[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 57 (Thursday, May 11, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D471-D472]
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                                             Thursday, May 11, 2006

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4297, 
      Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act.
      The House passed H.R. 5122, National Defense Authorization Act 
      for Fiscal Year 2007.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4385-S4506
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2783-2795, S. Res. 474-475, and S. Con. Res. 
94.                                                      
  Pages S4468-69
Measures Passed:
  National Public Works Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 475, proclaiming 
the week of May 21 through May 27, 2006, as ``National Public Works 
Week''.                                                  
  Pages S4503-04
  Indian Youth Telemental Health Demonstration Project Act: Senate 
passed S. 2245, to establish an Indian youth telemental health 
demonstration project.                                   
  Pages S4504-05
Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act: 
Senate continued consideration of S. 1955, to amend title I of the 
Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service 
Act to expand health care access and reduce costs through the creation 
of small business health plans and through modernization of the health 
insurance marketplace, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S4447-60
Pending:
  Committee Modified Amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S4447
  Frist Amendment No. 3886 (to S. 1955 (committee substitute) as 
modified), to establish the enactment date.                  
Page S4447
  Frist Amendment No. 3887 (to Amendment No. 3886), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S4447
  Motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor and Pensions, with instructions to report back forthwith, with 
Frist Amendment No. 3888, in the nature of a substitute.     
Page S4447
  Frist Amendment No. 3889 (to the instructions of the motion to 
recommit), to change the enactment date.                     
Page S4447
  Frist Amendment No. 3890 (to Amendment No. 3889), to provide for the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S4447
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 55 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 119), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the modified committee 
substitute.                                                  
Page S4460
Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act Conference Report: By 54 yeas 
to 44 nays (Vote No. 118), Senate agreed to the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 
201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006, 
clearing the measure for the President.               
  Pages S4385-S4447
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that on Monday, May 15, 2006, at a time 
to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the 
Democratic Leader, Senate proceed to the consideration of S. 2611, to 
provide for comprehensive immigration reform, or a House bill on which 
the Senate and House conference, using the language of S. 2611; 
provided that when the Senate agrees to a request for a conference, or 
the Senate requests a conference on S. 2611, or a House bill, as 
amended with the language of S. 2611, as amended, if amended, the Chair 
be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate with the 
ratio of conferees being 14 to 12; provided further, that from that 
ratio, the first 7 Republican Senators from the

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Committee on the Judiciary and the first 5 Democratic Senators from the 
Committee on the Judiciary be conferees, and that the Majority Leader 
select the final 7 conferees for the Majority side and the Democratic 
Leader select the final 7 conferees for the Minority side. 
                                                         Pages S4385-86
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that on Tuesday, May 16, 2006, Senate proceed to executive 
session for the consideration of the nomination of Milan D. Smith, Jr., 
of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; 
provided further, that prior to the vote there be 15 minutes for debate 
equally divided between the Chairman and Ranking Member of the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and Senator Smith, and that at the 
expiration or yielding back of time, Senate proceed to a vote on 
confirmation of the nomination.                              
  Page S4503
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  William H. Tobey, of Connecticut, to be Deputy Administrator for 
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security 
Administration.
  Gayleatha Beatrice Brown, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Benin.
  Peter R. Coneway, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Switzerland, and to 
serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to 
the Principality of Liechtenstein.
  Christina B. Rocca, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during 
her tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the Conference on 
Disarmament.
  Thomas D. Anderson, of Vermont, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Vermont for the term of four years.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Navy.                  
Pages S4505-06
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S4467
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S4467
Measures Read First Time:                            
  Pages S4467, S4503
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S4467
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4467-68
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S4468
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4469-70
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4471-78
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S4478-S4502
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                            
  Pages S4502-03
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4503
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4503
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--119) 
                                                     Pages S4446, S4460
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:26 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, May 12, 2006. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4505.)