[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 73 (Friday, June 9, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D604]
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                                               Friday, June 9, 2006

[[Page D604]]


                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 5522--Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
      and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2007.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5677-S5686
Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3488-
3489.
  Pages S5683-84
Measures Passed:
  Mourning the Loss of Life: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 503, mourning the loss 
of life caused by the earthquake that occurred on May 27, 2006, in 
Indonesia, expressing the condolences of the American people to the 
families of the victims, and urging assistance to those affected, and 
the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S5685
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Brett L. Tolman, of Utah, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Utah for the term of four years.
  Sharon Lynn Potter, of West Virginia, to be United States Attorney 
for the Northern District of West Virginia for the term of four years.
  George E.B. Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney 
for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of four years.
  Phillip J. Green, of Illinois, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Illinois for the term of four years.
  Troy A. Eid, of Colorado, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Colorado for the term of four years.
  R. Alexander Acosta, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Florida for the term of four years.
Page S5686
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S5684
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S5684-85
Additional Statements:
  Page S5683
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 11:42 a.m., 
until 2 p.m., on Monday, June 12, 2006. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5685.)