[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 149 (Thursday, November 10, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1186-D1188]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Thursday, November 10, 2005

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12631-S12719
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and nine resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1989-2001, and S. Res. 302-310. 
                                                        Pages S12681-82
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals from the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 2006''. 
(S. Rept. No. 109-176)
  S. 1182, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
care for veterans, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 109-177)                                          
Page S12681
Measures Passed:
  Veterans Day 2005: Senate agreed to S. Res. 305, expressing the sense 
of the Senate regarding Veterans Day 2005.              
  Pages S12703-07
  Recognizing Veterans Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 306, recognizing 
that Veterans Day is a day to honor all veterans of the Army and to 
support the Army Freedom Team Salute's mission to recognize the unsung 
heroes who have served this country.                    
  Pages S12707-08
  Honoring Filipino Veterans: Senate agreed to S. Res. 307, to 
recognize and honor the Filipino World War II veterans for their 
defense of democratic ideals and their important contribution to the 
outcome of World War II.                                    
  Page S12708
  Year of Study Abroad: Senate agreed to S. Res. 308, designating 2006 
as the ``Year of Study Abroad''.                        
  Pages S12708-09
  Sympathy for People of Jordan: Senate agreed to S. Res. 309, 
expressing sympathy for the people of Jordan in the aftermath of the 
deadly terrorist attacks in Amman on November 9, 2005. 
                                                        Pages S12709-10
  Honoring Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 310, honoring the life, legacy, and example of Israeli Prime 
Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the tenth anniversary of his death. 
                                                            Page S12710
  Nostra Aetate: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 260, recognizing the 
40th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council's promulgation of 
Noestra Aetate, the declaration on the relation of the Roman Catholic 
Church to non-Christian religions, and the historic role of Nostra 
Aetate in fostering mutual interreligious respect and dialogue. 
                                                        Pages S12710-11
  National Stalking Awareness Month: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 10, raising 
awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking by establishing 
January 2006 as ``National Stalking Awareness Month'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                              
  Page S12711
  National Military Family Month: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 9, expressing the 
sense of the Senate regarding designation of the month of November as 
``National Military Family Month'', and the resolution was then agreed 
to, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                            Page S12711
  Frist (for Inouye) Amendment No. 2520, to strike certain provisions. 
                                                            Page S12711
  Ethics in Government Act Amendment: Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 
S. 1558, to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to protect 
family members of filers from disclosing sensitive information in a 
public filing and to extend for 4 years the authority to redact 
financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and judicial 
officers, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                            
  Pages S12711-12
  Frist (for Leahy) Amendment No. 2521, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S12712
  Frist (for Leahy) Amendment No. 2522, to amend the title. 
                                                            Page S12712
  Protecting American Goods and Services Act: Senate passed S. 1095, to 
amend chapter 113 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify the 
prohibition on the trafficking in goods or services, after agreeing to 
the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S12712-14

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  Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act: Senate passed S. 1699, 
to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties 
for trafficking in counterfeit marks, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment.                                              
  Pages S12714-18
Department of Defense Authorization: Senate continued 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 S12638-48, S12651-76
Adopted:
  By 89 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 317), Talent Amendment No. 2477, to 
modify the multiyear procurement authority for C-17 aircraft. 
                                                            Page S12644
  Roberts/Rockefeller Modified Amendment No. 2514 (to Amendment No. 
2507), in the nature of a substitute.           
Pages S12653-55, S12661
  By 82 yeas to 9 nays (Vote No. 318), Kerry Amendment No. 2507, to 
require reports on clandestine facilities for the detention of 
individuals captured in the global war on terrorism, as amended. 
                          Pages S12645-48, S12652-53, S12662, S12665-66
  By division vote, Lautenberg Modified Amendment No. 2478, to prohibit 
individuals who knowingly engage in certain violations relating to the 
handling of classified information from holding a security clearance. 
                                                Pages S12661-62, S12666
  By 49 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 319), Graham Amendment No. 2516 (to 
Amendment No. 2515), of a perfecting nature.            
Pages S12666-68
Rejected:
  By 44 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 316), Dorgan Amendment No. 2476, to 
establish a special committee of the Senate to investigate the awarding 
and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and 
Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism.                 
Pages S12639-44
Pending:
  Graham Amendment No. 2515, relating to the review of the status of 
detainees of the United States Government.              
Pages S12655-65
  Warner/Frist Amendment No. 2518, to clarify and recommend changes to 
the policy of the United States on Iraq and to require reports on 
certain matters relating to Iraq.                       
Pages S12668-69
  Levin Amendment No. 2519, to clarify and recommend changes to the 
policy of the United States on Iraq and to require reports on certain 
matters relating to Iraq.                    
Pages S12669-70, S12675-76
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Warner (for Akaka) Amendment No. 2485, to establish the National 
Foreign Language Coordination Council to develop and implement a 
foreign language strategy, previously agreed to on Wednesday, November 
9, 2005, was modified by unanimous consent.             
Pages S12670-72
  Warner (for Feingold) Modified Amendment No. 1550, to improve 
national security through the establishment of a Civilian Linguist 
Reserve Corps Pilot Project within the Department of Defense comprised 
of citizens fluent in foreign languages who would be available to 
provide translation services and related duties, as needed, previously 
agreed to on Wednesday, November 9, 2005, was further modified by 
unanimous consent.                                      
Pages S12672-75
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for consideration 
of certain remaining first-degree amendments to the bill, other than 
any managers amendments that are cleared; further, that there be three 
second-degree amendments in order to the Graham Amendment No. 2515 
(listed above); that all amendments be offered and debated on Monday, 
November 14, 2005, under the previous limitations; that on Tuesday, 
November 15, 2005, at a time determined by the Majority Leader, after 
consultation with the Democratic Leader, Senate vote on, or in relation 
to, Warner/Frist Amendment No. 2518 (listed above), to be followed by a 
vote on, or in relation to, Levin Amendment No. 2519 (listed above), to 
be followed by votes on, or in relation to, the second-degree 
amendments in the order offered, to be followed by a vote on Graham 
Amendment No. 2515 (listed above), as amended; that following those 
votes the Senate vote on final passage of the bill; and that there be 
30 minutes divided equally between the two managers prior to the start 
of the voting sequence.                                 
Pages S12702-03
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 2 p.m. on Monday, November 14, 2005. 
                                                            Page S12718
Foreign Operations Appropriations Conference Report: By a unanimous 
vote of 91 yeas (Vote No. 320), Senate agreed to the conference report 
to accompany H.R. 3057, making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2006, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                Pages S12648-51, S12668
  Energy and Water Appropriations Conference Report--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 4:30 
p.m. on Monday, November 14, 2005, Senate will consider the conference 
report to accompany H.R. 2419, making appropriations for energy and 
water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006,

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with one hour for debate, and at 5:30 p.m. a vote on adoption of the 
conference report.                                          
  Page S12718
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during this adjournment of the Senate, the Majority 
Leader and Senator Allen, be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or 
joint resolutions.                                          
  Page S12680
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Protocol Amending the Convention with Sweden on Taxes on Income 
(Treaty Doc. No. 109-8).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate 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 S12703
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Donald C. Winter, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Navy.
  Anne W. Patterson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs).
  Sue Ellen Wooldridge, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General.
  George J. Opfer, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
  Susan C. Schwab, of Maryland, to be a Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Finance was discharged from further consideration).
  James M. Andrew, of Georgia, to be Administrator, Rural Utilities 
Service, Department of Agriculture. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry was discharged from further 
consideration).
  Charles R. Christopherson, Jr., of Texas, to be Chief Financial 
Officer, Department of Agriculture. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry was discharged from further 
consideration).                                             
Page S12719
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Robert C. Cresanti, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Technology.
  David M. Spooner, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Uttam Dhillon, of California, to be Director of the Office of 
Counternarcotics Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
  Samuel A. Alito, Jr., of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of 
the Supreme Court of the United States.
  Leo Maury Gordon, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of International Trade.
  Stephen C. King, of New York, to be a Member of the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission of the United States for the term expiring 
September 30, 2008.
  Duane Acklie, of Nebraska, to be an Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America to the Sixtieth Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations.
  Goli Ameri, of Oregon, to be a Representative of the United States of 
America to the Sixtieth Session of the General Assembly of the United 
Nations.
  Robert C. O'Brien, of California, to be an Alternate Representative 
of the United States of America to the Sixtieth Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations.
  Donald M. Payne, of New Jersey, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sixtieth Session of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations.
  Edward Randall Royce, of California, to be a Representative of the 
United States of America to the Sixtieth Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations.
  3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army.                 
Pages S12718-19
Messages From the House:                                    
  Page S12680
Measures Referred:                                          
  Page S12680
Executive Communications:                               
  Pages S12680-81
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S12682-84
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S12684-96
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S12679-80
Amendments Submitted:                               
  Pages S12696-S12702
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                         
  Page S12702
Privileges of the Floor:                                    
  Page S12702
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--320) 
                                                Pages S12644, S12665-68
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:56 p.m., 
until 2 p.m., on Monday, November 14, 2005. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S12718.)