[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 24 (Wednesday, March 1, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D140-D141]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Wednesday, March 1, 2006

[[Page D140]]

                              Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.
      Senate passed S. 2271, USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing 
      Amendments.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1555-S1592
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2342-2351, and S. Res. 386.
  Page S1579
Measures Reported:
  S. 2349, to provide greater transparency in the legislative process. 
                                                             Page S1579
Measures Passed:
  USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments: By 95 yeas to 4 
nays (Vote No. 25), Senate passed S. 2271, to clarify that individuals 
who receive FISA orders can challenge nondisclosure requirements, that 
individuals who receive national security letters are not required to 
disclose the name of their attorney, that libraries are not wire or 
electronic communication service providers unless they provide specific 
services, after taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S1557-61
Adopted:
  Frist Amendment No. 2896 (to Amendment No. 2895), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S1557
  By 81 yeas to 18 nays (Vote No. 24), Frist Amendment No. 2895, to 
establish the enactment date of the Act.
Page S1557
  Honoring Negro Leagues: Senate agreed to S. Res. 386, honoring the 
Pre-Negro Leagues and Negro Leagues baseball players and executives 
elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2006. 
                                                         Pages S1586-90
USA PATRIOT Act Reauthorization--Conference Report: Senate resumed 
consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 3199, to 
extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism. 
                                                         Pages S1561-75
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 86 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. 26), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to consider the motion to reconsider the vote by which the 
motion to invoke cloture on the conference report was not agreed to on 
December 16, 2005 (Vote No. 358).
Page S1561
  By 85 yeas to 14 nays (Vote No. 27), Senate agreed to the motion to 
reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the conference 
report.
Page S1561
  By 84 yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. 28), upon reconsideration, 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 
conference report.
Page S1561
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the conference report at approximately 10 a.m., on 
Thursday, March 2, 2006, and that, notwithstanding rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, Senate vote on adoption of the conference 
report at 3 p.m.
Page S1590
Messages From the House:
  Pages S1577-78
Executive Communications:
  Pages S1578-79
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1579-80
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S1580-85
Additional Statements:
  Page S1577
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S1583-85
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S1585-86
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--28) 
                                               Page S1557, S1559, S1561

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and, adjourned at 6:36 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 2, 2006. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1590.)