[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 25, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D543-D544]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Wednesday, May 25, 2005

[[Page D543]]


                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House Committees ordered reported six sundry measures, including 
      the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
      and Related Agencies appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5859-S5943
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1116-1127,
S. Res. 154-156, and S. Con. Res. 38.                    
  Pages S5921-22
Measures Reported:
  S. 494, to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to 
clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited 
personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, 
forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform 
with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the 
Special Counsel. (S. Rept. No. 109-72)
  S. 898, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a 
demonstration grant program to provide patient navigator services to 
reduce barriers and improve health care outcomes, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-73)            
Page S5920
Measures Passed:
  National Hunger Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 156, 
designating June 7, 2005, as ``National Hunger Awareness Day'' and 
authorizing that the Senate offices of Senators Gordon Smith, Blanche 
L. Lincoln, Elizabeth Dole, and Richard J. Durbin be used to collect 
donations of food from May 26, 2005, until June 7, 2005, from concerned 
Members of Congress and staff to assist families suffering from hunger 
and food insecurity in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. 
                                                         Pages S5939-40
  Recognizing Kazakhstan Efforts: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 122, recognizing the 
historic efforts of the Republic of Kazakhstan to reduce the threat of 
weapons of mass destruction through cooperation in the Nunn-Lugar/
Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, and celebrating the 10th 
anniversary of the removal of all nuclear weapons from the territory of 
Kazakhstan, and the resolution was then agreed to.           
  Page S5940
Nomination Considered: Senate began consideration of the nomination of 
John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the United Nations.              
  Pages S5876-S5914
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that if a 
cloture motion is filed on the nomination, notwithstanding the 
provisions of Rule 22, that cloture vote occur at 6 p.m., on Thursday, 
May 26, 2005, with the live quorum waived; provided further, that when 
the Senate resume debate on the nomination on Thursday, all time until 
6 p.m. be equally divided; further, that if cloture is invoked on the 
nomination, the Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination, and that 
during the debate on the nomination, Senator Voinovich be in control of 
1 hour of debate.                                            
Page S5876
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination and, 
notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of 
Wednesday, May 25, 2005, a vote on cloture will occur at 6 p.m., on 
Thursday, May 26, 2005.                                      
Page S5914
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, May 26, 
2005; provided that one hour of debate be under the control of Senator 
Voinovich, as previously ordered.                            
Page S5940
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 55 yeas 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 128), Priscilla Richman Owen, of 
Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit. 
                                                         Pages S5865-76

[[Page D544]]

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Walter Lukken, of Indiana, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2010.
  John M. Reich, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Thrift 
Supervision for a term expiring October 23, 2007.
  William Alan Jeffrey, of Virginia, to be Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology.
  Ashok G. Kaveeshwar, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Research 
and Innovative Technology Administration, Department of Transportation.
  Jan E. Boyer, of Texas, to be United States Alternate Executive 
Director of the Inter-American Development Bank.
  Kathie L. Olsen, of Oregon, to be Deputy Director of the National 
Science Foundation.
  3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Navy.                             
Pages S5942-43
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S5919
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5919
Measures Read First Time:                                    
  Page S5920
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S5920
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S5920-21
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5923-38
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5918-19
Authority for Committees to Meet:                        
  Pages S5938-39
Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S5939
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--128) 
                                                         Pages S5875-76
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:31 a.m. and adjourned at 7:53 p.m. 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, May 26, 2005. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5940.)