[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 115 (Wednesday, September 14, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D910-D912]
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                                      Wednesday, September 14, 2005

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9997-S10056
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1697-1705, S.J. Res. 24, and S. Res. 237-238. 
                                                            Page S10037
Measures Passed:
  Honoring Army Black Corps of Engineers: Committee on Armed Services 
was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 67, honoring 
the soldiers of the Army's Black Corps of Engineers for their 
contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway during World 
War II and recognizing the importance of these contributions to the 
subsequent integration of the military, and the resolution was then 
agreed to.
  Page S10055
  National Campus Safety Awareness Month: Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 221, supporting 
the goals and ideals of ``National Campus Safety Awareness Month'', and 
the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S10055
  Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 238, 
recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the vast 
contributions of Hispanic Americans to the strength and culture of our 
Nation.
  Page S10055
  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, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S10002-32
Adopted:
  McCain Amendment No. 1707, to express the sense of the Senate 
regarding funding directives contained in H.R. 2862 or its accompanying 
report.
Pages S10006-08
  Shelby (for Leahy) Modified Amendment No. 1694, to waive the match 
requirement under the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program for 
purposes of replacing defective vests.
Pages S10019-21
  Shelby (for Martinez) Amendment No. 1708, to provide the sense of 
Congress on the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium.
Page S10020
  Shelby (for Talent/Dodd) Amendment No. 1709, to establish an Unsolved 
Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of 
Justice.
Pages S10020, S10026-31
  Shelby (for Cantwell/Allen) Amendment No. 1710, to provide additional 
funding for the Methamphetamine Hot Spots program. 
                                                Pages S10020, S10025-26
  Shelby (for Dayton) Amendment No. 1654, to increase funding for 
Justice Assistance Grants.
Page S10019
  Shelby (for Reid) Amendment No. 1711, to provide additional funding 
for Violence Against Women Act programs to assist victims of sexual 
abuse and domestic violence.
Page S10020
  Shelby Amendment No. 1712, to provide additional funds to the 
National Hurricane Center.
Page S10020
  Shelby (for Clinton) Amendment No. 1701, to increase funding for the 
Technology Opportunity Program.
Page S10019
  Pryor/Mikulski Modified Amendment No. 1703, to require the FTC to 
conduct an immediate investigation into gasoline price-gouging. 
                                                        Pages S10024-25
  Mikulski (for Stabenow) Modified Amendment No. 1688, to prevent the 
United States Trade Representative from negotiating future trade 
agreements that prevent the United States from changing United States 
patent law to allow the importation of pharmaceutical products. 
                                                        Pages S10031-32
  Shelby (for DeWine) Amendment No. 1715 (to Amendment No. 1671), to 
make funds available for aeronautics research and development programs 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Page S10032
  DeWine Amendment No. 1671, to make available, from amounts otherwise 
available for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
$906,200,000 for aeronautics research and development programs of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Page S10032

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  Sarbanes Amendment No. 1662, to assist the victims of Hurricane 
Katrina with finding new housing.
Page S10032
Rejected:
  Coburn Amendment No. 1648, to eliminate the funding for the Advanced 
Technology Program and increase the funding available for the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, community oriented policing 
services, and State and local law enforcement assistance. (By 68 yeas 
to 29 nays (Vote No. 230), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                        Pages S10021-24
Withdrawn:
  Lincoln Amendment No. 1652, to provide for temporary medicaid 
disaster relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina.
Page S10026
  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. 
                                                            Page S10026
Pending:
  Dorgan Amendment No. 1665, to prohibit weakening any law that 
provides safeguards from unfair foreign trade practices. 
                                                Pages S10003, S10012-14
  Lieberman Amendment No. 1678, to provide financial relief for 
individuals and entities affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Page S10003
  Kerry/Landrieu Amendment No. 1695, to strengthen the loan, 
procurement assistance, and management education programs of the Small 
Business Administration in order to help small businesses and home 
owners hurt by Hurricane Katrina meet their existing obligations, 
finance their businesses, and maintain and create jobs, thereby 
providing stability to the national economy. 
                                             Pages S10010-12, S10018-19
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 40 yeas to 58 nays (Vote No. 227), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, with respect to Stabenow Modified Amendment No. 1687, to 
provide funding for interoperable communications equipment grants. 
Subsequently, the point of order that the amendment would provide 
spending in excess of the subcommittee's 302(b) allocation was 
sustained, and the amendment thus fell.
Pages S10003-04
  By 44 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 228), two-thirds of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to suspend Rule XVI, pursuant to notice previously 
given in writing, relative to Dorgan Amendment No. 1670, 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. Subsequently, the Chair sustained 
the point of order that the amendment was in violation of Rule XVI of 
the Standing Rules of the Senate which prohibits legislation on 
appropriations matters, and the amendment thus fell. 
                                     Pages S10004-06, S10009, S10031-32
  By 44 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 229), two-thirds of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to suspend Rule XVI, pursuant to notice previously 
given in writing, relative to Clinton Amendment No. 1660, to establish 
a congressional commission to examine the Federal, State, and local 
response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf 
Region of the United States especially in the States of Louisiana, 
Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas impacted in the aftermath and 
make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the 
future. Subsequently, the Chair sustained the point of order that the 
amendment was in violation of Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate which prohibits legislation on appropriations matters, and the 
amendment thus fell.
Pages S10006, S10008-10, S10031
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, September 15, 
2005.
Page S10055
Messages From the House:
  Pages S10035-36
Measures Referred:
  Page S10036
Executive Communications:
  Pages S10036-37
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S10037-39
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S10039-48
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10034-35
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S10048-54
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S10054-55
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--230) 
                                Pages S10004, S10009, S10010, S10023-24
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:26 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, September 15, 2005. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's 
Record on pages S10055-56.)

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