[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 115 (Friday, September 15, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D974-D975]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Friday, September 15, 2006

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9649-S9663
Measures Introduced: Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3903-3906, and S. Con. Res. 116.
  Page S9659
Measures Reported:
  S. 3679, to authorize appropriations for the National Transportation 
Safety Board, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 109-335)
  S. 1321, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
excise tax on telephone and other communications, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-336)
Page S9659
U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Senate began 
consideration of H.R. 5684, to implement the United States-Oman Free 
Trade Agreement.
  Pages S9654-57
  Pursuant to the order of September 14, 2006, Senate will resume 
consideration of the bill on Monday, September 18, 2006.
Fisher Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 
Senate begin consideration of the nomination of Alice S. Fisher, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General; that there be 90 minutes 
under the control of Senator Levin, 30 minutes under the control of 
Senator Leahy, 90 minutes under the control of Senator Specter, or his 
designee, 60 minutes under the control of Senator Reid, and 60 minutes 
under the control of Senator Frist and Senator McConnell; provided 
further, that following the use, or yielding back of time, Senate 
proceed to a vote on confirmation of the nomination.
  Page S9662
Treaties Approved: The following treaties having passed through their 
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 resolutions of 
ratification were agreed to:
  Protocol Amending 1962 Extradition Convention with Israel (Treaty 
Doc. 109-3); and
  U.N. Convention Against Corruption (Treaty Doc. 109-6), with 2 
reservations and 3 declarations.
Pages S9662-63
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  William B. Wark, of Maine, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and 
Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
  William E. Wright, of Florida, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety 
and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
  Donald C. Johnson, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Equatorial Guinea.
  Mark Myers, of Alaska, to be Director of the United States Geological 
Survey.
Page S9663
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Michael J. Astrue, of Massachusetts, to be Commissioner of Social 
Security for a term expiring January 19, 2013.
  Barbara Boxer, of California, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sixty-First Session of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations.
  Norman B. Coleman, of Minnesota, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sixty-First Session of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations.
  Ned L. Siegel, of Florida, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sixty-First Session of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations.
  Barbara McConnell Barrett, of Arizona, to be an Alternate 
Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-First 
Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
  Cecil E. Floyd, of South Carolina, to be an Alternate Representative 
of the United States of America to the Sixty-First Session of the 
General Assembly of the United Nations.
  David Palmer, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2011.

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  Caroline C. Hunter, of Florida, to be a Member of the Election 
Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2009. 
                                                             Page S9663
Messages From the House:
  Page S9658
Measures Referred:
  Page S9659
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Pages S9659, S9662
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S9659
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S9659
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S9659-62
Additional Statements:
  Page S9658
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 12:34 p.m., 
until 2 p.m., on Monday, September 18, 2006. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S9663.)