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“Senate” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D30 on Jan. 30, 2006.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Monday, January 30, 2006
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S259-S331
Measures Introduced: Twenty bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2207-2226; and S. Res. 358.
Page S329
Supreme Court Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Pages S260-S323
A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the nomination at 9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, January 31, 2006; that the time until 11 a.m. be under the control of certain Members; further, that at 11 a.m. Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination.
Page S331
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:
By 72 yeas to 25 nays (Vote No. 1), 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 nomination.
Page S308
Bernanke Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that following the vote on the nomination of Samuel A. Alito (listed above), on Tuesday, January 31, 2006, Senate begin consideration of the nominations of Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be a Member and to be Chairman, of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; that at 2:15 p.m., Senator Bunning be recognized for 30 minutes, and 60 minutes equally divided between the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and that following the use, or yielding back, of time, the Senate vote on confirmation of the nominations.
Page S331
Executive Communications:
Pages S326-29
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S329-30
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S330-31
Additional Statements:
Pages S324-26
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S331
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S331
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--1)
Page S308
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 7:44 p.m., until 9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, January 31, 2006. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S331.)
