[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 43 (Thursday, April 6, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D351-D353]
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                                            Thursday, April 6, 2006

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3167-S3346
Measures Introduced: Forty bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2556-2595, S.J. Res. 33, and S. Res. 434-437. 
                                                         Pages S3211-12
Measures Passed:
  National Small Business Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 435, honoring 
the entrepreneurial spirit of America's small businesses during 
National Small Business Week, beginning April 9, 2006.
  Pages S3343-44
  Local Community Recovery Act: Senate passed H.R. 4979, to amend the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
clarify the preference for local firms in the award of certain 
contracts for disaster relief activities, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S3344
  Honoring and Congratulating the Minnesota National Guard: Committee 
on Armed Services was discharged from further consideration of S. Con. 
Res. 85, honoring and congratulating the Minnesota National Guard, on 
its 150th anniversary, for its spirit of dedication and service to the 
State of Minnesota and the Nation and recognizing that the role of the 
National Guard, the Nation's citizen-soldier based militia, which was 
formed before the U.S. Army, has been and still is extremely important 
to the security and freedom of the Nation, and the resolution was then 
agreed to.
  Pages S3344-45
  Honoring and Congratulating the Minnesota National Guard: Senate 
agreed to H. Con. Res. 371, honoring and congratulating the Minnesota 
National Guard, on its 150th anniversary, for its spirit of dedication 
and service to the State of Minnesota and the Nation and recognizing 
that the role of the National Guard, the Nation's citizen-soldier based 
militia, which was formed before the U.S. Army, has been and still is 
extremely important to the security and freedom of the Nation. 
                                                             Page S3345
  Year of the Museum: Senate agreed to S. Res. 437, supporting the 
goals and ideals of the Year of the Museum.
  Pages S3345-46
  National Peace Officers Memorial Service: Senate agreed to H. Con. 
Res. 360, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National 
Peace Officers' Memorial Service.
  Page S3346
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 S3167-99
Pending:
  Specter/Leahy Amendment No. 3192, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S3167
  Kyl/Cornyn Amendment No. 3206 (to Amendment No. 3192), to make 
certain aliens ineligible for conditional nonimmigrant work 
authorization and status.
Page S3167
  Cornyn Amendment No. 3207 (to Amendment No. 3206), to establish an 
enactment date.
Page S3167
  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 S3167
  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 S3167
  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 S3167
  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. 
                                                             Page S3167

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  Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 3220 (to Amendment No. 3192), to use 
surveillance technology to protect the borders of the United States. 
                                                             Page S3167
  Sessions Amendment No. 3420 (to the language proposed to be stricken 
by Amendment No. 3192), of a perfecting nature.
                                                             Page S3167
  Nelson (NE) Amendment No. 3421 (to Amendment No. 3420), of a 
perfecting nature.
                                                             Page S3167
  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 S3346
  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.
                                                             Page S3346
  Frist Amendment No. 3426 (to Amendment No. 3425), of a technical 
nature.
                                                             Page S3346
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 39 yeas to 60 nays (Vote No. 88), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on Specter/Leahy Amendment 
No. 3192, in the nature of a substitute (listed above).
                                                             Page S3177
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, April 7, 2006; that 
there be 1 hour for debate equally divided between the Managers or 
their designees; that the Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture 
on the Frist Motion to Commit (listed above) at approximately 9:45 
a.m.; provided further, that with respect to the cloture motions filed 
on the motion to commit and the underlying bill, the mandatory Quorum 
required under rule XXII be waived.
                                                             Page S3346
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached with 
respect to the motions to invoke cloture filed on Wednesday, April 5, 
2006, on the nominations of Dorrance Smith, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Defense, and Peter Cyril Wyche Flory, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, that the mandatory 
quorum under rule XXII be waived.
Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following 
executive report of a committee:
  Report to accompany Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with Japan (Treaty 
Doc. 108-12) and Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with Germany (Treaty 
Doc. 108-27) (Ex. Rept. 109-14).
                                                             Page S3211
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Gordon England, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense.
  Benjamin A. Powell, of Florida, to be General Counsel of the Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence.
  (Prior to the confirmation of the nominations (listed above), Senate 
vitiated the votes on the motions to invoke cloture on the nominations, 
respectively.)
Page S3346
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  John Clint Williamson, of Louisiana, to be Ambassador at Large for 
War Crimes Issues.
  John A. Cloud, Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Lithuania.
  Lurita Alexis Doan, of Virginia, to be Administrator of General 
Services.
  R. David Paulison, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Federal 
Emergency Management, Department of Homeland Security.
Page S3346
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  Robert M. Duncan, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring June 10, 2009, which was sent to the Senate on April 4, 
2005.
Messages From the House:
  Page S3209
Measures Referred:
  Page S3209
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S3209
Executive Communications:
  Pages S3209-11
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S3211
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3212-13
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S3213-49
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3207-09
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3249-S3342
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S3342-43
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--88)
  Page S3177
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 10:18 p.m., 
until 8:30 a.m., on Friday, April 7, 2006. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3346.)

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