[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 100 (Thursday, July 21, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D794-D796]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Thursday, July 21, 2005

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 3199, USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention 
      Reauthorization Act of 2005.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8589-S8714
Measures Introduced: Twenty-four bills and two resolutions, were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1440-1463, and S. Res. 203-204. 
                                                         Pages S8664-65
Measures Reported:
  S. 1446, making appropriations for the government of the District of 
Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2006. (S. Rept. No. 109-106)
  H.R. 2528, making appropriations for military quality of life 
functions of the Department of Defense, military construction, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2006, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S8664
Measures Passed:
  Highway Extension: Senate passed H.R. 3377, 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 S8712
  Use of Capitol Rotunda: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 202, permitting 
the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to honor 
Constantino Brumidi on the 200th anniversary of his birth.
  Page S8712
  VA 75th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 203, recognizing the 
75th anniversary of the establishment of the Veterans' Administration 
and acknowledging the achievements of the Veterans' Administration and 
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  Pages S8712-13
  Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act: Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor and Pensions was discharged from further consideration 
of S. 544, to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to 
provide for the improvement of patient safety and to reduce the 
incidence of events that adversely effect patient safety, and the bill 
was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment, proposed 
thereto:
  Warner (for Enzi) Amendment No. 1411, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S8713-114
Department of Defense Authorization: Senate continued consideration of 
S. 1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S8602-60
Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. 199), Warner Modified 
Amendment No. 1314, to increase, with an offset, amounts available for 
the procurement of wheeled vehicles for the Army and the Marine Corps 
and for armor for such vehicles.
Pages S8607-08, S8614-17
  Graham Amendment No. 1363, to expand the eligibility of members of 
the Selected Reserve under the TRICARE program.
Pages S8625-31
  Levin/Kerry Amendment No. 1376, to enhance and extend the increase in 
the amount of the death gratuity.
Pages S8632-33
  Warner Amendment No. 1390, to increase the authorized number of 
Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service employees.
Page S8651
  Warner (for Wyden/Smith) Amendment No. 1391, to provide for 
cooperative agreements with tribal organizations relating to the 
disposal of lethal chemical agents and munitions.
Page S8652

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  Warner Amendment No. 1392, to provide for the provision by the White 
House Communications Agency of audiovisual support services on a 
nonreimbursable basis.
Page S8652
  Warner (for Inouye) Amendment No. 1393, to establish the United 
States Military Cancer Institute.
Page S8652
  Warner (for Sessions) Amendment No. 1394, to make available, with an 
offset, an additional $1,000,000 for research, development, test, and 
evaluation, Army, for the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research 
Center.
Page S8652
  Warner (for Reed) Amendment No. 1395, to make available, with an 
offset, $5,000,000 for research, development, test, and evaluation, 
Navy, for the design, development, and test of improvements to the 
towed array handler.
Page S8652
  Warner (for Stevens) Amendment No. 1396, to authorize $5,500,000 for 
military construction for the Army for the construction of a rotary 
wing landing pad at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, and to provide an offset 
of $8,000,000 by canceling a military construction project for the 
construction of an F-15E flight simulator facility at Elmendorf Air 
Force Base, Alaska.
Page S8652
  Warner (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 1397, to reduce funds for an 
Army Aviation Support Facility for the Army National Guard at New 
Castle, Delaware, and to modify other military construction 
authorizations.
Pages S8652-53
  Warner (for Lott/Cochran) Amendment No. 1398, relating to the LHA 
Replacement Ship.
Page S8653
  Warner (for Feinstein/Grassley) Amendment No. 1399, to provide for 
the transfer of the Battleship U.S.S. Iowa (BB-61).
Page S8653
  Warner (for Lott) Amendment No. 1400, to improve the management of 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Page S8653
  By 78 yeas to 19 nays (Vote No. 200), Lugar Amendment No. 1380, to 
improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and 
United States nonproliferation operations.
Pages S8640-50, S8654-57
Pending:
  Frist Amendment No. 1342, to support certain youth organizations, 
including the Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of America. 
                                                         Pages S8602-07
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1311, to protect the economic and energy 
security of the United States.
Pages S8608-09
  Inhofe/Collins Amendment No. 1312, to express the sense of Congress 
that the President should take immediate steps to establish a plan to 
implement the recommendations of the 2004 Report to Congress of the 
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission. 
                                                         Pages S8609-11
  Inhofe/Kyl Amendment No. 1313, to require an annual report on the use 
of United States funds with respect to the activities and management of 
the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Pages S8611-13
  Lautenberg Amendment No. 1351, to stop corporations from financing 
terrorism.
Pages S8613-14, S8618-25
  Ensign Amendment No. 1374, to require a report on the use of riot 
control agents.
Page S8631
  Ensign Amendment No. 1375, to require a report on the costs incurred 
by the Department of Defense in implementing or supporting resolutions 
of the United Nations Security Council.
Pages S8631-32
  Collins Amendment No. 1377 (to Amendment No. 1351), to ensure that 
certain persons do not evade or avoid the prohibition imposed under the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Pages S8633-35
  Durbin Amendment No. 1379, to require certain dietary supplement 
manufacturers to report certain serious adverse events. 
                                                         Pages S8635-38
  Hutchison/Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 1357, to express the sense of the 
Senate with regard to manned space flight.
Pages S8638-40
  Thune Amendment No. 1389, to postpone the 2005 round of defense base 
closure and realignment.
Pages S8650-51, S8657-60
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 22, 2005. 
                                                             Page S8714
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during this adjournment of the Senate, the Majority 
Whip, be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. 
                                                             Page S8712
Quarterly Financial Report Program--Referral: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation be discharged from further consideration of 
H.R. 2385, to extend by 10 years the authority of the Secretary of 
Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program, and the 
bill then be referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs.
  Page S8713
Highway Extension Enrollment--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that notwithstanding the recess or adjournment of 
the Senate, that when the Senate receives from the House of 
Representatives a concurrent resolution relating to the enrollment of 
H.R. 3377, 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

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the 21st Century, the resolution be considered, agreed to and the 
motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  Page S8714
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 62 yeas 38 nays (Vote No. EX. 198), Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be 
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development. 
                                                      Pages S8590-S8602
  (Prior to this action, the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on 
the nomination was vitiated.)
Page S8601
  Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation.
Page S8602
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  William J. Burns, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Russia Federation.
  Arthur F. Rosenfeld, of Virginia, to be Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Director.
  Donetta Davidson, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Election 
Assistance Commission for the remainder of the term expiring December 
12, 2007.
Page S8714
Messages From the House:
  Pages S8662-63
Executive Communications:
  Pages S8663-64
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S8664
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8665-67
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S8667-84
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8661-62
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8684-S8711
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S8711-12
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S8712
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--200) 
                                              Pages S8602, S8617, S8654
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:58 p.m. 
until 10 a.m., on Friday, July 22, 2005. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8714.)