[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 30 (Friday, February 16, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D204-D205]
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                                          Friday, February 16, 2007

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2119-S2183
Measures Introduced: Twenty-one bills and one resolution were 
introduced, as follows: S. 655-675, and S. Res. 85.      
  Pages S2164-65
Measures Reported:
  S. 200, to require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Bureau of Reclamation and the United States Geological Survey, to 
conduct a study on groundwater resources in the State of Alaska. (S. 
Rept. No. 110-20)
  S. 235, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
buildings and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, to the Yakima 
Tieton Irrigation District. (S. Rept. No. 110-21)
  S. 263, to amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to 
reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation in the 
Deschutes River Conservancy. (S. Rept. No. 110-22)
  S. 264, to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the 
rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in Oregon, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-23)
  S. 265, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a water resource feasibility 
study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins in Oregon. (S. Rept. 
No. 110-24)
  S. 266, to provide for the modification of an amendatory repayment 
contract between the Secretary of the Interior and the North Unit 
Irrigation District. (S. Rept. No. 110-25)
  S. 220, to authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of 
Reclamation within the A & B Irrigation District in the State of Idaho. 
(S. Rept. No. 110-26)
  S. 275, to establish the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument in 
the State of New Mexico, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 110-27) 
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Iraq Sense of Congress--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that at 12:00 noon on Saturday, February 17, 2007, 
Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration 
of S. 574, to express the sense of Congress on Iraq; that the time 
until 1:45 p.m. be equally divided between the Majority and Republican 
Leaders, or their designees; that the Republican Leader be in control 
of the time between 1:25-1:35 p.m., and the Majority Leader be in 
control of the time between 1:35 p.m.-1:45 p.m.; provided further, that 
at 1:45 p.m., Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion 
to proceed to consideration of the bill.                     
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Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
    from the following treaty:
  Land-Based Sources Protocol to Cartegena Convention (Treaty Doc. No. 
110-1).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed. 
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Appointments:
  National Council on the Arts: The Chair announced, on behalf of the 
Minority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 105-83, the reappointment of 
the following Senator to serve as a member of the National Council on 
the Arts for a term of two years: Senator Bennett.           
  Page S2182
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki): The 
Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to Public Law 94-304, 
as amended by Public Law 99-7, appointed the following Senators as 
members of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe 
(Helsinki) during the 110th Congress: Senators Smith, Chambliss, Burr, 
and Brownback.                                               
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Eli Whitney Debevoise II, of Maryland, to be United States Executive 
Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
for a term of two years.
  Bijan Rafiekian, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export Import Bank of the United States for a term 
expiring January 20, 2011.

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  Routine lists in the Army, Marine Corps.               
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
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Additional Cosponsors:                                       
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2166-81
Additional Statements:                                   
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Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                            
  Pages S2181-82
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 7:36 p.m., 
until 12 noon, on Saturday, February 17, 2007.