[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 162 (Friday, December 16, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1298-D1301]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Friday, December 16, 2005

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 4437, Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and 
      Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13689-S13945
Measures Introduced: Twenty-two bills and seven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2119-2140, S. Res. 335-339, and S. Con. Res. 
72-73.
  Pages S13786-87
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 2113, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2000 McDonough Street in Joliet, Illinois, as the 
``John F. Whiteside Joliet Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 2346, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 105 NW Railroad Avenue in Hammond, Louisiana, as the 
``John J. Hainkel, Jr. Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 2413, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1202 1st Street in Humble, Texas, as the ``Lillian 
McKay Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 2630, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1927 Sangamon Avenue in Springfield, Illinois, as 
the ``J.M. Dietrich Northeast Annex''.
  H.R. 2894, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 102 South Walters Avenue in Hodgenville, Kentucky, 
as the ``Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3256, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3038 West Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania, as the ``Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post 
Office Building''.
  H.R. 3368, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 6483 Lincoln Street in Gagetown, Michigan, as the 
``Gagetown Veterans Memorial Post Office''.
  H.R. 3439, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 201 North 3rd Street in Smithfield, North Carolina, 
as the ``Ava Gardner Post Office''.
  H.R. 3548, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located on Franklin Avenue in Pearl River, New York, as the 
``Heinz Ahlmeyer, Jr. Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3703, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 8501 Philatelic Drive in Spring Hill, Florida, as 
the ``Staff Sergeant Michael Schafer Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3770, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 205 West Washington Street in Knox, Indiana, as the 
``Grant W. Green Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3825, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 770 Trumbull Drive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as 
the ``Clayton J. Smith Memorial Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3830, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 130 East Marion Avenue in Punta Gorda, Florida, as 
the ``U.S. Cleveland Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3989, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 37598 Goodhue Avenue in Dennison, Minnesota, as the 
``Albert H. Quie Post Office''.
  H.R. 4053, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 545 North Rimsdale Avenue in Covina, California as 
the ``Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office''.
  S. 1445, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 520 Colorado Avenue in Arriba, Colorado, as the 
``William H. Emery Post Office''.
  S. 1792, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 205 West Washington Street in Knox, Indiana, as the 
``Grant W. Green Post Office Building''.
  S. 1820, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 6110 East 51st Place

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in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the ``Dewey F. Bartlett Post Office''.
  S. 2036, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 320 High Street in Clinton, Massachusetts, as the 
``Raymond J. Salmon Post Office''.
  S. 2064, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 122 South Bill Street in Francesville, Indiana, as 
the Malcolm Melville ``Mac'' Lawrence Post Office.
  S. 2089, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1271 North King Street in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, as 
the ``Hiram L. Fong Post Office Building''.
Pages S13785-86
Measures Passed:
  Milk Marketing Regulatory Equity: Senate passed S. 2120, to ensure 
regulatory equity between and among all dairy farmers and handlers for 
sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated milk marketing 
areas and into certain non-federally regulated milk marketing areas 
from federally regulated areas.
  Pages S13701-02
  Gulf Opportunity Zone Act: Senate passed H.R. 4440, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for the Gulf 
Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and 
Wilma, after taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto:
                                                        Pages S13702-08
  Lott (for Grassley) Amendment No. 2680, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S13707
  Department of Justice Authorization: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3402, to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal years 2006 
through 2009, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S13749-66
  Santorum (for Specter) Amendment No. 2681, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S13749
  Condemning Anti-Semitic Statements: Senate agreed to S. Res. 337, to 
condemn the harmful, destructive, and anti-Semitic statements of 
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran, and to demand an apology 
for those statements of hate and animosity towards all Jewish people of 
the world.
  Pages S13767-68
  Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: Senate passed H.R. 2520, to 
provide for the collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem 
cells for the treatment of patients and research, and to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell 
Transplantation Program, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S13930-31
  Frist (for Hatch) Amendment No. 2688, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S13930
  Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer 
Act: Senate passed S. 310, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility 
to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District in the State of Nevada. 
                                                            Page S13934
  Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Study 
Act: Senate passed S. 435, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
designate a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the 
State of Connecticut for study for potential addition to the National 
Wild and Scenic Rivers System, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment.
  Page S13934
  Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act Amendment: Senate 
passed S. 648, to amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief 
Act of 1991 to extend the authority for drought assistance. 
                                                            Page S13934
  Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act: Senate passed 
S. 1025, to amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act 
of 1991 to extend the authority for drought assistance, after agreeing 
to the committee amendment.
  Pages S13934-35
  Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Senate passed S. 1096, to 
amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate portions of the 
Musconetcong River in the State of New Jersey as a component of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S13935
  Frist (for Domenici) Amendment No. 2682, of a technical nature. 
                                                            Page S13935
  Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act: Senate 
passed S. 1310, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the 
Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation to increase the diameter of a 
natural gas pipeline located in the Delaware Water Gap National 
Recreation Area, to allow certain commercial vehicles to continue to 
use Route 209 within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and 
to extend the termination date of the National Park System Advisory 
Board to January 1, 2007, after agreeing to the committee amendments, 
and the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S13935-36
  Frist (for Domenici) Amendment No. 2683, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S13936
  Frist (for Domenici) Amendment No. 2684, to amend the title. 
                                                            Page S13936

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  Secretary of the Interior Authorization: Senate passed S. 1552, to 
amend Public Law 97-435 to extend the authorization for the Secretary 
of the Interior to release certain conditions contained in a patent 
concerning certain land conveyed by the United States to Eastern 
Washington University until December 31, 2009.
  Page S13936
  Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery 
Programs Reauthorization Act: Senate passed S. 1578, to reauthorize the 
Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery 
implementation programs.
  Pages S13936-37
  Southern Oregon Bureau of Reclamation Repayment Act: Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 4195, to authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau 
of Reclamation within Rogue River Valley Irrigation District or within 
Medford Irrigation District, and the bill was then passed, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S13937
  Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendment: Senate passed H.R. 
3963, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the 
authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S13937
  Coast Guard Hurricane Relief Act: Senate passed H.R. 4508, to commend 
the outstanding efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina by members and 
employees of the Coast Guard, to provide temporary relief to certain 
persons affected by such hurricane with respect to certain laws 
administered by the Coast Guard, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S13937
  Recognizing Commodore John Barry: Senate passed H.J. Res. 38, 
recognizing Commodore John Barry as the first flag officer of the 
United States Navy, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S13937
  Korean American Day: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 283, recognizing the contributions of 
Korean Americans to the United States and encouraging the celebration 
of ``Korean American Day'', and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                            Page S13937
  Coast Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act: Senate passed S. 1869, 
to reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment.
  Page S13938
  James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act: Senate passed 
S. 1165, to provide for the expansion of the James Campbell National 
Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, Hawaii, after agreeing to the 
committee amendments.
  Pages S13938-39
  Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Senate passed S. 1496, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a pilot program under which up to 
15 States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps, 
after agreeing to the committee amendments.
  Pages S13939-41
  Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Act: 
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of 
S. 959, to establish the Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 
Bicentennial Commission, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S13941-42
  Frist (for Sarbanes) Amendment No. 2685, to include all of the 28 
States originally on the National Park Service's list in the 
commission.
Pages S13941-42
  President Roosevelt Nobel Peace Prize Commemoration: Committee on 
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 863, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of the bestowal of the 
Nobel Peace Prize on President Theodore Roosevelt, and the bill was 
then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Page S13942
  Frist (for Shelby) Amendment No. 2686, to authorize the Secretary of 
the Treasury to issue, after December 31, 2005, numismatic items that 
contain 5-cent coins minted in the years 2004 and 2005.
Page S13942
  Honoring Armed Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 338, honoring the memory of the members of the Armed Forces of the 
United States who have given their lives in service to the United 
States in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. 
                                                            Page S13942
  Russian Federation Legislation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 339, urging 
the Government of the Russian Federation to withdraw the first draft of 
the proposed legislation as passed in its first reading in the State 
Duma that would have the effect of severely restricting the 
establishment, operations, and activities of domestic, international, 
and foreign nongovernmental organizations in the Russian Federation, or 
to modify the proposed legislation to entirely remove these 
restrictions.
  Pages S13942-43
  Indian Tribe Employees: Senate passed S. 1312, to amend a provision 
relating to employees of the United States assigned to, or employed by, 
and Indian tribe.
  Page S13943

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  Frist (for McCain) Amendment No. 2687, in the nature of a substitute.
                                                            Page S13943
  Modification of Certain Date: Senate passed S. 1892, to amend Public 
Law 107-153 to modify a certain date.
  Page S13943
  Frist (for McCain) Amendment No. 2690, of a technical nature. 
                                                            Page S13943
USA PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Conference Report: Senate continued 
consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 3199, to 
extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism. 
                                         Pages S13699-S13701, S13708-49
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 358), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the conference report. 
                                                        Pages S13719-20
  Senator Frist entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which the 
motion to invoke cloture on the conference report was not invoked. 
                                                            Page S13720
Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act: Senate concurred in the 
amendment of the House of Representatives to S. 467, to extend the 
applicability of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, with the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S13931-34
  Frist (for Shelby) Amendment No. 2689, in the nature of a substitute.
                                                            Page S13933
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of guidelines and 
requirements relative to implementation of the Information Sharing 
Environment called for by section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004; which was referred to the Select 
Committee on Intelligence. (PM-34)
Pages S13780-81
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Norman Randy Smith, of Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit.
  Michael Ryan Barrett, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Ohio.
  Reginald I. Lloyd, of South Carolina, to be United States Attorney 
for the District of South Carolina for the term of four years.
  David M. Mason, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Election 
Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009.
  Steven T. Walther, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Federal Election 
Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009.
  Hans von Spakovsky, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Federal 
Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011.
  Robert D. Lenhard, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal 
Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
Page S13945
Messages From the House:
  Pages S13781-82
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S13782
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S13782
Executive Communications:
  Pages S13782-85
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S13786
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S13787-88
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S13788-S13857
Additional Statements:
  Pages S13778-80
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S13857-S13930
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S13930
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S13930
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--358) 
                                                        Pages S13719-20
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:42 p.m., 
until 4 p.m., on Saturday, December 17, 2005. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages 
S13943-45.)