[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 5, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1573-D1574]
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                                        Wednesday, December 5, 2007

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S14749-S14805
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2408-2418, and S. Res. 388-389.          
  Pages S14786-87
Measures Reported:
  S. 704, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit 
manipulation of caller identification information, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-234)
  S. 1178, to strengthen data protection and safeguards, require data 
breach notification, and further prevent identity theft, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 110-235)
  S. 1780, to require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning 
the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a 
single word or image may be considered indecent. (S. Rept. No. 110-236)
  S. 1858, to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant 
programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and 
coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to 
reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2045, to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide 
greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of 
noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of 
consumer product recall programs, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                 
Page S14786
Measures Considered:
Temporary Tax Relief Act: Senate continued 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 S14773-74
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.        
Page S14774
   A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
approximately 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, December 6, 2007; that there be 
1 hour of debate prior to a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
motion to proceed to consideration of the bill and the time be equally 
divided between the two Leaders, or their designees; provided further, 
that the 20 minutes immediately prior to the cloture vote be divided 10 
minutes each for the Leaders, with the Majority Leader controlling the 
final 10 minutes, and that Senate then vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. 
                                                        Pages S14803-04
Farm Bill Extension Act: Senate resumed 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:
Pending:
  Harkin Amendment No. 3500, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S14774-77
  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.                 
Pages S14774-77
  Reid Amendment No. 3509 (to Amendment No. 3508), to change the 
enactment date.                                             
Page S14774
  Reid Amendment No. 3510 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 3500), to change the enactment date.          
Page S14774
  Reid Amendment No. 3511 (to Amendment No. 3510), to change the 
enactment date.                                             
Page S14774
  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 S14774
  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 S14774
  Reid Amendment No. 3513 (to the instructions of the motion to 
recommit), to change the enactment date.                    
Page S14774
  Reid Amendment No. 3514 (to Amendment No. 3513), to change the 
enactment date.                                             
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  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 Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur 
on Friday, December 7, 2007.                                
Page S14774
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Mark R. Filip, of Illinois, to be Deputy Attorney General.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.                 
Page S14805
Messages from the House:                                
  Pages S14783-84
Measures Referred:                                          
  Page S14784
Measures Read the First Time:                               
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Executive Communications:                               
  Pages S14785-86
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S14787-88
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:         
  Pages S14788-S14802
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S14781-83
Amendments Submitted:                                       
  Page S14802
Notices of Intent:                                      
  Pages S14802-03
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                         
  Page S14803
Privileges of the Floor:                                    
  Page S14803
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon and adjourned at 6:13 p.m., 
until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 6, 2007. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on 
pages S14803-04.)