[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 110 (Friday, September 8, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D929]
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                                          Friday, September 8, 2006

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9227-S9281
Measures Introduced: Four bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3879-3882, and S. Res. 562-564.
  Page S9253
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``The Use by the Intelligence Community of 
Information Provided by the Iraqi National Congress.''. (S. Rept. No. 
109-330)
  Special Report entitled ``Postwar Findings About Iraq's WMD Programs 
and Links to Terrorism and How They Compare with Prewar Assessments''. 
(S. Rept. No. 109-331)
  Report to accompany S. 2590, to require full disclosure of all 
entities and organizations receiving Federal funds. (S. Rept. No. 109-
329)
Page S9253
Measures Passed:
  Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 562, paying tribute to the Reverend Waitstill 
Sharp and Martha Sharp for their recognition by the Yad Vashem 
Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority as Righteous Among 
the Nations for their heroic efforts to save Jews during the Holocaust.
                                                         Pages S9278-79
  National Celiac Disease Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 563, 
designating September 13, 2006, as ``National Celiac Disease Awareness 
Day''.
  Pages S9279-80
  National Polycystic Kidney Disease: Senate agreed to S. Res. 564, 
designating September 10 through September 16, 2006, as ``National 
Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week'' and supporting the goals and 
ideals of a National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week to raise 
public awareness and understanding of polycystic kidney disease and to 
foster understanding of the impact polycystic kidney disease has on 
patients and future generations of their families.
  Page S9280
  National Sexual Assault Hotline: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 537, supporting the 
National Sexual Assault Hotline and commending the Hotline for 
counseling and supporting more than 1,000,000 callers, and the 
resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S9280-81
  Coin Commemoration for Bicentennial of Lincoln's Birth: Senate passed 
H.R. 2808, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S9281
Safe Port Act:  Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4954, to improve 
maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, taking 
action on the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S9230-40
Pending:
  Stevens (for DeMint) Amendment No. 4921, to establish a unified 
national hazard alert system.
Pages S9232-34
  McCain Modified Amendment No. 4922, to provide increased rail 
transportation security.
Pages S9234-40
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 4 p.m., on Monday, September 11, 2006. 
                                                             Page S9281
Messages From the House:
  Pages S9252-53
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S9253
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S9253
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S9253-54
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S9254-56
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9251-52
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S9256-78
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 1:43 p.m., 
until 2 p.m., on Monday, September 11, 2006. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S9281.)