[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 76 (Thursday, June 9, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D583-D584]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Thursday, June 9, 2005

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed the nominations of William H. Pryor, Jr., of 
      Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh 
      Circuit, Richard A. Griffin, of Michigan, to be United States 
      Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, and David W. McKeague, of 
      Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth 
      Circuit.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6243-S6345
Measures Introduced: Twenty bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 10, S. 1206-1224, S. Res. 165-167, and S. Con. Res. 41. 
                                                         Pages S6298-99
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget 
Totals''. (S. Rept. No. 109-77)
  H.R. 483, to designate a United States courthouse in Brownsville, 
Texas, as the ``Reynaldo G. Garza and Filemon B. Vela United States 
Courthouse''.
  S. 10, to enhance the energy security of the United States.
  S. 1140, to designate the State Route 1 Bridge in the State of 
Delaware as the ``Senator William V. Roth, Jr. Bridge''.     
Page S6298
Measures Passed:
  Printing Authority: Senate agreed to S. Res. 166, to authorize the 
printing of a collection of the rules of the Committees of the Senate. 
                                                            Pages S6341
  Recognizing Sun Safety: Senate agreed to S. Res. 167, recognizing the 
importance of sun safety.                                    
  Page S6341
  Recognizing Armed Forces' Families: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 
159, recognizing the sacrifices being made by the families of members 
of the Armed Forces and supporting the designation of a week as 
National Military Families Week.                             
  Page S6342
Nomination--Agreement: Pursuant to the order of May 24, 2005, at 2:30 
p.m., on Monday, June 13, 2005, Senate will proceed to the 
consideration of the nomination of Thomas B. Griffith, of Utah, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia, with a vote 
on confirmation of the nomination to occur at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, June 
14, 2005.                                         
  Pages S6292, S6341-42
Energy Bill--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for consideration of H.R. 6, to ensure jobs for our future 
with secure, affordable, and reliable energy, on Tuesday, June 14, 
2005, following the vote on the nomination of Thomas B. Griffith 
(listed above); provided further, that the Chairman be recognized in 
order to offer the Senate reported bill as a substitute amendment, the 
amendment be agreed to and considered as original text for the purpose 
of further amendment.                                        
  Page S6292
Anti-Lynching Resolution--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement 
was reached providing that at 6:30 p.m., on Monday, June 13, 2005, the 
Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of 
S. Res. 39, apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants 
of those victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching 
legislation; that there be 3 hours of debate equally divided, and that 
upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate proceed to a vote on 
adoption of the resolution.                                  
  Page S6292
Rules--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing 
that the Committee on Rules and Administration be directed to prepare a 
revised edition of the Standing Rules of the Senate and they be printed 
as a Senate document.                                        
  Page S6341
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:

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  By 53 yeas 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 133), William H. Pryor, Jr., of 
Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit. 
                                                  Pages S6245-84, S6345
  By unanimous vote of 95 yeas (Vote No. EX. 134) Richard A. Griffin, 
of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit. 
                                                  Pages S6284-91, S6345
  By unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote No. EX. 135) David W. McKeague, of 
Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit. 
                                                  Pages S6284-92, S6345
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Henry Crumpton, of Virginia, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, 
with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.
  Ronald Spogli, of California, to be Ambassador to the Italian 
Republic.
  Robert H. Tuttle, of California, to be Ambassador to the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
  Benjamin A. Powell, of Florida, to be General Counsel of the Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps.    
Pages S6344-45
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S6297
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S6297
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S6297
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6297-98
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S6298
Additional Cosponsors:                                
  Pages S7200-S6301
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6301-40
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6296-97
Authority for Committees to Meet:                        
  Pages S6340-41
Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S6341
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--135) 
                                              Pages S6284, S6291, S6292
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:27 p.m. 
until 2 p.m., on Monday, June 13, 2005. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6342.)