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Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Daily Digest

Senate

Chamber Action

Routine Proceedings, pages S9449–S9575

Measures Introduced:

Two resolutions were sub-mitted, as follows: S. Res. 569 and S. Con. Res. 114.

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Measures Reported:

S. 660, to provide for the acknowledgement of theLumbee Tribe of North Carolina. (S. Rept. No.109–334)S. 2453, to establish procedures for the review of electronic surveillance programs, with an amendmentin the nature of a substitute.S. 2455, to provide in statute for the conduct of electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists for thepurposes of protecting the American people, the Na-tion, and its interests from terrorist attack while en-suring that the civil liberties of United States citi-zens are safeguarded.S. 3001, to ensure that all electronic surveillanceof United States persons for foreign intelligence pur-poses is conducted pursuant to individualized court-issued orders, to streamline the procedures of theForeign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, withan amendment in the nature of a substitute.

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Measures Passed:

Enrollment Corrections:

Senate agreed to S. Con.Res. 114, providing for corrections to the enrollmentof the bill S. 2590.

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Fort McDowell Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Revision Act:

Senate passed S.2464, to revise a provision relating to a repaymentobligation of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nationunder the Fort McDowell Indian Community WaterRights Settlement Act of 1990, after agreeing to thefollowing amendment proposed thereto:

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Stevens (for McCain) Amendment No. 5006, tomake a technical correction.

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Children and Media Research Advancement Act:

Senate passed S. 1902, to amend the Public HealthService Act to authorize funding for the establish-ment of a program on children and the media withinthe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tostudy the role and impact of electronic media in thedevelopment of children, after agreeing to the com-mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute.

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Shipping Law:

Senate passed H.R. 1442, to com-plete the codification of title 46, United States Code,‘‘Shipping,’’ as positive law, clearing the measure forthe President.

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National Save for Retirement Week:

Committeeon the Judiciary was discharged from further consid-eration of S. Res. 550, designating October 22through October 28, 2006, as ‘‘National Save forRetirement Week,’’ and the resolution was thenagreed to.

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Darfur:

Committee on Foreign Relations was dis-charged from further consideration of S. Res. 559,calling on the President to take immediate steps tohelp stop the violence in Darfur, and the resolutionwas then agreed to.

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Honoring USS

Enterprise Service:

Senate agreedto S. Res. 569, honoring the life of those who diedin service to their country aboard the U.S.S. Enter-prise on January 14, 1969.

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SAFE Port Act:

Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4954, to improve maritime and cargo securitythrough enhanced layered defenses, taking action onthe following amendments proposed thereto:

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Adopted:Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 4968, to require theDepartment of Homeland Security provide Congresswith a strategy for deploying radiation detection ca-pabilities to all United States ports of entry.

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By 95 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. 245), ColemanAmendment No. 4982, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that all cargo con-tainers are screened before arriving at a United Statesseaport, that all high-risk containers are scanned be-fore leaving a United States seaport, and that inte-grated scanning systems are fully deployed to scanall cargo containers entering the United States beforethey arrive in the United States.

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Obama Modified Amendment No. 4972, to en-sure the evacuation of individuals with special needsin times of emergency.

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Voinovich/Clinton Modified Amendment No.4962, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-lief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize thePresident to carry out a program for the protectionof the health and safety of residents, workers, volun-teers, and others in a disaster area.

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Stevens (for Rockefeller) Modified AmendmentNo. 4924, to establish a competitive research pro-gram within the Department of Homeland Security.

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Stevens (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 4928, toprovide a pilot program to extend the hours of com-mercial operations at Santa Teresa, New Mexico.

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Stevens (for Domenici/Warner) Amendment No.4932, to establish a Domestic Nuclear Detection Of-fice with the Department of Homeland Security.

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Stevens (for Domenici/Warner) Amendment No.4933, to provide for coordination between the De-partment of Homeland Security and the Departmentof Energy.

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Stevens (for Kerry) Modified Amendment No.4939, to require the Secretary of Homeland Securityto create port security training and exercise programsfor law enforcement and seaport personnel.

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Stevens (for Burns) Modified Amendment No.4946, to require the Assistant Secretary for theTransportation Security Administration to submit toCongress a security plan for Essential Air Service air-ports.

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Stevens (for Cantwell) Modified Amendment No.4950, to establish an Intermodal Rail Radiation De-tection Test Center.

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Stevens (for Cantwell) Amendment No. 4949, of a technical nature.

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Stevens (for McCain) Amendment No. 4951, torequire disclosures regarding homeland securitygrants.

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Stevens (for Vitter) Amendment No. 4953, toprovide for additional security relating to foreignvessels working on the outer Continental Shelf.

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Stevens (for Snowe/Cantwell) Modified Amend-ment No. 4954, to establish a deadline for the CoastGuard to complete inspection of foreign ports andvalidate compliance with the International Ship andPort Facility Security Code.

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Stevens (for Allard/Salazar) Amendment No. 4955,to include the Transportation Technology Center inthe National Domestic Preparedness Consortium.

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Stevens (for Pryor/Talent) Modified AmendmentNo. 4959, to require the Secretary of Transportationto issue regulations to improve trucking security.

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Stevens (for Burns) Amendment No. 4964, to ex-tend the requirement for air carriers to honor ticketsfor suspended air passenger service.

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Stevens (for Boxer) Amendment No. 4976, to pro-tect commercial aircraft from the threat of Man-Portable Air Defense Systems.

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Stevens (for Baucus) Modified Amendment No.4985, to authorize an additional $200,000,000 to beappropriated for fiscal year 2007 for the operatingexpenses of the Northern Border Air Wing.

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Stevens (for Lautenberg) Modified AmendmentNo. 4988, to provide improved intercity bus, haz-ardous materials, pipeline, and motor carrier secu-rity.

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Stevens (for Snowe) Amendment No. 5000, toconduct a study to identify redundancies and ineffi-ciencies in connection with Federal backgroundchecks.

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Stevens (for Burns) Modified Amendment No.4947, to promote and enhance public safety and toencourage the rapid deployment of IP-enabled voiceservices.

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Rejected:Biden Amendment No. 4975, to establish aHomeland Security and Neighborhood Safety TrustFund and refocus Federal priorities toward securingthe Homeland. (By 57 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No.244), Senate tabled the amendment.)

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By 43 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 246), MenendezAmendment No. 4999, to improve the security of cargo containers destined for the United States.

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Withdrawn:Santorum Amendment No. 4990, to provide forcomprehensive border security.

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Pending:Schumer Modified Amendment No. 4930, to im-prove maritime container security by ensuring thatforeign ports participating in the Container SecurityInitiative scan all containers shipped to the UnitedStates for nuclear and radiological weapons beforeloading.

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Murray (for Stabenow) Amendment No. 4967, toauthorize grants for interoperable communications.

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Nelson (NE) Modified Amendment No. 4945, toprovide emergency agricultural disaster assistance.

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DeMint Amendment No. 4970, to prohibit theissuance of transportation security cards to individ-uals who have been convicted of certain crimes.

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Clinton/Dole Amendment No. 4957, to facilitatenationwide availability of 2

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1 telephone servicefor information on and referral to human services, in-cluding volunteer opportunities related to humanservices.

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Clinton Amendment No. 4943, to fund additionalresearch to improve the detection of explosive mate-rials at airport security checkpoints.

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Clinton/Schumer Amendment No. 4958, to estab-lish a grant program for individuals still sufferinghealth effects as a result of the September 11, 2001,attacks in New York City.

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During consideration of this measure today, theSenate also took the following action:By 41 yeas to 57 nays (Vote No. 243), three-fifthsof those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not havingvoted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motionto waive section 302(f) of the Congressional BudgetAct of 1974, with respect to Reid Amendment No.4936, to provide real national security, restoreUnited States leadership, and implement tough andsmart policies to win the war on terror. Subse-quently, the point of order that the amendmentwould provide spending in excess of the subcommit-tee

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s 302(b) allocation was sustained, and the amend-ment thus fell.

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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro-viding for further consideration of the bill at ap-proximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, September 14,2006, with one hour of debate equally divided, fol-lowed by a vote on the motion to invoke cloture onthe bill.

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Nominations Confirmed:

Senate confirmed the fol-lowing nominations:Bertha K. Madras, of Massachusetts, to be DeputyDirector for Demand Reduction, Office of NationalDrug Control Policy.Cesar Benito Cabrera, of Puerto Rico, to be Am-bassador to the Republic of Mauritius, and to serveconcurrently and without additional compensation asAmbassador to the Republic of Seychelles.George E.B. Holding, of North Carolina, to beUnited States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of four years. John C. Rood, of Arizona, to be an Assistant Sec-retary of State (International Security and Non-Pro-liferation).Mary Martin Ourisman, of Florida, to be Ambas-sador to Barbados, and to serve concurrently andwithout additional compensation as Ambassador toSt. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Bar-buda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada,and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.Ronald A. Tschetter, of Minnesota, to be Directorof the Peace Corps.

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Nominations Received:

Senate received the fol-lowing nominations:Frank Baxter, of California, to be Ambassador tothe Oriental Republic of Uruguay.Thomas M. Hardiman, of Pennsylvania, to beUnited States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit.1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy.

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Messages From the House:

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Measures Referred:

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Measures Placed on Calendar:

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Enrolled Bills Presented:

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Executive Reports of Committees:

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Additional Cosponsors:

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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

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Additional Statements:

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Amendments Submitted:

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Notices of Hearings/Meetings:

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Authorities for Committees to Meet:

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Record Votes:

Four record votes were taken today.(Total

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Adjournment:

Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., andadjourned at 7:39 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Thurs-day, September 14, 2006. (For Senate

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Committee Meetings

(Committees not listed did not meet)

HOUSING BUBBLE

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:

Subcommittee on Economic Policy and the Sub-committee on Housing and Transportation con-cluded joint hearings to examine the housing bubbleand its implications for the economy, focusing onthe current housing downswing, the depth and dura-tion of the downswing, the economic consequencesof the falloff in housing market activity, and the im-pacts of several secondary effects of the evolving