[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 142 (Monday, September 24, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1247-D1248]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Monday, September 24, 2007

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 1495, 
      Water Resources Development Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine proceedings, pages S11967-S12012
Measures Introduced: One bill and four resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2086, and S. Res. 326-329.
  Page S12002
Measures Reported:
  H.J. Res. 43, increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. (S. 
Rept. No. 110-184)
Page S12002
Measures Passed:
  Condemning Assassination of Antoine Ghanem: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
328, condemning the assassination on September 19, 2007, of Antoine 
Ghanem, a member of the Parliament of Lebanon who opposed Syrian 
interference in Lebanon.
  Pages S12010-11
  Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 50th Anniversary: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 329, congratulating Southern Illinois University 
Edwardsville as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.
  Pages S12011-12
Water Resources Development Act--Conference Report: By 81 yeas and 12 
nays (Vote No. 347), Senate agreed to the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 1495, to provide for the conservation and development of 
water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of 
the United States.
  Pages S11974-96
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that at approximately 11 a.m., on 
Tuesday, September 25, 2007, Senate will 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 S12012
Nominations confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  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.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged 
from further consideration.
  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.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged 
from further consideration.)
Page S12012
Messages from the House:
  Page S12002
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Page S12002
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S12002
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S12002-04
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S12004-05
Additional Statements:
  Pages S12000-02
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S12005-10
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S12010
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S12010
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--347) 
                                                            Page S11995
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:04 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 25, 2007. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S12012.)

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