[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 103 (Monday, June 25, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D894-D895]
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                                              Monday, June 25, 2007

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8315-S8376
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1685-1692, and S. Res. 253-254.
  Page S8356
Measures Reported:
  S. 1686, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008. (S. Rept. No. 110-89) 
                                                             Page S8356
Measures Considered:
Employee Free Choice Act: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of H.R. 800, to amend the National Labor 
Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to 
form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory 
injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts. 
                                               Pages S8316-27, S8328-51
   A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 26, 2007, Senate continue 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 800 and 
resume consideration of S. 1639, to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform, en bloc; that the time until 11:30 a.m. be equally 
divided and controlled for debate between Senator Kennedy and Senator 
Enzi, or their designees; that the time from 11:30 a.m. until 11:40 
a.m. be reserved for the Republican Leader and the time from 11:40 a.m. 
until 11:50 a.m. be reserved for the Majority Leader; provided further, 
that Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of H.R. 800, and that, following said vote, 
Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of S. 1639, pursuant to the order of Thursday, June 21, 
2007; and that following the conclusion of the second vote, Senate 
stand in recess until 2:15 p.m.
Page S8371
  The information relative to H.R. 6, CLEAN Energy Act, that appeared 
in the Digest of Friday, June 22, 2007 was incomplete. The permanent 
Record has been changed to reflect the following:
Clean Energy Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that, notwithstanding, the June 21, 2007 passage of H.R. 6, 
to move the United States towards greater energy independence and 
security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to 
protect consumers from price gouging, to increase the energy efficiency 
of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy 
greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy 
performance of the Federal Government, that the following amendment be 
agreed to:
  Reid (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 1867 (to the title of H.R. 6), to 
amend the title of the bill.
Swearing in of Senator Barrasso: Senator John Barrasso, of Wyoming, was 
sworn in to fill the unexpired term, until the vacancy of that term, 
caused by the death of Senator Craig Thomas, is filled by election as 
provided by law.
  Pages S8327-28
Nursing Home Fire Safety Act-Referral: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that S. 1615, to provide loans and grants for 
fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities, be discharged from 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and referred to 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 
                                                     Pages S8356, S8370
Nomination Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  Jim Nussle, of Iowa, to be Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget.
Page S8376
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  William W. Mercer, of Montana, to be Associate Attorney General, 
which was sent to the Senate on January 9, 2007.
Page S8376
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8356-58
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S8358-65
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8355-56
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8365-69
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S8369

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Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S8369
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S8369
Text of H.R. 6 as previously passed:
  Pages S8369-70
Adjournment: Senate convened at 1 p.m. and adjourned at 8:48 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 26, 2007. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8371.)