[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 14, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D230-D231]
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                                            Tuesday, March 14, 2006

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2053-S2143
Measures Introduced: Seven bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2408-
2414.
  Page S2122
Measures Reported:
  S. 1608, to enhance Federal Trade Commission enforcement against 
illegal spam, spyware, and cross-border fraud and deception. (S. Rept. 
No. 109-219)
  S. 1110, to amend the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to require 
engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent in order to 
render the coolant or antifreeze unpalatable, with amendments. (S. 
Rept. No. 109-220)
Pages S2121-22
Congressional Budget Resolution: Senate continued 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 amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                      Pages S2054-S2116
Adopted:
  Talent Amendment No. 3019, to provide $99,000,000 in COPS Hot Spots 
funding as authorized in the Combat Meth Act.
Pages S2083-85
  Talent Amendment No. 3011, to increase funding for defense. 
                                                  Pages S2062-66, S2092
  Chafee Amendment No. 3014, to increase funding for part B of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Pages S2072-74, S2093-94
  By a unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. 40), Burns/Chafee Amendment 
No. 2999, to provide increased funding for veterans health programs, 
and to negate the need for enrollment fees and increase in pharmacy co-
payments.
Pages S2074-78, S2094
  Stabenow Amendment No. 3055, to ensure appropriate funding for the 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program of the Department of 
Commerce.
Page S2100
Rejected:
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 38), Conrad Amendment No. 3013, to 
fully reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement through 2011. 
                                               Pages S2056-62, S2091-92
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 39), Kennedy Amendment No. 3028, to 
support college access and job training by: (1) restoring program cuts 
slated for vocational education, TRIO, GEAR UP, Perkins Loans, and 
other student aid programs; (2) increasing investment in student aid 
programs, including increasing the maximum Pell Grant to $4,500; and 
(3) restoring cuts slated for job training programs; paid for by 
closing $6.3 billion in corporate tax loopholes. 
                                               Pages S2066-72, S2092-93
  By 46 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 41), Akaka Amendment No. 3007, to 
increase Veterans medical services funding by $1.5 billion in fiscal 
year 2007 to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes. 
                                               Pages S2078-83, S2094-95
  By 46 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 42), Bingaman Amendment No. 3039, to 
make energy more affordable and sustainable, to increase our national 
security through foreign oil replacement with biofuels and alternative 
fuels and advanced/hybrid vehicle use, to accelerate production and 
market penetration of clean and renewable energy technologies and 
generation, and to more fully utilize energy efficiency and 
conservation technologies and practices.
Pages S2085-90, S2095-96
Pending:
  Specter Amendment No. 3048, to increase the advance appropriations 
allowance in order to fund health, education and training, and low-
income programs.
Pages S2096-S2100
  Stabenow Amendment No. 3056, to provide $5 billion for our emergency 
responders so that they can field effective and reliable interoperable 
communications equipment to respond to natural disasters, terrorist 
attacks, and the public safety needs of America's communities, and 
fully offset this by closing tax loopholes and collecting more from the 
tax gap.
Pages S2101-03
  Menendez Amendment No. 3054, to provide an additional $965 million to 
make our ports more secure by increasing port security grants, 
increasing inspections, improving existing programs, and increasing 
research and development, and to fully offset this additional funding 
by closing tax loopholes.
Pages S2103-07, S2113

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  McConnell Amendment No. 3061, to provide funding for maritime 
security, including the Container Security Initiative, improved data 
for targeted cargo searches, and full background checks and security 
threat assessments of personnel at our nation's seaports.
Page S2107
  Byrd Amendment No. 3062, to provide $184 million over five years for 
the Mine Safety and Health Administration to hire additional mine 
safety inspectors, paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes. 
                                                         Pages S2107-09
  Chambliss (for Dayton) Amendment No. 3018, to restore funding for the 
Byrne/JAG grant program to the FY 2003 level of $900 million, offset 
with an across the board cut to administrative expenses, travel and 
consulting services.
Pages S2109-11
  Murray Amendment No. 3063, to restore funding for the Community 
Development Block Grant Program to the fiscal 2004 level by closing tax 
loopholes previously slated for elimination in Senate-passed 
legislation.
Pages S2111-13, S2113
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 9 a.m., 
on Wednesday, March 15, 2006, Senate begin consideration of certain 
amendments for specific periods of debate; that following the use, or 
yielding back of time, Senate vote on, or in relation to the 
amendments, with no second-degree amendments in order to the amendments 
prior to the votes; that the time used during the votes count equally 
against the resolution.
Page S2096
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the resolution at 9 a.m., on Wednesday, March 15, 
2006.
Page S2143
Nomination Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that a list of nominations in the Coast Guard 
(Executive Calendar No. 428) be recommitted to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  Page S2143
Messages From the House:
  Page S2121
Executive Communications:
  Page S2121
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S2122
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S2122-24
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S2124-28
Additional Statements:
  Pages S2120-21
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S2128-42
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S2142
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S2142-43
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S2143
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--42) 
                                                         Pages S2091-96
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 7:59 p.m., 
until 9 a.m., on Wednesday, March 15, 2006. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2143.)