[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 117 (Monday, September 19, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D931-D932]
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                                         Monday, September 19, 2005

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10165-S10202
Measures Introduced: Nine bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1717-
1725.                                                       
  Page S10187
Agriculture Appropriations: Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 2744, 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2006, taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                        
  Pages S10173-76, S10183
Adopted:
  Cochran Amendment No. 1735, to provide for the consideration of the 
Municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico as meeting the eligibility 
requirements for loans and grants programs in the Rural Development 
mission area.                                               
Page S10175
Pending:
  Bennett/Kohl Amendment No. 1726, to amend the Rural Electrification 
Act of 1936.                                                
Page S10173
  Reid (for Nelson (NE)) Amendment No. 1732, to prohibit the use of 
funds for developing a final rule with respect to the importation of 
beef from Japan.                                            
Page S10183
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, 
September 20, 2005.                                         
Page S10201
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Peter Cyril Wyche Flory, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Eric S. Edelman, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy.
  John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be the Representative of the 
United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and 
status of Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States of 
America in the Security Council of the United Nations, to which 
position he was appointed during the recess of the Senate from July 29, 
2005, to September 1, 2005.
  John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United 
Nations during his tenure of service as Representative of the United 
States of America to the United Nations, to which position he was 
appointed during the recess of the Senate from July 29, 2005, to 
September 1, 2005.
  John J. Danilovich, of California, to be Chief Executive Officer, 
Millennium Challenge Corporation.
  Peter Schaumber, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring 
August 27, 2010, to which position he was appointed during the recess 
of the Senate from July 29, 2005, to September 1, 2005.
  Alice S. Fisher, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy.           
Pages S10101-02
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  Terry Neese, of Oklahoma, to be Director of the Mint for a term of 
five years, which was sent to the Senate on July 29, 2005. 
                                                            Page S10202
Messages From the House:                                    
  Page S10186
Measures Referred:                                          
  Page S10186
Measures Placed on Calendar:                       
  Pages S10165, S10186
Measures Read First Time:                          
  Pages S10186, S10200
Executive Communications:                               
  Pages S10186-87
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S10187-89
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:         
  Pages S10189-S10200
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S10185-86
Amendments Submitted:                                       
  Page S10200
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                               
  Page S10200
Authority for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S10200
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m., and adjourned at 5:42 p.m., 
until 9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, September 20, 2005. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S10201.)

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