[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 125 (Friday, September 30, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D998-D999]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Friday, September 30, 2005

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                              Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.J. Res. 68, Continuing Resolution.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10773-S10811
Measures Introduced: Five bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1804-1808, S. Res. 262, and S. Con. Res. 56. 
                                                        Pages S10796-97
Measures Passed:
  Continuing Resolution: Senate passed H.J. Res. 68, making continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2006, clearing the measure for the 
President, after taking action on the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S10773-80
Rejected:
  By 39 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 246), Harkin Amendment No. 1921, to 
continue funding for the Community Services Block Grant at no less than 
last year's level.
Pages S10773-78
  Natural Disaster Student Aid Fairness Act: Senate passed H.R. 3863, 
to provide the Secretary of Education with waiver authority for the 
reallocation rules in the Campus-Based Aid programs, and to extend the 
deadline by which funds have to be reallocated to institutions of 
higher education due to a natural disaster, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Page S10809
Department of Defense Appropriations: Senate continued consideration of 
H.R. 2863, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, agreeing to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, which will be considered as 
original text for the purpose of further amendment, taking action on 
the following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S10780, S10781-83
Adopted:
  Stevens Amendment No. 1922, to provide funding for the Community 
Services Block Grant program.
Page S10780
  Salazar Amendment No. 1903, 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.
Pages S10781-83
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 3 p.m. on Monday, October 3, 2005. 
                                                            Page S10809
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during this adjournment of the Senate, the Majority 
Leader and Senator Sessions, be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills 
or joint resolutions.
  Page S10809
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Israel Hernandez, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and 
Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service.
  David H. McCormick, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Export Administration.
  Darryl W. Jackson, of the District of Columbia to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce.
  Kim Kendrick, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
  Patrick M. O'Brien, of Minnesota, to be an Assistant Secretary for 
Terrorist Financing, Department of the Treasury.
  Keith A. Nelson, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development.
  Darlene F. Williams, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  Keith E. Gottfried, of California, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  Emil W. Henry, Jr., of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Margaret Spellings, of Texas, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Thirty-

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third Session of the General Conference of the United Nations 
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. (Prior to this 
action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  46 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  11 Army nominations in the rank of general.


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  On page D999, September 30, 2005, under Nominations Confirmed: 
the following sentence appeared: 9 Army nominations in the rank of 
general.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: 11 Army 
nominations in the rank of general.


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  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. 
                                             Pages S10807-09, S10810-11
Messages From the House:
  Page S10796
Measures Referred:
  Page S10796
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S10796
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S10796
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S10797
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S10797-S10806
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S10806-07
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S10807
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S10807
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--246) 
                                                            Page S10778
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 3:04 p.m., 
until 3 p.m., on Monday, October 3, 2005. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages 
S10809-10.)