[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17523]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




PROVIDING FOR THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO BE INCLUDED IN THE 
                    LINE OF PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION

  Mr. SESSIONS. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Rules be 
discharged from further consideration of S. 442 and the Senate proceed 
to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 442) to provide for the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to be included in the line of Presidential 
     succession.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. SESSIONS. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third 
time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, and any 
statements relating to the measure be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 442) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 442

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY IN PRESIDENTIAL 
                   LINE OF SUCCESSION.

       Section 19(d)(1) of title 3, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security,'' after 
     ``Attorney General,''.

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