[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 25, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1046-D1048]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Wednesday, July 25, 2007

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9857-S10049
Measures Introduced: Ten bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1869-
1878.
  Page S9916
Measures Reported:
  S. 1698, to provide that no funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by any Act for contributions for international organizations 
may be made available to support the United Nations Human Rights 
Council, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 110-137)
Page S9916
Measures Passed:
  Wounded Warrior Assistance Act: Committee on Armed Services was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1538, to amend title 10, 
United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, 
personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed 
Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, and the 
bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S9857-60
  Reid (for Levin) Amendment No. 2402, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S9858
  U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq 
Accountability Appropriations Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry was discharged from further consideration of S. 1716, to 
amend the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery and 
Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, to strike a requirement 
relating to forage producers, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                            Page S10045
  Military Salute: Senate passed S. 1877, to amend title 4, United 
States Code, to prescribe that members of the Armed Forces and veterans 
out of uniform may render the military salute during hoisting, 
lowering, or passing of flag.
  Page S10045
  Authorizing Printing of Documents: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 190, 
authorizing printing of the brochure entitled ``How Our Laws Are 
Made'', the document-sized, annotated version of the United States 
Constitution, and the pocket version of the United States Constitution.
                                                         Page S10045-46
Measures Considered:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT: Senate continued 
consideration of H.R. 2638, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                      Pages S9869-S9910
Adopted:
  Bingaman Amendment No. 2388 (to Amendment No. 2383), to provide 
financial aid to local law enforcement officials along the Nation's 
borders, which was adopted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007.
Page S9869
  Murray (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 2386 (to Amendment No. 2383), to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to make technical corrections to 
the new border tunnels and passage offense.
Page S9908
  Murray (for Feinstein) Modified Amendment No. 2387 (to Amendment No. 
2383), to prohibit sexual abuse of prisoners held in custody at the 
direction of or under an agreement with the Federal Government. 
                                                             Page S9908
  Murray (for Cornyn) Amendment No. 2430 (to Amendment No. 2383), to 
provide for the control and management of Arundo donax, commonly known 
as ``Carrizo cane''.
Pages S9908-09
  Murray (for McCaskill) Modified Amendment No. 2425 (to Amendment No. 
2383), to require the Secretary of Homeland Security establish and 
maintain on the website of the Department of Homeland Security a link 
to the website for the Office of Inspector General for the Department 
of Homeland Security.
Page S9909
  Murray (for Clinton) Modified Amendment No. 2390 (to Amendment No. 
2383), to require that all contracts of the Department of Homeland 
Security that provide award fees link such fees to successful 
acquisition outcomes.
Page S9909
Pending:
  Byrd/Cochran Amendment No. 2383, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S9869
  Landrieu Amendment No. 2468 (to Amendment No. 2383), to state the 
policy of the United States

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Government on the foremost objective of the United States in the Global 
War on Terror and in protecting the United States Homeland and to 
appropriate additional sums for that purpose.
Pages S9900-03
  Grassley/Inhofe Amendment No. 2444 (to Amendment No. 2383), to 
provide that none of the funds made available under this Act may be 
expended until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies to Congress 
that all new hires by the Department of Homeland Security are verified 
through the basic pilot program authorized under section 401 of the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 or 
may be available to enter into a contract with a person, employer, or 
other entity that does not participate in such basic pilot program. 
                                                         Pages S9903-05
  Cochran (for Alexander/Collins) Amendment No. 2405 (to Amendment No. 
2383), to make $300,000,000 available for grants to States to carry out 
the REAL ID Act of 2005.
Pages S9886-S9900, S9905
  Schumer Amendment No. 2416 (to Amendment No. 2383), to evaluate 
identification card technologies to determine the most appropriate 
technology for ensuring the optimal security, efficiency, privacy and 
cost of passport cards.
Pages S9905-06
  Schumer Amendment No. 2461 (to Amendment No. 2383), to increase the 
amount provided for aviation security direction and enforcement. 
                                                             Page S9906
  Schumer Amendment No. 2447 (to Amendment No. 2383), to reserve 
$40,000,000 of the amounts appropriated for the Domestic Nuclear 
Detection Office to support the implementation of the Securing the 
Cities initiative at the level requested in the President's budget. 
                                                             Page S9906
  Schumer/Hutchison Amendment No. 2448 (to Amendment No. 2383), to 
increase the domestic supply of nurses and physical therapists. 
                                                         Pages S9906-07
  Dole Amendment No. 2462 (to Amendment No. 2383), to require that not 
less than $5,400,000 of the amount appropriated to United States 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement be used to facilitate agreements 
described in section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
                                                             Page S9907
  Dole Amendment No. 2449 (to Amendment No. 2383), to set aside 
$75,000,000 of the funds appropriated for training, exercise, technical 
assistance, and other programs under the heading State and local 
programs for training consistent with section 287(g) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act.
Page S9907
  Cochran (for Grassley) Amendment No. 2476 (to Amendment No. 2383), to 
require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish reasonable 
regulations relating to stored quantities of propane.
Pages S9907-08
  During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 277), Senate sustained the ruling of 
the Chair that there was no defense of germaneness for the Graham 
Amendment No. 2412, to ensure control over the United States borders 
and strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws. Subsequently, the 
point of order that the amendment constituted legislation under Rule 
XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, was sustained and the 
amendment thus fell.
Pages S9895-97
  Subsequently, Gregg Amendment No. 2415 (to Amendment No. 2412), to 
change the enactment date, fell when Graham Amendment No. 2412 (listed 
above) was ruled out of order.
Pages S9873-75
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, 
July 26, 2007.
Page S10046
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Harry K. Thomas, Jr., of New York, to be Director General of the 
Foreign Service.
  James D. McGee, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Zimbabwe.
  Vincent Obsitnik, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Slovenia.
  3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  6 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy. 
                                                        Pages S10046-49
Messages from the House:
  Page S9915
Measures Referred:
  Page S9915
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Page S9915
Executive Communications:
  Pages S9915-16
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S9916
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S9916-17
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S9917-27
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9913-15
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S9927-82
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Pages S9982-83
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S9983-84
Text of S. 1642 as Previously Passed:
  Pages S9984-S10045

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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--277) 
                                                             Page S9896
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 8:11 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 26, 2007. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S110046.)