[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 30 (Thursday, March 9, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D209-D210]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Thursday, March 9, 2006

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                              Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 2829, Office of National Drug Control 
      Policy Reauthorization Act of 2005.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1925-S1985
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2393-2399, and S. Res. 394-397.
  Page S1965
Measures Passed:
  Trade Relations: Senate passed H.R. 1053, to authorize the extension 
of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to 
the products of Ukraine, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S1953
  Subsequently, S. 632, Senate companion measure, was indefinitely 
postponed.
Page S1953
  Congratulating Rosey Fletcher: Senate agreed to S. Res. 396, 
congratulating Rosey Fletcher for her Olympic bronze medal in the 
parallel giant slalom.
  Page S1984
  Recognizing Minnesota Curling Community: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
397, recognizing the history and achievements of the curliing community 
of Bemidji, Minnesota.
  Page S1984
Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act: Senate continued 
consideration of S. 2349, to provide greater transparency in the 
legislative process, taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S1944-45
Pending:
  Wyden/Grassley Amendment No. 2944, to establish as a standing order 
of the Senate a requirement that a Senator publicly disclose a notice 
of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter. 
                                                             Page S1944
  Schumer Amendment No. 2959 (to Amendment No. 2944), to prohibit any 
foreign-government-owned or controlled company that recognized the 
Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan during the 
Taliban's rule between 1996-2001, may own, lease, operate, or manage 
real property or facility at a United States port.
Page S1944
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 36), two-thirds of the Senators 
voting, a quorum being present, not having voted in the affirmative, 
Senate rejected the motion to close further debate on the bill. 
                                                             Page S1944
  Subsequently, Senator Frist entered a motion to reconsider the vote 
by which the motion to invoke cloture on the bill failed.
Page S1944
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that second-
degree amendments be filed no later than 2 p.m., on Monday, March 13, 
2006.
Page S1933
Budget Resolution--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing for consideration of the budget resolution, if 
available, at 10 a.m., on Monday, March 13, 2006, with the time equally 
divided until 11:30 a.m.; further, that following a period of morning 
business from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with that time equally divided, 
Senate will continue consideration of the budget resolution. 
                                                             Page S1984
Committee Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing for the Committee on the Budget to file certain 
reported legislation from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, on Friday, March 10, 
2006.
  Page S1984
Gordon Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, March 13, 2006, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination of Leo Maury Gordon, of New Jersey, to 
be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, and vote 
immediately on the confirmation of the nomination.
  Page S1984

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Nomination Referrals--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the nominations of Kent D. Talbert, of Virginia, 
to be General Counsel, Department of Education, and Horace A. Thompson, 
of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health 
Review Commission, be recommitted to the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Page S1984
Messages From the House:
  Pages S1958-59
Measures Referred:
  Page S1959
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S1959
Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S1959-64
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S1964-65
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1965-66
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S1966-72
Additional Statements:
  Pages S1957-58
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S1972-83
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S1983-84
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--36)
  Page S1944
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 5:43 p.m., 
until 10 a.m., on Monday, March 13, 2006. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages 
S1984-85.)