[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 108 (Monday, July 9, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D940-D941]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                               Monday, July 9, 2007

[[Page D940]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8757-S8881
Measures Introduced: Five bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1750-1754, and S. Res. 263-265.
  Page S8794
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 835, to reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians. (S. 
Rept. No. 110-126)
  S. 1751, making appropriations for energy and water development for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008. (S. Rept. No. 110-127) 
                                                             Page S8794
Measures Passed:
  Legal Counsel: Senate agreed to S. Res. 263, to authorize testimony 
and legal representation in State of Iowa v. Chester Guinn, Brian David 
Terrell, Dixie Jenness Webb, Kathleen McQuillen, and Elton Lloyd Davis.
                                                         Pages S8757-58
  Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act: Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 1, to provide for the implementation of the 
recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon 
the United States, and the bill was then passed after striking all 
after the enacting clause, and inserting in lieu thereof, the text of 
S. 4, Senate companion measure, as amended.
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair appointed the following conferees on the 
part of the Senate: Senators Lieberman, Levin, Akaka, Carper, Pryor, 
Collins, Voinovich, Coleman, Coburn; from the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs: Senators Dodd and Shelby; from the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Senators Inouye and 
Stevens; and from the Committee on Foreign Relations: Senators Biden 
and Lugar.
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that it not be in 
order to consider the conference report if it contains certain 
collective bargaining provisions.
Pages S8760-61, S8881
  National Watermelon Month: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 262, designating July 2007 as 
``National Watermelon Month'', and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                             Page S8880
  Congratulating the Saint Mary's College of Maryland Sailing Team: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 265, congratulating the St. Mary's College of 
Maryland sailing team for winning the 2007 Inter-collegiate Sailing 
Association (ICSA) Women's National Championship and the 2007 ICSA Team 
Race National Championship.
  Pages S8880-81
  Charlie W. Norwood Living Organ Donation Act: Senate passed H.R. 710, 
to amend the National Organ Transplant Act to provide that criminal 
penalties do not apply to paired donations of human kidneys, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S8879-80
  Reid (for Levin) Amendment No. 2025, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S8880
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act: Senate resumed consideration of 
H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S8766-76
Pending:
  Nelson (NE) (for Levin) Amendment No. 2011, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S8766-76

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  Webb Amendment No. 2012 (to Amendment No. 2011), to specify minimum 
periods between deployment of units and members of the Armed Forces for 
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. 
                                                         Pages S8786-76
  Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 2013 (to Amendment No. 2012), to change the 
enactment date.
Page S8771
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that if a cloture 
motion is filed on Tuesday, July 10, 2007, on Webb Amendment No. 2012 
(listed above), the cloture vote occur on Wednesday, July 11, 2007. 
                                                             Page S8789
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, July 9, 
2007.
Page S8881
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 88 yeas (Vote No. EX. 239), Liam O'Grady, of 
Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Virginia.
  By 83 yeas 4 nays (Vote No. EX. 240), Janet T. Neff, of Michigan, to 
be United States District Judge for the Western District of Michigan.
  Paul Lewis Maloney, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Michigan.
  Robert James Jonker, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Michigan.
Pages S8776-86, S8881
Messages from the House:
  Page S8793
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S8793
Executive Communications:
  Pages S8793-94
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8794-97
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S8797-99
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8792-93
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8799-S8878
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Pages S8878-79
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S8879
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S8879
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--240) 
                                                     Pages S8785, S8786
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:14 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 10, 2007. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8881.)