[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 8 (Monday, January 30, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                           Monday, January 30, 2006

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S259-S331
Measures Introduced: Twenty bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2207-2226; and S. Res. 358.
  Page S329
Supreme Court Nomination: Senate resumed 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 S260-S323
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at 9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, January 31, 
2006; that the time until 11 a.m. be under the control of certain 
Members; further, that at 11 a.m. Senate vote on confirmation of the 
nomination.
Page S331
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 72 yeas to 25 nays (Vote No. 1), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S308
Bernanke Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that following the vote on the nomination of Samuel 
A. Alito (listed above), on Tuesday, January 31, 2006, Senate begin 
consideration of the nominations of Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to 
be a Member and to be Chairman, of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System; that at 2:15 p.m., Senator Bunning be 
recognized for 30 minutes, and 60 minutes equally divided between the 
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs; and that following the use, or yielding back, of time, 
the Senate vote on confirmation of the nominations.
  Page S331
Executive Communications:
  Pages S326-29
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S329-30
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S330-31
Additional Statements:
  Pages S324-26
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S331
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S331
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--1)
  Page S308
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 7:44 p.m., 
until 9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, January 31, 2006. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S331.)