[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 90 (Thursday, June 30, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D710-D712]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Thursday, June 30, 2005

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 2985, Legislative Branch Appropriations.
      Senate passed S. 1307, CAFTA Implementation.
      Senate passed H.R. 2419, Energy and Water Development 
      Appropriations.
      Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 198, Adjournment Resolution.
      The House passed H.R. 3058, Departments of Transportation, 
      Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, The Judiciary, 
      District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act 
      for FY 2006.
      House Committees ordered reported the Pension Protection Act of 
      2005, and the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States 
      Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7647-S7874
Measures Introduced: Twenty-nine bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1339-1367, S. Res. 185, and S. Con. Res. 43-
44.                                                      
  Pages S7820-21
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 3057, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2006, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 109-96)
  Report to accompany S. 852, to create a fair and efficient system to 
resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos 
exposure. (S. Rept. No. 109-97)                              
Page S7818
Measures Passed:
  Legislative Branch Appropriations: By unanimous consent, Senate 
passed H.R. 2985, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, after agreeing to the 
committee amendments, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S7739-49
  Allard (for Lott/Dodd) Amendment No. 1082, to provide funds for the 
Librarian of Congress to pay telecommunications costs for rapid 
dissemination of periodicals and daily newspapers available to blind 
and physically handicapped readers.                          
Page S7749
  Senate insisted on its amendments, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following 
conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Allard, DeWine, Cochran, 
Stevens, Durbin, Johnson, and Byrd.                          
Page S7749
  CAFTA Implementation: By 54 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 170), Senate 
passed S. 1307, to implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-
United States Free Trade Agreement. 
                                  Pages S7647-95, S7697-S7739, S7750-66
  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Senate passed H.R. 3021, to 
reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant 
program through September 30, 2005, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                                   
  Page S7786
  Highway Extension: Senate passed H.R. 3104, 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.                  
  Pages S7786-87
  Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act: By 92 yeas to 3 nays 
(Vote No. 172), Senate passed H.R. 2419, making appropriations for 
energy

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and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 
after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, which will be considered as original text for the purpose 
of further amendment, after taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S7766-85, S7787-97
Adopted:
  Domenici for (Hatch) Amendment No. 1088, to maintain funding for the 
Department of Energy Clean Cities Program at its current level. 
                                                         Pages S7785-86
  Domenici for (Levin) Amendment No. 1089, to provide funds for sea 
lamprey barrier construction in the Great Lakes.         
Pages S7785-86
  Domenici for (Collins) Amendment No. 1090, to provide funds for Saco 
River project.                                           
Pages S7785-86
  Domenici for (Snowe/Collins) Amendment No. 1091, to provide dredging 
funds for the Narraguagus River.                         
Pages S7785-86
  Domenici for (Snowe/Collins) Amendment No. 1092, to provide funding 
for a reconnaissance study.                              
Pages S7785-86
  Domenici for (Akaka/Inouye) Amendment No. 1093, to set aside funds to 
initiate preconstruction engineering and design activities for 
modifications to Laupahoehoe, Hawaii.                    
Pages S7785-86
  Domenici for (Frist) Amendment No. 1094, to provide funding for 
Advanced Scientific Computing Research.                  
Pages S7785-86
  Domenici Amendment No. 1095, to make technical corrections for NNSA 
security.                                                
Pages S7785-86
  Subsequently, the amendment was modified.                  
Page S7792
  Domenici Amendment No. 1096, to limit the use of funds for fully-
funded contracts.                                        
Pages S7785-86
  Domenici (for Allard/Salazar) Amendment No. 1097, to set aside 
certain amounts for the purchase of mineral rights at the Rocky Flats 
Environmental Technology Site.                               
Page S7789
  Allard/Salazar Modified Amendment No. 1084, to set aside certain 
amounts to provide regular and early retirement benefits to workers at 
the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site.           
Pages S7789-90
  Domenici (for Graham) Amendment No. 1098, to make the Savannah River 
National Laboratory eligible for laboratory directed research and 
development funding.                                     
Pages S7790-91
Rejected:
  By 43 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 171), Feinstein Amendment No. 1085, 
to prohibit the use of funds for the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator 
and utilize the amount otherwise available to reduce the National debt.
                              Pages S7781-86, S7787-89, S7791, S7793-94
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following 
conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Domenici, Cochran, 
McConnell, Bennett, Burns, Craig, Bond, Hutchison, Allard, Reid, Byrd, 
Murray, Dorgan, Feinstein, Johnson, Landrieu, and Inouye.    
Page S7797
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 198, providing 
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.         
  Pages S7872-73
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Marie L. Yovanovitch, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz 
Republic. (Prior to this action, the Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  John Ross Beyrle, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Bulgaria. (Prior to this action, the Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  Ronald Spogli, of California, to be Ambassador to the Italian 
Republic. (Prior to this action, the Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  Robert H. Tuttle, of California, to be Ambassador to the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. (Prior to this action, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  Reuben Jeffery III, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner 
of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. (Prior to this action, the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from 
further consideration.)
  Reuben Jeffery III, of the District of Columbia, to be Chairman of 
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. (Prior to this action, the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from 
further consideration.)
  Walter Lukken, of Indiana, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission. (Prior to this action, the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  Ashok G. Kaveeshwar, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Research 
and Innovative Technology Administration, Department of Transportation.
  Tom Luce, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, 
Evaluation, and Policy Development, Department of Education.
  Daniel R. Stanley, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  4 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.

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  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, Navy.             
Pages S7872, S7873-74
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Christopher Cox, of California, to be a Member of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission for the term expiring June 5, 2009.
  Mark Langdale, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Costa 
Rica.
  Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of State (African Affairs).
  John S. Redd, of Georgia, to be Director of the National 
Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence.
  Michael J. Garcia, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of New York for the term of four years.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.                  
Page S7873
Nominations Withdrawn: On Wednesday, June 29, 2005, Senate received 
notification of withdrawal of the following nomination: Ronald E. 
Meisburg, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations 
Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2008, which was 
sent to the Senate on January 24, 2005.                      
  Page S7874
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S7817
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S7817
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S7817
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S7817-18
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S7818
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S7821-22
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S7822-68
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S7810-16
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S7868-70
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                            
  Pages S7870-71
Authority for Committees To Meet:                            
  Page S7871
Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S7871
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--172) 
                                              Pages S7755, S7794, S7797
Adjournment: Senate met at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 1:04 a.m., on 
Friday, July 1, 2005 and will reconvene at 10 a.m. on the same day. 
(For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in 
today's Record on page S7873.)