[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 64 (Monday, May 16, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D487-D488]
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                                               Monday, May 16, 2005

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5197-S5248
Measures Introduced: Six bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1036-1041, S. Res. 142-143, and S. Con. Res. 33. 
                                                             Page S5219
Measures Passed:
  Senate Legal Counsel: Senate agreed to S. Res. 143, to authorize the 
Senate Legal Counsel to appear in legal proceedings in the name of the 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in connection with its 
investigation into the United Nations' ``Oil-For-Food'' Program. 
                                                             Page S5247
Transportation Equity Act: Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 3, to 
authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and 
transit programs, taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                              
  Pages S5197-S5215
Adopted:
  Inhofe/Jeffords Amendment No. 761 (to Amendment No. 605), to make 
certain revisions and modifications.                         
Page S5214
Withdrawn:
  Inhofe (for Ensign) Amendment No. 636 (to Amendment No. 605), to 
authorize the State of Nevada to continue construction of the US-95 
Project in Las Vegas, Nevada.                            
Pages S5214-15
  Schumer Amendment No. 674 (to Amendment No. 605), to increase the 
transit pass and van pooling benefit to $200.            
Pages S5211-15
Pending:
  Inhofe Amendment No. 605, to provide a complete substitute. 
                                                             Page S5197
  Allen/Ensign Amendment No. 611 (to Amendment No. 605), to modify the 
eligibility requirements for States to receive a grant under section 
405 of title 49, United States Code.                         
Page S5197
  Sessions Modified Amendment No. 646 (to Amendment No. 605), to reduce 
funding for certain programs.                                
Page S5197
  Reid (for Lautenberg) Amendment No. 619 (to Amendment No. 605), to 
increase penalties for individuals who operate motor vehicles while 
intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol under aggravated 
circumstances.                                        
Pages S5199-S5205
  Inhofe (for Snowe) Amendment No. 706 (to Amendment No. 605), to 
specify which portions of Interstate Routes 95, 195, 295, and 395 in 
the State of Maine are subject to certain vehicle weight limitations. 
                                                         Pages S5205-11
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Chair sustained a point of order that Dorgan Amendment No. 652 (to 
Amendment No. 605), to provide for the conduct of an investigation to 
determine whether market manipulation is contributing to higher 
gasoline prices, was not germane, and the amendment thus fell. 
                                                             Page S5214
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, May 
17, 2005, with 30 minutes of debate equally divided.         
Page S5247
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following conventions:
  Convention Concerning Migratory Fish Stock in the Pacific Ocean 
(Treaty Doc. No. 109-1), and Convention Strengthening Inter-American 
Tuna Commission (Treaty Doc. No. 109-2).
  The conventions were transmitted to the Senate today, considered as 
having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying 
papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be 
printed.                                                 
Pages S5246-47
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Daniel R. Stanley, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Eric S. Edelman, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy.
  Sandra L. Pack, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Paul A. Trivelli, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Nicaragua.
  Ann Louise Wagner, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to Luxembourg.

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  Victoria Nuland, of Connecticut, to be Permanent Representative of 
the United States of America on the Council of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador.
  Terence Patrick McCulley, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Mali.
  Larry Miles Dinger, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the 
Fiji Islands, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of 
Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of Kiribati.
  Michael E. Hess, of New York, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  Janice B. Gardner, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Intelligence and Analysis, Department of the Treasury.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  5 Army nominations in the rank of general.             
Pages S5247-48
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S5217
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5217-19
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5219
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5219-21
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5221-32
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5215-17
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5232-37
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S5237
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 6:29 p.m. until 
9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, May 17, 2005. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5247.)