[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 135 (Wednesday, September 12, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1192-D1194]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                      Wednesday, September 12, 2007

[[Page D1192]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 3074, Transportation, Housing, and Urban 
      Development Appropriations Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11461-S11531
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2040-2050, S. Res. 318, and S. Con. Res. 44. 
                                                        Pages S11504-05
Measures Reported:
  S. 1256, to amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize loan programs 
under that Act, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 110-154)                                          
Page S11504
Measures Passed:
  Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2008: By 88 yeas to 7 nays (Vote No. 336), Senate 
passed H.R. 3074, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, after taking action on 
the following amendments proposed thereto:, clearing the measure for 
the President.                                          
  Pages S11461-91


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  On page D1192, September 12, 2007, the following appears: 
Measures Passed: Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008: Senate passed H.R. 
3074, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, 
and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, after taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:, clearing the measure for 
the President.                                   
  
  Pages S11461-91
  
  The online version was corrected to read: Measures Passed: 
Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008: By 88 yeas to 7 nays (Vote No. 
336), Senate passed H.R. 3074, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, after taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                   Pages S11461-91


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Tabled:
  By 56 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. 334), DeMint Amendment No. 2844, to 
provide a system for better construction and maintenance of America's 
aging bridge infrastructure by spending American tax dollars more 
effectively and efficiently.                                
Page S11462
  By 63 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 335), Coburn Amendment No. 2812, to 
remove an unnecessary earmark for the International Peace Garden in 
Dunseith, North Dakota.                            
Pages S11462, S11465
  By 63 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 335), Coburn Amendment No. 2813, to 
ensure that no funds made available under this Act shall be used to 
carry out any activity relating to the design or construction of the 
America's Wetland Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana, until the date on 
which the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State of Louisiana, 
certifies to Congress that all residents of the State of Louisiana who 
were displaced as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Rita in 2005 are no 
longer living in temporary housing.                
Pages S11462, S11465
  By 63 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 335), Coburn Amendment No. 2814, to 
prohibit the use of funds for the construction of a baseball facility 
in Billings, Montana, and to reduce the amounts made available for the 
Economic Development Initiative and the Community Development Fund. 
                                                   Pages S11462, S11465
  Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints 
conferees Murray; Byrd; Mikulski; Kohl; Durbin; Dorgan; Leahy; Harkin; 
Feinstein; Johnson; Lautenberg; Inouye; Bond; Shelby; Specter; Bennett; 
Hutchison; Brownback; Stevens; Domenici; Alexander; Allard; Cochran. 
                                                            Page S11490
  Cal Ripken Way: Senate passed H.R. 3218, to designate a portion of 
Interstate Route 395 located in Baltimore, Maryland, as ``Cal Ripken 
Way'', clearing the measure for the President.              
  Page S11516
  Korean War Veterans Association: Senate passed S. 1692, to grant a 
Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated. 
                                                        Pages S11516-17
  We Don't Serve Teens Campaign: Senate agreed to S. Res. 318, 
supporting the We Don't Serve Teens campaign.           
  Pages S11517-18
District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act--Agreement: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1257, to 
provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an 
additional seat in the House of Representatives.            
  Page S11516
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of 
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will 
occur on Tuesday, September 18, 2007.                       
Page S11516

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  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that at 3 p.m., on Monday, September 
17, 2007, Senate resume 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.                                                  
  Page S11518
District of Columbia College Access Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that following morning business on 
Tuesday, September 18, 2007, Senate begin consideration of H.R. 1124, 
to extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999, and that 
the only amendments in order be the following: a Coburn Amendment 
relative to the topic of scholarships, and that it be considered and 
agreed to, and a Coburn Amendment relative to the topic of public 
colleges; provided further, that there be a total of 65 minutes for 
debate with respect to the bill and amendments, with Senator Coburn 
controlling 30 minutes, Senator Voinovich controlling 20 minutes and 
Senator Akaka controlling 15 minutes; that Senate vote on or in 
relation to the Coburn Amendment; provided further, that upon 
disposition of the Coburn Amendment on public colleges Senate vote on 
passage of the bill.                                        
  Page S11516
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the continuation 
of the national emergency with respect to the terrorist attacks on the 
United States of September 11, 2001, as received during recess of the 
Senate on September 12, 2007; which was referred to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-24)            
Pages S11503-04
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Ned L. Siegel, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of 
The Bahamas.
  Nancy Goodman Brinker, of Florida, to be Chief of Protocol, and to 
have the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service.
  Harry K. Thomas, Jr., of New York, to be Director General of the 
Foreign Service.
  Margaret Spellings, of Texas, to be designated a Representative of 
the United States of America to the Thirty-fourth Session of the 
General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and 
Cultural Organization.
  Paula J. Dobriansky, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during 
her tenure of service as Special Envoy for Northern Ireland. 
                                                Pages S11518, S11530-31
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Thomas F. Stephenson, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Portuguese Republic.
  Daniel V. Speckhard, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to Greece.
  Ted Poe, of Texas, to be a Representative of the United States of 
America to the Sixty-second Session of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations.
  George E. Pataki, of New York, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sixty-second Session of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations.
  William Delahunt, of Massachusetts, to be a Representative of the 
United States of America to the Sixty-second Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations.
  Kelly G. Knight, of Kentucky, to be an Alternate Representative of 
the United States of America to the Sixty-second Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations.
  Rodger D. Young, of Michigan, to be an Alternate Representative of 
the United States of America to the Sixty-second Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations.
  William H. Frist, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three 
years.
  Kenneth Francis Hackett, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of two 
years.
  7 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy.           
Pages S11518-30
Executive Communications:                                   
  Page S11504
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S11505-06
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S11506-14
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S11501-03
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S11514-15
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                               
  Page S11515
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                     
  Pages S11515-16
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--336) 
                                           Pages S11464, S11465, S11471
Recess: Senate convened at 9 a.m. and recessed at 3:20 p.m., until 9:45 
a.m. on Friday, September 14,

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2007. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in 
today's Record on page S11518.)