[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 96 (Thursday, July 20, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D808-D810]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Thursday, July 20, 2006

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 9, Voting Rights Reauthorization Act.
      Senate passed H.R. 4472, Adam Walsh Child Safety and Protection 
      Act.
      House committees ordered reported 8 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7949-S8093
Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3696-3711, S. Res. 536-537, and S. Con. Res. 
111-112.
  Page S8049
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 5385, making appropriations for the military quality of life 
functions of the Department of Defense, military construction, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2007, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-286)
  S. 3708, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2007. (S. Rept. No. 109-287)
  S. 3709, to exempt from certain requirements of the Atomic Energy Act 
of 1954 United States exports of nuclear materials, equipment, and 
technology to India, and to implement the United States Additional 
Protocol. (S. Rept. No. 109-288)
Page S8048
Measures Passed:
  Voting Rights Reauthorization Act: By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas 
(Vote No. 212), Senate passed H.R. 9, to amend the Voting Rights Act of 
1965, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S7949-S8012
  Adam Walsh Child Safety and Protection Act: Senate passed H.R. 4472, 
to protect children from sexual exploitation and violent crime, to 
prevent child abuse and child pornography, to promote Internet safety, 
and to honor the memory of Adam Walsh and other child crime victims, 
after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S8012-31
  Hatch Amendment No. 4686, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S8012
  Frist Amendment No. 4687, to amend the title.
Page S8031
  Commending the Patriot Guard Riders: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 535, commending the 
Patriot Guard Riders for shielding mourning military families from 
protesters and preserving the memory of fallen service members at 
funerals, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S8091
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 112, relating to 
correcting a clerical error in the enrollment of S. 3693.
  Page S8091
  Harry J. Parrish Post Office: Senate passed S. 2690, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8801 Sudley 
Road in Manassas, Virginia, as the ``Harry J. Parrish Post Office''. 
                                                             Page S8091
  Richard L. Cevoli Post Office: Senate passed S. 3187, to designate 
the Post Office located at 5755 Post Road, East Greenwich, Rhode 
Island, as the ``Richard L. Cevoli Post Office''.
  Page S8091
  Paul Kasten Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 2977, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
306 2nd Avenue in Brockway, Montana, as the ``Paul Kasten Post Office 
Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S8091
  Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 3440, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 100 Avenida RL Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, as

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the ``Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa Post Office Building'', clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S8091
  William F. Clinger, Jr. Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 
3549, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 210 West 3rd Avenue in Warren, Pennsylvania, as the 
``William F. Clinger, Jr. Post Office Building'', clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Page S8091
  Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 3934, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
80 Killian Road in Massapequa, New York, as the ``Gerard A. Fiorenza 
Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                         Pages S8091-92
  State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office 
Building: Senate passed H.R. 4108, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 3000 Homewood Avenue in 
Baltimore, Maryland, as the ``State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry 
Welcome Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
                                                             Page S8092
  Hattie W. Caraway Station: Senate passed H.R. 4456, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2404 Race 
Street in Jonesboro, Arkansas, as the ``Hattie W. Caraway Station'', 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S8092
  Francisco Pancho Medrano Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 
4561, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 8624 Ferguson Road in Dallas, Texas, as the ``Francisco 
`Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S8092
  Mayor John Thompson `Tom' Garrison Memorial Post Office: Senate 
passed H.R. 4688, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1 Boyden Street in Badin, North Carolina, as the 
``Mayor John Thompson `Tom' Garrison Memorial Post Office'', clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Page S8092
  H. Gordon Payrow Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 4786, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
535 Wood Street in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, as the ``H. Gordon Payrow 
Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S8092
  Ronald Bucca Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 4995, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7 Columbus 
Avenue in Tuckahoe, New York, as the ``Ronald Bucca Post Office'', 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S8092
  Matthew Lyon Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 5245, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 
Marble Street in Fair Haven, Vermont, as the ``Matthew Lyon Post Office 
Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S8092
  Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office Building: Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 4101, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 170 East Main Street in Patchogue, New 
York, as the ``Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office Building'', and 
the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S8092
Child Custody Protection Act: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, July 21, 2006, Senate begin 
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 S8092
Appointments:
  Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: The Chair, on 
behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 99-498, 
section 591c(2), reappointed Rene A. Drouin, of New Hampshire, to the 
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
  Page S8091
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Daniel Porter Jordan III, of Mississippi, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Page S8093
  Gustavo Antonio Gelpi, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Puerto Rico.
Page S8093
  Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Tenth Circuit.
Page S8093
  Bobby E. Shepherd, of Arkansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Eighth Circuit.
Page S8093
Measures Read First Time:
  Pages S8044, S8092-93
Executive Communications:
  Page S8044
Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S8044-48
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S8048-49
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8049-50
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S8050-71
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8043-44
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8071-90

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Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S8090
Privileges of the Floor:
  Pages S8090-91
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--212) 
                                                             Page S8012
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, 
July 21, 2006. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority 
Leader in today's Record on page S8092.)