[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 28, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D423-D425]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Wednesday, March 28, 2007

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3985-S4079
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1003-1021, and S. Res. 130-133.
  Page S4047
Measures Reported:
  S. 223, to require Senate candidates to file designations, 
statements, and reports in electronic form, with an amendment. 
                                                             Page S4046
Measures Passed:
  National Agriculture Day: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and 
Forestry was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 114, 
recognizing the contributions of agricultural producers in Pennsylvania 
and throughout the Nation on the occasion of National Agriculture Day, 
and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S4078
  Honoring Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson: Senate agreed to S. Res. 133, 
celebrating the life of Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson.
  Pages S4078-79
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Senate continued consideration 
of H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S3986-S4039
Adopted:
  Craig (for Warner) Modified Amendment No. 697, to provide for an 
independent assessment of the capabilities of the Iraqi Security 
Forces.
Pages S3988-89, S3999, S4001-02, S4036
  By 75 yeas to 22 nays (Vote No. 118), Wyden Amendment No. 709, to 
reauthorize the secure rural schools and community self-determination 
program and to provide funding for the payments in lieu of taxes 
program.
Pages S3986-88, S3990, S4017
  Murray (for Hutchison) Amendment No. 655, to authorize the conveyance 
of a parcel of land for use for purposes of a prison in the State of 
Texas.
Pages S4027-28
  Murray (for Clinton) Amendment No. 666, to link award fees under 
Department of Homeland Security contracts to successful acquisition 
outcomes under such contracts.
Page S4028
  Murray (for Kennedy) Modified Amendment No. 685, to provide for a 
prohibition relative to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. 
                                                             Page S4028
  Murray (for Cochran) Amendment No. 674, to require the reports on the 
progress of the Government of Iraq in meeting benchmarks to be 
submitted jointly by the Commander, Multi-National Forces--Iraq, and 
the United States Ambassador to Iraq.
Page S4028
  Murray (for Kerry/Hagel) Modified Amendment No. 687, to improve 
programs for small business concerns that employ Reservists. 
                                                         Pages S4028-30
  Murray (for Stevens) Amendment No. 727, to make a technical 
correction regarding the availability of funds from the Iraq Freedom 
Fund.
Page S4030
  Murray (for Landrieu) Modified Amendment No. 732, of a technical 
nature.
Page S4030
  Murray (for Snowe) Amendment No. 772, to relieve burdens on small 
business concerns operating on Federal disaster projects.
Page S4031
  Murray (for Landrieu/Cochran) Amendment No. 776, to provide funds to 
recruit and retain teachers, principals, and other school leaders to 
areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.
Page S4031
  Murray (for Klobuchar) Amendment No. 793, to provide effective rural 
and small community assistance by the Environmental Protection Agency. 
                                                             Page S4032
  Murray (for Pryor) Amendment No. 807, to increase by $5,000,000 the 
amount available for the Department of Homeland Security for State and 
Local Programs and make the increase available for the Domestic 
Preparedness Equipment Technical Assistance Program and to provide an 
offset.
Page S4032
  Murray (for Coleman) Modified Amendment No. 835 (to Amendment No. 
700), to provide for a hospital in Cass County, Minnesota and Kemper 
County, Mississippi.
Pages S4032, S4034-35
  Murray (for Leahy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 755, to authorize a 
cost of living adjustment for the Federal judiciary. 
                                               Pages S4030-31, S4034-35
Rejected:
  By 8 yeas and 89 nays (Vote No. 119), Burr Modified Amendment No. 
716, to reauthorize the

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secure rural schools and community self-determination program and to 
provide funding for the payments in lieu of taxes program. 
                                        Pages S3986-88, S3989, S4017-18
  By 23 yeas and 74 nays (Vote No. 120), Coburn Amendment No. 657, to 
provide farm assistance in a fiscally responsible manner. 
                                 Pages S3986, S4002-03, S4015, S4018-19
  By 45 yeas and 51 nays (Vote No. 121), Coburn Amendment No. 648, to 
remove $100 million in funding for the Republican and Democrat party 
conventions in 2008.
Pages S3986, S3999-S4000, S4014-15, S4016, S4019
Withdrawn:
  Hagel Amendment No. 707, to provide a Sense of Congress relative to 
additional policy and requirements on Iraq.
Pages S4004-08, S4015
Pending:
  Cochran (for Lugar) Amendment No. 690, to provide that, of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ``DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
PROGRAMS'' and ``ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND'' (except for the Community 
Action Program), up to $50,000,000 may be made available to support and 
maintain a civilian reserve corps.
Pages S3986, S4004
  Obama Amendment No. 664, to appropriate an additional $58,000,000 for 
Defense Health Program for additional mental health and related 
personnel, an additional $10,000,000 for operation and maintenance for 
each of the military departments for improved physical disability 
evaluations of members of the Armed Forces, and an additional 
$15,000,000 for Defense Health Program for women's mental health 
services.
Page S3986
  Webb Amendment No. 692, to prohibit the use of funds for military 
operations in Iran.
Page S3986
  Coburn Amendment No. 649, to remove a $2 million earmark for the 
University of Vermont.
Pages S3986, S4000-01, S4025-27
  Coburn Amendment No. 656, to require timely public disclosure of 
Government reports submitted to Congress.
Page S3986
  Coburn Amendment No. 717, to make certain provisions inapplicable. 
                                                             Page S3986
  Coburn Amendment No. 718, to make certain provisions inapplicable. 
                                                             Page S3986
  Reid Amendment No. 823 (to Amendment No. 690), to establish the 
enactment date.
Page S4004
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
    following action:
  By a unanimous vote of 97 yeas (Vote No. 117), three-fifths of those 
Senators duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
agreed to the motion to close further debate on the bill. 
                                                         Pages S4003-04
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9 a.m., on Thursday, March 29, 2007, that 
all debate time in post-cloture be deemed expired; that the only 
amendments remaining in order be the following, and that they not be 
subject to second-degree amendments: Ensign Amendment No. 752, to be 
modified, DeMint Amendment No. 704, Coburn Amendment No. 649, Sanders 
Amendment No. 737, to be modified, Biden Amendment No. 739; that Reid 
Amendment No. 823 (to Amendment No. 690) be withdrawn, and that 
Amendment No. 690 be agreed to; provided further, that all other 
pending amendments be withdrawn; and that there be 4 minutes, equally 
divided and controlled in the usual form, for debate prior to the 
votes, that, upon agreement by the Majority and Republican Leaders, and 
the bill managers, a managers' amendment be in order; that upon 
disposition of the aforementioned amendments, the bill be read the 
third time; that the Senate vote on passage of the bill, as amended. 
                                                     Pages S4035, S4079
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  Vanessa Lynne Bryant, of Connecticut, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Connecticut.
Pages S4078, S4079
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Sam Fox, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to Belgium, which was sent to 
the Senate on January 9, 2007.
Page S4079
Messages From the House:
  Page S4044
Measures Referred:
  Page S4044
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Page S4044
Executive Communications:
  Pages S4044-46
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S4046-47
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S4047-50
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S4050-63
Additional Statements:
  Pages S4043-44
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S4063-67
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S4067-68
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--121) 
                             Pages S4004, S4017, S4018, S4018-19, S4019
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 8:44 p.m., 
until 9 a.m. on Thursday, March 29, 2007. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4079 .)

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