[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 13, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1275-D1276]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Tuesday, December 13, 2005

[[Page D1275]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13459-S13516
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills were introduced as follows: S. 2084-
2095.
  Pages S13501-02
Measures Passed:
  United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 4340, to implement the United States-Bahrain Free Trade 
Agreement, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S13507-08
  Morris K. Udall Scholarship: Senate passed S. 2093, to amend the 
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental 
and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to provide funds for 
training in tribal leadership, management, and policy. 
                                                        Pages S13508-09
  Indian Tribal Justice Systems: Senate passed S. 2094, to reauthorize 
certain provisions relating to Indian tribal justice systems. 
                                                            Page S13509
  National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: 
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of 
S. Res. 275, designating the week of February 6, 2006 as ``National 
Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S13509
Deficit Reduction Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement 
was reached providing that following morning business on Wednesday, 
December 14, 2005, Senate begin consideration of a message from the 
House of Representatives to accompany S. 1932, to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95), that the Senate 
disagree to the amendment of the House and request a conference with 
the House thereon; that only certain motions to instruct the conferees 
be in order; that the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the 
part of the Senate; that no amendments be in order to the motions to 
instruct; that the only debate in order under the statute, other than 
debate on the motions, be 30 minutes equally divided for general debate 
between the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on the Budget; 
that all motions be debated on Wednesday, and that the votes occur in 
relation to the motions in a stacked sequence at a time to be 
determined; provided further, that any votes which do not occur prior 
to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December 14, 2005, be stacked to occur 
beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 15, 2005.
  Page S13510
Nominations Received: Senate received the following Nominations:
  Michael L. Dominguez, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
  Raymond L. Orbach, of California, to be Under Secretary for Science, 
Department of Energy.
  Gary A. Grappo, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Sultanate of 
Oman.
  Bradford R. Higgins, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Resource Management).
  Bradford R. Higgins, of Connecticut, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of State.
  Michell C. Clark, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Management, Department of Education.
  Anne-Imelda Radice, of Vermont, to be Director of the Institute of 
Museum Services.
  25 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  20 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army, Navy, and Foreign Service. 
                                                        Pages S13510-16
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Edward L. Flippen, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Corporation 
for National and Community Services, which was sent to the Senate on 
January 24, 2005.
  Ellen G. Engleman Conners, of Indiana, to be Chairman of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term of two years, which was sent to 
the Senate on April 4, 2005.
  John M. Molino, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs (Policy and Planning), which was sent to the Senate on 
September 6, 2005.
Page S13516

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Nominations Discharged: The following nominations were discharged from 
further committee consideration and placed on the Executive Calendar:
  Michael Joseph Copps, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2005, 
which was sent to the Senate on November 9, 2005, from the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  Deborah Taylor Tate, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 
30, 2007, which was sent to the Senate on November 9, 2005, from the 
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 
                                                   Pages S13501, S13508
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S13500
Executive Communications:
  Pages S13500-01
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S13502-03
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S13503-06
Additional Statements:
  Pages S13497-S13500
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S13506-07
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S13507
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m., and adjourned at 6:21 p.m., 
until 9:45 a.m., on Wednesday, December 14, 2005. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on 
page S13510.)