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The House agreed to H.J. Res. 100, Making further continuing appro-
priations for the fiscal year 2007.
The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 496, Providing for a conditional ad-
journment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or
adjournment of the Senate.
Senate
related to the subject matter of the bill; that once
Chamber Action the bill has been amended, it be read a third time,
Routine Proceedings, pages S10941–S10976 and the Senate begin consideration of H.R. 5682,
Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution the House-passed companion, that all after the enact-
were introduced, as follows: S. 4052–4056, and S. ing clause be stricken, and the text of S. 3709, as
Res. 614. Page S10965 amended, if amended, be inserted thereof and the
Senate vote on passage of H.R. 5682, as amended;
Measures Passed:
provided further that following passage of the bill,
Nutrition Services: Senate passed H.R. 6326, to the Senate insist upon its amendment, request a con-
clarify the provision of nutrition services to older ference with the House, the Chair be authorized to
Americans, clearing the measure for the President. appoint conferees, and S. 3709 be returned to the
Page S10950 calendar. Pages S10941–42
Continuing Appropriations: Senate passed H.J. Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Ap-
Res. 100, making further continuing appropriations propriations Agreement: A unanimous-consent
for the fiscal year 2007, clearing the measure for the agreement was reached providing that, notwith-
President. Page S10954 standing the September 14, 2006 passage of H.R.
United States–India Peaceful Atomic Energy Co- 5385, making appropriations for Military Construc-
operation Act—Agreement: A unanimous-consent tion and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies for
agreement was reached providing that at a time to the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, that
be determined by the Majority Leader, in consulta- Hutchison (for Akaka) Amendment No. 5128, and
tion with the Democratic Leader, the Senate begin Hutchison (for Reed) Amendment No. 5125, be fur-
consideration of S. 3709, to exempt from certain re- ther modified. Page S10975
quirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 Signing Authority Agreement: A unanimous-con-
United States exports of nuclear materials, equip- sent agreement was reached providing that during
ment, and technology to India, and to implement this adjournment of the Senate, the Majority Leader,
the United States Additional Protocol; that a man- and Senator Coburn, be authorized to sign duly en-
agers’ amendment to be agreed to by Senators Lugar, rolled bills or joint resolutions. Page S10976
Biden, and Frist, be agreed to as original text for the
purpose of further amendment; that the only other Appointments:
amendments in order be the following: Ensign (rel- MINER Act Technical Study Panel: The Chair,
ative to inspection, to be considered in closed ses- on behalf of the Majority Leaders of the Senate and
sion) Reed, Levin, Obama, Dorgan (two amend- House of Representatives, pursuant to Public Law
ments), Feingold, Boxer, Feinstein, Harkin, Binga- 109–236, appointed Thomas P. Mucho, of Pennsyl-
man (up to seven amendments), Kennedy, and Dodd; vania, to serve as a member of the MINER Act
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that all amendments, except Senator Feingold’s, be Technical Study Panel. Page S10975
relevant second-degree amendments and that all be
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Human Services; Kevin Reilly, California Depart- Florida; Jeff S. Palmer, DayMark Safety Systems,
ment of Health Services, Sacramento; Robert J. Bowling Green, Ohio; and John Vazzana, Intralytix,
Whitaker, MissionStar Processing, Salinas, California; Inc., Baltimore, Maryland.
Terri-Anne Crawford, Franwell, Inc., Plant City,
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House of Representatives
Making further continuing appropriations for
Chamber Action the fiscal year 2007: H.J. Res. 100, to make further
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 pub- continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007.
lic bills, H.R. 6325–6337; and 8 resolutions, H.J. Pages H8653–54
Res. 101; H. Con. Res. 495–496; and H. Res. Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res.
1083–1087, were introduced. Page H8672
1083, electing Representative Sekula Gibbs to the
Additional Cosponsors: Pages H8672–73 Committees on Education and the Workforce and
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. Transportation and Infrastructure. Page H8655
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Conditional Adjournment Resolution: The House
Chaplain, Chaplain Scott Crosley, 101st Airborne agreed to H. Con. Res. 496, providing for the condi-
Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Page H8643 tional adjournment of the House and conditional ad-
journment or recess of the Senate. Pages H8655–56
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measures: Convening day of the 110th Congress: The House
agreed to H.J. Res. 101, appointing the day for the
To convey to the town of Frannie, Wyoming, convening of the first session of the One Hundred
certain land withdrawn by the Commissioner of Tenth Congress. Page H8656
Reclamation: S. 101, to convey to the town of
Frannie, Wyoming, certain land withdrawn by the Authorization to print as a House document of
Commissioner of Reclamation—clearing the measure ‘‘A History, Committee on the Judiciary, United
for the President; Pages H8645–46 States House of Representatives, 1813–2006’’:
New England Wilderness Act of 2006: S. 4001, The House agreed by unanimous consent to dis-
to designate certain land in New England as wilder- charge from committee and pass H. Con. Res. 423,
ness for inclusion in the National Preservation sys- amended, authorizing to print as a House document
tem and certain land as a National Recreation of ‘‘A History, Committee on the Judiciary, United
Area—clearing the measure for the President; States House of Representatives, 1813–2006’’.
Page H8656
Pages H8646–49
Providing a new effective date for the applica- Clarifying the provision of nutrition services to
bility of certain provisions of law to Public Law older Americans: The House agreed by unanimous
105–331: H.R. 6325, to provide a new effective date consent to H.R. 6326, to clarify the provision of nu-
for the applicability of certain provisions of law to trition services to older Americans. Page H8656
Public Law 105–331; Pages H8649–50 Speaker pro tempore: Read a letter from the
Financial Netting Improvements Act of 2006: Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Tom
Concur in Senate amendments to H.R. 5585, to im- Davis of Virginia and Representative Wolf, to act as
prove the netting process for financial contracts, by Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint
a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 395 yeas with none voting resolutions through December 5, 2006. Page H8657
‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 522—clearing the measure for the Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the
President; Pages H8650–51, H8654–55 Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, De-
Congratulating the St. Louis Cardinals on win- cember 6, 2006. Page H8656
ning the 2006 World Series: H. Res. 1078, to con- Agreed, without objection, the business in order
gratulate the St. Louis Cardinals on winning the under the Calendar Wednesday rule is dispensed
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2006 World Series, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 395 with today, November 15, 2006. Page H8657
yeas with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 523; and Quorum Calls—Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes de-
Pages H8651–53, H8655 veloped during the proceedings today and appear on
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sion, Department of Justice; Philip G. Kiko, Chief Marshall, Jr., of Virginia, and James H. Bilbray, of Ne-
of Staff and General Counsel, House Committee on vada, each to be a Governor of the United States Postal
the Judiciary; and a public witness. Service, Stephen Thomas Conboy, of Virginia, to be
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United States Marshal for the Superior Court of the Dis- Committee on the Judiciary: to hold oversight hearings to
trict of Columbia, and Dan Gregory Blair, of the District examine the Civil Rights Division of the Department of
of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate Justice, 9:30 a.m., SD–226.
Commission, Time to be announced, Room to be an- Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed brief-
nounced. ing regarding intelligence matters, 10:30 a.m., SH–219.
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to resume
hearings to examine Department of Defense travel policies House
and practices, focusing on the cost benefit analysis of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, brief-
Defense Travel System, 10 a.m., SD–342. ing on Intelligence Matters, 12 p.m., H–405 Capitol.
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