[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 112 (Friday, September 9, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D894-D895]
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                                          Friday, September 9, 2005

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9865-S9891
Measures Introduced: Two bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1648-1649, and S.J. Res. 23.                     
  Page S9877
Measures Passed:
  Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization: Senate passed S. 1250, to 
reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000, after agreeing to 
the committee amendments.                                
  Pages S9889-90
  Junior Duck Stamp Reauthorization Act: Senate passed S. 1339, to 
reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act 
of 1994.                                                     
  Page S9890
  Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act: Senate passed S. 1340, to 
amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to extend the date 
after which surplus funds in the wildlife restoration fund become 
available for apportionment.                                 
  Page S9890
  Captive Wildlife Safety Technical Amendment Act: Senate passed S. 
1415, to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to protect captive 
wildlife and make technical corrections, after agreeing to the 
committee amendments.                                    
  Pages S9890-91
  Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations: Senate continued 
consideration of H.R. 2862, making appropriations for Science, the 
Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:         
  Pages S9865-74, S9887-88
Adopted:
  Shelby Amendment No. 1673, to provide funding for national security 
infrastructure.                                          
Pages S9872-73
  Shelby (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 1668, to provide funding for 
methamphetamine prevention education programs in elementary and 
secondary schools.                                       
Pages S9872-73
  Shelby (for Salazar) Amendment No. 1649, to establish a task force to 
improve and target the Federal Government's policies with respect to 
the production and trafficking of methamphetamine.       
Pages S9872-73
  Shelby (for Mikulski) Amendment No. 1674, to provide funding for the 
James Webb Space Telescope.                              
Pages S9872-73
  Shelby (for Harkin) Amendment No. 1659, to increase the appropriation 
for nationwide legal services field programs and to provide additional 
funds to programs providing legal services to the victims of Hurricane 
Katrina.                                                 
Pages S9872-73
  Shelby (for Burns) Amendment No. 1675, to provide that no funds 
appropriated under this act be used to register, issue, transfer, or 
enforce any trademark of the phrase ``Last Best Place''. 
                                                         Pages S9872-73
  Shelby/Baucus Amendment No. 1676, to prohibit the use of funds 
relating to certain rulemakings.                         
Pages S9872-73
  Shelby (for Talent/Feinstein) Amendment No. 1677, to respond to the 
illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamine in the 
United States.
Pending:
  Lincoln Amendment No. 1652, to provide for temporary Medicaid 
disaster relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina.          
Page S9865
  Dayton Amendment No. 1654, to increase funding for Justice Assistance 
Grants.                                                      
Page S9865
  Biden Amendment No. 1661, to provide emergency funding for victims of 
Hurricane Katrina.                                           
Page S9865
  Sarbanes Amendment No. 1662, to assist the victims of Hurricane 
Katrina with finding new housing.                            
Page S9865
  Dorgan Amendment No. 1665, to prohibit weakening any law that 
provides safeguards from unfair foreign trade practices.     
Page S9865
  Sununu Amendment No. 1669, to increase funding for the State Criminal 
Alien Assistance Program, the Southwest Border Prosecutors Initiative, 
and transitional housing for women subjected to domestic violence. 
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  Lieberman Amendment No. 1678, to provide financial relief for 
individuals and entities affected by Hurricane Katrina. 
                                                         Pages S9887-88
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 3 p.m., on Monday, September 12, 2005. 
                                                             Page S9891

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Additional Cosponsors:                                       
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S9877-79
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S9876-77
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S9879-87
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 12:50 p.m., 
until 2 p.m., on Monday, September 12, 2005. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S9891.)