[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 31 (Saturday, February 17, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D210-D211]
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                                             Saturday, February 17, 2007

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 67, Adjournment Resolution.


                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2185-S2220
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 676-682, and S.J. Res. 3.
  Page S2204
Measures Passed:
  Adjournment Resolution: By 47 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. 52), Senate agreed 
to H. Con. Res. 67, providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of 
Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. 
                                                           Pages S2199-S2200
  Mickey Mantle Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 171, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 
Commerce Street in Commerce, Oklahoma, as the ``Mickey Mantle Post Office 
Building'', and the bill was then passed.
  Pages S2217-18
  Gerald R. Ford, Jr. Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
49, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1300 North Frontage Road West in Vail, Colorado, as the ``Gerald R. Ford, 
Jr. Post Office Building'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages S2217-18
  Gale W. McGee Post Office: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 335, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 152 North 5th 
Street in Laramie, Wyoming, as the ``Gale W. McGee Post Office'', and the 
bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                              Pages S2217-18
  Lane Evans Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 521, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2633 11th Street in Rock Island, Illinois, as the ``Lane Evans Post Office 
Building'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S2217-18
  Scipio A. Jones Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 433, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1700 Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the ``Scipio A. Jones Post 
Office Building'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Pages S2217-18
  Sergeant Lea Robert Mills Brooksville Aviation Branch Post Office: 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 514, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 16150 Aviation Loop Drive in Brooksville, 
Florida, as the ``Sergeant Lea Robert Mills Brooksville Aviation Branch Post 
Office'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S2217-18
  Sergeant Henry Ybarra III Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 577, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 3903 South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, as the ``Sergeant 
Henry Ybarra III Post Office Building'', and the bill was then passed, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S2217-18
  Honoring Former Senator John H. Glenn: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 81, recognizing the 45th 
anniversary of John Hershel Glenn, Jr.'s historic achievement in becoming 
the first United States astronaut to orbit the Earth, and the resolution was 
then agreed to.
  Pages S2218-19
  Recognizing the African-American Spiritual: Senate agreed to S. Res. 69, 
recognizing the African-American spiritual as a national treasure. 
                                                                  Page S2219
Iraq Sense of Congress: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 574, to express the sense of Congress on 
Iraq.
  Pages S2185-99
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following 
action:
  By 56 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 51), three-fifths of those Senators duly 
chosen and sworn, not having

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voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to close further debate 
on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
Page S2199
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.
Surface Transportation and Rail Security Act: Senate began consideration of 
the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 184, to provide improved rail 
and surface transportation security.
  Page S2217
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of rule 
XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on 
Tuesday, February 27, 2007.
Page S2217
Authority for Committees: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that notwithstanding the adjournment of the Senate, all committees 
were authorized to file legislative and execuive reports on Thursday, 
February 22, 2007, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon.
  Page S2219
Authorizing Leadership To Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding the adjournment of the 
Senate, the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate pro 
tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be authorized to make 
appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or 
interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action of 
the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.
  Page S2219
Appointments:
  United States Commission on Civil Rights: The Chair, on behalf of the 
President pro tempore and upon the recommendation of the Republican Leader, 
pursuant to Section 2(b) of Public Law 98-183, as amended by Public Law 103-
419, appointed Gail Heriot, of California, to the United States Commission 
on Civil Rights.
  Pages S2219-20
  Japan-United States Friendship Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the 
President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 94-118, Section 4(a)(3), 
appointed Senator Murkowski to the Japan-United States Friendship 
Commission.
  Pages S2219-20
  United States-China Economic Security Review Commission: The Chair, on 
behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 106-398, as 
amended by Public Law 108-7, in accordance with the qualifications specified 
under section 1238(b)(3)(E) of Public Law 106-398, and upon the 
recommendation of the Republican Leader, in consultation with the chairmen 
of the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the Senate Committee on 
Finance, appointed the following individual to the United States-China 
Economic Security Review Commission: Dennis Shea of Virginia, for a term 
expiring December 31, 2008, vice Fred Thompson.
  Pages S2219-20
Measures Referred:
  Pages S2203-04
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Page S2204
Measures Read the First Time:
  Page S2204
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S2204
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S2204-17
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--52)
  Page S2199
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, on Saturday, February 17, 2007, and 
adjourned pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 67, at 3:27 p.m, until 
2 p.m., on Monday, February 26, 2007.