[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 32 (Monday, February 26, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                          Monday, February 26, 2007

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2221-S2236
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 683-
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  Page S2229
Measures Reported: Reported on Thursday, February 22, during the 
adjournment:
  S. 4, to make the United States more secure by implementing 
unfinished recommendations of the
9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve 
homeland security, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S2229
Washington's Farewell Address: Senator Corker performed the traditional 
reading of Washington's Farewell Address.                
  Pages S2221-26
Surface Transportation and Rail Security Act--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 2:15 p.m., on 
Tuesday, February 27, 2007, Senate resume consideration of the motion 
to proceed to consideration of S. 184, to provide improved rail and 
surface transportation security; that the time until 2:30 p.m. be 
equally divided between the Majority and Republican Leaders or their 
designees; and that at approximately 2:30 p.m., Senate vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of 
the bill.                                                    
  Page S2236
Appointments:
  NATO Parliamentary Assembly: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 1928a-1928d, as amended, 
appointed the following Senator as Chairman of the Senate Delegation to 
the NATO Parliamentary Assembly during the 110th Congress: Senator 
Biden.                                                       
  Page S2235
  British-American Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf of 
the President pro tempore, and upon the recommendation of the Majority 
Leader, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2761, as amended, appointed the following 
Senator as Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the British-American 
Interparliamentary Group during the 110th Congress: Senator Leahy. 
                                                             Page S2235
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard.                  
Pages S2235, S2236
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  S. Ward Casscells, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
  Claude M. Kicklighter, of Georgia, to be Inspector General, 
Department of Defense.
  William Charles Ostendorff, of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy 
Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.            
Page S2236
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S2229
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2229-31
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2231-35
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S2235
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m., and adjourned at 5:12 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 27, 2007. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2236.)