[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 42 (Wednesday, April 5, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D337-D339]
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                                           Wednesday, April 5, 2006

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2849-S3166
Measures Introduced: Forty-eight bills and twelve resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2508-2555, S. Res. 424-433, and S. Con. Res. 
86-87.                                                   
  Pages S2901-02
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 4939, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-230)                      
Page S2900
Measures Passed:
  Commending the University of Maryland Women's Basketball Team: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 425, to commend the University of Maryland women's 
basketball team for winning the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic 
Association Division I National Basketball Championship. 
                                                         Pages S3156-58
  Commemorating 50th Anniversary of the Interstate System: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 427, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 
Interstate System.                                           
  Page S3158
  Congratulating the University of Wisconsin Men's Cross Country Team: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 428, congratulating the University of 
Wisconsin men's cross country team for winning the 2006 National 
Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Cross Country Championship. 
                                                         Pages S3158-59
  Congratulating the University of Wisconsin Women's Hockey Team: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 429, congratulating the University of 
Wisconsin women's hockey team for winning the 2006 National Collegiate 
Athletic Association Division I Hockey Championship.         
  Page S3159
  Commending the University of Florida Men's Basketball Team: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 430, commending the University of Florida men's 
basketball team for winning the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic 
Association Division I Basketball Championship.              
  Page S3159
  Endangered Species Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 431, designating May 
11, 2006, as ``Endangered Species Day,'' and encouraging the people of 
the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to 
species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to 
promote species conservation worldwide.                  
  Pages S3159-60
  Authorizing Testimony: Senate agreed to S. Res. 432, to authorize 
testimony of a Member of the Senate in E.M. Gunderson v. Neil G. 
Galatz.                                                      
  Page S3160
  Honoring The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to 
Animals: Senate agreed to S. Res. 433, honoring The American Society 
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for the 140 years of service 
that it has provided to the citizens of the United States and their 
animals.                                                     
  Page S3160
  National Day of the American Cowboy: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 371, designating July 
22, 2006, as ``National Day of the American Cowboy,'' and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                           
  Pages S3160-61
  Appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: 
Senate passed H.J. Res. 81, providing for the appointment of Phillip 
Frost as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution, clearing the measure for the President.         
  Page S3161
  Reappointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: 
Senate passed H.J. Res. 82, providing for the reappointment of Alan G. 
Spoon as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution, clearing the measure for the President.         
  Page S3161
Securing America's Borders Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 
2454, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for 
comprehensive reform, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S2850-96
Pending:
  Specter/Leahy Amendment No. 3192, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S2850
  Kyl/Cornyn Amendment No. 3206 (to Amendment No. 3192), to make 
certain aliens ineligible for conditional nonimmigrant work 
authorization and status.                         
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  Cornyn Amendment No. 3207 (to Amendment No. 3206), to establish an 
enactment date.                                              
Page S2850
  Isakson Amendment No. 3215 (to Amendment No. 3192), to demonstrate 
respect for legal immigration by prohibiting the implementation of a 
new alien guest-worker program until the Secretary of Homeland Security 
certifies to the President and the Congress that the borders of the 
United States are reasonably sealed and secured.             
Page S2850
  Dorgan Amendment No. 3223 (to Amendment No. 3192), to allow United 
States citizens under 18 years of age to travel to Canada without a 
passport, to develop a system to enable United States citizens to take 
24-hour excursions to Canada without a passport, and to limit the cost 
of passport cards or similar alternatives to passports to $20. 
                                                             Page S2850
  Mikulski/Warner Amendment No. 3217 (to Amendment No. 3192), to extend 
the termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the 
numerical limitations for temporary workers.                 
Page S2850
  Santorum/Mikulski Amendment No. 3214 (to Amendment No. 3192), to 
designate Poland as a program country under the visa waiver program 
established under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
                                                         Pages S2850-52
  Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 3220 (to Amendment No. 3192), to use 
surveillance technology to protect the borders of the United States. 
                                                         Pages S2852-53
  Sessions Amendment No. 3420 (to the language proposed to be stricken 
by Amendment No. 3192), of a perfecting nature.              
Page S2890
  Nelson (NE) Amendment No. 3421 (to Amendment No. 3420), of a 
perfecting nature.                                       
Pages S2890-95
  Frist Motion to Commit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary 
with instructions to report back forthwith with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute (Frist Amendment No. 3424).           
Page S2895
  Frist Amendment No. 3425 (to the instructions to the motion to commit 
the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary), to establish an effective 
date.                                                    
Pages S2895-96
  Frist Amendment No. 3426 (to Amendment No. 3425), of a technical 
nature.                                                      
Page S2896
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the Frist Motion to 
Commit (listed above) and, in accordance with the provisions of rule 
XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur 
on Friday, April 7, 2006.                                    
Page S2896
  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 may occur on Friday, April 7, 2006. 
                                                             Page S2896
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 6, 2006; that 
the time until 10:30 a.m. be equally divided between the bill managers, 
or their designees; and that at 10:30 a.m., Senate vote on the motion 
to invoke cloture on Specter Amendment No. 3192 (listed above); 
provided further, that second-degree amendments be filed at the desk no 
later than 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 6, 2006, pursuant to rule 
XXII.                                                        
Page S3161
Nomination: Senate began consideration of Benjamin A. Powell, of 
Florida, to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence.                                       
  Page S2897
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination and, 
pursuant to the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate, a cloture vote will occur on Friday, April 7, 2006. 
                                                             Page S2897
Nomination: Senate began consideration of Gordon England, of Texas, to 
be Deputy Secretary of Defense.                              
  Page S2897
  1A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination and, 
pursuant to the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate, a cloture vote will occur on Friday, April 7, 2006. 
                                                             Page S2897
Nomination: Senate began consideration of Dorrance Smith, of Virginia, 
to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.                     
  Page S2897
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination and, 
pursuant to the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate, a cloture vote will occur on Friday, April 7, 2006. 
                                                         Pages S2897-98
Nomination: Senate began consideration of Peter Cyril Wyche Flory, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.           
  Page S2898
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination and, 
pursuant to the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate, a cloture vote will occur on Friday, April 7, 2006. 
                                                             Page S2898
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Eric M. Bost, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of South 
Africa.
  Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Suriname.
  David M. Robinson, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Co-
operative Republic of Guyana.

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  Earl Anthony Wayne, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Argentina.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army.                  
Pages S3161-66
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S2899
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S2899
Executive Communications:                             
  Pages S2899-S2900
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2902-03
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2903-20
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S2899
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S2920-S3156
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3156
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 9:40 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, April 6, 2006. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3161.)