[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 25, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D17-D18]
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                                        Wednesday, January 25, 2006

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                              Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate began consideration of the nomination of Samuel A. Alito, 
      Jr., of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme 
      Court of the United States.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S35-S143
Measures Introduced on Friday, January 20, 2006 During Adjournment: 
Four bills and four resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2180-
2183, S. Res. 349-351, and S. Con. Res. 76.                   
  Page S123
Measures Introduced Today: Thirteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2184-2196, S. Res. 352-353, and S. Con. Res. 
77.                                                           
  Page S123
Measures Reported:
  Reported on Tuesday, January 24, during the adjournment:
  S. 1219, to authorize certain tribes in the State of Montana to enter 
into a lease or other temporary conveyance of water rights to meet the 
water needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc. (S. Rept. 
No. 109-213)                                                  
Page S123
Measures Passed:
  Joint Session of Congress: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 77, to 
provide for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the 
President on the State of the Union.                          
  Page S141
  Congratulating University of Texas Longhorns Football: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 352, commending the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns 
football team for winning the 2005 Bowl Championship Series national 
championship.                                             
  Pages S141-42
  Democracy in Cambodia: Senate agreed to S. Res. 353, expressing 
concern with the deliberate undermining of democratic freedoms and 
justice in Cambodia by Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Government of 
Cambodia.                                                 
  Pages S142-43
Supreme Court Nomination: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of 
the Supreme Court of the United States.                  
  Pages S35-S108
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at 9:45 a.m., on Thursday, January 26, 
2006.                                                         
Page S143
Escort Committee--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Presiding Officer of the Senate be authorized to 
appoint a committee on the part of the Senate to join with a like 
committee on the part of the House of Representatives to escort the 
President of the United States into the House Chamber for the joint 
session to be held at 9 p.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2006.      
  Page S141
Appointments:
  Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Vice President, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4355(a)(1) and 4355(a)(2), 
appointed the following Senators to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. 
Military Academy: Senator Collins, designated by the Chairman of the 
Committee on Armed Services, Senator Hutchison, from the Committee on 
Appropriations, Senator Reed, At Large, and Senator Landrieu, from the 
Committee on Appropriations.                                  
  Page S143
  Board of Visitors of the U.S. Naval Academy: The Chair, on behalf of 
the Vice President, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 6968(a)(1) and 6968(a)(2), 
appointed the following Senators to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. 
Naval Academy: Senator McCain, designated by the Chairman of the 
Committee on Armed Services,

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Senator Cochran, from the Committee on Appropriations, Senator 
Sarbanes, At Large, and Senator Mikulski, from the Committee on 
Appropriations.                                               
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  Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Vice President, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 9355(a)(1) and 9355(a)(2), 
appointed the following Senators to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. 
Air Force Academy: Senator Allard, designated by the Chairman of the 
Committee on Armed Services, Senator Craig, from the Committee on 
Appropriations, Senator Pryor, At Large, and Senator Johnson, from the 
Committee on Appropriations.                                  
  Page S143
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Thomas J. Barrett, of Alaska, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of 
Transportation.
  Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the District of Columbia Circuit.
  Michael A. Chagares, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Third Circuit.
  Vanessa Lynne Bryant, of Connecticut, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Connecticut.
  Renee Marie Bumb, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of New Jersey.
  Brian M. Cogan, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of New York.
  Thomas M. Golden, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  Andrew J. Guilford, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  Noel Lawrence Hillman, of New Jersey, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of New Jersey.
  Gray Hampton Miller, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Texas.
  Susan Davis Wigenton, of New Jersey, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of New Jersey.
  S. Pamela Gray, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge 
of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Steven G. Bradbury, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  Rajkumar Chellaraj, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Administration).
  Richard T. Miller, of Texas, to be Representative of the United 
States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United 
Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Richard T. Miller, of Texas, to be an Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations during his tenure of service as Representative of the 
United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the 
United Nations.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.            
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Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S119-23
Executive Reports of Committees:                              
  Page S123
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S124-26
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S126-41
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S116-19
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S141
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:06 p.m., 
until 9:45 a.m., on Thursday, January 26, 2006. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S143.)