[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 16 (Friday, February 10, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D78-D79]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Friday, February 10, 2006

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1047-S1076
Measures Introduced: Six bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2271-
2276.
  Pages S1071-72
Measures Passed:
  FEMA Borrowing Authority Increase: Senate passed S. 2275, to 
temporarily increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency for carrying out the national flood insurance 
program.
  Page S1075
Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that at 12 noon on Monday, February 13, 
2006, Senate begin consideration of the message of the House of 
Representatives to accompany 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 Senate insist upon its amendment and 
agree to the request of the House for a conference.
  Page S1076
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  Thomas O. Barnett, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General. 
                                                             Page S1076
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Dorrance Smith, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
  Gordon England, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense.
  Enrique J. Sosa, of Florida, to be a Member of the Reform Board 
(Amtrak) for a term of five years, to which position he was appointed 
during the last recess of the Senate.
  Floyd Hall, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Reform Board 
(Amtrak) for a term of five years, to which position he was appointed 
during the last recess of the Senate.
  Andrew B. Steinberg, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  Roger W. Wallace, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2008, 
to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the 
Senate.
  Nadine Hogan, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 2008, to 
which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.
  Ellen R. Sauerbrey, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Population, Refugees, and Migration).
  C. Boyden Gray, of the District of Columbia, to be Representative of 
the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and 
status of Ambassador.
  Dennis P. Walsh, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2009, 
to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the 
Senate.
  Ronald E. Meisburg, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the 
National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years.
  Peter N. Kirsanow, of Ohio, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2008.
  Arthur F. Rosenfeld, of Virginia, to be Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Director.
  Stephen Goldsmith, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2010, to which position he was appointed 
during the last recess of the Senate.
  Julie L. Myers, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security.
  Tracy A. Henke, of Missouri, to be Executive Director of the Office 
of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, Department 
of Homeland Security.
  Benjamin A. Powell, of Florida, to be General Counsel of the Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence, to which position he was 
appointed during the last recess of the Senate.
  Steven T. Walther, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Federal Election 
Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009.

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  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.
  A routine list in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
Page S1076
Measures Read First Time:
  Pages S1071, S1075
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S1072
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S1072-74
Additional Statements:
  Page S1071
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S1074-75
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S1075
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 2:09 p.m., 
until 12 noon, on Monday, February 13, 2006. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1076.)