[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 139 (Wednesday, September 19, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1221-D1222]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                      Wednesday, September 19, 2007

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11687-S11774
Measures Introduced: Four bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2068-2071, and S. Res. 321-322.
  Page S11751
Measures Passed:
  Peace Corps: Senate passed H.R. 3528, to provide authority to the 
Peace Corps to provide separation pay for host country resident 
personal services contractors of the Peace Corps, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Pages S11773-74
  Honoring General George Sears Greene: Senate agreed to S. Res. 322, 
honoring the lifetime achievements of General George Sears Greene on 
the occasion of the 100th anniversary rededication of the monument in 
his honor.
  Page S11774
Measures Considered:
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 S11688-S11739
Withdrawn:
  By 56 yeas and 44 nays (Vote No. 341), Webb Amendment No. 2909 (to 
Amendment No. 2011), to specify minimum periods between deployment of 
units and members of the Armed Forces deployed for Operation Iraqi 
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. (A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that the amendment, having failed to achieve 60 
affirmative votes, be withdrawn).
Pages S11699-S11735
  By 55 yeas and 45 nays (Vote No. 342), McCain/Graham Amendment No. 
2918 (to Amendment No. 2011), to express the sense of Congress on 
Department of Defense policy regarding dwell time. (A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the amendment, having failed to 
achieve 60 affirmative votes, be withdrawn).
Pages S11732, S11735-36
  Levin (for Specter/Leahy) Amendment No. 2022 (to Amendment No. 2011), 
to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. 
                                                        Pages S11688-99
Pending:
  Nelson (NE) (for Levin) Amendment No. 2011, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S11688
  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 S11688
  Cornyn Amendment No. 2934 (to Amendment No. 2011), to express the 
sense of the Senate that General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, 
Multi-National Force-Iraq, deserves the full support of the Senate and 
strongly condemn personal attacks on the honor and the integrity of 
General Petraeus and all the members of the United States Armed Forces.
                                                        Pages S11736-39
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
   By 56 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 340), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on Levin (for Specter/
Leahy) Amendment No. 2022 (listed above).
Page S11697
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, September 20, 
2007.
Page S11774
Messages from the House:
  Pages S11747-48
Measures Referred:
  Page S11748
Measures Read the First Time:
  Page S11748
Executive Communications:
  Pages S11748-51
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S11751-53
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S11753-58
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11745-46
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S11758-73
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S11773
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S11773
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--342) 
                                           Pages S11697, S11735, S11736

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:29 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 20, 2007. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S11774.)