[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 4, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1566-D1567]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Tuesday, December 4, 2007

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S14709-S14748
Measures Introduced: Three bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2405-2407, and S. Con. Res. 58.
  Page S14741
Measures Reported:
  S. 1382, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide the 
establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page S14741
Measures Passed:
  United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: By 
77 yeas to 18 nays (Vote No. 413), Senate passed H.R. 3688, to 
implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Pages S14716-19, S14719-28
  Welcoming First Ministers of Northern Ireland: Senate agreed to S. 
Con. Res. 58, welcoming First Minister Dr. Ian Paisley and Deputy First 
Minister Martin McGuinness of Northern Ireland to the United States. 
                                                            Page S14746
  Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Act: Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration 
of S. Res. 376, providing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of 
Commerce should declare a commercial fishery failure for the groundfish 
fishery for Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island and 
immediately propose regulations to implement section 312(a) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and the 
resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S14746-47
  Temporary District Court Judgeships: Senate passed S. 1327, to create 
and extend certain temporary district court judgeships.
  Page S14747
  Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act: 
Senate passed S. 863, to amend title 18, United States Code, with 
respect to fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds. 
                                                        Pages S14747-48
Measures Indefinitely Postponed:
  Laurence C. and Grace M. Jones Post Office Building: Senate 
indefinitely postponed S. 2131, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at Highway 49 South in Piney Woods, 
Mississippi, as the ``Laurence C. and Grace M. Jones Post Office 
Building''.
  Page S14748
  Dennis P. Collins Post Office Building: Senate indefinitely postponed 
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''.
  Page S14748
  Wallace S. Hartsfield Post Office Building: Senate indefinitely 
postponed 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''.
  Page S14748
Measures Considered:
Temporary Tax Relief Act: Senate began consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of H.R. 3996, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions.
  Pages S14731-33
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of 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 Thursday, December 6, 2007.
Page S14731
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
1 p.m., on Wednesday, December 5, 2007.
Page S14748
Appointments:
  United States Capitol Preservation Commission: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Republican Leader, pursuant to Public Law 100-696, announced the 
appointment of Senator Alexander as a member of the United States 
Capitol Preservation Commission, vice Senator Allard.
  Page S14746
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  Gregory B. Jaczko, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 
30, 2013.
  Hector E. Morales, of Texas, to be Permanent Representative of the 
United States of America to the Organization of American States, with 
the rank of Ambassador.
  John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce. 
                                                            Page S14748
Messages from the House:
  Page S14737
Executive Communications:
  Pages S14737-41
Petitions and Memorials:
  Page S14741
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S14741
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S14741-42
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S14742-45
Additional Statements:
  Pages S14736-37
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S14745
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S14745-46
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--413) 
                                                            Page S14727
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:29 p.m., 
until 12 noon on Wednesday, December 5, 2007. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S14748.)