[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 92 (Monday, July 11, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D726-D727]
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                                              Monday, July 11, 2005

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7945-S8090
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1373-1380, and S. Res. 192-195.
  Pages S7986-87
Measures Reported:
  S. 1317, to provide for the collection and maintenance of cord blood 
units for the treatment of patients and research, and to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to authorize the Bone Marrow and Cord Blood 
Cell Transplantation Program to increase the number of transplants for 
recipients suitable matched to donors of bone marrow and cord blood, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page S7986
Measures Passed:
  London Bombings: By a unanimous vote of 76 yeas (Vote No. 173), 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 193, expressing sympathy for the people of the 
United Kingdom in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attacks on 
London on July 7, 2005.
  Pages S7974-76
  Death of Former Senator Gaylord A. Nelson: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
194, relative to the death of Gaylord A. Nelson, former United States 
Senator for the State of Wisconsin.
  Page S8088
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: Senate began 
consideration of H.R. 2360, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute which 
will be considered as original text for the purpose of further 
amendment, and taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S7947-74, S7976-80
Adopted:
  Gregg Amendment No. 1133, to increase funding for certain programs 
authorized by the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974. 
                                                             Page S7967
  Isakson Amendment No. 1070, expressing the sense of the Senate 
relative to border protection and alien and drug smugglers' methods, 
routes, and modes of transportation.
Page S7976
Pending:
  Reid (for Murray) Amendment No. 1129, to provide emergency 
supplemental funds for medical services provided by the Veterans Health 
Administration for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005. 
                                               Pages S7965-67, S7979-80
  Collins Amendment No. 1142, to provide for homeland security grant 
coordination and simplification.
Pages S7968-74
  Feinstein Amendment No. 1215 (to Amendment No. 1142), to improve the 
allocation of grants through the Department of Homeland Security. 
                                                             Page S7976
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2005. 
                                                             Page S8090
Legislative Branch Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the Senate request that the House 
of Representatives return the papers with respect to H.R. 2985, making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2006.
  Page S8090
Messages From the House:
  Page S7984
Measures Referred:
  Page S7984
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Pages S7984-85, S8090
Measures Read First Time:
  Pages S7985, S8090
Executive Communications:
  Pages S7985-86
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S7987-89
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S7989-98
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7982-84
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S7998-S8088
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S8088
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--173) 
                                                             Page S7975
Adjournment: Senate convened at 1 p.m., and as a further mark of 
respect to the memory of the late Honorable Gaylord A. Nelson, former 
United States Senator from the State of Wisconsin, in accordance

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with S. Res. 194, adjourned at 7:11 p.m., until 9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, 
July 12, 2005. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting 
Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8090.)