[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 18, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1213-D1214]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Tuesday, September 18, 2007

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 1124, District of Columbia College Access Act.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11615-S11685
Measures Introduced: One bill and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2059, S. Res. 319, and S. Con. Res. 47.     
  Pages S11654-55
Measures Passed:
  District Of Columbia College Access Act: By a unanimous vote of 96 
yeas (Vote No. 338), Senate passed H.R. 1124, to extend the District of 
Columbia College Access Act of 1999, after taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                  
  Pages S11620-25
Adopted:
  Coburn Amendment No. 2887, to exempt millionaires from receiving 
educational scholarship funds intended for needy families. 
                                                            Page S11623
Rejected:
  By 38 yeas to 59 nays (Vote No. 337), Coburn Amendment No. 2888, to 
prohibit the Federal Government from favoring public colleges and 
universities over private colleges and universities under the District 
of Columbia College Access Act of 1999.                 
Pages S11623-25
  Mental Health Parity Act: Senate passed S. 558, to provide parity 
between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and 
benefits for medical and surgical services, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                             
  Pages S11679-84
  Reid (for Domenici/Kennedy) Amendment No. 2908, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                 
Page S11684
Measures Considered:
District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act: By 57 yeas to 42 nays 
(Vote No. 339), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, 
not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to 
close further debate on 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. 
                                                        Pages S11626-32
  National Defense Authorization Act: Senate continued 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 S11632-45
  Pending:
  Nelson (NE) (for Levin) Amendment No. 2011, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                 
Page S11632
  Levin (for Specter/Leahy) Amendment No. 2022 (to Amendment No. 2011), 
to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. 
                                                            Page S11632
  Warner (for Graham/Kyl) Amendment No. 2064 (to Amendment No. 2011), 
to strike section 1023, relating to the granting of civil rights to 
terror suspects.                                            
Page S11632
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 19, 
2007, with 60 minutes of debate prior to a vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on Levin (for Specter/Leahy) Amendment No. 2022 (to Amendment 
No. 2011) (listed above), with the time equally divided and controlled 
between the two Leaders, or their designees; provided that Senate vote 
on the motion to invoke cloture on the amendment; provided further, 
that Members have until 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 
to file any germane second-degree amendments to Leahy (for Specter/
Leahy) Amendment No. 2022 (to Amendment No. 2011).          
Page S11684
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  Anita K. Blair, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy.
  Michael W. Hager, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Human Resources and Management).
  Keith Hall, of Virginia, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, 
Department of Labor, for a term of four years.
  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard.    
Pages S11684-85
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Anita K. Blair, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force, which was sent to the Senate on January 9, 2007.     
Page S11685
Messages from the House:                                    
  Page S11654
Measures Referred:                                          
  Page S11654
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S11655-56
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S11656-68
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S11652-54
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S11668-78
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                               
  Page S11678
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                     
  Pages S11678-79
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--339) 
                                                Pages S11625, S11631-32
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:47 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on 
page S11684.)