[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 96 (Thursday, June 14, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D823-D824]
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                                            Thursday, June 14, 2007

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7699-S7777
Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1617-1632, S.J. Res. 16, and S. Res. 235-
236.
  Page S7730
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 105, designating September 2007 as ``Campus Fire Safety 
Month''.
  S. Res. 215, designating September 25, 2007, as ``National First 
Responder Appreciation Day''.
Page S7730
Measures Passed:
  Use of Capitol Rotunda: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 164, 
authorizing the use of the Rotunda of the Capitol building for a 
ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Norman E. 
Borlaug.
  Page S7776
  National Men's Health Week: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 213, 
supporting National Men's Health Week, and the resolution was then 
agreed to.
  Pages S7776-77
  Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act: 
Senate passed H.R. 692, to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
authorize the Governor of a State, territory, or possession of the 
United States to order that the National flag be flown at half-staff in 
that State, territory, or possession in the event of the death of a 
member of the Armed Forces from that State, territory, or possession 
who dies while serving on active duty, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S7777
Measures Considered:
  Clean Energy Act: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 6, to reduce 
our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, 
renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging 
energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a 
Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in 
alternative energy, taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S7680-7719
Adopted:
  Salazar Modified Amendment No. 1572 (to Amendment No. 1502), to 
reduce United States dependence on foreign oil by promoting the 
development of plug-in electric vehicles, deploying near-term programs 
to electrify the transportation sector, and including electric drive 
vehicles in the fleet purchasing programs.
Pages S7707-09, S7716-18
Rejected:
  McConnell (for Domenici) Amendment No. 1538 (to Amendment No. 1537), 
to provide for the establishment of a Federal clean portfolio standard. 
(By 56 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 211), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                             Page S7691
Withdrawn:
  By 43 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 212), Warner Modified Amendment No. 
1566 (to Amendment No. 1502), to authorize the State of Virginia to 
petition for authorization to conduct natural gas exploration and 
drilling activities in the coastal zone of the State. (A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that the amendment, having 
failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, be withdrawn). 
                                               Pages S7696-97, S7708-15
  Menendez Modified Amendment No. 1578 (to Amendment No. 1502), to 
authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to 
conduct natural gas exploration and drilling activities in the coastal 
zone of the State. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing 
that the amendment, if Amendment No. 1566 (to Amendment No. 1502) 
failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, be withdrawn). 
                                            Pages S7697-S7703, S7712-15
Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 1502, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S7680
  Reid (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 1537 (to Amendment No. 1502), to 
provide for a renewable portfolio standard.
Page S7680
  Klobuchar (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 1573 (to Amendment No. 1537), 
to provide for a renewable portfolio standard.
Pages S7693-96
  Bingaman (for Klobuchar) Amendment No. 1557 (to Amendment No. 1502), 
to establish a national greenhouse gas registry.
Pages S7711-12

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  Kohl Amendment No. 1519 (to Amendment No. 1502), to amend the Sherman 
Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. 
                                                         Pages S7705-06
  Kohl (for DeMint) Amendment No. 1546 (to Amendment 1502), to provide 
that legislation that would increase the national average fuel prices 
for automobiles is subject to a point of order in the Senate. 
                                                  Pages S7706, S7708-09
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Friday, June 15, 2007. 
                                                             Page S7777
Senator Thomas Tributes--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the tributes to Senator Thomas in the 
Congressional Record be printed as a Senate document and that Senators 
be permitted to submit statements for inclusion until June 29, 2007. 
                                                             Page S7776
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency with respect to blocking the property of certain 
persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Belarus as 
declared in Executive Order 13405 of June 16, 2006; which was referred 
to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-16) 
                                                         Pages S7728-29
Messages from the House:
  Page S7729
Measures Referred:
  Page S7729
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S7729
Executive Communications:
  Page S7729
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S7730-33
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S7733-54
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7726-28
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S7754-76
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S7776
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S7776
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--212) 
                                                     Pages S7691, S7715
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:13 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 15, 2007. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S7777.)