[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 45 (Thursday, March 15, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D338-D340]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Thursday, March 15, 2007

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS:

      Senate agreed to S. Res. 107, Iraq Resolution.
      Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 20, Iraq Resolution.
      Senate rejected S. J. Res. 9, Iraq Resolution.
      House committees ordered reported 15 sundry measures, including 
      the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3149-S3237
Measures Introduced: Twenty-three bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 888-910, S. Res. 107-110, and S. Con. Res. 
20.
  Pages S3199-S3200
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 95, designating March 25, 2007, as ``Greek Independence Day: 
A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy''.
  S. Res. 96, expressing the sense of the Senate that Harriett Woods 
will be remembered as a pioneer in women's politics.
  S. J. Res. 5, proclaiming Casimir Pulaski to be an honorary citizen 
of the United States posthumously.
  S. Con. Res. 14, commemorating the 85th anniversary of the founding 
of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, a leading 
association for the 1,300,000 United States citizens of Greek ancestry 
and Philhellenes in the United States.
Pages S3198-99
Measures Passed:
Iraq Resolution: By 96 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. 76), Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 107, expressing the sense of the Senate that no action should 
be taken to undermine the safety of the Armed Forces of the United 
States or impact their ability to complete their assigned or future 
missions.
  Pages S3187-88
Iraq Resolution: By 82 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. 77), Senate began 
consideration of S. Con. Res. 20, a concurrent resolution expressing 
the sense of Congress that no funds should be cut off or reduced for 
American Troops in the field which would result in undermining their 
safety or their ability to complete their assigned mission. 
                                                             Page S3188
  Greek Independence Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 95, designating 
March 25, 2007, as ``Greek Independence Day: A National Day of 
Celebration of Greek and American Democracy''.
  Pages S3228-29
  Congratulating the University of Alaska Fairbanks Rifle Team: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 109, congratulating the University of Alaska 
Fairbanks rifle team for winning the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic 
Association Rifle Championship.
  Page S3229
  American National Red Cross Governance Modernization Act: Senate 
passed S. 655, to amend the Congressional Charter of The American 
National Red Cross to modernize its governance structure, to enhance 
the ability of the board of governors of The American National Red 
Cross to support the critical mission of The American National Red 
Cross in the 21st century, after agreeing to the committee amendment. 
                                                         Pages S3229-34
  United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program Act: Senate 
passed S. 377, to establish a United States-Poland parliamentary youth 
exchange program.
  Page S3234
  NATO Freedom Consolidation Act: Senate passed S. 494, to endorse 
further enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
and to facilitate the timely admission of new members to NATO, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Reid (for Biden) Amendment No. 462, to clarify references to 
Macedonia.
Pages S3234-36
  Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation: Senate passed S. 
676, to provide that the Executive Director of the Inter-American 
Development

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Bank or the Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American 
Development Bank may serve on the Board of Directors of the Inter-
American Foundation.
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  Calling on the Government of the United Kingdom: Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 20, 
calling on the Government of the United Kingdom to immediately 
establish a full, independent, and public judicial inquiry into the 
murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Patrick Finucane, as 
recommended by Judge Peter Cory as part of the Weston Park Agreement, 
in order to move forward on the Northern Ireland peace process, and the 
resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S3236-37
  Reid (for Biden) Amendment No. 463, of a technical nature. 
                                                             Page S3237
Measures Rejected:
Iraq Resolution: By 48 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 75), Senate rejected 
S.J. Res. 9, to revise United States policy on Iraq, after agreeing to 
the motion to proceed. Pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of 
Thursday, March 15, 2007, requiring 60 votes for the adoption of the 
joint resolution, the vote was vitiated and the joint resolution was 
returned to the calendar.
  Pages S3162-88
Committee on the Budget--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that on Friday, March 16, 2007, notwithstanding the 
adjournment of the Senate, that Committee on the Budget be permitted to 
report the concurrent budget resolution during the hours of 10 until 12 
noon.
  Page S3237
Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 19, 
2007, Senate begin consideration of S. 214, to amend chapter 35 of 
title 28, United States Code, to preserve the independence of United 
States attorneys; that the bill be considered under certain limitations 
and that certain amendments be in order; that there be 6 hours of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the Chairman and Ranking 
Member of the Committee on the Judiciary; that on Tuesday, March 20, 
2007, Senate vote on, or in relation to, certain amendments; that upon 
disposition of all amendments, Senate vote on final passage of the 
bill; provided further, that the motion to invoke cloture on the bill 
be withdrawn.
  Pages S3161-62
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 95 yeas (Vote No. EX. 78), Thomas M. Hardiman, 
of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third 
Circuit.
Pages S3188-92, S3237
  John Preston Bailey, of West Virginia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia. 
                                              Pages S3188, S3191, S3237
  Otis D. Wright, II, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
Pages S3188, S3190-91, S3237
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Dell L. Dailey, of South Dakota, to be Coordinator for 
Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.
  Mark P. Lagon, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office to Monitor 
and Combat Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large.
  Henry Bonilla, of Texas, to be Permanent Representative of the United 
States of America to the Organization of American States, with the rank 
of Ambassador.
  William R. Brownfield, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Colombia.
  Phillip Carter, III, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Guinea.
  Hans G. Klemm, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Democratic 
Republic of Timor-Leste.
  Stephen W. Porter, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2012. 
                                                             Page S3237
Messages From the House:
  Page S3198
Measures Referred:
  Page S3198
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S3198-99
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3200-01
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S3201-27
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3195-98
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S3227
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S3227
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S3227-28
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S3228
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--78) 
                                              Pages S3187, S3188, S3192
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:31 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, March 19, 2007. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3237.)

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