[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 146 (Monday, November 7, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1158-D1159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Monday, November 7, 2005

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12415-S12461
Measures Introduced: Eight bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1965-
1972.
  Page S12447
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 680, to direct the Secretary of Interior to convey certain land 
held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to the City of 
Richfield, Utah. (S. Rept. No. 109-175)
  S. 1315, to require a report on progress toward the Millennium 
Development Goals, with amendments.
Page S12447
Department of Defense Authorization: Senate resumed consideration of S. 
1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S12422-42
Rejected:
  By 38 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 304), Allard Amendment No. 2423, to 
authorize a program to provide health, medical, and life insurance 
benefits to workers at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, 
Colorado, who would otherwise fail to qualify for such benefits because 
of an early physical completion date.
Pages S12422, S12440-42
Pending:
  Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 2424, to repeal the requirement for the 
reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of 
dependency and indemnity compensation and to modify the effective date 
for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan.
Page S12422
  Reed (for Levin/Reed) Amendment No. 2427, to make available, with an 
offset, an additional $50,000,000 for Operation and Maintenance for 
Cooperative Threat Reduction.
Page S12422
  Levin Amendment No. 2430, to establish a national commission on 
policies and practices on the treatment of detainees since September 
11, 2001.
Pages S12422, S12432-36
  Inhofe Amendment No. 2432, relating to the partnership security 
capacity of foreign military and security forces and security and 
stabilization assistance.
Page S12423
  Chambliss Amendment No. 2433, to reduce the eligibility age for 
receipt of non-regular military service retired pay for members of the 
Ready Reserve in active Federal status or an active duty for 
significant periods.
Pages S12423-26
  Snowe Amendment No. 2436, to require the Secretary of Defense, 
subject to a national security exception, to offer to transfer to local 
redevelopment authorities for no consideration real property and 
personal property located at military installations that are closed or 
realigned as part of the 2005 round of defense base closure and 
realignment.
Pages S12427-32
  Harkin/Dorgan Amendment No. 2438, relating to the American Forces 
Network.
Pages S12436-40
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, 
November 8, 2005.
Pages S12460-61
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Protocol Amending Tax Convention on Inheritances with France (Treaty 
Doc. No. 109-7).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate on Friday, November 4, 2005, 
and today considered as having been read for the first time, and 
referred, with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations and ordered to be printed.
Page S12460
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Rodney E. Hood, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the National 
Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring April 10, 2009.
  Gigi Hyland, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Credit Union 
Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2011. 
                                                   Pages S12460, S12461
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  Mark D. Acton, of Kentucky, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate 
Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2010.
  John L. Palmer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 
four years.
  John L. Palmer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
  Thomas R. Saving, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
  John L. Palmer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Trust Fund and the Federal 
Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
  Thomas R. Saving, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the 
Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
  Thomas R. Saving, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 
four years.
  Kristie A. Kenney, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
the Philippines.
  Robert Weisberg, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Congo.
Page S12461
Nominations Discharged: The following nominations were discharged from 
further committee consideration and placed on the Executive Calendar:
  Julie L. Myers, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security, which was sent to the Senate on June 29, 2005, from the 
Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
  George J. Opfer, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Veterans Affairs, which was sent to the Senate on September 6, 2005, 
from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs.
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S12445
Executive Communications:
  Pages S12445-47
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S12447-48
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Page S12448
Additional Statements:
  Pages S12443-50
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S12450-53
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S12453
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S12453
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--304) 
                                                            Page S12442
Adjournment: Senate convened at 1 p.m., and adjourned at 6:21 p.m., 
until 9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, November 8, 2005. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S12461.)