[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 31 (Monday, March 13, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D223-D224]
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                                             Monday, March 13, 2006

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1987-S2051
Measures Introduced on Friday, March 10, 2006, during the adjournment: 
One resolution was submitted, as follows: S. Con. Res. 83.   
  Page S2027
Measures Introduced today: Eight bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2400-2407 and S. Res. 398-401.    
  Page S2027
Measures Reported:
  Reported on Friday, March 10, during the adjournment:
  S. Con. Res. 83, setting forth the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal year 2007 and including the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 and 2008 through 
2011.                                                        
Page S2027
Measures Passed:
  Greek Independence Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 399, designating 
March 25, 2006, as ``Greek Independence Day: A National Day of 
Celebration of Greek and American Democracy''.           
  Pages S2048-49
  Bosnia-Herzegovina: Senate agreed to S. Res. 400, expressing the 
sense of the Senate on the constitutional reform process in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina.                                                 
  Page S2049
  Belarus Presidential Elections: Senate agreed to S. Res. 401, urging 
the Republic of Belarus to conduct planned presidential elections March 
19, 2006, in a free, fair, and transparent manner and with respect for 
human rights.                                            
  Pages S2049-50
  Veterans Outpatient Clinic: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1691, to designate the 
Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Appleton, 
Wisconsin, as the ``John H. Bradley Department of Veterans Affairs 
Outpatient Clinic'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure 
for the President.                                           
  Page S2050
Congressional Budget Resolution: Senate began consideration of S. Con. 
Res. 83, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2007 and including the appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2006 and 2008 through 2011, taking action on 
the following amendment proposed thereto:   
  Pages S1987-96, S1997-S2019
Adopted:
  Gregg Amendment No. 3002, to make technical and conforming 
amendments.                                                  
Page S2000
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for the 
consideration of certain amendments to be proposed to the resolution on 
Tuesday, March 14, 2006, with votes on the amendments to occur at 
approximately 3 p.m., with no second-degree amendments in order prior 
to the votes in relation to the amendments.                  
Page S2007
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the resolution at 9 a.m., on Tuesday, March 14, 2006, 
with 40 hours equally divided for debate.                    
Page S2050
Pending:
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the 
national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive 
Order 12957; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs. (PM-43)                                   
Page S2026
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 82 yeas (Vote No. EX. 37), Leo Maury Gordon, of 
New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International 
Trade.                                            
Pages S2019-20, S2051
  Craig T. Ramey, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term of 
two years.
  George Perdue, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring 
November 5, 2006.
  Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., of South Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Labor.
  Sarah M. Singleton, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2008.

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  Jean B. Elshtain, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for the remainder of the term expiring 
January 26, 2010.
  Allen C. Guelzo, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2012.
  Michell C. Clark, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Management, Department of Education.
  Anne-Imelda Radice, of Vermont, to be Director of the Institute of 
Museum and Library Services.
  Terrance P. Flynn, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of New York for the term of four years.
  Mauricio J. Tamargo, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission of the United States for a term expiring 
September 30, 2009.
  Donald J. DeGabrielle, Jr., of Texas, to be United States Attorney 
for the Southern District of Texas for the term of four years.
  John Charles Richter, of Oklahoma, to be United States Attorney for 
the Western District of Oklahoma for the term of four years.
  Amul R. Thapar, of Kentucky, to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of Kentucky for the term of four years.
  Routine lists in the Public Health Service.     
Pages S2047-48, S2051
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Robert D. McCallum, Jr., of Georgia, to be Ambassador to Australia.
  Jonann E. Chiles, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2008.
  J.C.A. Stagg, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring 
November 17, 2011.
  Kenneth L. Wainstein, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General.
  Routine lists in the Air Force.                        
Pages S2050-51
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2026-27
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2027-28
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2028-43
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2024-26
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2043-47
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2047
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S2047
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--37)   
  Page S2020
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 7:04 p.m., 
until 9 a.m., on Tuesday, March 14, 2006. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2050.)