[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 34 (Thursday, March 16, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D253-D258]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Thursday, March 16, 2006

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS:

      Senate passed H.J. Res. 47, Debt-Limit Extension.
      Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 83, Congressional Budget 
      Resolution.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2255-S2395
Measures Introduced: Thirty bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2426-2455, and S. Res. 403-404.
  Pages S2312-13
Measures Reported:
  S. 598, to reauthorize provisions in the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 relating to Native 
Hawaiian low-income housing and Federal loan guarantees for Native 
Hawaiian housing. (S. Rept. No. 109-221).
  S. 1057, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise 
and extend that Act, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 109-222).
Page S2311
Measures Passed:
  Debt-Limit Extension: By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 54), Senate 
passed H.J. Res. 47, increasing the statutory limit on the public debt, 
and the Senate then began consideration of the joint resolution, after 
taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S2236-41
Rejected:
  By 44 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 53), Baucus/Lincoln Amendment No. 
3131, to require a study of debt held by foreigners.
Page S2236
  Subsequently, the measure was cleared for the President.
  Congressional Budget Resolution: By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 74), 
Senate agreed to 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, after taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S2225-36, S2241-93
Adopted:
  By 99 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 56), Burr Amendment No. 3114, to 
provide for the establishment of a reserve fund concerning pandemic 
influenza preparedness planning.
Pages S2231-32, S2241
  Vitter Amendment No. 3078, to establish a reserve fund to prevent 
catastrophic loss.
Pages S2243, S2250
  Gregg (for Baucus) Amendment No. 3041, to provide funding for an 
Internet Crimes Against Children task force in Montana.
Page S2250
  Gregg (for Snowe) Amendment No. 3134, to prevent an increase in 
interest rates paid by disaster victims, and to increase funding for 
the SBA's Microloans, Small Business Development Centers, HUBZones, and 
other small business development programs, and to offset the cost 
through a reduction in funds under Function 920.
Page S2250
  Gregg (for Lautenberg) Amendment No. 3045, to add $8 million to 
Function 300 (Environment and Natural Resources) for Highlands Land 
Acquisition. Fully offset with Function 920.
Page S2250
  Gregg (for Coleman) Amendment No. 3123, to increase funding to fully 
fund the Clean Coal Power Initiative.
Page S2250
  Conrad Modified Amendment No. 3136, to provide a reserve fund for 
bold energy legislation that is deficit-neutral. 
                                           Pages S2230-31, S2249, S2250
  By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 57), Reed Amendment No. 3074, to 
increase funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program by 
$3,318,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, increasing the funds available to 
carry out that program to the fully authorized level of $5,100,000,000, 
to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes. 
                                                  Pages S2229-30, S2254

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  By 73 yeas to 27 nays (Vote No. 58), Specter Amendment No. 3048, to 
increase the advance appropriations allowance in order to fund health, 
education and training, and low-income programs. 
                                                  Pages S2225, S2254-55
  Lautenberg Amendment No. 3137, to eliminate the President's proposed 
tax increase on American airline passengers in fiscal year 2007 and to 
provide adequate funding for commercial aviation security and to offset 
these costs by closing corporate tax loopholes.
                                                     Pages S2231, S2256
  Collins Amendment No. 3066, to ensure that first responder and state 
and local government grant programs key to our Nation's homeland 
security are funded at no less than fiscal year 2006 levels and to 
provide increases for port security, first responder programs, rail/
transit security, and National Response Plan Training, offset by 
discretionary spending reductions.
                                                         Pages S2246-48
  Gregg (for Obama) Amendment No. 3144, to provide a $40 million 
increase in fiscal year 2007 for the Homeless Veterans Reintegration 
Program and to improve job services for hard-to-place veterans. 
                                                         Pages S2261-63
  Gregg (for Ensign) Amendment No. 3085, to provide funding to hire an 
additional 500 Border Patrol Agents; fully funding the promise Congress 
made to the American people to hire 2,000 new agents in fiscal year 
2007 as authorized by the National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 and 
as recommended by the 9/11 Commission.
                                                         Pages S2261-63
  Gregg (for Levin) Amendment No. 3140, to provide funds to establish 
additional Northern Border Air Wings, offset through reductions in 
Function 920.
                                                         Pages S2261-63
  Gregg (for Landrieu) Amendment No. 3139, to provide funding for 
maintaining a robust long range bomber force including 94 B-52 
aircraft.
                                                         Pages S2261-63
  Gregg (for Lincoln) Amendment No. 3053, to provide for restoring 
funding for the portion of the COPS program devoted to countering 
methamphetamine, offset by a reduction to Function 920 (Allowances). 
                                                         Pages S2261-63
  Gregg (for DeWine/Leahy) Amendment No. 3079, to increase funding for 
Child Survival and Maternal Health Programs.
                                                         Pages S2261-63
  Gregg (for DeWine) Amendment No. 3083, to increase funding for the 
Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program under the 
Public Health Service Act for fiscal year 2007.
                                                         Pages S2261-63
  Gregg (for DeWine) Amendment No. 3033, to increase funding for NASA 
aeronautics programs by $179,000,000 in fiscal year 2007, with an 
offset.
                                                         Pages S2261-63
  Gregg (for Leahy) Amendment No. 3154, to fund grants for bulletproof 
vests for law enforcement agencies at the full authorized level. 
                                                         Pages S2261-63
  Gregg (for Baucus) Amendment No. 3059, to improve America's economic 
competitiveness.
                                                         Pages S2261-63
  Gregg (for Salazar) Amendment No. 3155, to fully fund the Payment in 
Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. Adds $152 million to Function 800 
(General Government) for PILT.
                                                             Page S2262
  Gregg (for Stabenow/Levin) Amendment No. 3156, to protect the 
American people from terrorist attacks and threats to public health by 
collecting a fee for inspection exclusively of international trash 
shipments at the U.S. border generating $45 million in receipts. The 
fee will help defray the cost of increasing the number and quality of 
inspections of these potentially dangerous shipments at the border. The 
fee for inspection service will be implemented to be fully compliant 
with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and other applicable 
trade agreements.
                                                         Pages S2262-63
  Nelson Amendment No. 3001, to provide funds ensuring Survivor Benefit 
Plan annuities are not reduced by the amount of dependency and 
indemnity compensation that military families receive, and to provide 
funds for ``paid-up'' SBP, offset by closing abusive corporate tax 
loopholes.
                                                         Pages S2265-66
  Santorum Amendment No. 3052, to continue providing 33 percent of the 
Global Fund's revenue and to contribute an additional $566,000,000 to 
the Global Fund for fiscal year 2007 to support grant renewals and new 
proposals to support international HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria 
programs.
  Gregg (for Dodd/DeWine) Amendment No. 3111, to establish a reserve 
fund for the FIRE and SAFER programs.
                                                         Pages S2267-69
  Gregg (for Hutchison) Amendment No. 3110, to provide a reserve fund 
to ensure that physicians will receive an appropriate reimbursement 
rate under Medicare instead of a scheduled cut which would threaten the 
adequate provision of care for seniors and disabled citizens. 
                                                         Pages S2269-71
  Gregg (for Kohl/Biden) Amendment No. 3057, to restore $380 million to 
juvenile justice programs funded by the Department of Justice, offset 
by a reduction to Function 920 (Allowances).
                                                         Pages S2269-71
  Gregg (for Feinstein/Mikulski) Amendment No. 3067, to provide 
$390,000,000 in fiscal year 2007 for cancer funding in the National 
Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
and the Health Resources and Services Administration paid for by 
closing corporate tax loopholes.
                                                         Pages S2269-71

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  Gregg (for Clinton/Mikulski) Amendment No. 3147, to restore funding 
for the Alzheimer's Association 24/7 Contact Center (under Training, 
Research and Discretionary Programs), Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration 
Grants, Preventive Health Services, Home-Delivered Nutrition Services, 
Congregate Nutrition Services, the Nutrition Services Incentive 
Program, the National Family Caregiver Support Program, and the Long-
Term Care Ombudsmen Program in the Administration on Aging, fully 
offset through closing corporate tax loopholes.
                                                         Pages S2269-71
  Gregg (for Salazar) Amendment No. 3089, to restore $100 million to 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund Stateside Grant Program by closing 
corporate tax loopholes.
                                               Pages S2269-71, S2273-74
  Gregg (for Brownback) Amendment No. 3167, to establish a reserve fund 
for a Commission for Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies. 
                                                             Page S2271
  Gregg (for Baucus) Amendment No. 3168, to expand funding for the 
High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Program, offset through 
reductions in Function 920; and to ensure that HIDTA funding remains in 
ONDCP.
                                                             Page S2271
  Gregg (for Graham) Amendment No. 3169, to restore funding for a pilot 
project in the Port of Charleston that coordinates over 50 State and 
local law enforcement agencies to prevent and detect acts of terrorism 
and criminal activity.
                                                             Page S2271
  By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 72), Domenici Amendment No. 3128, to 
provide funding for implementing the Energy Policy Act of 2005 from 
ANWR.
                                                             Page S2272
  Vitter/Landrieu Amendment No. 3165, to create a Gulf Coast 
Protection, Reconstruction and Recovery Fund to provide assistance to 
coastal states for coastal conservation, mitigation, and resource 
protection activities.
                                                         Pages S2272-73
  Gregg (for Levin) Amendment No. 3031, to provide funding for the 
Advanced Technology Program to help ensure America's competitive 
advantage and fully offset with reductions in function 920. 
                                                         Pages S2273-74
  Conrad/Gregg Amendment No. 3170, to provide an additional $500 
million to enhance the ability of the Internal Revenue Service to 
collect taxes owed but not paid voluntarily.
                                                         Pages S2273-74
  Gregg (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3171, to provide $184 million over 
five years for the Mine Safety and Health Administration to hire 
additional mine safety inspectors.
                                                         Pages S2273-74
  Gregg (for Lott) Amendment No. 3152, to provide additional new budget 
authority and outlay authority for fiscal year 2007 for National 
Defense (050) in the amount of $3,700,000,000, the amount requested for 
defense for fiscal year 2007 in the budget of the President for fiscal 
year 2006, in order to fund principal unfunded priorities of the 
military departments and fund an authorized end strength of active duty 
members of the Army of 512,400, and an authorized end strength of 
active duty members of the Marine Corps of 179,000, for fiscal year 
2007.
                                                             Page S2275
  Gregg (for Schumer) Amendment No. 3172, to add $308 million to 
Function 800 for GSA. Fully offset by Function 920.
                                                             Page S2275
  Gregg (for Salazar) Modified Amendment No. 3023, to strengthen 
homeland security by adding $10 million to National Defense for an 
interoperable and survivable mobile wireless communications network 
enabling clear, reliable communications among Department of Defense and 
first responders for the military homeland defense command. 
                                                             Page S2291
                                                              Rejected:
  By 44 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 55), Conrad Amendment No. 3133, to 
increase funding to combat avian flu, increase local preparedness, and 
create a Manhattan Project-like effort to develop a vaccine to 
inoculate the U.S. population against a pandemic by $5 billion in FY 
2007 paid for by requiring tax withholding on government payments to 
contractors like Halliburton.
                                                  Pages S2226-27, S2241
  By 43 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 59), Lieberman/Mikulski Amendment No. 
3034, to protect the American people from terrorist attacks by 
providing $8 billion in additional funds for homeland security 
government-wide, by restoring cuts to vital first responder programs in 
the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice, by providing an 
additional $1.2 billion for first responders, $1.7 billion for the 
Coast Guard and port security, $150 million for chemical security, $1 
billion for rail and transit security, $456 million for FEMA, $1 
billion for health preparedness programs, and $752 million for aviation 
security.
                                               Pages S2227-29, S2255-56
  By 48 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 60), Sarbanes Amendment No. 3103, to 
restore funding for the civil works programs of the Corps of Engineers, 
the Federal Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund, the National 
Park Service, the Forest Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Federal conservation programs, and other natural 
resource needs, through an offset achieved by closing corporate tax 
loopholes.
                                               Pages S2233-34, S2256-57
  By 42 yeas to 56 nays (Vote No. 61), Dorgan Amendment No. 3102, to 
increase funding by $1 billion for various tribal programs and provide 
necessary additional funding based on recommendations from Indian 
country, by closing corporate tax loopholes.
                                                  Pages S2235-36, S2257

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  By 43 yeas to 57 nays (Vote No. 62), Cornyn/Graham Amendment No. 
3100, to provide for reconciliation instructions to the Committee on 
Finance to reduce mandatory spending.
                                               Pages S2241-42, S2257-58
  By 46 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 63), Stabenow Amendment No. 3141, to 
provide an assured stream of funding for veteran's health care that 
will take into account the annual changes in the veterans' population 
and inflation to be paid for by restoring the pre-2001 top rate for 
income over $1 million, closing corporate tax loopholes and delaying 
tax cuts for the wealthy.
                                               Pages S2241-42, S2258-59
  By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 64), Akaka Amendment No. 3071, to 
increase funding for Title I grants and reduce debt by closing 
corporate tax loopholes.
                                                  Pages S2244-46, S2259
  By 35 yeas to 62 nays (Vote No. 65), Inhofe Amendment No. 3093, to 
provide for discretionary spending control.
                                                         Pages S2259-60
  By 48 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 66), Lincoln Amendment No. 3106, to 
restore the discretionary budget for the Department of Agriculture with 
an offset achieved by closing corporate tax loopholes. 
                                           Pages S2249, S2249-50, S2260
  By 46 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 67), Kerry Modified Amendment No. 
3143, to prevent the imposition of excessive TRICARE fees and co-pays 
on military retirees.
                                               Pages S2251-52, S2260-61
  By 46 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 68), DeMint Modified Amendment No. 
3087, to establish a reserve fund for Social Security reform. 
                                                             Page S2263
  Dayton Amendment No. 3097, to provide mandatory funding to fully fund 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B grants to 
states; paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.
                                                             Page S2264
  By 43 yeas to 57 nays (Vote No. 69), Boxer Amendment No. 3105, to 
increase funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Center 
program; paid for by rolling back tax cuts for those with incomes over 
$1 million.
                                                         Pages S2264-65
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 70), Bingaman/Smith Amendment No. 
3121, to strike the direct spending limitation.
                                                             Page S2265
  By 39 yeas to 60 nays (Vote No. 71), Stabenow Amendment No. 3164, to 
establish a reserve fund to allow for deficit-neutral legislation that 
would provide seniors with a prescription drug benefit option that is 
affordable, user-friendly, and administered directly by the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services.
                                                         Pages S2266-67
  Akaka Amendment No. 3044, to provide $310 million over five years in 
mandatory funding for non-service pensions for World War II Filipino 
veterans, paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.
                                                             Page S2267
  By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 73), Ensign Amendment No. 3166, to 
deny funds in fiscal year 2007 for the United Nations Human Rights 
Council, which the United States just voted against because countries 
found complicit in sustained human rights abuses are eligible for 
council membership. Savings redirected to border security. 
                                                         Pages S2274-75
                                                             Withdrawn:
  Reid (for Clinton/Reid) Amendment No. 3115, to increase funding in 
fiscal year 2007 by $347 million to restore funding or provide 
increased funding over fiscal year 2006 for programs and policies that 
support the delivery of contraceptive services and medically accurate 
information in order to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies, 
including Title X of the Public Health Service Act, and to restore 
funding or provide increased funding over fiscal year 2006 for programs 
that help women have healthy pregnancies and healthy children, 
including the Child Care Development Block Grant, Maternal and Child 
Health Block Grant, Healthy Start, and the Special Supplemental 
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children paid for by closing 
corporate tax loopholes.
                                                     Pages S2225, S2254
  Conrad Amendment No. 3148, to create a deficit-neutral reserve fund 
for addressing the long-term fiscal challenges facing our nation, by 
creating a bipartisan commission or process to consider all parts of 
the budget, with everything on the table for discussion. 
                                                     Pages S2253, S2260
  Hagel Amendment No. 3127, to establish a reserve fund for a 
Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission.
                                                  Pages S2252-53, S2260
  Lincoln Amendment No. 3047, to provide $7.8 billion over two years to 
fund refundable tax credits targeted to small businesses with up to 100 
employees that they may help purchase group health insurance for their 
low-wage workers, paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes. 
                                                  Pages S2248-49, S2260
  Salazar Amendment No. 3081, to fully fund the Payment in Lieu of 
Taxes (PILT) program, by providing $152 million to Function 800 
(General Government) for PILT, paid for by closing $152 million in 
corporate tax loopholes.
                                                     Pages S2232, S2291
  Honoring Members of the Armed Forces: Senate agreed to S. Res. 404, 
expressing the sense of the Senate that all people in the United States 
should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service 
and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad. 
                                                             Page S2387
  Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area:Senate passed 
S. 2447, to redesignate the

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White Rocks National Recreation Area in the State of Vermont as the 
``Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area''. 
                                                         Pages S2387-88
  Permitting Use of Capitol Rotunda: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 350, 
permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part 
of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the 
Holocaust.
  Page S2388
  Permit Processing: Senate passed H.R. 4826, to extend through 
December 31, 2006, the authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept 
and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite 
the processing of permits, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                         Pages S2388-89
  U.S. SAFE WEB Act: Senate passed S. 1608, to enhance Federal Trade 
Commission enforcement against illegal spam, spyware, and cross-border 
fraud and deception.
  Pages S2389-92
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 361, providing 
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
  Page S2392-93
Immigration Reform: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed 
to consideration of S. 2454, to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to provide for comprehensive reform.
  Page S2393
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of S. 2454 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 28, 2006.
                                                             Page S2393
Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that the Senate resume 
consideration of S. 2349, to provide greater transparency in the 
legislative process, at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 27, 2006.
  Page S2394
National Flood Insurance Program Enhanced Borrowing Authority Act--
House Message: Senate concurred in the amendment of the House of 
Representatives to the bill S. 2275, to temporarily increase the 
borrowing authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for 
carrying out the national flood insurance program, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Page S2388
Signing Authority Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during this adjournment of the Senate, the Majority 
Leader and Senator Domenici, be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills 
or joint resolutions.
  Page S2392
Authorizing Leadership To Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding the 
adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President 
pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be authorized to 
make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or 
interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action 
of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.
  Page S2392
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the National Security 
Strategy of the United States of America; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services. (PM-44)
                                                             Page S2308
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote No. EX. 75), Jack Zouhary, of 
Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Ohio.
                                               Pages S2293-94, S2394-95
  John F. Clark, of Virginia, to be Director of the United States 
Marshals Service.
  Paul J. McNulty, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney General.
  Robert C. Cresanti, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Technology.
  Stephen G. Larson, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  Alexander A. Karsner, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Energy (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy).
  Mark D. Wallace, of Florida, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, 
with the rank of Ambassador.
  Mark D. Wallace, of Florida, to be Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations, during his tenure of service as Representative of the 
United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and 
Reform.
  John A. Simon, of Maryland, to be Executive Vice President of the 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
  Richard T. Miller, of Texas, to be Representative of the United 
States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United 
Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Richard T. Miller, of Texas, to be an Alternate Representative of the 
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Nations during his tenure of service as Representative of the United 
States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United 
Nations.
  David F. Kustoff, of Tennessee, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Tennessee for the term of four years.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  9 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  12 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Foreign Service, 
Marine Corps, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
                                        Pages S2285, S2393-94, S2394-95
Messages From the House:
  Pages S2308-09
Measures Referred:
  Page S2309
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S2309
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S2309
Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S2309-11
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S2311-12
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S2313-16
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S2316-77
Additional Statements:
  Pages S2307-08
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S2377-85
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S2385
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S2385-86
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S2386
Record Votes: Twenty-three record votes were taken today. (Total--75) 
   Pages S2236, S2240-41, S2254-61, S2263, S2265, S2267, S2272, S2275, 
                                                                  S2291
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and adjourned pursuant to the 
provisions of H. Con. Res. 361, at 10:04 p.m., until 1 p.m., on Monday, 
March 27, 2006. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority 
Leader in today's Record on page S2394.)