[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 31, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D33-D34]
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                                          Tuesday, January 31, 2006

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                              Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed the nominations of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to be 
      an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 
      and Ben S. Bernanke, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of 
      the Federal Reserve System.
      Senate and House of Representatives met in Joint Session to 
      receive the President's State of the Union Message.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S333-S385
Measures Introduced: Four bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2227-2230, and S. Res. 359-362.                
  Page S370
Measures Passed:
  National School Counseling Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 360, 
designating the Week of February 6 though February 10, 2006, as 
``National School Counseling Week''.                          
  Page S375
  Honoring Professional Surveyors: Senate agreed to S. Res. 361, 
honoring professional surveyors and recognizing their contributions to 
society.                                                  
  Pages S375-76
  Honoring Coretta Scott King: Senate agreed to S. Res. 362, honoring 
the life of Coretta Scott King and expressing the condolences of the 
Senate on her passing.                                    
  Pages S376-81
Tax Reconciliation--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that at 9:15 a.m., Senate begin consideration of H.R. 
4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006; and that the 
60 minutes of morning business, following the remarks of the Majority 
Leader, be counted against the underlying statutory time limitation. 
                                                              Page S381
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report on the State of the Union delivered to a 
Joint Session of Congress on January 31, 2006; which was ordered to lie 
on the table. (PM-35)                                     
Pages S366-79
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 58 yeas 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 2), Samuel A. Alito, Jr., of New 
Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United 
States.                                             
Pages S334-48, S385
  Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years 
from February 1, 2006.
  Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be Chairman of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years. 
                                                    Pages S348-56, S385
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Edward P. Lazear, of California, to be a Member of the Council of 
Economic Advisers.
  W. Ralph Basham, of Virginia, to be Commissioner of Customs, 
Department of Homeland Security.
  Paul DeCamp, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour 
Division, Department of Labor.
  Jeffrey L. Sedgwick, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Bureau 
of Justice Statistics.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps.     
Pages S382-85
Messages From the House:                                      
  Page S370
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S370-71
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S371-74
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S363-66

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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                       
  Pages S374-75
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--2)     
  Page S348
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:45 a.m., and adjourned at 10:10 p.m., 
until 9:15 a.m., on Wednesday, February 1, 2006. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S382.)