[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 67 (Thursday, May 19, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D514-D515]
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                                             Thursday, May 19, 2005

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                              Daily Digest


Highlights

      The House received the United States Association of Former 
      Members of Congress in the House Chamber.
      The House passed H.R. 2361, Department of the Interior, 
      Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal 
      Year 2006.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5453-S5549
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1076-1089, S. Res. 149-151, and S. Con. Res. 
35.                                                      
  Pages S5531-32
Measures Passed:
  Baltic Countries Occupation: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 35, 
expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the Russian 
Federation should issue a clear and unambiguous statement of admission 
and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet 
Union from 1940 to 1991 of the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and 
Lithuana.                                                
  Pages S5547-48
  Victims of Communism Memorial: Senate agreed to S. Res. 150, 
expressing continued support for the construction of the Victims of 
Communism Memorial.                                          
  Page S5548
  Recognizing Israel's Independence Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 151, recognizing the 57th Anniversary of the Independence of the 
State of Israel.                                         
  Pages S5548-49
Nomination Considered: Senate continued consideration of the nomination 
of Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Fifth Circuit.                                
  Pages S5453-S5525
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at 9:30 a.m., on Friday, May 20, 2005. 
                                                             Page S5549
Nomination Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the nomination of Edmund S. Hawley, of 
California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security be 
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and 
that further, upon the reporting out or discharge of the nomination, 
that the nomination be referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs for a period of not to exceed 30 days, after 
which time, the nomination, if still in the Committee, will be 
discharged and placed on the executive calendar.             
  Page S5547
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the 
national emergency protecting the Development Fund for Iraq and certain 
other property in which Iraq has an interest, and the Central Bank of 
Iraq, and to maintain in force the sanctions to respond to this threat; 
which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. (PM-11)                                             
Page S5531
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2005 Comprehensive Report on U.S. 
Trade and Investment Policy for Sub-Saharan Africa and Implementation 
of the African Growth and Opportunity Act; which was referred to the 
Committee on Finance. (PM-12)                                
Page S5531
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Edmund S. Hawley, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Homeland Security.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.             
Page S5549
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S5529
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5529
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S5529
Measures Read First Time:                                    
  Page S5529
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5529-31

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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5532-33
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5533-47
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5527-29
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S5547
Authority for Committees to Meet:                            
  Page S5547
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 8:52 p.m. 
until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, May 20, 2005. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5549.)