[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 117 (Friday, July 20, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1019]
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                                              Friday, July 20, 2007

[[Page D1019]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9645-S9668
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1840-
1843.
  Page S9658
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 236, supporting the goals and ideals of the National Anthem 
Project, which has worked to restore America's voice by re-teaching 
Americans to sing the national anthem.
  S. Res. 248, honoring the life and achievements of Dame Lois Browne 
Evans, Bermuda's first female barrister and Attorney General, and the 
first female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth.
  S. Res. 261, expressing appreciation for the profound public service 
and educational contributions of Donald Jeffry Herbert, fondly known as 
``Mr. Wizard''.
Page S9658
Higher Education Amendments Act--Agreement Modified: A unanimous-
consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 10 a.m. on Monday, 
July 23, 2007, Senate begin consideration of S. 1642, to extend the 
authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965; that 
there be a 8 hours of debate on the bill and any amendments thereto 
with 2 hours of time equally divided and controlled between the 
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions, or their designees; provided further, that the 
only amendments in order other than the committee-reported amendment in 
the nature of a substitute, be a total of twelve relevant first-degree 
amendments--six for the Chairman and six for the Ranking Member, 
relevant to the matter of S. 1642 and the substitute, and an additional 
manager's amendment which has been cleared by the managers or the 
leaders, with no other amendments in order; that the time on the first-
degree amendments be limited to 30 minutes each, equally divided and 
controlled by the Chairman and Ranking Member; that relevant second-
degree amendments be in order and must be relevant to the amendment to 
which offered and that an additional time of 15 minutes be available 
for any second-degree amendments which may be offered, equally divided 
and controlled, and that upon the disposition of all amendments, the 
substitute, as amended, if amended, be agreed to, the bill, as amended, 
be read a third time, and Senate vote on passage of the bill. 
                                                             Page S9668
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Pages S9646, S9658
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S9658-59
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S9659-61
Text of H.R. 2669 as Previously Passed:
  Pages S9661-68
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:03 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Monday, July 23, 2007. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S9668.)