[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 76 (Wednesday, June 14, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D627-D628]
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                                           Wednesday, June 14, 2006

[[Page D627]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 5576, Departments of Transportation, 
      Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the 
      District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
      2007.
      House Committees ordered reported 15 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5821-S5902
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3507-3515, S. Res. 512, and S. Con. Res. 101.    
  Page S5874
Measures Passed:
  231st Birthday of the Army: Senate agreed to S. Res. 512, celebrating 
the 231st birthday of the Army and commending the men and women of the 
Army as exceptional individuals who live by the values of loyalty, 
duty, and selfless service.                              
  Pages S5897-98
  Recognizing Ignacy Jan Paderewski: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 491, recognizing the 
accomplishments of Ignacy Jan Paderewski as a musician, composer, 
statesman, and philanthropist, and commemorating the 65th anniversary 
of his death on June 29, 1941, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                         Pages S5898-99
National Defense Authorization: Senate continued consideration of S. 
2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto:     
  Pages S5837-66
Adopted:
  Levin (for Lautenberg/Stabenow) Modified Amendment No. 4205, to 
provide a temporary prohibition on an increase in copayments required 
under the retail pharmacy system of the pharmacy benefits program of 
the Department of Defense.                        
Pages S5837, S5839-40
  Warner Amendment No. 4211, to name the CVN-78 aircraft carrier the 
U.S.S. Gerald Ford.                               
Pages S5837, S5840-45
  By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 170), McCain Amendment No. 
4242, to require regular budgeting for ongoing military operations. 
                                               Pages S5859-61, S5862-65
Rejected:
  Dorgan Amendment No. 4230, to improve Federal contracting and 
procurement by eliminating fraud and abuse and improving competition in 
contracting and procurement and by enhancing administration of Federal 
contracting personnel. (By 55 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 169), Senate 
tabled the amendment.)        
Pages S5845-47, S5852-53, S5854-57, S5861
Withdrawn:
  Martinez/Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 4237, to provide that States 
likely to be affected by the hurricane season in 2007 are afforded a 
priority in funding for replacement equipment for the National Guard. 
                                                         Pages S5853-54
Pending:
  Santorum Amendment No. 4234, to authorize, with an offset, assistance 
for pro-democracy programs and activities inside and outside Iran, to 
make clear that the United States supports the ability of the people of 
Iran to exercise self-determination over their own form of government, 
and to make enhancements to the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act of 1996. 
                                                         Pages S5847-52
  McCain Amendment No. 4241, to name the Act after John Warner, a 
Senator from Virginia.                                   
Pages S5857-59
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill on Thursday, June 15, 2006, following the 
vote on adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R. 4939 
(listed below).                                              
Page S5899

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Emergency Supplemental Appropriations--Conference Report: Senate 
continued consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 
4939, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2006.                               
  Pages S5828-37
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the conference report at 10 a.m., on Thursday, June 
15, 2006, with a vote on adoption of the conference report to occur 
immediately.                                                 
Page S5899
Fort Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the nomination of Randall M. Fort, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, be 
discharged from the Committee on Foreign Relations and that it then be 
referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.            
  Page S5898
Ikuta Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for consideration of the nomination of Sandra Segal Ikuta, of 
California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, at 
3:30 p.m., on Monday, June 19, 2006, with the time until 5:30 p.m., to 
be equally divided between the Chairman and Ranking Member of the 
Committee on the Judiciary, or their designees, with a vote to occur at 
5:30 p.m., on confirmation of the nomination.                
  Page S5898
Tributes--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that Senators be permitted to submit tributes to Senator Byrd 
and former Senator Dole for the Record until Friday, June 16, 2006, and 
that each then be printed as a Senate document.              
  Page S5898
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  32 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army, Marine Corps, Navy.      
Pages S5899-S5902
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S5872
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5872
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5872-74
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5874
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5874-76
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5876-79
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5869-72
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5879-95
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S5895-96
Privileges of the Floor:                                 
  Pages S5896-97
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--170) 
                                                     Pages S5861, S5865
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:01 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, June 15, 2006. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5899.)