[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 11 (Thursday, January 24, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D39-D40]
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                                         Thursday, January 24, 2008

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S225-S302
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2551-2556, and S. Res. 425.
  Pages S283-84
Measures Reported:
  S. 1145, to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent 
reform, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 
110-259)
Page S283
Measures Passed:
  Party Appointments for the 110th Congress: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
425, making minority party appointments for the 110th Congress. 
                                                              Page S301
  Joint Session of Congress: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 282, 
providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the 
President.
  Page S301
Measures Considered:
FISA Amendments Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 2248, to 
amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize 
and streamline the provisions of that Act.
  Pages S227-71, S302
Rejected:
  The amendment in the nature of a substitute reported by the Committee 
on the Judiciary, as modified. (By 60 yeas to 36 nays (Vote No. 2), 
Senate tabled the amendment.).
Pages S227-56
Pending:
  Rockefeller/Bond Amendment No. 3911, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                          Pages S256-58
  Feingold/Dodd Amendment No. 3909 (to Amendment No. 3911), to require 
that certain records be submitted to Congress.
Pages S258-60
  Bond Amendment No. 3916 (to Amendment No. 3909), of a perfecting 
nature.
Pages S260-71
  Reid Amendment No. 3918 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Rockefeller/Bond Amendment No. 3911), relative to the extension of the 
Protect America Act of 2007.
Page S302
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the Rockefeller/Bond Amendment No. 3911 (listed above), and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday 
January 24, 2008, a vote on cloture will occur at 4:30 p.m., on Monday, 
January 28, 2008; provided further, that the cloture vote be deemed as 
having occurred at 12 noon, on Monday, January 28, 2008.
Page S270
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Reid Amendment No. 
3918 (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 Monday, January 28, 2008.
Page S302
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Friday, 
January 25, 2008.
Page S302
Escort Committee--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the President 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 the President of the 
United States into the House Chamber for a joint session to be held at 
9:00 p.m., on Monday, January 28, 2008.
  Page S301
Messages from the House:
  Page S279
Measures Referred:
  Page S279
Measures Read the First Time:
  Page S279
Executive Communications:
  Pages S279-83
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S284-85
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S285-87
Additional Statements:
  Pages S278-79
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S287-S300
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S300
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S300-01
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S301

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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--2)
  Page S256
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 8:09 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, January 25, 2008. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S302.)