[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D131-D132]
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                                       Wednesday, February 13, 2008

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 2082, 
      Intelligence Authorization Act.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S925-S992
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and four resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2627-2636, and S. Res. 450-453.
  Page S970
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 439, expressing the strong support of the Senate for the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization to enter into a Membership Action 
Plan with Georgia and Ukraine.
Page S969
Measures Passed:
  Airport and Airway Extension Act: Senate passed H.R. 5270, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure 
authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Pages S990-91
  250th Anniversary of the Naming of Pittsburgh: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 452, commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Naming of 
Pittsburgh as the culmination of the Forbes Campaign across 
Pennsylvania and the significance this event played in the making of 
America, in the settlement of the continent, and in spreading the 
ideals of freedom and democracy throughout the world.
  Page S991
  Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College 100th Anniversary: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 453, recognizing February 20, 2008, as the 100th anniversary 
of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
  Pages S991-92
Measures Considered:
Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments: Senate resumed 
consideration of S. 1200, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act to revise and extend the Act, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S957-62
Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote of 95 yeas (Vote No. 23), Tester Amendment No. 
4020 (to Amendment No. 3899), to express the sense of Congress 
regarding law enforcement and methamphetamine issues in Indian country.
                                                          Pages S959-60
Pending:
  Bingaman/Thune Amendment No. 3894 (to Amendment No. 3899), to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a limitation on 
the charges for contract health services provided to Indians by 
Medicare providers.
Page S957
  Vitter Amendment No. 3896 (to Amendment No. 3899), to modify a 
section relating to limitation on use of funds appropriated to the 
Service.
Page S957
  Brownback Amendment No. 3893 (to Amendment No. 3899), to acknowledge 
a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by 
the Federal Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to 
all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States.
Page S957
  Dorgan Amendment No. 3899, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S957
  Sanders Amendment No. 3900 (to Amendment No. 3899), to provide for 
payments under subsections (a) through (e) of section 2604 of the Low-
Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981.
Pages S957-59
  Gregg Amendment No. 4022 (to Amendment No. 3900), to provide funding 
for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program in a fiscally 
responsible manner.
Pages S960-61
  Barrasso Amendment No. 3898 (to Amendment No. 3899), to require the 
Comptroller General to report on the effectiveness of coordination of 
health care services provided to Indians using Federal, State, local, 
and tribal funds.
Pages S961-62

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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, 
February 14, 2008.
Page S992
Intelligence Authorization Act--Conference Report: By 51 yeas to 45 
nays (Vote No.22), Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany 
H.R. 2082, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages S937-57
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 92 yeas to 4 nays (Vote No. 21), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill. 
                                                              Page S937
Appointments:
U.S.-Japan Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, pursuant to Section 5 of Title I of Division 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 
Stevens.
  Page S992
Errata Sheet--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that an errata sheet be printed with respect to Senate Report 
110-259.
  Page S992
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of an Executive Order 
blocking the property and interests in property of persons determined 
to have been involved in the corruption of senior officials of the 
Government of Syria; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-38)
Page S966
Messages from the House:
  Page S966
Measures Referred:
  Pages S966-67
Measures Read the First Time:
  Page S967
Executive Communications:
  Pages S967-69
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S969-70
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S970-71
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S971-85
Additional Statements:
  Pages S965-66
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S985-89
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S989
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S989
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S990
Text of S. 2248, as Previously Passed:
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--23) 
                                                 Pages S937, S957, S960
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:01 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 14, 2008. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S992.)