[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 27, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1043-D1044]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                      Wednesday, September 27, 2006

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 483, providing for the 
      conditional adjournment of the House and conditional adjournment 
      or recess of the Senate.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10223-S10348
Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3946-3962, S. Res. 588, and S. Con. Res. 
119-120.
  Page S10288
Measures Reported:
  S. 1848, to promote remediation of inactive and abandoned mines, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-351)
  S. 3630, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
reauthorize a program relating to the Lake Pontchartrain Basin. (S. 
Rept. No. 109-352)
  H.R. 3929, to amend the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to assist in research and development, 
environmental and feasibility studies, and preliminary engineering for 
the Municipal Water District of Orange County, California, Dana Point 
Desalination Project located at Dana Point, California, with an 
amendment. (S. Rept. No. 109-353)
Page S10287
Measures Passed:
  Congressional Tribute: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 2250, to award 
a congressional gold medal to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, and the bill was 
then passed.
  Pages S10343-44
  Byron Nelson Congressional Gold Medal Act: Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 
S. 2491, to award a Congressional gold medal to Byron Nelson in 
recognition of his significant contributions to the game of golf as a 
player, a teacher, and a commentator, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                        Pages S10344-45
Military Commissions Act: Senate began consideration of S. 3930, to 
authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of 
war, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S10243-75
Adopted:
  Frist Amendment No. 5085, in the nature of a substitute. (By 
unanimous consent, the amendment will be considered as original text 
for the purpose of further amendment.)
Pages S10242-43
Rejected:
  By 43 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 254), Levin Amendment No. 5086, in 
the nature of a substitute.
Pages S10246-63
Pending:
  Specter Amendment No. 5087, to strike the provision regarding habeas 
review.
Pages S10263-74
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, 
September 28, 2006; providing for the consideration of certain 
additional amendments, and following disposition of these amendments, 
and the use, or yielding back of time, the bill be read a third, and 
the Senate vote on passage of the bill.
Page S10346
Secure Fence Act: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing 
that the cloture motion with respect to Frist Amendment No. 5036, to 
H.R. 6061, to establish operational control over the international land 
and maritime borders of the United States, be withdrawn; provided 
further, that on Thursday, September 28, 2006, following the 
disposition of S. 3930, Military Commissions Act (listed above), Senate 
resume consideration of the bill, with a vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture thereon.
  Page S10346
Child Custody Protection Act--House Message: Senate concurred in the 
amendment of the House to S. 403, to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of 
laws requiring the involvement of

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parents in abortion decisions, with the following amendments: 
                                                        Pages S10345-46
  Bennett (for Frist) Amendment No. 5090 (to the House Amendment), of a 
technical nature.
Page S10346
  Bennett (for Frist) Amendment No. 5091 (to Amendment No. 5090), of a 
technical nature.
Page S10346
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to concur 
in the amendment of the House to the bill and, in accordance with the 
provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on 
cloture will occur on Friday, September 29, 2006.
Page S10346
Messages From the House:
  Pages S10285-86
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Pages S10286, S10343
Measures Read First Time:
  Pages S10286, S10342
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S10286
Executive Communications:
  Pages S10286-87
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S10287-88
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S10288-89
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S10289-S10308
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10282-85
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S10309-41
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S10341-42
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S10342
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--254) 
                                                            Page S10263
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:39 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, September 28, 2006. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S10346.)