[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 103 (Monday, July 31, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D871-D872]
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                                              Monday, July 31, 2006

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8417-S8476
Measures Introduced: Three bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3763-3765 and S. Res. 545.
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Measures Reported:
  S. 707, to reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of 
pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to 
reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-298)
  S. 997, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land 
in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Forest, Montana, to Jefferson County, 
Montana, for use as a cemetery, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-299)
  S. 1529, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the 
city of Yuma, Arizona, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 109-300)
  S. 1548, to provide for the conveyance of certain Forest Service land 
to the city of Coffman Cove, Alaska, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-301)
  S. 2003, to make permanent the authorization for watershed 
restoration and enhancement agreements, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-302)
  S. 2028, to provide for the reinstatement of a license for a certain 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project, with an amendment. (S. 
Rept. No. 109-303)
  S. 2035, to extend the time required for construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Idaho, with an amendment. (S. 
Rept. No. 109-304)
  S. 2054, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
of water resources in the State of Vermont, with an amendment. (S. 
Rept. No. 109-305)
  S. 2150, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
Bureau of Land Management land to the city of Eugene, Oregon, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 109-306)
  S. 2373, to provide for the sale of approximately 132 acres of public 
land to the city of Green River, Wyoming, at fair market value, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 109-307)
  S. 2403, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to include in the 
boundaries of the Grand Teton National Park land and interests in land 
of the GT Park Subdivision, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-308)
  S. 2568, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the 
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, with an 
amendment. (S. Rept. No. 109-309)
  S. Res. 468, supporting the continued administration of Channel 
Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with 
the laws (including regulations) and policies of the National Park 
Service. (S. Rept. No. 109-310)
  H.R. 394, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James 
Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability 
and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of 
the Minute Man National Historical Park. (S. Rept. No. 109-311)
  H.R. 482, to provide for a land exchange involving Federal lands in 
the Lincoln National Forest in the State of New Mexico, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-312)
  H.R. 486, to provide for a land exchange involving private land and 
Bureau of Land Management land in the vicinity of Holloman Air Force 
Base, New Mexico, for the purpose of removing private land from the 
required safety zone surrounding munitions storage bunkers at Holloman 
Air Force Base, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 109-313)
  H.R. 1492, to provide for the preservation of the historic 
confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World 
War II, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 109-314)
  H.R. 4000, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to revise 
certain repayment contracts with the Bostwick Irrigation District in 
Nebraska, the Kansas Bostwick Irrigation District No. 2, the Frenchman-

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Cambridge Irrigation District, and the Webster Irrigation District No. 
4, all a part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. (S. Rept. No. 
109-315)
  S. 2068, to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia. (S. Rept. No. 109-316)
  S. 3495, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment 
(normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam. 
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Measures Passed:
  Iran and Libya Sanctions Act Amendment: Senate passed H.R. 5877, to 
amend the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 to extend the 
authorities provided in such Act until September 29, 2006, clearing the 
measure for the President.
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  Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment Improvement: Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further 
consideration of S. Res. 420, expressing the sense of the Senate that 
effective treatment and access to care for individuals with psoriasis 
and psoriatic arthritis should be improved, and the resolution was then 
agreed to.
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Lebanon Evacuation Funding Authority--House Message: Senate concurred 
in the amendment of the House of Representatives to S. 3741, to provide 
funding authority to facilitate the evacuation of persons from Lebanon, 
clearing the measure for the President.
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Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: Senate resumed 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, taking action 
on the following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S8423-44
Pending:
  Frist Amendment No. 4713, to establish an effective date.
  Frist Amendment No. 4714 (to Amendment No. 4713), to amend the 
effective date.
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 72 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. 218), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the bill.
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 5 p.m. on 
Tuesday, August 1, 2006, the two pending amendments be withdrawn, the 
bill be read a third time, and the Senate vote on final passage of the 
bill.
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, August 1, 2006, and 
that the time until 5 p.m. be equally divided.
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Messages From the House:
  Pages S8449-50
Measures Placed on Calendar:
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Measures Read First Time:
  Page S8450
Executive Communications:
  Pages S8450-51
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S8452
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8452-53
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S8453-55
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8448-49
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8455-75
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--218) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2:01 p.m., and adjourned at 7:19 p.m., 
until 9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, August 1, 2006. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8476.)