[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 87 (Friday, May 25, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D753-D755]
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                                               Friday, May 25, 2007

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6927-S6970
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1530-1537, S.J. Res. 15, and S. Con. Res. 34. 
                                                         Pages S6953-54
Measures Passed:
  Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act: Senate 
passed S. 398, to amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence 
Prevention Act to identify and remove barriers to reducing child abuse, 
to provide for examinations of certain children, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Pages S6965-67
  Reid (for Dorgan) Amendment No. 1256, to modify the conforming 
amendments section.                                      
Pages S6965-67
  Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: 
Senate passed S. 1532, to extend tax relief to the residents and 
businesses of an area with respect to which a major disaster has been 
declared by the President under section 410 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (FEMA-1699-DR) by reason 
of severe storms and tornados beginning on May 4, 2007, and determined 
by the President to warrant individual or individual and public 
assistance from the Federal Government under such Act.   
  Pages S6967-68
  Senate Gift Shop Revolving Fund: Senate passed S. 1537, to authorize 
the transfer of certain funds from the Senate Gift Shop Revolving Fund 
to the Senate Employee Child Care Center.                
  Pages S6968-69
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 S6928-49
Pending:
  Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Amendment No. 1150, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S6928
  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.                           
Page S6928
  Cornyn Modified Amendment No. 1184 (to Amendment No. 1150), to 
establish a permanent bar for gang members, terrorists, and other 
criminals.                                                   
Page S6928
  Dodd/Menendez Amendment No. 1199 (to Amendment No. 1150), to increase 
the number of green cards for parents of United States citizens, to 
extend the duration of the new parent visitor visa, and to make 
penalties imposed on individuals who overstay such visas applicable 
only to such individuals.                                    
Page S6928
  Menendez Amendment No. 1194 (to Amendment No. 1150), to modify the 
deadline for the family backlog reduction.                   
Page S6928
  McConnell Amendment No. 1170 (to Amendment No. 1150), to amend the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals voting in person 
to present photo identification.                             
Page S6928
  Feingold Amendment No. 1176 (to Amendment No. 1150), to establish 
commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding 
injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, 
and Jewish refugees during World War II.                     
Page S6928
  Durbin/Grassley Amendment No. 1231 (to Amendment No. 1150), to ensure 
that employers make efforts to recruit American workers.     
Page S6928
  Sessions Amendment No. 1234 (to Amendment No. 1150), to save American 
taxpayers up to $24 billion in the 10 years after passage of this Act, 
by preventing the earned income tax credit, which is, according to the 
Congressional Research Service, the largest anti-poverty entitlement 
program of the Federal Government, from being claimed by Y temporary 
workers or illegal aliens given status by this Act until they adjust to 
legal permanent resident status.                             
Page S6928
  Sessions Amendment No. 1235 (to Amendment No. 1150), to save American 
taxpayers up to $24 billion in the 10 years after passage of this Act, 
by preventing the earned income tax credit, which is, according to the 
Congressional Research Service, the

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largest anti-poverty entitlement program of the Federal Government, 
from being claimed by Y temporary workers or illegal aliens given 
status by this Act until they adjust to legal permanent resident 
status.                                                      
Page S6928
  Lieberman Amendment No. 1191 (to Amendment No. 1150), to provide 
safeguards against faulty asylum procedures and to improve conditions 
of detention.                                                
Page S6928
  Cornyn (for Allard) Amendment No. 1189 (to Amendment No. 1150), to 
eliminate the preference given to people who entered the United States 
illegally over people seeking to enter the country legally in the 
merit-based evaluation system for visas.                     
Page S6928
  Cornyn Amendment No. 1250 (to Amendment No. 1150), to address 
documentation of employment and to make an amendment with respect to 
mandatory disclosure of information.                     
Pages S6928-33
  Salazar (for Clinton) Modified Amendment No. 1183 (to Amendment No. 
1150), to reclassify the spouses and minor children of lawful permanent 
residents as immediate relatives.                    
Pages S6933, S6945
  Salazar (for Obama/Menendez) Amendment No. 1202 (to Amendment No. 
1150), to provide a date on which the authority of the section relating 
to the increasing of American competitiveness through a merit-based 
evaluation system for immigrants shall be terminated.    
Pages S6933-36
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached proving that Senate resume 
consideration of the bill at approximately 3:30 p.m., on Monday, June 
4, 2007.                                                     
Page S6969
Authorizing Leadership To Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the 
recess or adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the 
President of the Senate Pro Tempore, and the Majority and Minority 
Leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, 
boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by 
law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.
                                                             Page S6965
Authority for Committees--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that, notwithstanding a recess/adjournment of the 
Senate, all committees be authorized to file legislative and executive 
reports on Thursday, May 31, 2007, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon. 
                                                             Page S6965
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Katherine Almquist, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development.
  Gregory B. Cade, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the United 
States Fire Administration, Department of Homeland Security.
  Thomas E. Harvey, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Congressional Affairs).
  Douglas Menarchik, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  Mario Mancuso, of New York, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Export Administration.
  Paul J. Bonicelli, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development.
  Steven Jeffrey Isakowitz, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Energy.
  Janis Herschkowitz, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank for a term of three 
years.
  Nguyen Van Hanh, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank for a term of three 
years.
  Cynthia Allen Wainscott, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2008.
  Douglas G. Myers, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2011.
  Jeffrey Patchen, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Museum 
and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2011.
  Lotsee Patterson, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the National Museum 
and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2011.
  Mark P. Lagon, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office to Monitor 
and Combat Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large.
  Phillip Carter, III, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Guinea.
  Hans G. Klemm, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Democratic 
Republic of Timor Leste.
  Stephen W. Porter, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2012.
  Janet E. Garvey, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Cameroon.
  R. Niels Marquardt, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Madagascar, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Union of Comoros.
  Miriam K. Hughes, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Federated 
States of Micronesia.
  Michael K. Kussman, of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary for 
Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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  James R. Keith, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Malaysia.
  Cameron R. Hume, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Indonesia.
  Ravic Rolf Huso, of Hawaii, to be Ambassador to the Lao People's 
Democratic Republic.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  8 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  3 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  41 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Navy. 
                                                  Pages S6964, S6969-70
Nomination Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.             
Page S6969
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S6953
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S6927, S6953
Measures Held at the Desk:                                   
  Page S6953
Measures Read the First Time:                                
  Page S6953
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S6954
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S6955
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6952-53
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S6963
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m, on Friday, May 25, 2007, and 
adjourned pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 158, at 1:28 p.m., 
until 2:30 p.m., on Monday, June 4, 2007. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6969.)