[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 20, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D360-D361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Tuesday, March 20, 2007

[[Page D360]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3291-S3452
Measures Introduced: Twenty-seven bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 919-945, and S. Res. 112-113.
  Page S3352
Measures Passed:
  Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act: By 94 yeas to 2 
nays (Vote No. 81), Senate passed S. 214, to amend chapter 35 of title 
28, United States Code, to preserve the independence of United States 
attorneys, agreeing to the committee amendment, and after taking action 
on the following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S3292-S3307
Rejected:
  By 40 yeas to 56 nays (Vote No. 79), Kyl Amendment No. 459, to ensure 
that United States attorneys are promptly nominated by the President, 
and are appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
                                                     Pages S3292, S3302
  By 47 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 80), Sessions Amendment No. 460, to 
require appropriate qualifications for interim United States attorneys.
                                                  Pages S3292, S3302-04
  Alliance to Save Energy: Senate agreed to S. Res. 113, commending the 
achievements and recognizing the importance of the Alliance to Save 
Energy on the 30th anniversary of the incorporation of the Alliance. 
                                                             Page S3452
Budget Resolution: Senate began consideration of S. Con. Res. 21, 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S3308-40
Pending:
  Sessions Amendment No. 466, to exclude the extension of tax relief 
provided in 2001 and 2003 from points of order provided in the 
resolution and other budget points of order.
Pages S3332-36
  Cornyn Amendment No. 477, to provide for a budget point of order 
against legislation that increases income taxes on taxpayers, including 
hard-working middle-income families, entrepreneurs, and college 
students.
Pages S3336-40
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that Senate 
continue consideration of the resolution at 9:15 a.m., on Wednesday, 
March 21, 2007, and that there be 42 hours remaining for debate equally 
divided; that on Wednesday, March 21, 2007, the first amendment be 
offered by a Republican Senator and that the next amendment be one 
offered by the Majority Leader, or his designee; provided further, that 
no roll call votes occur prior to 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, 2007, 
and that the first vote in the sequence be the amendment offered by the 
Majority Leader, or his designee.
Page S3452
Appointments:
  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: Mark Esper of 
Virginia, for a term expiring December 31, 2008.
  Page S3452
  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 spring session, to be held 
in Madeira, Portugal, May 2007: Senator Cardin.
  Page S3452
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to Haiti meeting the 
conditions regarding enforcement of circumvention under section 
213A(e)(1) of the Caribbean Basin Economy Recovery Act; which was 
referred to the Committee on Finance. (PM-10)
Page S3348

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  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Supplementary 
Agreement on Social Security between the United States and Sweden; 
which was referred to the Committee on Finance. (PM-11) 
                                                         Pages S3348-49
Messages From the House:
  Page S3349
Messages Referred:
  Pages S3349-50
Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S3350-52
Executive Communications:
  Page S3349
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3353-54
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S3354-95
Additional Statements:
  Page S3348
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3395-99
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S3399-S3400
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S3400
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--81) 
                                        Pages S3302, S3302-03, S3306-07
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 8:06 p.m., 
until 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 21, 2007. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3452.)