[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 28, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D716-D717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Wednesday, June 28, 2006

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed the nomination of Henry M. Paulson, Jr., to be 
      Secretary of the Treasury.
      Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 889, 
      Coast Guard Authorization Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6591-S6727
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3587-3595, and S. Con. Res. 107.
  Page S6634
Measures Reported:
  S. 3589, to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to 
restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund. (S. Rept. 
No. 109-271)
  S. 811, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
  S. 3569, to implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement. 
                                                             Page S6634
Measures Passed:
  Rural Health Care Capital Access Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
4912, to amend section 242 of the National Housing Act to extend the 
exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA program for 
mortgage insurance for hospitals, and the bill was then passed, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S6726
Coast Guard Authorization--Conference Report: Pursuant to the order of 
June 22, 2006, Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 
889, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 
2006, to make technical corrections to various laws administered by the 
Coast Guard, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S6615
U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 
29, 2006, Senate begin consideration of S. 3569, to implement the 
United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement.
  Page S6726
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  Henry M. Paulson, Jr., of New York, to be Secretary of the Treasury. 
                                                  Pages S6615-24, S6727
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Debra Ann Livingston, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Second Circuit.
  Kent A. Jordan, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Third Circuit.
  Raymond M. Kethledge, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Sixth Circuit.
  Stephen Joseph Murphy III, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
  John Preston Bailey, of West Virginia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia.
  Mary O. Donohue, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of New York.
  John Alfred Jarvey, of Iowa, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Iowa.
  Robert James Jonker, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Michigan.
  Paul Lewis Maloney, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Michigan.
  Janet T. Neff, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Michigan.
  Sean T. Connaughton, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration.
  Jay M. Cohen, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology, Department of Homeland Security.

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  Timothy Shanahan, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National 
Institute for Literacy Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 
2007.
  Patricia Mathes, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Institute 
for Literacy Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2007.
  Carmel Borders, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the National Institute 
for Literacy Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2008.
  Donald D. Deshler, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National 
Institute for Literacy Advisory Board for a term expiring January 30, 
2008.
  Eliza McFadden, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Institute 
for Literacy Advisory Board for a term expiring January 30, 2009.
  Blanca E. Enriquez, of Texas, to be a Member of the National 
Institute for Literacy Advisory Board for a term expiring January 30, 
2009.
Pages S6726-27
Messages From the House:
  Pages S6632-33
Measures Referred:
  Page S6633
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S6633
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S6633
Executive Communications:
  Pages S6633-34
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S6634
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S6634-35
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S6635-S6725
Additional Statements:
  Pages S6631-32
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S6725
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S6725-26
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:26 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, June 29, 2006. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6726.)