[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 26, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D822-D827]
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                                             Tuesday, July 26, 2005

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8897-S9058
Measures Introduced: Twenty-four bills and six resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1280-1503, S.J. Res. 21, S. Res. 211-214, 
and S. Con. Res. 47.
  Pages S8948-49
Measures Reported:
  S. 1281, to authorize appropriations for the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration for science, aeronautics, exploration, exploration 
capabilities, and the Inspector General, for fiscal years 2006, 2007, 
2008, 2009, and 2010, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 109-108)
  H.R. 3058, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the 
Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-109)
Page S8947
Measures Passed:
  Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act: Senate passed S. 203, to reduce 
temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced, to 
establish certain National Heritage Areas, after agreeing to the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
  Page S9018
  Collins (for Domenici) Amendment No. 1583, in the nature of a 
substitute.
  Collins (for Domenici) Amendment No. 1584, to amend the title. 
                                                             Page S9018
  Pecos National Historical Park Land Exchange Act: Senate passed S. 
47, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land in the Santa Fe 
National Forest; and certain non-Federal land in the Pecos National 
Historical Park in the State of New Mexico.
  Pages S9018-19
  Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act: Senate passed S. 153, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a resource study of the Rim of 
the Valley Corridor in the State of California to evaluate alternatives 
for protecting the resources of the Corridor.
  Page S9019
  Valles Caldera Preservation Act: Senate passed S. 212, to amend the 
Valles Caldera Preservation Act to improve the preservation of the 
Valles Caldera.
  Pages S9019-20
  Federal Land Recreational Visitor Protection Act: Senate passed S. 
225, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to undertake a program to 
reduce the risks from and mitigate the effects of avalanches on 
recreational users of public land, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. 
                                                         Pages S9020-21
  Ojito Wilderness Act: Senate passed S. 156, to designate the Ojito 
Wilderness Study Area as wilderness, to take certain land into trust 
for the Pueblo of Zia, after agreeing to the committee amendments. 
                                                         Pages S9021-23
  New Mexico Water Planning Assistance Act: Senate passed S. 178, to 
provide assistance to the State of New Mexico for the development of 
comprehensive State water plans.
  Pages S9023-24
  United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act: Senate 
passed S. 214, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate 
with the States on the border with Mexico and other appropriate 
entities in conducting a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and 
modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers, after agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S9024-26
  Collins (for Bingaman/Domenici) Amendment No. 1585, to designate the 
San Pedro aquifers as priority transboundary aquifers.
Page S9025
  Albuquerque Biological Park Title Clarification Act: Senate passed S. 
229, to clear title to certain real property in New Mexico associated 
with the Middle Rio Grande Project.
  Page S9026
  Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Adjustment Act: Senate passed 
S. 55, to adjust the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park in the 
State of Colorado.
  Pages S9026-27
  Wind Cave National Park Boundary Revision Act: Senate passed S. 276, 
to revise the boundary of

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the Wind Cave National Park in the State of South Dakota.
  Page S9027
  Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act: Senate passed S. 301, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance in 
implementing cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational 
activities in the Connecticut River watershed of the States of New 
Hampshire and Vermont, after agreeing to the committee amendment. 
                                                         Pages S9027-28
  Buffalo Soldiers Commemoration Act: Senate passed S. 205, to 
authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish in the 
State of Louisiana a memorial to honor the Buffalo Soldiers, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment.
  Page S9028
  Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Boundary 
Adjustment Act: Senate passed S. 207, to adjust the boundary of the 
Barataria Preserve Unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park 
and Preserve in the State of Louisiana.
  Pages S9028-29
  National Heritage Partnership Act: Senate passed S. 243, to establish 
a program and criteria for National Heritage Areas in the United 
States, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S9029-31
  Collins (for Domenici) Amendment No. 1586, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S9031
  Wild Sky Wilderness Act: Senate passed S. 152, to enhance ecosystem 
protection and the range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute 
in the Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by designating 
certain lower-elevation Federal lands as wilderness, after agreeing to 
the committee amendments.
  Pages S9031-32
  Alaska Hydroelectric Project: Senate passed S. 176, to extend the 
deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in 
the State of Alaska.
  Page S9033
  Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water Management Act: Senate 
passed S. 231, to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in 
the rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in Oregon.
  Page S9033
  Fish Passage and Screening Facilities: Senate passed S. 232, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
Reclamation, to assist in the implementation of fish passage and 
screening facilities at non-Federal water projects.
  Pages S9033-34
  Wyoming Hydroelectric Project: Senate passed S. 244, to extend the 
deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in 
the State of Wyoming.
  Page S9034
  Hawaii Water Resources Act: Senate passed S. 264, to amend the 
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to 
authorize certain projects in the State of Hawaii, after agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S9034-35
  Collins (for Domenici) Amendment No. 1587, to make certain technical 
corrections.
Page S9034
  Caribbean National Forest Act: Senate passed S. 272 to designate 
certain National Forest System land in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, after 
agreeing to the committee amendments and an amendment to the title. 
                                                             Page S9035
  Paleontological Resources Preservation Act: Senate passed S. 263, to 
provide for the protection of paleontological resources on Federal 
lands, after agreeing to the committee amendments.
  Pages S9035-39
  Big Horn Bentonite Act: Senate passed S. 97, to provide for the sale 
of bentonite in Big Horn County, Wyoming.
  Page S9039
  Dandini Research Park Conveyance Act: Senate passed S. 252, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land in Washoe County, 
Nevada, to the Board of Regents of the University and Community College 
System of Nevada.
  Page S9039
  Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 Land Conveyance Act: 
Senate passed S. 253, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain land to the Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 in 
Pahrump, Nevada, for the construction of a post building and memorial 
park for use by the American Legion, other veterans' groups, and the 
local community, after agreeing to the committee amendments. 
                                                         Pages S9039-40
  Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act: 
Senate passed S. 161, to provide for a land exchange in the State of 
Arizona between the Secretary of Agriculture and Yavapai Ranch Limited 
Partnership.
  Pages S9040-43
  Uintah Research and Curatorial Center Act: Senate passed S. 182, to 
provide for the establishment of the Uintah Research and Curatorial 
Center for Dinosaur National Monument in the States of Colorado and 
Utah, after agreeing to the committee amendment.
  Page S9043
  Beaver County, Utah Land Conveyance: Senate passed S. 52, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to convey a parcel of real property to 
Beaver County, Utah.
  Page S9043
  National Historic Trails Studies: Senate passed S. 54, to amend the 
National Trails System Act to

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require the Secretary of the Interior to update the feasibility and 
suitability studies of four national historic trails, after agreeing to 
the committee amendments.
  Pages S9043-45
  Rio Grande Natural Area Act: Senate passed S. 56, to establish the 
Rio Grande Natural Area in the State of Colorado.
  Pages S9045-46
  Wyoming Land Conveyance: Senate passed S. 101, to convey to the town 
of Frannie, Wyoming, certain land withdrawn by the Commissioner of 
Reclamation.
  Pages S9046-47
  Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act: Senate 
passed S. 128, to designate certain public land in Humboldt, Del Norte, 
Mendocino, Lake, and Napa Counties in the State of California as 
wilderness, to designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in 
Mendocino County, California as a wild or scenic river, after agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S9047-49
  Collins (for Domenici) Amendment No. 1588, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S9049
  Rancho Corral de Tierra Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary 
Adjustment Act: Senate passed S. 136, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to provide supplemental funding and other services that are 
necessary to assist certain local school districts in the State of 
California in providing educational services for students attending 
schools located within Yosemite National Park, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundaries of the Golden Gate 
National Recreation Area, and to adjust the boundaries of Redwood 
National Park, after agreeing to the committee amendments, and the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S9049-51
  Collins (for Domenici) Amendment No. 1589, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S9050
  Collins (for Domenici) Amendment No. 1590, to amend the title. 
                                                             Page S9050
  Wyoming Water Project: Senate passed H.R. 1046, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to contract with the city of Cheyenne, 
Wyoming, for the storage of the city's water in the Kendrick Project, 
Wyoming, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S9051-52
  Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
38, to designate a portion of the White Salmon River as a component of 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and the bill was then 
passed, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S9052
  Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Trust Act: Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 481, to further the purposes of the Sand Creek Massacre 
National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000, and the bill was then 
passed, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S9052
  Lander County, Nevada Land Conveyance: Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
541, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land to 
Lander County, Nevada, and the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain land to Eureka County, Nevada, for continued use as cemeteries, 
and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S9052
  Indian Rental Proceeds: Senate passed S. 1480, to establish the 
treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under 
an Act providing for loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations. 
                                                     Pages S9053, S9055
  Indian Land Probate Reform: Senate passed S. 1481, to amend the 
Indian Land Consolidation Act to provide for probate reform. 
                                                  Pages S9053-54, S9055
  Indian Reservation Contracts: Senate passed S. 1482, to amend the Act 
of August 9, 1955, to provide for binding arbitration for Gila River 
Indian Community Reservation Contracts.
  Pages S9053, S9054, S9055
  Indian Student Count Definition: Senate passed S. 1483, to amend the 
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 to 
modify the definition of ``Indian student count.'' 
                                              Pages S9053, S9054, S9055
  Indian Water Rights: Senate passed S. 1484, to amend the Fallon 
Paiute Shoshone Indian Tribes Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990. 
                                                  Pages S9053, S9054-55
  Indian Leases Authorization: Senate passed S. 1485, to amend the Act 
of August 9, 1955, to extend the authorization of certain leases. 
                                                     Pages S9053, S9055
  Colorado River Indian Reservation Boundary Correction Act: Committee 
on Indian Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
794, to correct the south boundary of the Colorado River Indian 
Reservation in Arizona, and the bill was then passed, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S9055
  Prairie Island Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Indian Affairs was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 706, to convey all right, 
title, and

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interest of the United States in and to the land described in this Act 
to the Secretary of the Interior for the Prairie Island Indian 
Community in Minnesota, and the bill was then passed.
  Pages S9055-56
  Indian Criminal Jurisdiction: Committee on Indian Affairs was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 279, to amend the Act of 
June 7, 1924, to provide for the exercise of criminal jurisdiction, and 
the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S9055-56
  Collins (for Domenici/Bingaman) Amendment No. 1591, in the nature of 
a substitute.
Page S9056
  Children's Hospitals Educational Equity and Research Act: Senate 
passed S. 285, to reauthorize the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical 
Education Program, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
  Page S9056
  Senate Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 213, to 
authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of 
Keyter v. McCain, et al.
  Page S9057
  Senate Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 214, to 
authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of 
Jones v. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, et al.
  Page S9057
  Presidential Succession: Committee on Rules and Administration was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 442, to provide for the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to be included in the line of 
Presidential succession, and the bill was then passed.
  Page S9057
Measures Indefinitely Postponed:
  Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic River Act: S. 74, to designate a 
portion of the White Salmon River as a component of the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers System.
  Page S9052
  Central Nevada Rural Cemeteries Act: S. 254, to direct the Secretary 
of Agriculture to convey certain land to Lander County, Nevada, and the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to Eureka County, 
Nevada, for continued use as cemeteries.
  Page S9052
  Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Trust Act: S. 57, to 
further the purposes of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site 
Establishment Act of 2000.
  Page S9052
  Wyoming Water Project: S. 99, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to contract with the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the 
storage of the city's water in the Kendrick Project, Wyoming. 
                                                             Page S9052
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 S8897-S8908
Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 202), Collins Modified 
Amendment No. 1377, to ensure that certain persons do not evade or 
avoid the prohibition imposed under the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act.
Pages S8903-05
  By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 204), Frist Modified 
Amendment No. 1342, to support certain youth organizations, including 
the Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of America.
Pages S8905-07
Rejected:
  By 47 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 203), Lautenberg Amendment No. 1351, 
to stop corporations from financing terrorism.
Page S8905
Pending:
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1311, to protect the economic and energy 
security of the United States.
Page S8897
  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.
Page S8897
  Ensign Amendment No. 1374, to require a report on the use of riot 
control agents.
Page S8897
  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.
Page S8897
  Durbin Amendment No. 1379, to require certain dietary supplement 
manufacturers to report certain serious adverse events.
Page S8897
  Hutchison/Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 1357, to express the sense of the 
Senate with regard to manned space flight.
Page S8897
  Thune Amendment No. 1389, to postpone the 2005 round of defense base 
closure and realignment.
Page S8897
  Kennedy Amendment No. 1415, to transfer funds authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Energy for the National Nuclear 
Security Administration for weapons activities and available for the 
Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator to the Army National Guard, Washington, 
District of Columbia, chapter.
Page S8897

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  Allard/McConnell Amendment No. 1418, to require life cycle cost 
estimates for the destruction of lethal chemical munitions under the 
Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program.
Page S8897
  Allard/Salazar Amendment No. 1419, to authorize a program to provide 
health, medical, and life insurance benefits to workers at the Rocky 
Flats Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, who would otherwise fail 
to qualify for such benefits because of an early physical completion 
date.
Page S8897
  Dorgan Amendment No. 1426, to express the sense of the Senate on the 
declassification and release to the public of certain portions of the 
Report of the Joint Inquiry into the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 
2001, and to urge the President to release information regarding 
sources of foreign support for the hijackers involved in the terrorist 
attacks of September 11, 2001.
Page S8897
  Dorgan Amendment No. 1429, to establish a special committee of the 
Senate to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to 
conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on 
terrorism.
Page S8897
  Salazar Amendment No. 1421, to rename the death gratuity payable for 
deaths of members of the Armed Forces as fallen hero compensation. 
                                                             Page S8897
  Salazar Amendment No. 1422, to provide that certain local educational 
agencies shall be eligible to receive a fiscal year 2005 payment under 
section 8002 or 8003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965.
Page S8897
  Salazar/Reed Amendment No. 1423, to provide for Department of Defense 
support of certain Paralympic sporting events.
Page S8897
  Collins (for Thune) Amendment No. 1489, to postpone the 2005 round of 
defense base closure and realignment.
Page S8897
  Collins (for Thune) Amendment No. 1490, to require the Secretary of 
the Air Force to develop and implement a national space radar system 
capable of employing at least two frequencies.
Page S8897
  Collins (for Thune) Amendment No. 1491, to prevent retaliation 
against a member of the Armed Forces for providing testimony about the 
military value of a military installation.
Page S8897
  Reed (for Levin) Amendment No. 1492, to make available, with an 
offset, an additional $50,000,000, for Operation and Maintenance for 
Cooperative Threat Reduction.
Page S8897
  Hatch Amendment No. 1516, to express the sense of the Senate 
regarding the investment of funds as called for in the Depot 
Maintenance Strategy and Master Plan of the Air Force.
Page S8897
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1476, 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.
Page S8897
  Allard Amendment No. 1383, to establish a program for the management 
of post-project completion retirement benefits for employees at 
Department of Energy project completion sites.
Pages S8897-98
  Allard/Salazar Amendment No. 1506, to authorize the Secretary of 
Energy to purchase certain essential mineral rights and resolve natural 
resource damage liability claims.
Page S8898
  McCain Modified Amendment No. 1557, to provide for uniform standards 
for the interrogation of persons under the detention of the Department 
of Defense.
Page S8898
  Warner Amendment No. 1566, to provide for uniform standards and 
procedures for the interrogation of persons under the detention of the 
Department of Defense.
Page S8898
  McCain Modified Amendment No. 1556, to prohibit cruel, inhuman, or 
degrading treatment or punishment of persons under the custody or 
control of the United States Government.
Page S8898
  Stabenow/Johnson Amendment No. 1435, to ensure that future funding 
for health care for veterans takes into account changes in population 
and inflation.
Page S8898
  Murray Amendment No. 1348, to amend the assistance to local 
educational agencies with significant enrollment changes in military 
dependent students due to force structure changes, troop relocations, 
creation of new units, and realignment under BRAC.
Page S8898
  Murray Amendment No. 1349, to facilitate the availability of child 
care for the children of members of the Armed Forces on active duty in 
connection with Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom 
and to assist school districts serving large numbers or percentages of 
military dependent children affected by the war in Iraq or Afghanistan, 
or by other Department of Defense personnel decisions.
Page S8898
  Levin Amendment No. 1494, to establish a national commission on 
policies and practices on the treatment of detainees since September 
11, 2001.
Page S8898
  Hutchison Amendment No. 1477, to make oral and maxillofacial surgeons 
eligible for special pay for Reserve health professionals in critically 
short wartime specialties.
Page S8898
  Graham/McCain Modified Amendment No. 1505, to authorize the President 
to utilize the Combatant Status Review Tribunals and Annual Review 
Board to determine the status of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba.
Page S8898

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  Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 762, to repeal the requirement for the 
reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of 
dependency and indemnity compensation and to modify the effective date 
for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan.
Page S8898
  Durbin Amendment No. 1428, to authorize the Secretary of the Air 
Force to enter into agreements with St. Clair County, Illinois, for the 
purpose of constructing joint administrative and operations structures 
at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
Page S8898
  Durbin Amendment No. 1571, to ensure that a Federal employee who 
takes leave without pay in order to perform service as a member of the 
uniformed services or member of the National Guard shall continue to 
receive pay in an amount which, when taken together with the pay and 
allowances such individual is receiving for such service, will be no 
less than the basic pay such individual would then be receiving if no 
interruption in employment had occurred.
Page S8898
  Levin Amendment No. 1496, to prohibit the use of funds for 
normalizing relations with Libya pending resolution with Libya of 
certain claims relating to the bombing of the LaBelle Discotheque in 
Berlin, Germany.
Page S8898
  Levin Amendment No. 1497, to establish limitations on excess charges 
under time-and-materials contracts and labor-hour contracts of the 
Department of Defense.
Page S8898
  Levin (for Harkin/Dorgan) Amendment No. 1425, relating to the 
American Forces Network.
Page S8898
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 205), 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 bill. 
                                                         Pages S8907-08
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: Senate resumed consideration 
of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 397, to prohibit civil 
liability actions from being brought or continued against 
manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or 
ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the 
misuse of their products by others.
  Pages S8908-32
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 66 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 206), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.
Pages S8908-09
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27, 2005; provided further, that the time 
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. be equally divided for debate, followed by a 
vote on the motion to proceed.
Page S9057
Messages From the House:
  Page S8945
Measures Referred:
  Page S8945
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S8945
Executive Communications:
  Pages S8945-47
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S8947-48
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8949-51
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S8951-88
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8943-45
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8988-S9017
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S9017-18
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S9018
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total-206) 
                                    Pages S8905, S8906, S8907-08, S8909
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:45 a.m., and adjourned at 7:09 p.m. 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, July 27, 2005. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on 
pages S9057-58.)