[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 101 (Thursday, July 27, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D853-D854]
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                                            Thursday, July 27, 2006

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8329-S8402
Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3745-3760, and S. Res. 541-543.   
  Page S8377
Measures Reported:
  S. 2562, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2006, the rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans. (S. Rept. No. 109-296)
  S. 2694, to amend title 38, United States Code, to remove certain 
limitation on attorney representation of claimants for veterans 
benefits in administrative proceedings before the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 109-297)                                           
Page S8377
Measures Passed:
  Spelman College Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 541, 
congratulating Spelman College on its 125th anniversary. 
                                                         Pages S8395-97
  Permitting Photographs in Senate Daily Press Gallery: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 543, temporarily suspending the Rules for the Regulation of 
the Senate Wing of the United States Capitol and Senate Office 
Buildings for the purpose of permitting the taking of photographs in 
the area of the Daily Press Gallery.                         
  Page S8397
  Romania Adoption Ban: Senate agreed to S. Res. 359, concerning the 
Government of Romania's ban on intercountry adoptions and the welfare 
of orphaned or abandoned children in Romania.                
  Page S8397
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: Senate began consideration of S. 
3711, to enhance the energy independence and security of the United 
States by providing for exploration, development, and production 
activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, after agreeing 
to the motion to proceed to its consideration, and taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                   
  Pages S8329-64
Pending:
  Frist Amendment No. 4713, to establish an effective date. 
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  Frist Amendment No. 4714 (to Amendment No. 4713), to amend the 
effective date.                                              
Page S8334
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Monday, July 31, 2006. 
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Treaty Approved: The following treaty having passed through its various 
parliamentary stages, up to and including the presentation of the 
resolution of ratification, upon division, two-thirds of the Senators 
present having voted in the affirmative, the resolution of ratification 
was agreed to:
  Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with Germany (Treaty Doc. 108-27). 
                                                         Pages S8397-98
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Deborah Jean Johnson Rhodes, of Alabama, to be United States Attorney 
for the Southern District of Alabama for the term of four years.
  Rodger A. Heaton, of Illinois, to be United States Attorney for the 
Central District of Illinois for the term of four years.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Public Health Service.
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Messages From the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S8375-76
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S8376
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S8376-77
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S8377
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8377-78
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S8378-82
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S8375
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S8382-93
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S8393-95

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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
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Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 7:26 p.m., until 
10 a.m., on Friday, July 28, 2006. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8398.)