[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 136 (Monday, October 24, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1079]
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                                           Monday, October 24, 2005

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11749-S11775
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1909-
1912.
  Page S11768
Measures Reported:
  S. 1409, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 to 
modify the grant program to improve sanitation in rural and Native 
villages in the State of Alaska, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-159)
  S. 1873, to prepare and strengthen the biodefenses of the United 
States against deliberate, accidental, and natural outbreaks of 
illness, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page S11768
Measures Passed:
  Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing 
Countries Act: Senate passed H.R. 1409, to amend the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 to provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable 
children in developing countries, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S11774
  Land Conveyance: Senate passed S. 1382, to require the Secretary of 
the Interior to accept the conveyance of certain land, to be held in 
trust for the benefit of the Puyallup Indian tribe.
  Page S11774
  Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations: Senate resumed consideration of 
H.R. 3010, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2006, taking action on the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S11753-72
Pending:
  Specter Amendment No. 2197, to reduce administrative costs in the 
Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.
Page S11756
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 
25, 2005; that at 10:30 a.m., Senate vote on, or in relation to, 
Specter Amendment No. 2197 (listed above), with no second-degree 
amendments in order to the amendment.
Pages S11774-75
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 89 yeas (Vote No. EX. 265) Brian Edward 
Sandoval, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Nevada.
Pages S11762-63
  By unanimous vote of 91 yeas (Vote No. EX. 266) Harry Sandlin 
Mattice, Jr., of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Tennessee.
Page S11763
Measures Referred:
  Page S11766
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S11766
Executive Communications:
  Pages S11766-68
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S11768-69
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S11769-70
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11765-66
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S11770-73
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S11773
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--266) 
                                                            Page S11763
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m., and adjourned at 7:07 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, October 25, 2005. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S11775.)