[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 22, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D720-D721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Tuesday, May 22, 2007

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6417-S6494
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 15, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 1444-1452, and S. Res. 213. 
                                                         Pages S6461-62
Measures Reported:
  S. 294, to reauthorize Amtrak, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 110-67)
  S. 879, to amend the Sherman Act to make oil producing and exporting 
cartels illegal. (S. Rept. No. 110-68)
  S. 863, to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraud 
in connection with major disaster or emergency funds. (S. Rept. No. 
110-69)
  H.R. 414, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 60 Calle McKinley, West in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, as 
the ``Miguel Angel Garcia Mendez Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 437, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 500 West Eisenhower Street in Rio Grande City, 
Texas, as the ``Lino Perez, Jr. Post Office''.
  H.R. 625, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 4230 Maine Avenue in Baldwin Park, California, as 
the ``Atanacio Haro Marin Post Office''.
  H.R. 988, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 5757 Tilton Avenue in Riverside, California, as the 
``Lieutenant Todd Jason Bryant Post Office''.
  H.R. 1402, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 320 South Lecanto Highway in Lecanto, Florida, as 
the ``Sergeant Dennis J. Flanagan Lecanto Post Office Building''.
  S. 1352, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 127 East Locust Street in Fairbury, Illinois, as the 
``Dr. Francis Townsend Post Office Building''.
Page S6461
Measures Passed:
  Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act Waiver: Senate 
passed S. 375, to waive application of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act to a specific parcel of real property 
transferred by the United States to 2 Indian tribes in the State of 
Oregon.
  Page S6492
  District of Columbia Home Rule Act Amendment: Senate passed H.R. 
2080, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to conform the 
District charter to revisions made by the Council of the District of 
Columbia relating to public education, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S6492
  Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education: Senate passed S. 
33, to redesignate the Office for Vocational and Adult Education as the 
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education.
  Pages S6492-93
Measures Considered:
Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Senate continued consideration of S. 
1348, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and taking 
action on the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S6422-55
Rejected:
  By 31 yeas to 64 nays (Vote No. 174), Dorgan/Boxer Amendment No. 1153 
(to Amendment No. 1150), to strike the Y nonimmigrant guestworker 
program.
Pages S6434-54
Pending:
  Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Amendment No. 1150, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S6422
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached proving for further 
consideration of the bill at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, May 23, 2007. 
                                                             Page S6493
Appointments:
  Senate National Security Working Group for the 110th Congress: The 
Chair announced, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to the 
provisions of S. Res. 105 (adopted April 13, 1989), as amended by S. 
Res. 149 (adopted October 5, 1993), as amended by Public Law 105-275 
(adopted October 21, 1998), further amended by S. Res. 75 (adopted 
March 25, 1999), amended by S. Res. 383 (adopted October 27, 2000), and 
amended by S. Res. 355 (adopted November 13, 2002), and further amended 
by S. Res. 480 (adopted November 20, 2004), the appointment of the 
following Senators to serve as

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members of the Senate National Security Working Group for the 110th 
Congress: Senators Levin (Democratic Co-Chairman), Biden (Democratic 
Co-Chairman), Lautenberg (Democratic Co-Chairman), Kennedy, Dorgan, 
Durbin, Nelson (FL), Lieberman, and Byrd (Majority Administrative Co-
Chairman).
  Pages S6491-92
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Anne Woods Patterson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Islamic 
Republic of Pakistan.
  Diane Auer Jones, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
  Jerome F. Kever, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Railroad 
Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 2008.
  Michael Schwartz, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Railroad 
Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 2012.
  Virgil M. Speakman, Jr., of Ohio, to be a Member of the Railroad 
Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 2009.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service.
Pages S6493-94
Messages from the House:
  Page S6459
Measures Referred:
  Page S6459
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Page S6459
Executive Communications:
  Pages S6459-61
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S6461
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S6462-63
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S6463-84
Additional Statements:
  Pages S6458-59
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S6484-90
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S6490-91
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--174) 
                                                             Page S6454
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 6:30 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 23, 2007. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6493.)