[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 128 (Tuesday, November 14, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1097-D1099]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Tuesday, November 14, 2006

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 5385, Military Quality of Life and Veterans 
      Affairs Appropriations Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10889-S10939
Measures Introduced: Four bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 4048-4051, and S. Res. 612-613.                 
  Page S10924
Measures Passed:
  Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations: Senate 
passed H.R. 5385, making appropriations for Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, after taking action on the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                   
  Pages S10889-S10908
Adopted:
  Collins/Feingold Amendment No. 5123, to extend the Office of the 
Inspector General for Iraq until 80 percent of the funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund 
has been expended.                                      
Pages S10895-97
  Kerry/Kennedy Amendment No. 5142, to make available $18,000,000 for 
the provision of additional mental health services through Vet Centers 
to veterans who served in combat in Iraq or Afghanistan. 
                                                    Pages S19898-S10900
  Hutchison (for Stevens) Amendment No. 5122, to provide that, of the 
amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this title for 
Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army, $7,500,000 may be 
available for the lease of not more than 300 additional housing units 
in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska.                       
Page S10901
  Hutchison (for Reed) Amendment No. 5125, to provide that, of the 
amount appropriated or otherwise made available for Military 
Construction, Navy and Marine Corps, $3,410,000 shall be available for 
the replacement of a vehicle bridge at Naval Station, Newport, Rhode 
Island, and to provide an offset.                           
Page S10901
  Hutchison (for Thune) Modified Amendment No. 5131, to increase by 
$750,000 the amount appropriated or otherwise made available for 
Military Construction, Air Force and available for the Air Force 
Financial Management Center, and to provide an offset. 
                                                        Pages S10901-02
  Hutchison (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 5126, to repeal the 
requirement for the Secretary of the Interior to cease the plan to 
exterminate the deer and elk population on Santa Rosa Island, Channel 
Islands, California.                                        
Page S10902
  Hutchison (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 5127, to require a report on 
actions taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to test veterans for 
vestibular damage.                                          
Page S10902
  Hutchison (for Craig) Amendment No. 5129, to increase to $10,000,000 
the threshold for major medical facility projects of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.                                           
Page S10902
  Hutchison Amendment No. 5135, to authorize Department of Veterans 
Affairs to continue major medical facility projects and leases which 
have funds previously appropriated.                         
Page S10902
  Hutchison Amendment No. 5141, to amend the amount of a military 
construction project.                                   
Pages S10902-03
  Akaka/Obama Modified Amendment No. 5128, to provide, with an offset, 
an additional $2,500,000 for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the 
Office of the Inspector General.                   
Pages S10889, S10903
  Hutchison (for Thune) Modified Amendment No. 5130, to require the 
business plan of the Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 for the 
implementation of a Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Wagner, South 
Dakota, to include an evaluation and an analysis of the prospect of 
colocating such clinic with the Wagner Indian Health Service unit in 
Wagner, South Dakota.                                       
Page S10903

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  Hutchison (for Obama) Modified Amendment No. 5138, to require a 
report on the costs of the Comprehensive Service Programs for homeless 
veterans.                                                   
Page S10903
  Hutchison (for Cochran/Lott) Amendment No. 5146, to provide that of 
the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by chapter 7 of 
title 1 of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and 
Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 for Military Construction, Navy and Marine 
Corps, and available for the replacement of a Bachelor Enlisted 
Quarters at Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, 
$13,400,000 may be available for the construction of an additional 
Bachelor Enlisted Quarters at such center.              
Pages S10903-04
  Hutchison (for Allen) Amendment No. 5143, to establish a digital and 
wireless network technology program.                        
Page S10904
Withdrawn:
  Conrad Amendment No. 5144, to provide emergency agricultural disaster 
assistance.                       
Pages S10889-95, S10897-98, S10900-01
  Prior to the withdrawal, Senator Gregg raised a point of order under 
section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95, as made effective by Public Law 109-234 
against the amendment, following which, Senator Conrad made a motion to 
waive the applicable section.                               
Page S10894
  During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 95 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 264), Senate agreed to the motion to 
instruct the Sergeant at Arms to request the attendance of absent 
Senators.                                                   
Page S10898
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Treaty with Malaysia on Mutual Legal Assistance (Treaty Doc. No. 109-
22).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed. 
                                                            Page S10935
Nomination--Recommitted: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the nomination of John Peyton, of Florida, to be a 
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship 
Foundation be recommitted to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions.                                               
  Page S10935
Appointments:
  Social Security Advisory Board: The Chair, on behalf of the President 
pro tempore, and in consultation with the Ranking Member of the Senate 
Committee on Finance, pursuant to Public Law 103-296, appointed Marsha 
Katz, of Montana, vice David Podoff, as a member of the Social Security 
Advisory Board.                                             
  Page S10935
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors. (Reappointment).
  Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2007.
  Elizabeth Dougherty, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2007.
  Elizabeth Dougherty, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2010.
  Peter W. Tredick, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2009.
  Paul De Camp, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour 
Division, Department of Labor.
  Arlene Holen, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six 
years expiring August 30, 2010.
  Richard Stickler, of West Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Mine Safety and Health (Recess Appointment).
  Steven G. Bradbury, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy. 
                                                        Pages S10936-39
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Peter W. Tredick, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2007, which was sent to the 
Senate on March 27, 2006.
  Elizabeth Dougherty, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2009, which 
was sent to the Senate on May 25, 2006.
  Peter W. Tredick, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2010, which was sent to the 
Senate on July 18, 2006.                                    
Page S10939
Messages From the House:                                
  Pages S10918-19
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                
  Page S10919
Measures Read the First Time:                               
  Page S10919
Executive Communications:                               
  Pages S10919-20
Petitions and Memorials:                                
  Pages S10920-24

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Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S10924-25
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S10925-28
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S10916-18
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S10928-34
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                     
  Pages S10934-35
Privileges of the Floor:                                    
  Page S10935
Quorum Calls: One quorum call was taken today. (Total--1)   
  Page S10898
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--260) 
                                                            Page S10898
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2:15 p.m., and adjourned at 7:49 p.m., 
until 2:15 p.m., on Wednesday, November 15, 2006. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on 
page S10935.)