[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 94 (Tuesday, July 18, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D788-D789]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Tuesday, July 18, 2006

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S. 3504, S. 2754, and H.R. 810, all Stem Cell 
      Research bills.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7653-S7807
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3678-3684, and S. Res. 534-535.           
  Pages S7752-53
Measures Passed:
  Fetus Farming Prohibition Act: By a unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote 
No. 204), Senate passed S. 3504, to amend the Public Health Service Act 
to prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of tissue from fetuses 
gestated for research purposes.                          
  Pages S7654-91
  Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act: By a 
unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. 205), Senate passed S. 2754, to 
derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not 
knowingly harm embryos.                                  
  Pages S7654-92
  Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act: By 63 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. 
206), Senate passed H.R. 810, to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
provide for human embryonic stem cell research, clearing the measure 
for the President.                                       
  Pages S7654-92
  Condemning Hezbollah and Hamas: Senate agreed to S. Res. 534, 
condemning Hezbollah and Hamas and their state sponsors and supporting 
Israel's exercise of its right to self-defense.          
  Pages S7692-94
  College Rental Assistance Exemption: Senate passed H.R. 5117, to 
exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing 
section 8 rental assistance to college students, clearing the measure 
for the President.                                           
  Page S7806
Water Resources Development Act: Pursuant to the order of July 14, 
2006, Senate began 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, withdrawing 
the committee-reported amendments, and taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                          
  Pages S7694-S7739
Adopted:
  Inhofe/Jeffords Amendment No. 4676, in the nature of a substitute 
(which shall be considered as original text for the purpose of further 
amendment).                                              
Pages S7727-32
  Boxer Amendment No. 4679, to modify the project for Folsom Dam, 
California.                                              
Pages S7732-33
  By 63 yeas to 36 nays (Vote No. 207), Specter/Carper Amendment No. 
4680, to modify a provision relating to Federal hopper dredges. 
                                                         Pages S7733-39
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 
a.m., on Wednesday, July 19, 2006.                           
Page S7806
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during the adjournment of the Senate, Senator DeMint be 
authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. 
                                                             Page S7806
Child Custody Protection Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that on Thursday, July 20, 2006, at a time to be 
determined by the Majority Leader upon consultation with the Democratic 
Leader, Senate proceed to the consideration of S. 403, to amend title 
18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in 
circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion 
decisions.                                                   
  Page S7806
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency blocking property of certain persons and prohibiting 
the importation of certain goods from Liberia that was established in 
Executive Order 13348 on July 22,

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2004; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs. (PM-54)                                       
Page S7751
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Clyde Bishop, of Delaware, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands.
  Mark R. Dybul, of Florida, to be Coordinator of United States 
Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, with the rank of 
Ambassador.
  Peter W. Tredick, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2010.
  Stephen M. Prescott, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring April 15, 2011.
  Anne Jeannette Udall, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board 
of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 
National Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 
2010.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Navy.                  
Pages S7806-07
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S7752
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S7752
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S7752
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S7752
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S7753-54
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S7754-68
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S7749-51
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S7768-S7805
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S7805-06
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S7806
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--207) 
                                           Pages S7691, S7691-92, S7739
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:45 a.m., and adjourned at 8:26 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, July 19, 2006. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S7806.)