[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 14, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1521-D1523]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                       Wednesday, November 14, 2007

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 1429, 
      Head Start for School Readiness Act.
      The House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 3074, 
      Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
      Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008.
      The House passed H.R. 4156, Orderly and Responsible Iraq 
      Redeployment Appropriations Act, 2008.

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S14353-S14423
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2349-2356, and S. Res. 378-382.
  Page S14398
Measures Reported:
  S. 311, to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, 
transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, 
selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for 
human consumption. (S. Rept. No. 110-229)
  H.R. 2089, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 701 Loyola Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the 
``Louisiana Armed Services Veterans Post Office''.
  H.R. 2276, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 203 North Main Street in Vassar, Michigan, as the 
``Corporal Christopher E. Esckelson Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3297, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 950 West Trenton Avenue in Morrisville, 
Pennsylvania, as the ``Nate DeTample Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3307, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 570 Broadway in Bayonne, New Jersey, as the ``Dennis 
P. Collins Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3308, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 216 East Main Street in Atwood, Indiana, as the 
``Lance Corporal David K. Fribley Post Office''.
  H.R. 3325, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 235 Mountain Road in Suffield, Connecticut, as the 
``Corporal Stephen R. Bixler Post Office''.
  H.R. 3382, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 200 North William Street in Goldsboro, North 
Carolina, as the ``Philip A. Baddour, Sr. Post Office''.
  H.R. 3446, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 202 East Michigan Avenue in Marshall, Michigan, as 
the ``Michael W. Schragg Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3518, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1430 South Highway 29 in Cantonment, Florida, as the 
``Charles H. Hendrix Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3530, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1400 Highway 41 North in Inverness, Florida, as the 
``Chief Warrant Officer Aaron Weaver Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3572, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 4320 Blue Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri, as the 
``Wallace S. Hartsfield Post Office Building''.
  S. 2107, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 570 Broadway in Bayonne, New Jersey, as the ``Dennis 
P. Collins Post Office Building''.
  S. 2110, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 427 North Street in Taft, California, as the ``Larry 
S. Pierce Post Office''.
  S. 2150, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 4320 Blue Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri, as the 
``Wallace S. Hartsfield Post Office Building''.

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  S. 2174, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 175 South Monroe Street in Tiffin, Ohio, as the 
``Paul E. Gillmor Post Office Building''.
  S. 2290, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 16731 Santa Ana Avenue in Fontana, California, as 
the ``Beatrice E. Watson Post Office Building''.
Page S14397
Measures Passed:
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to directing the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives to correct the enrollment of H.R. 1429. 
                                                            Page S14387


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  On Page D1522, November 14, 2007, the following appears: 
Measures Passed: Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. 
Res. 258, directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to 
correct the enrollment of H.R. 1429. Page S14385
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: Measures Passed: 
Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to directing the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives to correct the enrollment of H.R. 1429. 
Page S14387


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  Breast Cancer Research Postage Stamp Extension: Senate passed S. 597, 
to extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer research for 4 
years, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                            Page S14416
  Durbin (for Feinstein/Hutchison) Amendment No. 3676, to extend the 
special postage stamp for breast cancer research for 4 years. 
                                                            Page S14416
  Durbin (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 3678, to amend the title. 
                                                            Page S14416
  Festival of Diwali: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 299, recognizing the religious and 
historical significance of the festival of Diwali, and the resolution 
was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S14416-17
  Durbin (for Menendez) Amendment No. 3677, of a perfecting nature. 
                                                            Page S14417
  International Commission on the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas: 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 368, expressing the sense of the 
Senate that, at the 20th Regular Meeting of the International 
Commission on the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, the United States 
should pursue a moratorium on the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean 
bluefin tuna fishery to ensure control of the fishery and further 
facilitate recovery of the stock, pursue strengthened conservation and 
management measures to facilitate the recovery of the Atlantic bluefin 
tuna, and seek a review of compliance by all Nations with the 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' 
conservation and management recommendation for Atlantic bluefin tuna 
and other species, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                        Pages S14417-18
  Military Families: Senate agreed to S. Res. 378, recognizing and 
thanking all military families for the tremendous sacrifices and 
contributions they have made to the Nation.
  Page S14418
  Feed America Thursday: Senate agreed to S. Res. 379, designating 
Thursday, November 15, 2007 as ``Feed America Thursday''.
  Page S14418
  Hostelling International USA: Senate agreed to S. Res. 380, 
recognizing Hostelling International USA for 75 years of service to 
intercultural understanding and to youth travel.
  Pages S14418-19
  Remembering and Commemorating Maryknoll Sisters: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 381, remembering and commemorating the lives and work of Maryknoll 
Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel, and 
Cleveland Lay Mission Team Member Jean Donovan, who were executed by 
members of the Armed Forces of El Salvador on December 2, 1980. 
                                                        Pages S14419-20
  World Diabetes Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 382, supporting the 
goals and ideals of World Diabetes Day.
  Pages S14420-21
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: 
                                              Page S14363-75, S14387-91
Pending:
  Harkin Amendment No. 3500, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S14363
  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 S14363
  Reid Amendment No. 3509 (to Amendment No. 3508), to change the 
enactment date.
Page S14363
  Reid Amendment No. 3510 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 3500), to change the enactment date.
Page S14363
  Reid Amendment No. 3511 (to Amendment No. 3510), to change the 
enactment date.
Page S14363
  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 S14363
  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 S14363
  Reid Amendment No. 3513 (to the instructions of the motion to 
recommit), to change the enactment date.
Page S14363
  Reid Amendment No. 3514 (to Amendment No. 3513), to change the 
enactment date.
Page S14363
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Harkin Amendment No. 
3500 (listed above), and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 
XXII of the

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Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Friday, 
November 16, 2007.
Page S14387
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Friday, November 16, 2007. 
                                                            Page S14387
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, 
November 15, 2007; that only certain amendments be in order, other than 
the pending amendments, and that they be subject to second-degree 
amendments that are relevant to the first-degree amendments to which 
they are offered; provided further, that all germane first-degree 
amendments be filed at the desk by 1 p.m., on Thursday, November 15, 
2007, however Members do not need to refile any germane amendments 
already filed.
Pages S14421, S14388-89


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  On Page D1523, November 14, 2007, the following appears: 
Measures Considered: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for further consideration of the bill at approximately 
10:30 a.m., on Thursday, November 15, 2007; that only certain 
amendments be in order, other than the pending amendments, and 
that they be subject to second-degree amendments that are relevant 
to the first-degree amendments to which they are offered; provided 
further, that all germane first-degree amendments be filed at the 
desk by 1 p.m., on Thursday, November 15, 2007, however Members do 
not need to refile any germane amendments already filed. Page 
S14421
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: Measures 
Considered: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing 
for further consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., 
on Thursday, November 15, 2007; that only certain amendments be in 
order, other than the pending amendments, and that they be subject 
to second-degree amendments that are relevant to the first-degree 
amendments to which they are offered; provided further, that all 
germane first-degree amendments be filed at the desk by 1 p.m., on 
Thursday, November 15, 2007, however Members do not need to refile 
any germane amendments already filed. Pages S14421, S14388-89


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Head Start for School Readiness Act--Conference Report: By a unanimous 
vote of 95 yeas (Vote No. 409), Senate agreed to the conference report 
to accompany H.R. 1429, to reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve 
program quality, to expand access, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S14375-87
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Rule XIV--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that when Senate begins the 
Rule XIV procedure with respect to H.R. 4156, making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, that it be considered as having 
been initiated on Wednesday, November 14, 2007.
  Page S14393
Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following 
executive reports of a committee:
  Report to accompany Tax Convention with Belgium (Treaty Doc. 110-3) 
(Ex. Rept. 110-2);
  Report to accompany Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Denmark 
(Treaty Doc. 109-19) (Ex. Rept. 110-3);
  Report to accompany Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Finland 
(Treaty Doc. 109-18) (Ex. Rept. 110-4); and
  Report to accompany Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Germany 
(Treaty Doc. 109-20) (Ex. Rept. 110-5).
Pages S14397-98
Messages from the House:
  Page S14396
Measures Referred:
  Page S14397
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Page S14397
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S14397-98
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S14399-S14401
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S14401-95
Additional Statements:
  Pages S14395-96
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S14405-15
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S14415-16
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S14416
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--409) 
                                                            Page S14386
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:17 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2007. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S14422.)