[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 26, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1032-D1033]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Tuesday, September 26, 2006

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                              Daily Digest


 Highlights

       The House agreed to the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 
      5631, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10109-S10222
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3935-3945, and S. Res. 585-587. 
                                                            Page S10159
Measures Reported:
  S. 860, to amend the National Assessment of Educational Progress 
Authorization Act to require State academic assessments of student 
achievement in United States history and civics, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-348)
  S. 3687, to waive application of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act to a specific parcel of real property 
transferred by the United States to 2 Indian tribes in the State of 
Oregon. (S. Rept. No. 109-349)
  Special Report entitled ``Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of 
Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2007''. (S. Rept. No. 109-350)
  S. 3938, to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States. 
                                                        Pages S10158-59
Measures Passed:
  Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act: Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 5574, to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in programs 
in children's hospitals, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S10217
  McConnell (for Enzi) Amendment No. 5073, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S10217
  VA Medical Facility Leases: Senate passed S. 3421, to authorize major 
medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, after 
agreeing to the committee amendments and the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  McConnell (for Craig) Amendment No. 5074, in the Nature of A 
substitute.
Pages S10217-18
  JFKCenter for the Performing Arts: Senate passed H.R. 5187, to amend 
the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize additional appropriations 
for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for fiscal year 
2007, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S10218-19
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 480, to correct 
the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3127.
  Page S10219
Secure Fence Act: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 6061, to 
establish operational control over the international land and maritime 
borders of the United States, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S10136-52
Pending:
  Frist Amendment No. 5036, to establish military commissions. 
                                                            Page S10136
  Frist Amendment No. 5037 (to Amendment No. 5036), to establish the 
effective date.
Page S10136
  Motion to commit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary, with 
instructions to report back forthwith, with an amendment.
Page S10136
  Frist Amendment No. 5038 (to the instructions of the motion to commit 
H.R. 6061 to the Committee on the Judiciary), to establish military 
commissions.
Page S10136
  Frist Amendment No. 5039 (to the instructions of the motion to commit 
H.R. 6061 to the Committee on the Judiciary), to establish the 
effective date.
Page S10136
  Frist Amendment No. 5040 (to Amendment No. 5039), to amend the 
effective date.
Page S10136
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
September

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27, 2006, with 1 hour of debate equally divided between the Majority 
and Democratic Leaders, or their designees, to be followed by a vote on 
the motion to invoke cloture on Frist Amendment No. 5036 (listed 
above); provided further, that it be in order to file second degree 
amendments as provided for under Rule 22, until 11 a.m.
Page S10222
Geneva Convention Protocol--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that the Foreign Relations Committee be 
discharged from further consideration of the following treaty, and that 
it be placed on the Executive Calendar: Protocol Additional to the 
Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of 
an Additional Distinctive Emblem (Treaty Doc. 109-10); further, that 
this Protocol and the two treaties that remain in Committee be assigned 
designations of ``A'', ``B'', and ``C'' respectively to reflect that 
three separate treaties were received as part of Treaty Document 109-
10.
  Page S10219
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Jane C. Luxton, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Oceans and Atmosphere.
  Kevin M. Kolevar, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability).
  Phillip L. Swagel, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Thurgood Marshall, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2011. 
                                                            Page S10222
Messages From the House:
  Page S10158
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S10158
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S10158
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S10159
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S10159-61
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S10161-96
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10156-57
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S10196-S10215
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S10215-16
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S10217
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:45 a.m., and adjourned at 6:33 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 27, 2006. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S10222.)