[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 26 (Friday, March 3, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D177-D179]
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                                              Friday, March 3, 2006

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1665-S1757
Measures Introduced: Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2365-2368, and S. Res. 389.
  Page S1680
Measures Reported:
  S. 2128, to provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying 
activities, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S1680
Measures Passed:
  Pension Reform Act: Senate passed H.R. 2830, to amend the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to reform the pension funding rules, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S1755
  Frist Amendment No. 2901, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S1755
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following 
conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Grassley, Hatch, Lott, 
Snowe, Santorum, Enzi, Gregg, DeWine, Isakson, Baucus, Rockefeller, 
Conrad, Bingaman, Kennedy, Harkin, and Mikulski.
Page S1755
  William H. Emery Post Office: Senate passed S. 1445, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 520 Colorado 
Avenue in Arriba, Colorado, as the ``William H. Emery Post Office''. 
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  Grant W. Green Post Office Building: Senate passed S. 1792, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
205 West Washington Street in Knox, Indiana, as the ``Grant W. Green 
Post Office Building''.
  Page S1755
  Dewey F. Bartlett Post Office: Senate passed S. 1820, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6110 East 
51st Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma as the ``Dewey F. Bartlett Post Office''.
                                                             Page S1755
  Malcolm Melville `Mac' Lawrence Post Office: Senate passed S. 2064, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 122 South Bill Street in Francesville, Indiana, as the ``Malcolm 
Melville `Mac' Lawrence Post Office''.
  Page S1755
  Hiram L. Fong Post Office Building: Senate passed S. 2089, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1271 North King Street in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, as the ``Hiram L. 
Fong Post Office Building''.
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  John F. Whiteside Joliet Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 
2113, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2000 McDonough Street in Joliet, Illinois, as the ``John F. 
Whiteside Joliet Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S1755-56
  John J. Hainkel, Jr. Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 2346, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 105 NW Railroad Avenue in Hammond, Louisiana, as the ``John J. 
Hainkel, Jr. Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S1756
  Lillian McKay Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 2413, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1202 1st Street in Humble, Texas, as the ``Lillian McKay Post Office 
Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S1756
  J.M. Dietrich Northeast Annex: Senate passed H.R. 2630, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1927 
Sangamon Avenue in Springfield, Illinois, as the ``J.M. Dietrich 
Northeast Annex'', clearing the measure for the President.
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  Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 
2894, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 102 South Walters Avenue in Hodgenville, Kentucky, as the 
``Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Post Office Building'', clearing the 
measure for the President.
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  Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building: Senate 
passed H.R. 3256, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3038 West Liberty Avenue in

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the ``Congressman James Grove Fulton 
Memorial Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the 
President.
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  Gagetown Veterans Memorial Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 3368, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
6483 Lincoln Street in Gagetown, Michigan, as the ``Gagetown Veterans 
Memorial Post Office'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S1756
  Ava Gardner Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 3439, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 North 3rd 
Street in Smithfield, North Carolina, as the ``Ava Gardner Post 
Office'', clearing the measure for the President.
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  Heinz Ahlmeyer, Jr. Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 3548, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located on 
Franklin Avenue in Pearl River, New York, as the ``Heinz Ahlmeyer, Jr. 
Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. 
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  Staff Sergeant Michael Schafer Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 3703, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 8501 Philatelic Drive in Spring Hill, Florida, as the ``Staff 
Sergeant Michael Schafer Post Office'', clearing the measure for the 
President.
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  Grant W. Green Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 3770, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
205 West Washington Street in Knox, Indiana, as the ``Grant W. Green 
Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. 
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  Clayton J. Smith Memorial Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 3825, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
770 Trumbull Drive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the ``Clayton J. 
Smith Memorial Post Office'', clearing the measure for the President. 
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  United States Cleveland Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 
3830, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 130 East Marion Avenue in Punta Gorda, Florida, as the 
``United States Cleveland Post Office Building'', clearing the measure 
for the President.
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  Albert H. Quie Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 3989, a bill to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
37598 Goodhue Avenue in Dennison, Minnesota, as the ``Albert H. Quie 
Post Office'', clearing the measure for the President.
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  Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 4053, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
545 North Rimsdale Avenue in Covina, California, as the ``Lillian 
Kinkella Keil Post Office'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S1756
  Raymond J. Salmon Post Office: Senate passed H.R.4152, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 High 
Street in Clinton, Massachusetts, as the ``Raymond J. Salmon Post 
Office'', clearing the measure for the President.
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  Corporal Jason L. Dunham Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 4515, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
4422 West Sciota Street in Scio, New York, as the ``Corporal Jason L. 
Dunham Post Office'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S1756
  Robert T. Ferguson Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 1287, 
designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
312 East North Avenue in Flora, Illinois, as the ``Robert T. Ferguson 
Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. 
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  Maryland State Delegate Lena K. Lee Post Office Building: Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 4107, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 1826 Pennsylvania Avenue in 
Baltimore, Maryland, as the ``Maryland State Delegate Lena K. Lee Post 
Office Building'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Page S1756
  Mont and Mark Stephensen Veterans Memorial Post Office Building: 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged 
from further consideration of H.R. 4295, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 12760 South Park Avenue in 
Riverton, Utah, as the ``Mont and Mark Stephensen Veterans Memorial 
Post Office Building'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the 
measure for the President.
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  Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity 150th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 389, recognizing and honoring the 150th anniversary of the 
founding of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.
  Page S1756
LIHEAP Funding--Cloture Motion: Senate continued consideration of S. 
2320, to make available funds included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 
2005 for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 
2006, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
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Pending:
  Kyl/Ensign Amendment No. 2899, to make available funds included in 
the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for allotments to States for the Low-
Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 2006. 
                                                             Page S1665
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill and, in 
accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Tuesday, March 7, 2006. 
                                                         Pages S1665-66
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that first-degree 
amendments in relation to the filed cloture motion be submitted no 
later than 2:00 p.m., on Monday, March 6, 2006; that, notwithstanding 
the provisions of rule XXII, a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on 
the bill occur on Tuesday, March 7, 2006, following a period of morning 
business and one hour of debate equally divided in relation to this 
bill.
Page S1757
Katrina Emergency Assistance Act: Senate concurred in the amendment of 
the House of Representatives to S. 1777, to provide relief for the 
victims of Hurricane Katrina, clearing the measure for the President. 
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Dennis Bottorff, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2011.
  Robert M. Duncan, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2011.
  William B. Sansom, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2009.
  Susan Richardson Williams, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 
18, 2007.
  Donald R. DePriest, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2009.
  Howard A. Thrailkill, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for the term prescribed by 
law.
Page S1757
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S1680
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S1680-81
Additional Statements:
  Pages S1678-80
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S1681-S1754
Notices of Intent:
  Page S1754
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:45 a.m., and adjourned at 1:12 p.m., 
until 1 p.m., on Monday, March 6, 2006. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1757.)