[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 92 (Friday, July 14, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                              Friday, July 14, 2006

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7545-S7566
Measures Introduced: Six bills and three resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3662-3667, and S. Res. 530-532.                       
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Measures Reported:
  S. 3521, to establish a new budget process to create a comprehensive plan 
to rein in spending, reduce the deficit, and regain control of the Federal 
budget process, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 109-283)                                                      
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Measures Passed:
  G-8 Summit: Senate agreed to S. Res. 530, calling on President George W. 
Bush and other leaders attending the 2006 Group of Eight (G-8) Summit in St. 
Petersburg, Russia, to engage in a frank dialogue with the President of 
Russia concerning actions of the Government of the Russian Federation that 
appear inconsistent with the Group's objectives of protecting global 
security, economic stability, and democracy.                  
  Pages S7563-64
  Russian Federation Religious Freedoms: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 500, expressing the sense 
of Congress that the Russian Federation should fully protect the freedoms of 
all religious communities without distinction, whether registered or 
unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international 
standards, and the resolution was then agreed to.                 
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Water Resources Development Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was reached providing that at a time determined by the Majority 
Leader, in consultation with the Democratic Leader, on Tuesday, July 18, 
2006, Senate begin consideration of S. 728, to provide for the consideration 
and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and 
harbors of the United States; that the committee-reported amendments be 
withdrawn; that the managers' amendment in the nature of a substitute at the 
Desk be agreed to as original text for purposes of further amendment; that 
only certain amendments be in order with specified time limits; that there 
be 2 hours of general debate on the bill; that following the disposition of 
amendments and the use, or yielding back of time, the bill, as amended if 
amended, be read a third time, and the Senate begin consideration of H.R. 
2864, House companion measure, that all after the enacting clause be 
stricken and the text of S. 728, as amended if amended, be inserted thereof; 
that the House bill, as amended, be read a third time, the Senate then 
proceed to a vote on passage, and S. 728 be returned to the Senate Calendar.
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Philip D. Moeller, of Washington, to be a Member of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2010.
  Jon Wellinghoff, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2008.
  Marc Spitzer, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2011.           
Pages S7547, S7566
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.                       
Page S7566
Messages From the House:                                          
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Measures Read First Time:                                         
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Enrolled Bills Presented:                                         
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Additional Cosponsors:                                        
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                   
  Pages S7555-63
Additional Statements:                                        
  Pages S7553-54
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:45 a.m., and adjourned at 12:27 p.m., 
until 12 noon, on Monday, July 17, 2006. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S7565-66.)