[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 109 (Tuesday, September 6, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D875-D876]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Tuesday, September 6, 2005

[[Page D875]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.
      Senate agreed to S. Res. 233, Hurricane Katrina Resolution.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9607-S9692
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced as 
follows: S. 1610-1617, S. Res. 233, and S. Con. Res. 52. 
                                                         Pages S9645-46
Measures Reported:
  S. 1410, to reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation 
Act. (S. Rept. No. 109-132)                                  
Page S9644
Measures Passed:
  Use of Capitol Catafalque: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 52, 
providing for the use of the catafalque situated in the crypt beneath 
the Rotunda of the Capitol in connection with memorial services to be 
conducted in the Supreme Court Building for the late honorable William 
H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States.            
  Page S9630
  Hurricane Katrina Resolution: By a unanimous vote of 94 yeas (Vote 
No. 221), Senate agreed to S. Res. 233, expressing the condolences of 
the Nation to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, commending the 
resiliency of the people of the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and 
Alabama, and committing to stand by them in the relief and recovery 
efforts.                                                 
  Pages S9630-31
Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act--Cloture Vote Vitiation: 
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Senate 
vitiate the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 147, to express the policy of the United 
States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians 
and to provide a process for the recognition by the United States of 
the Native Hawaiian governing entity.                        
  Page S9607
Death Tax Permanency Act--Cloture Vote Vitiation: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the Senate vitiate the vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of 
H.R. 8, to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.      
  Page S9607
Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received on Wednesday, August 
31, 2005 during the adjournment of the Senate, the following executive 
report of a committee:
  Report to accompany U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized 
Crime (Treaty Doc. 108-16) (Ex. Rept. 109-4)             
Pages S9644-45
Notification to the Senate: Senate received a communication from 
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, the 
Honorable Antonin Scalia, notifying the Senate of the death of the 
Chief Justice of the United States, the late Honorable William H. 
Rehnquist.                                                   
  Page S9691
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be Chief Justice of the United 
States.
  James M. Andrew, of Georgia, to be Administrator, Rural Utilities 
Service, Department of Agriculture.
  Michael W. Wynne, of Florida, to be Secretary of the Air Force.
  Donald C. Winter, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Navy.
  Delores M. Etter, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy.
  Orlando J. Cabrera, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  Jeffrey D. Jarrett, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Energy (Fossil Energy).
  Santanu K. Baruah, of Oregon, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Economic Development.
  Lyons Gray, of North Carolina, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Environmental Protection Agency.

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  Clay Lowery, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  John E. Maupin, Jr., of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Social 
Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2010.
  Ellen R. Sauerbrey, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Population, Refugees, and Migration).
  Jacqueline Ellen Schafer, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development.
  Mark McKinnon, of Texas, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2008.
  Brenda LaGrange Johnson, of New York, to be Ambassador to Jamaica.
  Alexander R. Vershbow, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Korea.
  David B. Dunn, of California, to be Ambassador to the Togolese 
Republic.
  Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Western Hemisphere Affairs).
  Thomas O. Barnett, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  James S. Halpern, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the 
United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Emilio T. Gonzalez, of Florida, to be Director of the Bureau of 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
  John M. Molino, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs (Policy and Planning).
  Lisette M. Mondello, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Public and Intergovernmental Affairs).
  George J. Opfer, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
  3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  38 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force.                            
Page S9692
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the 
Supreme Court of the United States, which was sent to the Senate on 
July 29, 2005.                                               
Page S9692
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S9634
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S9634-44
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S9646-48
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S9648-91
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S9632-33
Authority for Committees to Meet:                            
  Page S9691
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--221) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and by unanimous consent 
adjourned at 6:24 p.m., until 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 7, 
2005. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in 
today's Record on page S9630.)