[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 47 (Wednesday, April 26, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D384-D385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Wednesday, April 26, 2006

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed the H.R. 5020, Intelligence Authorization Act 
      for FY 2007.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3527-S3634
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2652-2662, and S. Res. 446-447.
  Pages S3588-89
0Measures Passed:
  Recognizing Crop Science Society of America: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
446, recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Crop Science Society of 
America.
  Pages S3631-32
  Congratulating University of Wisconsin Men's Hockey Team: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 447, congratulating the University of Wisconsin 
Badgers men's hockey team for winning the 2006 National Collegiate 
Athletic Association Division I Men's Hockey Championship.
  Page S3632
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Senate continued consideration 
of H.R. 4939, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S3532-68, S3632-34
Adopted:
  By 59 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 94), Gregg Modified Amendment No. 
3594, to provide, with an offset, emergency funding for border security 
efforts.
Pages S3532-43
  Durbin Amendment No. 3632, to ensure that a Federal employee who 
takes leave without pay in order to perform service as a member of the 
uniformed services or member of the National Guard shall continue to 
receive pay in an amount which, when taken together with the pay and 
allowances such individual is receiving for such service, will be no 
less than the basic pay such individual would then be receiving if no 
interruption in employment had occurred.
Pages S3553-55
  Hutchison/Burns Amendment No. 3647 (to Amendment No. 3642), to 
clarify the availability of funds.
Page S3563
  By 84 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. 98), Akaka Amendment No. 3642, to 
provide an additional $430,000,000 for the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for Medical Services for outpatient and inpatient care and 
treatment for veterans, as amended.
Pages S3560-64
Rejected:
  By 44 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 95), Reid Amendment No. 3604, to 
provide, with an offset, emergency funding for border security efforts.
                                                         Pages S3532-44
  Thomas Amendment No. 3615, in the nature of a substitute. (By 72 yeas 
to 26 nays (Vote No. 96), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                         Pages S3551-52
  Ensign Motion to Recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations, with instructions that it be reported back with a total 
net spending not exceeding $94.5 billion. (By 68 yeas to 28 nays (Vote 
No. 97), Senate tabled the motion to recommit.)
Pages S3562-63
  Coburn Amendment No. 3641 (Division I), to prohibit the availability 
of certain funds for the Rail Line Relocation Capital Grant program. 
(By 49 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 99), Senate tabled Division I of the 
amendment.)
Pages S3557-60, S3564-66
Pending:
  Harkin/Grassley Amendment No. 3600, to limit the compensation of 
employees funded through the Employment and Training Administration. 
                                                             Page S3532
  McCain/Ensign Amendment No. 3616, to strike a provision that provides 
$74.5 million to States based on their production of certain types of 
crops, livestock and or dairy products, which was not included in the 
Administation's emergency supplemental request.
Page S3544
  McCain/Ensign Amendment No. 3617, to strike a provision providing $6 
million to sugarcane growers

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in Hawaii, which was not included in the Administration's emergency 
supplemental request.
Page S3544
  McCain/Ensign Amendment No. 3618, to strike $15 million for a seafood 
promotion strategy that was not included in the Administration's 
emergency suplemental request.
Page S3544
  McCain/Ensign Amendment No. 3619, to strike the limitation on the use 
of funds for the issuance or implementation of certain rulemaking 
decisions related to the interpretation of ``actual control'' of 
airlines.
Page S3544
  Warner Amendment No. 3620, to repeal the requirement for 12 
operational aircraft carriers within the Navy.
Pages S3544-48
  Warner Amendment No. 3621, to equalize authorities to provide 
allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel of the 
United States Government in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Page S3544
  Coburn Amendment No. 3641 (Divisions II through XIX), of a perfecting 
nature.
Pages S3557-60
  Vitter Amendment No. 3627, to designate the areas affected by 
Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita as HUBZones and to waive the Small 
Business Competitive Demonstration Program Act of 1988 for the areas 
affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.
Page S3567
  Vitter/Landrieu Amendment No. 3626, to increase the limits on 
community disaster loans.
Page S3567
  Vitter Amendment No. 3628, to base the allocation of hurricane 
disaster relief and recovery funds to States on need and physical 
damages.
Pages S3567-68
  Vitter Modified Amendment No. 3648, to expand the scope of use of 
amounts appropriated for hurricane disaster relief and recovery to the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for Operations, 
Research, and Facilities.
Pages S3568, S3632
  Wyden Amendment No. 3665, to prohibit the use of funds to provide 
royalty relief.
Pages S3632-34
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Chair sustained a point of order against Stabenow Amendment No. 3633, 
to provide an immediate Federal income tax rebate to help taxpayers 
with higher fuel costs, as being in violation of rule XVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, which prohibits legislation on 
appropriation matters, and the amendment thus fell.
Pages S3548-50
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, April 
27, 2006.
Page S3632
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the notification of an Executive Order 
blocking property of additional persons in connection with the national 
emergency with respect to Syria; which was referred to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-45)
Page S3586
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  Patrick Joseph Schiltz, of Minnesota, to be United States 
DistrictJudge for the District of Minnesota.
Pages S3631, S3634
Messages From the House:
  Page S3586
Measures Referred:
  Pages S3586-87
Executive Communications:
  Pages S3587-88
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S3588
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3589-91
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S3591-99
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3585-86
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3599-S3624
Notices of Intent:
  Pages S3624-30
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S3630
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S3630-31
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S3631
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--99) 
                      Pages S3543, S3543-44, S3552, S3563, S3564, S3566
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:47 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, April 27, 2006. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3632.)