[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 33 (Thursday, February 28, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D196-D197]
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                                        Thursday, February 28, 2008

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1323-S1391
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2673-2680, and S. Res. 463.
  Pages S1384-85
Measures Reported:
  S. 2146, to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission 
reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects. (S. Rept. No. 110-266)
  S. 2160, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a pain 
care initiative in health care facilities of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs. (S. Rept. No. 110-267)
Page S1384
Measures Passed:
  Andean Trade Preference Extension Act: Senate passed H.R. 5264, to 
extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S1388-90
  Minting and Issuance of Certain $1 Coins: Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 
H.R. 5478, to provide for the continued minting and issuance of certain 
$1 coins in 2008, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Page S1390
  Noise Compatibility Projects: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration of S. 996, to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee 
eligibility for certain noise compatibility projects, and the bill was 
then passed.
  Page S1390
Measures Considered:
Global Strategic Report: Senate continued consideration of the motion 
to proceed to consideration of S. 2634, to require a report setting 
forth the global strategy of the United States to combat and defeat al 
Qaeda and its affiliates.
  Pages S1334-64
  The motion to proceed was withdrawn.
Page S1364
New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer 
Protection Act and the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax 
Act: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to 
consideration of H.R. 3221, moving the United States toward greater 
energy independence and security, developing innovative new 
technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, 
protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and 
modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of 
renewable energy and energy conservation.
  Pages S1364-76
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
   By 48 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 35), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.
Page S1365
  Senator Reid entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture 
was not invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. 
                                                         Pages S1364-65
   A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Friday, February 29, 2008.
Page S1391
Appointments:
  Senate National Security Working Group: The Chair announced, on 
behalf of the Republican Leader, pursuant to the provisions of S. Res. 
105 (adopted April 13, 1989), as amended by S. Res. 149 (adopted 
October 5, 1993), as amended by Public Law 105-275 (adopted October 21, 
1998), further amended by S. Res. 75 (adopted March 25, 1999), amended 
by S. Res. 383 (adopted October 27, 2000), and amended by S. Res. 355 
(adopted November 13, 2002), and further amended by S. Res. 480 
(adopted November 21, 2004), the appointment of the following Senators 
as members of the Senate National Security Working Group for the 110th 
Congress: Senator Coleman as Co-Chairman vice Senator Lott, and Senator 
Voinovich vice Senator Coleman.
  Page S1391

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  National Historical Publications and Records Commission: The Chair, 
on behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to Public Law 81-754, as 
amended by Public Law 93-536 and Public Law 100-365, appointed Senator 
Cardin to the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, 
vice Senator Dodd.
  Page S1391
  National Commission on Children and Disasters: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Republican Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 110-
161, appointed the following individuals to serve as members of the 
National Commission on Children and Disasters: Ernie Allen of Virginia 
and Mary Alneta Carlson of Alaska.
  Page S1391
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of an agreement between the 
United States and the Kingdom of Denmark on Social Security; which was 
referred to the Committee on Finance. (PM-39)
Page S1383
Messages from the House:
  Pages S1383-84
Measures Referred:
  Page S1384
Executive Communications:
  Page S1384
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1385-86
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S1386-87
Additional Statements:
  Pages S1382-83
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S1387
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S1387-88
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S1388
Record Votes: One recorded vote was taken today. (Total--35) 
                                                             Page S1365
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:07 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Friday, February 29, 2008. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1391.)