[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 102 (Friday, July 28, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D864-D865]
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                                              Friday, July 28, 2006

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                              Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

      The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 459, providing for a conditional 
      adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional 
      recess or adjournment of the Senate. The House agreed to the 
      conference report on S. 250, to amend the Carl D. Perkins 
      Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 to improve the 
      Act.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8403-S8416
Measures Introduced: Two bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3761-3762, and S. Res. 544.
  Page S8411
Measures Passed:
  National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 544, designating September 20, 2006 as ``National Attention 
Deficit Disorder Awareness Day.''
  Pages S8408-09
  National Airborne Day: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 405, designating August 16, 2006, as 
``National Airborne Day,'' and the resolution was then agreed to, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S8409
  McConnell (for Hagel) Amendment No. 4739, to call on the people of 
the United States to observe ``National Airborne Day'' with appropriate 
programs, ceremonies, and activities.
Page S8409
Pension Reform--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that not withstanding the recess or adjournment of the 
Senate, that when it receives from the House a bill relating to pension 
reform and a bill relating to estate tax, the bills be considered as 
read a first time during today's session.
  Page S8415
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent time 
agreement was reached providing for further 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, at 3 p.m., on Monday, July 31, 
2006, with the time until 5:30 p.m., equally divided between the two 
managers, or their designees, and at 5:30 p.m., Senate proceed to a 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the bill.
  Page S8415
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Earl Anthony Wayne, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Argentina.
  Stephen S. McMillin, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget.
Page S8416
Messages From the House:
  Page S8411
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S8411
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S8411
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8411-12
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S8412-14
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8410-11
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8414-15
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S8415
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 4:29 p.m., 
until 2 p.m., on Monday, July 31, 2006. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8416.)

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