[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 129 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1020-D1021]
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                                          Thursday, October 6, 2005

[[Page D1020]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11173-S11208
Measures Introduced: Twenty-nine bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1826-1854, and S. Res. 268-270. 
                                                      (See next issue.)
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, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                        
  Pages S11174-S11205
Adopted:
  Stevens (for Reed) Modified Amendment No. 1943, to express the sense 
of the Senate on the transfer of amounts for increased personnel 
strengths for the Army and the Marine Corps from Additional War-Related 
Appropriations to the recurring appropriations for fiscal year 2006. 
                                                            Page S11182
  Stevens (for Mikulski) Amendment No. 1997, to provide that, of the 
amount made available under title III for the Air Force for other 
procurement, up to $3,000,000 may be made available for the Laser 
Marksmanship Training System.                               
Page S11182
  Stevens (for Levin) Amendment No. 1929, to make available $5,000,000 
from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army, for Medium 
Tactical Vehicle Modifications.                             
Page S11186
  Stevens (for Levin) Amendment No. 2000, to provide that the 
governments of Indian tribes be treated as State and local governments 
for purposes of the disposition of real property recommended for 
closure in the report to the President from the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Commission, July 1993.                      
Page S11186
  Stevens (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 1924, to make available 
$1,000,000 from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army, for 
Integrated Starter/Alternator for Up-Armored High Mobility Multi-
Wheeled Vehicles.                                           
Page S11186
  Stevens (for Dayton) Further Modified Amendment No. 1896, to make 
available up to $60,000,000 for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
wide, for certain childcare services and family assistance centers for 
members of the Armed Forces and their families, and up to $40,000,000 
for the purpose of National Guard counterdrug support activities. 
                                     Pages S11185, S11185-88, S11189-90
  Stevens (for Chambliss) Amendment No. 1981, to make available, from 
funds appropriated for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, up to 
$2,000,000 for the establishment, in consultation with the Reach Out 
and Read National Center, of a pilot project on pediatric early 
literacy on military installations.                     
Pages S11194-96
  Stevens Amendment No. 2053, to increase the rate of basic pay for the 
enlisted member serving as the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.                           
Pages S11194-96
  Stevens (for Frist) Amendment No. 2054, to support certain youth 
organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of 
America.                                                
Pages S11194-96
  Stevens (for Byrd) Amendment No. 2055, to make appropriations for 
certain activities related to Hurricane Katrina relief. 
                                                        Pages S11194-96
Rejected:
  Coburn Amendment No. 2005, to curtail waste under the Department of 
Defense web-based travel system. (By 65 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 253), 
Senate tabled the amendment.)                   
Pages S11174, S11182-85
Pending:
  Reed/Hagel Amendment No. 1943, to transfer certain amounts from the 
supplemental authorizations of appropriations for Iraq, Afghanistan, 
and the Global War on Terrorism to amounts for Operation and 
Maintenance, Army, Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps, Operation 
and Maintenance, Defense-wide activities, and Military Personnel in 
order to provide for increased personnel strengths for the Army and the 
Marine Corps for fiscal year 2006.                          
Page S11174
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Senator Stevens point of order and Senator Dayton's motion to waive 
relative to Stevens (for Dayton) Modified Amendment No. 1896 (listed 
above), were both rendered moot when the amendment was further modified 
and then agreed to.                                         
Page S11190
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senator 
Santorum be recorded as voting

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yea rather than absent, relative to Vote No. 252 on the motion to 
invoke cloture on the measure, agreed to on October 5, 2005. 
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Terrence L. Bracy, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2010.
  David Steele Bohigian, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Antonio Fratto, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Susan C. Schwab, of Maryland, to be a Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Jeffrey Thomas Bergner, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Legislative Affairs).
  Nicholas F. Taubman, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Romania.
  Susan Rasinski McCaw, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Austria.
  Sarah M. Singleton, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2008.
  Ron Silver, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 
2009.
  Judy Van Rest, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 
2009.
  Eric Nicholas Vitaliano, of New York, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
  23 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  4 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, 
Navy.                                                   
Pages S11206-08
Messages From the House:                              
  (See next issue.)
Executive Communications:                             
  (See next issue.)
Executive Reports of Committees:                      
  (See next issue.)
Additional Cosponsors:                                
  (See next issue.)
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:           
  (See next issue.)
Additional Statements:                                
  (See next issue.)
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  (See next issue.)
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                         
  (See next issue.)
Authority for Committees to Meet:                     
  (See next issue.)
Privilege of the Floor:                               
  (See next issue.)
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--253) 
                                                            Page S11185
Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 1:39 a.m., on 
Friday, October 7, 2005 and will reconvene at 8:15 a.m. on the same 
day. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority 
Leader in today's Record on pages S11205-06.)