[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 16 (Thursday, January 31, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D70-D71]
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                                         Thursday, January 31, 2008

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S505-S559
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2582-2588, and S. Res. 439-440.
  Page S543
Measures Considered:
  Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act: 
Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of 
H.R. 5140, to provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to 
individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in 
conforming and FHA loan limits.
Page S530
   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, and 
pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, January 31, 
2008, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, February 4, 
2008.
Page S530
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.
Page S530
FISA Amendments Act: Senate resumed consideration of S. 2248, to amend 
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and 
streamline the provisions of that Act.
  Pages S535-37
Adopted:
  Feingold Modified Amendment No. 3909 (to Amendment No. 3911), to 
require that certain records be submitted to Congress.
Page S536
  Whitehouse Modified Amendment No. 3932 (to Amendment No. 3911), to 
provide for implementation of an order pending appeal.
Page S536
  Reid (for Kennedy) Modified Amendment No. 3960 (to Amendment No. 
3911), to clarify that the authority under title VII of the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 does not extend to purely 
domestic communications.
Pages S536-37
  Reid (for Bond) Amendment No. 3945 (to Amendment No. 3911), to strike 
the time limitation for certain appeals.
Page S537
Withdrawn:
  Bond Amendment No. 3916 (to Amendment No. 3909), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S536
  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 S536
Pending:
  Rockefeller/Bond Amendment No. 3911, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                              Page S535
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the 
following be the only first-degree amendments remaining in order to the 
bill, with no second-degree amendments in order prior to a vote, expect 
as specified in this agreement, and that any time for debate with 
respect to the amendments be equally divided and controlled in the 
usual form; provided further, that these amendments be subject to a 
majority vote threshold, with a motion to table any of these amendments 
in order:
  Bond Modified Amendment No. 3941 (20 minutes)
  Bond Modified Amendment No. 3938 (20 minutes),
  Dodd/Feingold Amendment No. 3907 (120 minutes),
  Specter/Whitehouse Amendment No. 3927 (120 minutes),
  Feingold Amendment No. 3913 (40 minutes),
  Feingold Amendment No. 3912 (40 minutes),
  Feingold Amendment No. 3915 (40 minutes),
  Feingold/Webb Amendment regarding sequestration (90 minutes); 
providing further, that the following amendments be subject to a 60 
affirmative vote threshold and that if it does not achieve that 
threshold the amendment be withdrawn:
  Feinstein Amendment No. 3919 (120 minutes),
  Cardin Amendment No. 3930 (60 minutes),
  Whitehouse Amendment No. 3920 (60 minutes),
  Feinstein Amendment No. 3910, with modifications if agreed upon (90 
minutes); providing further, that upon disposition of all amendments, 
Rockefeller/Bond Amendment No. 3911 (listed above), as amended, be 
agreed to, the bill be read a third time,

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and Senate then vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon; that upon 
passage of the bill Senate then begin consideration of H.R. 3773, 
RESTORE Act, and all after the enacting clause be stricken and the text 
of S. 2248, as amended, be inserted in lieu thereof, the bill be 
advanced to third reading, passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid 
on upon the table; providing further, that passage of S. 2248 be 
vitiated and the bill then be returned to the Senate calendar. 
                                                              Page S536
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the bill at approximately 2 p.m., on Monday, 
February 4, 2008.
Page S559
House Messages:
Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and 
Opportunity Act: Senate concurred in the amendment of the House to the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 4253, to improve and expand small business 
assistance programs for veterans of the armed forces and military 
reservists.
  Pages S555-59
Appointments:
  U.S.-Japan Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, pursuant to Section 5 of Title I of Divisions H of Public 
Law 110-161, appointed the following Senator as Chairman of the U.S.-
Japan Interparliamentary Group conference for the 110th Congress: 
Senator Inouye.
  Page S559
Messages from the House:
  Page S541
Measures Referred:
  Page S541
Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S541-42
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S542-43
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S543-44
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S544-51
Additional Statements:
  Pages S540-41
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S551-55
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S555
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S555
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S555
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 8:20 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, February 4, 2008. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S559.)