[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 4, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D219-D220]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Tuesday, March 4, 2008

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1487-S1547
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2688-2702, and S. Res. 469-472. 
                                                         Pages S1521-22
Measures Reported:
  S. 1675, to implement the recommendations of the Federal 
Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM 
service, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 110-271)
  H.R. 1469, to establish the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad 
Foundation under the authorities of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Act of 1961, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 110-272)
  H.R. 2798, to reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-273)
Measures Passed:
  Honoring the Life of Myron Cope: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 467, honoring the life 
of Myron Cope, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S1545-46
  National Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Awareness Day: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 471, designating March 1, 2008, as ``National Glanzmann's 
Thrombasthenia Awareness Day''.
  Page S1546
  Commending the Employees of the Department of Homeland Security: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 472, commending the employees of the 
Department of Homeland Security, their partners at all levels of 
government, and the millions of law enforcement, fire service, and 
emergency medical services personnel, emergency managers, and other 
emergency response providers nationwide for their dedicated service in 
protecting the people of the United States and the Nation from acts of 
terrorism, natural disasters, and other large-scale emergencies. 
                                                         Pages S1546-47
Measures Considered:
Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act: Senate began 
consideration of S. 2663, 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, after agreeing to 
the motion to proceed, and taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S1495-S1518
Rejected:
  DeMint Amendment No. 4095, in the nature of a substitute. (By 57 yeas 
to 39 nays (Vote No. 37), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                               Pages S1502-10, S1515-18
Pending:
  Pryor Amendment No. 4090, of a technical nature.
Pages S1495-S1502
  Cornyn Amendment No. 4094, to prohibit State attorneys general from 
entering into contingency fee agreements for legal or expert witness 
services in certain civil actions relating to Federal consumer product 
safety rules, regulations, standards, certification or labeling 
requirements, or orders.
Pages S1498, S1502-06
  DeMint Amendment No. 4096, to strike section 21, relating to 
whistleblower protections.
Pages S1502-10


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  On page D219, March 4, 2008, the following language appears: 
Under the heading of Measures Considered: Rejected: DeMint 
Amendment No. 4095, in the nature of a substitute. (By 57 yeas to 
39 nays (Vote No. 37), Senate tabled the amendment.) Pages S1506-
10, S1515-18 Pending: DeMint Amendment No. 4096, to strike section 
21, relating to whistleblower protections. Pages S1506-10
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Rejected: DeMint 
Amendment No. 4095, in the nature of a substitute. (By 57 yeas to 
39 nays (Vote No. 37), Senate tabled the amendment.) Pages S1502-
10, S1515-18 Pending: DeMint Amendment No. 4096, to strike section 
21, relating to whistleblower protections. Pages S1502-10


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  Feinstein Amendment No. 4104, to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or 
distribution in commerce of certain children's products and child care 
articles that contain specified phthalates.
Pages S1510-15
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
March 5, 2008.
Page S1547
Budget Committee--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that, notwithstanding Rule XXVI, paragraph 7 of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate and Rule 3 of the Senate Committee on the Budget 
Rules, that any member of the Committee be permitted to vote by proxy, 
with the concurrence of the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee, 
at the meeting of the Senate Committee on the Budget on Thursday, March 
6, 2008, and that any vote cast on behalf of that member, by proxy in 
the Committee on the Budget on that date, be treated by the Committee 
as if that member were physically present, but the

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proxy not count for the purposes of establishing a quorum present; 
provided further, that if the Committee on the Budget orders reported a 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2009 on Thursday, 
March 6, 2008, such measure be deemed to have been ordered reported in 
compliance with Rule XXVI, paragraph 7 of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate, and the rules of the Senate Committee on the Budget. 
                                                             Page S1545
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency and sanctions with respect to those persons whose 
actions undermine the democratic processes or institutions of Zimbabwe; 
which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. (PM-40)
Page S1521
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S1521
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1522-23
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S1523-31
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S1531-45
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S1545
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S1545
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S1545
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--37)
  Page S1517
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:43 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 5, 2008. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1547.)