[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 72 (Thursday, May 26, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D553-D555]
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                                             Thursday, May 26, 2005

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 167, Adjournment Resolution.
      The House passed H.R. 2528, Military Quality of Life and Veterans 
      Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2006.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5945-S6073
Measures Introduced: Thirty-three bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1128-1160, S. Res. 157-159, and S. Con. Res. 
39-40.                                                   
  Pages S6021-22
Measures Reported:
  S. 606, to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate methyl tertiary butyl 
ether from the United States fuel supply, to increase production and 
use of renewable fuel, and to increase the Nation's energy 
independence, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 109-74)
  S. 302, to make improvements in the Foundation for the National 
Institutes of Health, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 109-75)                                        
Page S6020
Measures Passed:
  Transportation Equity Act: Senate passed H.R. 2566, to provide an 
extension of highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, 
and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending 
enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century, clearing the measure for the President.        
  Page S5962
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 167, providing 
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.             
  Page S6063
  Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Post Office Building: Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 1760, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard 
in Madison, Wisconsin, as the ``Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Post Office 
Building'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                                   
  Page S6064
  Recognizing Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association 50th 
Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 159, recognizing the 50th 
anniversary of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association and its 
members vital contribution to the oil and gas industry of the United 
States.                                                  
  Pages S6064-65
Transportation Equity Act: Senate insisted on its amendment to H.R.3, 
to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, 
and transit programs, agreed to the House request for a conference on 
the disagreeing votes of the two Houses, and the Chair was authorized 
to appoint the following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators 
Inhofe, Warner, Bond, Voinovich, Chafee, Murkowski, Thune, DeMint, 
Isakson, Vitter, Grassley, Hatch, Shelby, Allard, Stevens, Lott, 
Jeffords, Baucus, Lieberman, Boxer, Carper, Clinton, Lautenberg, Obama, 
Conrad, Inouye, Rockefeller, Sarbanes, Reed, and Johnson.    
  Page S6060
Nomination Considered: Senate continued consideration of the nomination 
of John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the United Nations.       
  Pages S5946-62, S5962-98
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 56 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 129 ), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the nomination. 
                                                             Page S5997
  Subsequently, Senator Frist entered a motion to reconsider the vote 
by which the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination (listed above) 
failed.                                                      
Page S5997

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Nomination Considered: Senate began consideration of the nomination of 
Janice R. Brown, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the District of Columbia Circuit.                            
  Page S6061
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur at 12 noon, on Tuesday, June 
7, 2005.                                                     
Page S6061
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 6, 2005. 
                                                             Page S6065
Nomination Considered: Senate began consideration of the nomination of 
William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Eleventh Circuit.                                    
  Page S6061
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture may occur on Tuesday, June 7, 2005. 
                                                             Page S6061
Nomination--Referral: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the nomination of Israel Hernandez, of Texas, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United 
States and Foreign Commercial Service, received on today, be jointly-
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.        
  Page S6061
Authorizing Leadership To Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding the 
adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President 
pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be authorized to 
make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or 
interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action 
of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.                
  Page S6063
Signing Authority Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during the adjournment of the Senate, the Majority 
Leader, Majority Whip and Senator Warner, be authorized to sign duly 
enrolled bills or joint resolutions.                         
  Page S6063
Authority for Committees: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that notwithstanding the adjournment of the Senate, all 
committees were authorized to file legislative and executive matters on 
Wednesday, June 1, 2005, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon.         
  Page S6063
Appointments:
  Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and 
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, pursuant to Section 
301 of Public Law 104-1, as amended by Public Law 108-349, announced 
the joint re-designation of the following individual, as Chair of the 
Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance: Susan S. Robfogel of 
New York.                                                    
  Page S6064
  Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and 
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, pursuant to Section 
301 of Public Law 104-1, as amended by Public Law 108-349, announced 
the joint re-designation of the following individuals, as Chair of the 
Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance: Barbara L. Camens of 
the District of Columbia, and Roberta L. Holzwarth of Illinois. 
                                                             Page S6064
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Harry Robinson, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2008.
  Charles P. Ruch, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation for a term expiring August 11, 2010.
  Tony Hammond, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate 
Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2010.
  Robert Joseph, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms 
Control and International Security. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  Kim Wang, of California, to be a Member of the National Museum and 
Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2009.
  Kenneth J. Krieg, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
  Sean Ian McCormack, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (Public Affairs). (Prior to this action, Committee 
on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  Raymond Simon, of Arkansas, to be Deputy Secretary of Education.
  David Horton Wilkins, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to Canada. 
(Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged 
from further consideration.)
  James M. Derham, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Guatemala. (Prior to this action,

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Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  William Alan Eaton, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Panama. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  Paul A. Trivelli, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Nicaragua. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  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. (Prior to 
this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  Linda Jewell, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Ecuador. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  John F. Tefft, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Georgia. (Prior to 
this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  30 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  4 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral. (Prior to this 
action, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  55 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy.
  Routine list in the Coast Guard. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  Routine list in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
(Prior to this action, Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration.) 
                                               Pages S6061-63, S6072-73
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  William Anderson, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Air Force.
  Richard A. Raymond, of Nebraska, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture 
for Food Safety.
  Randal Quarles, of Utah, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury.
  Israel Hernandez, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and 
Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service.
  Philip D. Morrison, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury.
  Ronald E. Neumann, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Islamic 
Republic of Afghanistan.
  Gregory L. Schulte, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Vienna Office of the United Nations, with the 
rank of Ambassador.
  Gregory L. Schulte, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the 
rank of Ambassador.
  A routine list in the Air Force.                       
Pages S6065-72
Messages From the House:                                 
  Pages S6017-18
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S6018
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S6018
Measures Read First Time:                                    
  Page S6018
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6018-20
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S6020
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6022-23
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6023-59
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6015-17
Authority for Committees to Meet:                        
  Pages S6059-60
Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S6060
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--129) 
                                                             Page S5997
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and, pursuant to the 
provisions of H. Con. Res. 167, adjourned at 9:02 p.m., until 2 p.m., 
on Monday, June 6, 2005. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the 
Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6065.)