[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 23, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D731-D733]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Wednesday, May 23, 2007

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House Committees ordered reported 17 sundry measures.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6495-S6575
Measures Introduced: Twenty-one bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
36, 37, 38, 1453-1470.
  Page S6549
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Economic Developments in Aging''. (S. Rept. 
No. 110-71)
  S. 495, to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to 
provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, 
law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security 
breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable 
information, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 110-70)
  S. 231, to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.
Page S6548
Measures Passed:
  President Ford Commemorative Document: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 
128, authorizing the printing of a commemorative document in memory of 
the late President of the United States, Gerald Rudolph Ford. 
                                                             Page S6572
  Dr. Francis Townsend Post Office Building: Senate passed 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 S6573
  Miguel Angel Garcia Mendez Post Office Building: Senate passed 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'', clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S6573
  Lino Perez, Jr. Post Office: Senate passed 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'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S6573
  Atanacio Haro-Marin Post Office: Senate passed 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'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S6573
  Lieutenant Todd Jason Bryant Post Office: Senate passed 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'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S6573
  Sergeant Dennis J. Flanagan Lecanto Post Office Building: Senate 
passed 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'', 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S6573
Measures Considered:
Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Senate continued consideration of S. 
1348, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                      Pages S6499-S6539
Adopted:
  By 74 yeas to 24 nays (Vote No. 175), Bingaman Amendment No. 1169 (to 
Amendment No. 1150), to reduce to 200,000 the number of certain non-
immigrants permitted to be admitted during a fiscal year. 
                                                         Pages S6506-14

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  Graham Amendment No. 1173 (to Amendment No. 1150), to provide for 
minimum sentences for aliens who reenter the United States after 
removal.
                                                  Pages S6514-18, S6522
  Feinstein/Martinez Amendment No. 1146 (to Amendment No. 1150), to 
provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children. 
                                                  Pages S6521-22, S6524
  Gregg Amendment No. 1172 (to Amendment No. 1150), to ensure control 
of our Nation's borders and strengthen enforcement of our immigration 
laws.
                                               Pages S6522-24, S6524-28
  Prior to its adoption, a unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the motion to table the amendment be withdrawn. 
                                                             Page S6527
  Leahy Modified Amendment No. 1165 (to Amendment No. 1150), to clarify 
rules applicable to aliens employed as dairy workers.
                                                             Page S6530
  Graham (for Hutchison) No. 1168 (to Amendment No. 1150), to provide 
local officials and the Secretary of Homeland Security greater 
involvement in decisions regarding the location of border fencing. 
                                                         Pages S6530-31
                                                               Pending:
  Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Amendment No. 1150, in the nature of a 
substitute.
                                                             Page S6499
  Grassley/DeMint Amendment No. 1166 (to Amendment No. 1150), to 
clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation 
is not subject to judicial review.
                                                      Pages S6499-S6506
  Cornyn Amendment No. 1184 (to Amendment No. 1150), to establish a 
permanent bar for gang members, terrorists, and other criminals. 
                                               Pages S6529-30, S6531-35
  Coleman/Bond Amendment No. 1158 (to Amendment No. 1150), to amend the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to 
facilitate information sharing between federal and local law 
enforcement officials related to an individual's immigration status. 
                                                         Pages S6536-37
  Akaka Amendment No. 1186 (to Amendment No. 1150), to exempt children 
of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical 
limitations on immigrant visas.
                                                         Pages S6537-39
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, May 24, 2007. 
                                                             Page S6573
Stevens Tributes--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the deadline for Senators to submit tributes on Senator 
Stevens for the Congressional Record be extended until close of 
business on Monday, June 4, 2007.
  Page S6572
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States on Friday, May 18, 2007:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the continuation 
of the national emergency with respect to Iraq as declared in Executive 
Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, as received during the recess of the 
Senate on May 18, 2007; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM 15)
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Ondray T. Harris, of Virginia, to be Director, Community Relations 
Service, for a term of four years.
  43 Army nominations in the rank of general.
Page S6575
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Michael E. Baroody, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 
2006, which was sent to the Senate on March 5, 2007.
  Michael E. Baroody, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, which was sent to the Senate on March 5, 
2007.
Page S6575
Messages from the House:
  Page S6547
Measures Referred:
  Page S6547
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Page S6548
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S6548-49
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S6549-51
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S6551-62
Additional Statements:
  Pages S6546-47
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S6562-71
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S6571-72
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S6572
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--175) 
                                                             Page S6514
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:26 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2007. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6573.)

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