[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 61 (Tuesday, April 17, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D503-D504]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Tuesday, April 17, 2007

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4551-S4622
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 14, 1120-1137, and S. Res. 150-153. 
                                                      Pages S4599-S4600
Measures Passed:
  Commending University of Wyoming Cowgirls: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
151, commending the University of Wyoming Cowgirls for their 
championship victory in the Women's National Invitation Tournament. 
                                                             Page S4620
  Honoring Jackie Robinson: Senate agreed to S. Res. 152, honoring the 
lifetime achievements of Jackie Robinson.
  Page S4620
  Select Committee on Ethics Temporary Appointments: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 153, making temporary appointments to the Select Committee on 
Ethics.
  Page S4620
  National Missing Persons Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 112, 
designating April 6, 2007, as ``National Missing Persons Day''. 
                                                         Pages S4620-21
Intelligence Authorization Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 
372, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for the 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the 
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S4559-87
Adopted:
  Rockefeller (for Bingaman) Modified Amendment No. 846, to require the 
Director of Science and Technology of the Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence to develop 15-year projections and assessments of 
the needs of the intelligence community to ensure a robust federal 
scientific and engineering workforce and the means to recruit such a 
workforce.
Pages S4560, S4561
  Rockefeller (for Bond) Amendment No. 858, to improve the notification 
of Congress regarding intelligence activities of the United States 
Government.
Pages S4560, S4561
  Rockefeller (for Bond) Modified Amendment No. 860, to modify the 
requirements for the report on any clandestine prison or detention 
facility for individuals captured in the global war on terrorism. 
                                                             Page S4560
  Rockefeller (for Bond/Rockefeller) Modified Amendment No. 861, to 
clarify the national security mission of the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency.
Pages S4560, S4561
  Rockefeller (for Bond/Rockefeller) Amendment No. 862, to change the 
name of the National Space Intelligence Center to the National Space 
Intelligence Office.
Pages S4560, S4561-62
  Rockefeller (for Bond/Rockefeller) Amendment No. 863, to modify the 
requirements related to the Director and Deputy Director of the Central 
Intelligence Agency.
Pages S4560, S4562
  Rockefeller (for Bond/Rockefeller) Modified Amendment No. 872, to 
modify requirements for the content of the report on compliance with 
the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005.
Pages S4560, S4562
Pending:
  Rockefeller/Bond Amendment No. 843, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S4559
  Collins Amendment No. 847 (to Amendment No. 843), to reaffirm the 
constitutional and statutory protections accorded sealed domestic mail.
                                                             Page S4559
  Cornyn Amendment No. 849 (to Amendment No. 843), to amend chapter 
113B of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the recruitment of 
persons to participate in terrorism, to provide remedies for 
immigration litigation, and to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to modify the requirements related to judicial review of visa 
revocation and to modify the requirements related to detention and 
removal of aliens ordered removed.
Page S4560
  Kyl Amendment No. 866 (to Amendment No. 849), to protect classified 
information.
Page S4562
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:

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  Senate vitiated the adoption of the following amendments:
  Rockefeller (for Bond) Amendment No. 856, to strike the requirement 
for a study on the disclosure of additional intelligence information. 
                                              Pages S4560, S4561, S4565
  Rockefeller (for Bond) Amendment No. 859, to strike the pilot program 
on disclosure of records under the Privacy Act relating to certain 
intelligence activities.
Pages S4560, S4561, S4565
  Pursuant to the order of April 17, 2007, the motion to proceed to the 
motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on April 
16, 2007 was agreed to.
Page S4565
  Pursuant to the order of April 17, 2007, the motion to reconsider the 
vote by which cloture was not invoked on April 16, 2007 was agreed to. 
                                                             Page S4565
  By 50 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 131), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate upon 
reconsideration rejected the motion to close further debate on the 
bill.
Page S4580
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act and Court Security 
Improvement Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, April 18, 2007, Senate 
resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3, 
to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, and vote 
on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed thereon; 
provided further that, prior to the vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 378, to amend title 18, United 
States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and 
their family members; that there be 2 minutes of debate equally divided 
between Senators Leahy and Specter or their designees.
  Page S4622
Messages from the House:
  Page S4593
Measures Referred:
  Pages S4593-94
Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S4596-99
Executive Communications:
  Pages S4594-96
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S4600-02
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S4602-18
Additional Statements:
  Pages S4592-93
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S4618-19
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Pages S4619-20
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S4620
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S4620
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--131) 
                                                             Page S4580
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 7:25 p.m., 
until 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 2007. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4622.)