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                                            Tuesday, April 26, 2005

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4225-S4349
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 900-910, S.J. Res. 17, S. Res. 123-125, and S. Con. Res. 
28.
  Pages S4257-58
Measures Reported:
  S. 728, to provide for the consideration and development of water and 
related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct 
various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
States, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 109-61)
  S. 907, to amend chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, to 
improve the Nation's public transportation and for other purposes. 
                                                             Page S4257
Measures Passed:
  World Intellectual Property Day: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 28, 
expressing the sense of the Congress on World Intellectual Property Day 
regarding the importance of protecting intellectual property rights 
globally.
  Pages S4345-48
  Commending University of Minnesota Golden Gophers Women's Ice Hockey 
Team: Senate agreed to S. Res. 125, commending the University of 
Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey team for winning the 2004-
2005 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Hockey 
Championship.
  Pages S4348-49
Transportation Equity Act: Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to 
consideration of H.R. 3, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, 
highway safety programs, and transit programs, and then began 
consideration of the bill, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S4230-35, S4236-37, S4237-52
Adopted:
  Thune Amendment No. 572 (to Amendment No. 567), to modify the section 
relating to National Scenic Byways to provide for the designation of 
Indian scenic byways.
Pages S4244-45
Pending:
  Inhofe Amendment No. 567, to provide a complete substitute. 
                                                         Pages S4237-52
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 94 yeas to 6 nays (Vote No. 110), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.
Page S4235
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 11:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
April 27, 2005.
Page S4349
Messages From the House:
  Page S4256
Executive Communications:
  Pages S4256-57
Petitions and Memorials:
  Page S4257
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S4257
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S4258-59
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S4259-65
Additional Statements:
  Pages S4255-56
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S4265-S4345
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S4345
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S4345
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--110) 
                                                             Page S4235
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:45 a.m., and adjourned at 7:34 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, April 27, 2005. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4349.)