[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 97 (Friday, July 21, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D818-D819]
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                                              Friday, July 21, 2006

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8095-S8111
Measures Introduced: Two bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3712-3713, S. Res. 538, and S. Con. Res. 113.    
  Page S8103
Measures Reported:
  S. 2146, to extend relocation expenses test programs for Federal 
employees. (S. Rept. No. 109-289)                            
Page S8103
Measures Passed:
  Senate Legal Counsel: Senate agreed to S. Res. 538, to authorize 
representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of Rockefeller 
v. Bingaman, et al.                                          
  Page S8105
  Commending NASA: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 448, commending the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration on the completion of the 
Space Shuttle's second Return-to-Flight mission.         
  Pages S8105-06
Child Custody Protection Act: Senate began 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.                           
  Pages S8095-97
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill on Tuesday, July 25, 2006; that only certain 
amendments to be proposed, with time limitations, be in order; that 
there be 1 hour, equally divided and controlled, for debate on the 
bill; and that following disposition of the amendments and upon the 
use, or yielding back of time, Senate vote on final passage of the 
bill.                                                    
Pages S8104-05
Holmes Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at 3 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2006, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination of Jerome A. Holmes, of Oklahoma, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit; that there be 2 
hours of debate, equally divided and controlled, between the Chairman 
and Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, or their 
designees; that on Tuesday, July 25, 2006, there be 2 hours of debate, 
equally divided and controlled, between the Chairman and Ranking Member 
of the Committee on the Judiciary, or their designees; and that upon 
the use, or yielding back of time, Senate vote on confirmation of the 
nomination.                                                  
  Page S8105
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Sue C. Payton, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force.
  Martin J. Jackley, of South Dakota, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of South Dakota for the term of four years.
  Brett L. Tolman, of Utah, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Utah for the term of four years.
  Charles E. McQueary, of North Carolina, to be Director of Operational 
Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense.
  31 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  22 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  5 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  12 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Navy.                        
Pages S8110-11
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Bijan Rafiekian, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for the 
remainder of the term expiring January 20, 2007.
  Sharon Lynn Hays, of Virginia, to be an Associate Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy.
  Robert W. Johnson, of Nevada, to be Commissioner of Reclamation.
  James R. Kunder, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  Karen B. Stewart, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Belarus.
  Mary Martin Ourisman, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Barbados, and 
to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador 
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St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth 
of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  Jane M. Doggett, of Montana, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2012.
  Ronald J. James, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army.
  Major General Todd I. Stewart, USAF, (Ret.), of Ohio, to be a Member 
of the National Security Education Board for a term of four years.
  Routine lists in the Navy.                             
Pages S8108-10
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S8103
Measures Placed on Calendar:                         
  Pages S8103, S8106
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8103-04
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S8104
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S8102-03
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S8104
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 12:13 p.m., 
until 2 p.m., on Monday, July 24, 2006. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8107.)