[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 172 (Wednesday, November 7, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1487-D1488]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, November 7, 2007

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House Committees ordered reported 16 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S14025-S14103
Measures Introduced: Nine bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2315-
2323.                                                       
  Page S14062
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals from the Concurrent Resolution, Fiscal Year 2008''. 
(S. Rept. No. 110-221)
  S. 597, to extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer 
research for 2 years. (S. Rept. No. 110-222)
  S. 589, to provide for the transfer of certain Federal property to 
the United States Paralympics, Incorporated, a subsidiary of the United 
States Olympic Committee, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-223)
  H.R. 798, to direct the Administrator of General Services to install 
a photovoltaic system for the headquarters building of the Department 
of Energy. (S. Rept. No. 110-224)
  Report to accompany S. 775, to establish a National Commission on the 
Infrastructure of the United States. (S. Rept. No. 110-225) 
                                                            Page S14062
Measures Passed:
  Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility: 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 2602, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs 
medical facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the ``Oscar G. Johnson 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility'', and the bill was 
then passed, clearing the measure for the President.        
  Page S14095
  Accountability in Government Contracting Act: Senate passed S. 680, 
to ensure proper oversight and accountability in Federal contracting, 
after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                     Pages S14095-14101
  Durbin (for Lieberman) Amendment No. 3565, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                 
Page S14101
Veto Messages:
  Water Resources Development Act--Veto Message: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that Senate begin consideration of the 
veto message of the President 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, and that the 
message be considered as having been read, and spread in full in the 
Journal; provided further, that Senate continue consideration of the 
veto message to accompany H.R. 1495, at approximately 10:45 a.m., on 
Thursday, November 8, 2007, and that there be 30 minutes remaining for 
debate divided 7\1/2\ minutes each between Senators Boxer and Inhofe, 
and 15 minutes for the Republican Leader, or his designee; and that 
upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on passage of the 
bill, the objections of the President, notwithstanding. 
                                                        Pages S14044-56
Conference Reports:
  Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Act--Conference Report: Senate 
began 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.                              
  Pages S14028-44
During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the 
    following action:
  By 47 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 404), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive the point of order under Senate Rule 28, 
paragraph 3, that the text of the Military Construction, Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies Bill (H.R. 2642), which constitutes 
Division B of the

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Conference Report for H.R. 3043, is new matter, as it was not contained 
in either the House or Senate-passed bills. Subsequently, the point of 
order was sustained and the language that is the subject of the point 
of order is stricken.                                       
Page S14043
  By 56 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. 405), Senate agreed to the motion to 
recede from its amendment to H.R. 3043 and concur with a further 
amendment.                                              
Pages S14043-44
Adopted:
  Hutchison/Harkin Amendment No. 3557, in the nature of a substitute.
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Mary Ann Glendon, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Holy See.
  Charles A. Gargano, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Austria.
  Victoria Clarke, of Maryland, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
2009.
  William J. Hybl, of Colorado, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
2009.
  Elizabeth F. Bagley, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term 
expiring July 1, 2008.
  Eric J. Tanenblatt, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2012.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  3 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard, Foreign Service.    
Pages S14102-03
Messages from the House:                                    
  Page S14060
Measures Read the First Time:                               
  Page S14060
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                   
  Page S14060
Executive Communications:                               
  Pages S14060-62
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S14062-64
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S14064-68
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S14058-60
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S14068-95
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                               
  Page S14095
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                         
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Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--405) 
                                                   Pages S14043, S14044
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:58 p.m., 
until 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, November 8, 2007. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S14101.)