[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 171 (Tuesday, November 6, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1479-D1480]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Tuesday, November 6, 2007

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House voted to override the President's veto of H.R. 1495, 
      Water Resources Development Act of 2007.
      The House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 3043, 
      Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
      and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13939-S14024
Measures Introduced: Six bills and four resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2309-2314, and S. Res. 367-370.
  Page S13989
Measures Reported:
  S. 2113, to implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion 
Agreement.
Page S13989
Measures Passed:
  Drive Safer Sunday: Senate agreed to S. Res. 369, designating 
November 25, 2007, as ``Drive Safer Sunday''.
  Page S14024
  Veterans Day Support: Senate agreed to S. Res. 370, supporting and 
encouraging greater support for Veterans Day each year.
  Page S14024
Measures Considered:
Farm Bill Extension Act: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 2419, 
to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal 
year 2012, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S13947-81
Pending:
  Harkin Amendment No. 3500, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S13947
  Reid (for Dorgan/Grassley) Amendment No. 3508 (to Amendment No. 
3500), to strengthen payment limitations and direct the savings to 
increased funding for certain programs.
Page S13947
  Reid Amendment No. 3509 (to Amendment No. 3508), to change the 
enactment date.
Pages S13947-48
  Reid Amendment No. 3510 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 3500), to change the enactment date.
Page S13948
  Reid Amendment No. 3511 (to Amendment No. 3510), to change the 
enactment date.
Page S13948
  Motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry, with instructions to report back forthwith, with Reid 
Amendment No. 3512.
Page S13948
  Reid Amendment No. 3512 (to the instructions of the motion to commit 
to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, with 
instructions), to change the enactment date.
Page S13948
  Reid Amendment No. 3513 (to the instructions of the motion to 
recommit), to change the enactment date.
Page S13948
  Reid Amendment No. 3514 (to Amendment No. 3513), to change the 
enactment date.
Page S13948
Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Act Conference Report--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 12:15 p.m., 
on Wednesday, November 7, 2007, Senate begin consideration of the 
conference report to accompany H.R. 3043, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, if it 
has been received from the House of Representatives; that there be one 
hour for debate equally divided between Senators Harkin, Reed, Specter, 
and Hutchison and two hours for debate under the control of the two 
Leaders, or their designees; provided further, that following the use 
or yielding back of time, Senator Hutchison be recognized to make a 
Rule 28 scope point of order, that Senator Harkin then be recognized to 
move to waive Rule 28 and Senate debate the motion as under the 
provisions of Rule 28; that if the point of order is sustained, Senator 
Coburn be recognized to move to suspend the rules, provided the motion 
had been timely filed, that there then be 30 minutes of

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debate equally divided in the usual form, and that at the conclusion or 
yielding back of time, Senate vote on Senator Coburn's motion to 
suspend the rules; provided further, that if the motion to suspend is 
adopted, Senator Coburn's amendment be agreed to and Senate proceed to 
concur with the further amendment as under the rule, that if Senator 
Coburn's motion fails Senate vote immediately on the motion to recede 
and concur with the further amendment as under the rule; provided 
further, that if the motion to waive is successful, Senate vote on 
Thursday, November 8, 2007, on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
conference report as if it had been filed on Tuesday, November 6, 2007.
                                                        Pages S13981-82
Escort Committee--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the President pro tempore of the Senate be authorized to 
appoint a committee on the part of the Senate to join with a like 
committee on the part of the House of Representatives to escort His 
Excellency Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, into the House Chamber 
for a joint meeting at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 7, 2007. 
                                                        Pages S14023-24
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  Patrick Francis Kennedy, of Illinois, to be an Under Secretary of 
State (Management).
Page S14024
Messages from the House:
  Pages S13988-89
Measures Referred:
  Page S13989
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Page S13989
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S13989
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S13989-91
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S13991-S14001
Additional Statements:
  Pages S13987-88
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S14001-22
Notices of Intent:
  Page S14023
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S14023
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S14023
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S14023
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:57 p.m., 
until 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 7, 2007. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S14024.)