[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 63 (Thursday, April 19, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D526]
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                                           Thursday, April 19, 2007

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4723-S4788
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills were introduced, as follows:  S. 
1157-1175.
  Pages S4750-51
Measures Passed:
  Court Security Improvement Act: By a unanimous vote of 97 yeas (Vote 
No. 135), Senate passed S. 378, to amend title 18, United States Code, 
to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family 
members.
  Pages S4729-44
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Chair sustained a point of order against Ensign Amendment No. 897, to 
amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of 
additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit 
of the United States into 2 circuits, as being in violation of section 
505(a) of H. Con. Res. 95, Congressional Budget Resolution, 108th 
Congress, which imposes pay-as-you-go discipline on direct spending and 
revenue legislation, and the amendment thus fell.
Pages S4738-39
  Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act: Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 1130, to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 to extend the authority to withhold from public availability a 
financial disclosure report filed by an individual who is a judicial 
officer or judicial employee, to the extent necessary to protect the 
safety of that individual or a family member of that individual, and 
the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S4788
America Competes Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, April 20, 2007, Senate 
begin consideration of S. 761, to invest in innovation and education to 
improve the competitiveness of the United States in the global economy, 
for debate only and that no amendments be in order to the bill; 
provided further that on Tuesday, April 24, 2007, during consideration 
of the bill, Senator Coburn be recognized to speak for one hour. 
                                                             Page S4788
Appointments:
  Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: 
The Chair, on behalf of the President of the Senate, and after 
consultation with the Republican Leader, pursuant to Public Law 106-
286, appointed the following Members to serve on the Congressional-
Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: Senators Hagel, 
Brownback, Smith, and Martinez.
  Page S4788
Messages From the House:
  Page S4749
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S4749
Executive Communications:
  Pages S4749-50
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S4751-52
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S4752-82
Additional Statements:
  Pages S4748-49
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S4782-87
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S4787
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--135) 
                                                         Pages S4741-42
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 4:45 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Friday, April 20, 2007. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4788.)