832-62
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S3862
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--96)
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 1 p.m., and adjourned at 7:41 p.m., 
until 9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, April 19, 2005. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3863.)

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