S.Con.Res. 71Senate109th Congress (2005-2007)In Committee

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that States should require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of a potentially visually impaired individual.

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.

September 11, 2006

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Introduced in Senate

December 15, 2005

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Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13682)

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December 15, 2005

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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

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July 19, 2006

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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Stevens without amendment and with a preamble. With written report No. 109-333.

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September 11, 2006

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.

September 11, 2006

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Sen. James M. InhofeR-OK · Jul 19, 2006

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 19, 2006, at 10 a.m., in open session to continue to receive…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the

Senate on July 19, 2006, at 10 a.m., in open session to continue to receive testimony on military commissions in light of the Supreme Court decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 19, 2006, at 10 a.m., to conduct a vote on the nomination of Mr. Frederic S. Mishkin, of New York, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Ms. Linda Mysliwy Conlin, of New Jersey, to be First Vice President of The Export-Import Bank; Mr. Geoffrey S. Bacino, of Illinois, to be a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board; Mr. Edmund C. Moy, of Wisconsin, to be Director of the Mint; Mr. J. Joseph Grandmaison, of New Hampshire, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Export- Import Bank; and Mr. James Lambright, of Missouri, to be President of the Export-Import Bank. Immediately following the vote, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet to conduct an Oversight Hearing on the semi-annual monetary policy report of The Federal Reserve.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be allowed to meet at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, to consider S. 3661, S. Con. Res. 71, S. 3679, the National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2006, nominations, and the Committee print of the Maritime Administration Improvements Act of 2006.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at 9 a.m., the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to hold a hearing on the science and risk assessment behind the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed revisions to the particulate matter air quality standards.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions meet in executive session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at 10:30 a.m in SD-430.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at 10 a.m. for a hearing titled, ``DHS Purchase Cards: Credit Without Accountability.''

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Credit Card Interchange Fees: Antitrust Concerns?'' on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

Witnesses

Panel I: Bill Douglas, Chief Executive Officer, Douglas Distributing, Sherman, TX. Kathy Miller, Owner, The Elmore Store, Elmore, VT. Joshua R. Floum, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Visa U.S.A., Washington, DC. Joshua L. Peirez, Group Executive, Global Public Policy and Associate General Counsel, MasterCard Worldwide, Purchase, NY. The Hon. Timothy J. Muris, Former Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, Of Counsel, O'Melveny & Meyers, Washington, DC. W. Stephen Cannon, President and Managing Partner, Constantine Cannon, Washington,

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at 2 p.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

I. Bills

S. 2703, Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 [Specter, Leahy, Grassley, Kennedy, DeWine, Feinstein, Brownback, Durbin, Schumer, Kohl, Biden, Feingold]

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 19, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed briefing.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at 10 a.m. The purpose of the hearing is to provide oversight on the implementation of Public Law 108-148 (the Healthy Forests Restoration Act).

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation's Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness be allowed to meet at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, to discuss High Performance Computing.

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Reported to SenateIssued September 11, 2006

        [Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 71 Reported in Senate (RS)]

Calendar No. 601
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. CON. RES. 71

[Report No. 109-333]

Expressing the sense of Congress that States should require candidates
for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly
increased caution when driving in the proximity of a potentially
visually impaired individual.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 15, 2005

Mr. Akaka (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Thune, Mr. DeWine,
Mr. Johnson, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Menendez)
submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

September 11, 2006

Reported by Mr. Stevens, without amendment

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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of Congress that States should require candidates
for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly
increased caution when driving in the proximity of a potentially
visually impaired individual.

Whereas many people in the United States who are blind or otherwise visually
impaired have the ability to travel throughout their communities without
assistance;
Whereas visually impaired individuals encounter hazards that a pedestrian with
average vision could easily avoid, many of which involve crossing
streets and roadways;
Whereas the white cane and guide dog should be generally recognized as aids to
mobility for visually impaired individuals;
Whereas many States do not require candidates for driver's licenses to associate
the use of the white cane or guide dog with potentially visually
impaired individuals; and
Whereas visually impaired individuals have had their white canes and guide dogs
run over by motor vehicles, have been struck by the side view mirrors of
motor vehicles, and have suffered serious personal injury and death as
the result of being hit by motor vehicles: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
That it is the sense of Congress that each State should require any
candidate for a driver's license in such State to demonstrate, as a
condition of obtaining a driver's license, an ability to associate the
use of the white cane and guide dog with visually impaired individuals
and to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in proximity to
a potentially visually impaired individual.
Calendar No. 601

109th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. CON. RES. 71

[Report No. 109-333]

_______________________________________________________________________

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of Congress that States should require candidates
for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly
increased caution when driving in the proximity of a potentially
visually impaired individual.

_______________________________________________________________________

September 11, 2006

Reported without amendment