[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 168 (Thursday, November 1, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1459-D1460]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Thursday, November 1, 2007

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.
      Senate passed H.R. 3963, Children's Health Insurance Program 
      Reauthorization Act.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13647-S13716
Measures Introduced: Twenty-one bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2280-2300, S.J. Res. 23, S. Res. 363-364, 
and S. Con. Res. 52.                                        
  Page S13684
Measures Reported:
  S. 2284, to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to 
restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund. (S. Rept. 
No. 110-214)
  S. 2285, to reauthorize the Federal terrorism risk insurance program. 
(S. Rept. No. 110-215)
  S. 1518, to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to 
reauthorize the Act, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 110-216)
  S. 2168, to amend title 18, United States Code, to enable increased 
federal prosecution of identity theft crimes and to allow for 
restitution to victims of identity theft, with amendments.
  S. 2286, to establish a nonpartisan commission on natural catastrophe 
risk management and insurance.                              
Page S13684
Measures Passed:
  Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act: By 64 yeas 
to 30 nays (Vote No. 403), Senate passed H.R. 3963, to amend title XXI 
of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health 
Insurance Program, after agreeing to the motion to proceed to its 
consideration, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S13657-76
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 65 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. 402), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the bill.      
Pages S13675-76
  Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center: 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 2546, to designate the Department of Veterans 
Affairs Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina, as the ``Charles 
George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,'' and the bill 
was then passed, clearing the measure for the President.    
  Page S13713
Farm Bill Extension Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that after a period of morning business on Monday, 
November 5, 2007, Senate begin consideration of H.R. 2419, to provide 
for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012.
                                                            Page S13713
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 relative to the actions and policies of the 
Government of Sudan as declared in Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 
1997; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs. (PM-31)                                      
Page S13683
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Charles Darwin Snelling, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a 
term expiring May 30, 2012.
  Robert Clarke Brown, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term 
expiring November 22, 2011.

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  Daniel D. Heath, of New Hampshire, to be United States Alternate 
Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of two 
years.
  Sean R. Mulvaney, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  5 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  7 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, 
Navy.                                              
Pages S13714, S13716
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Carl T. Johnson, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of 
Transportation.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  7 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Navy. 
                                                        Pages S13715-16
Messages from the House:                                    
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Measures Referred:                                          
  Page S13683
Measures Read the First Time:                   
  Pages S13683, S13713-14
Executive Communications:                               
  Pages S13683-84
Executive Reports of Committees:                            
  Page S13684
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S13685-86
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:         
  Pages S13686-S13712
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S13681-83
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S13712-13
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                         
  Page S13713
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--403) 
                                                        Pages S13675-76
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:48 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Friday, November 2, 2007. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S13714-
15.)