[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 163 (Saturday, December 17, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1310-D1311]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Saturday, December 17, 2005

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House and Senate passed H.J. Res. 75, Continuing Resolution.
      The House passed H.R. 3402, Department of Justice Appropriations 
      Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 through 2009.
      The House agreed to H.J. Res. 75, Making further continuing 
      appropriations for the fiscal year 2006.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13947-S13969
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced, as follows: S. 2141. 
                                                            Page S13965
Measures Passed:
  Continuing Resolution: Senate passed H.J. Res. 75, making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2006, clearing the 
measure for the President.                                  
  Page S13965
  Federal Deposit Insurance Act Improvement: Senate passed S. 2141, to 
make improvements to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. 
                                                        Pages S13966-68
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during this adjournment of the Senate, the Majority 
Leader be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. 
                                                            Page S13965
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Mark V. Rosenker, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2010.
  Catherine Lucille Hanaway, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney 
for the Eastern District of Missouri for the term of four years.
  Mary M. Rose, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2011.
  Stephanie Johnson Monroe, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Civil Rights, Department of Education.
  Susan P. Bodine, of Maryland, to be Assistant Administrator, Office 
of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency.
  John O. Agwunobi, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health 
and Human Services.
  Bruce Cole, of Indiana, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment 
for the Humanities for a term of four years.
  William E. Kovacic, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner 
for a term of seven years from September 26, 2004.
  Kathryn Higgins, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2009.
  Jeffrey D. Jarrett, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Energy (Fossil Energy).
  Santanu K. Baruah, of Oregon, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Economic Development.
  Dale W. Meyerrose, of Indiana, to be Chief Information Officer, 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
  Donald A. Gambatesa, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, United 
States Agency for International Development.
  John O. Agwunobi, of Florida, to be Medical Director in the Regular 
Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to the qualifications 
therefore as provided by law and regulations.
  J. Thomas Rosch, of California, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner 
for the term of seven years from September 26, 2005.
  David Steele Bohigian, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Antonio Fratto, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  George W. Foresman, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for 
Preparedness, Department of Homeland Security.
  Marilyn Ware, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to Finland.

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  David M. Spooner, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Richard T. Crowder, of Virginia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, 
Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of 
Ambassador.
  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further 
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Pages S13965-66, S13969
Messages From the House:                                    
  Page S13964
Executive Communications:                               
  Pages S13964-65
Additional Cosponsors:                                      
  Page S13965
Additional Statements:                                      
  Page S13963
Adjournment: Senate convened at 4 p.m., and adjourned at 7:55 p.m., 
until 6 p.m., on Sunday, December 18, 2005. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S13968-
69.)