[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 54 (Monday, April 7, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D383-D384]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Monday, April 7, 2008

[[Page D383]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2619-S2707
Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2823-2827, and S. Res. 504.
  Page S2636
Measures Reported:
  S. 357, to improve passenger automobile fuel economy and safety, 
reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce dependence on foreign oil, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-278)
  S. 1667, to establish a pilot program for the expedited disposal of 
Federal real property, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 110-279)
Page S2636
Measures Considered:
New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer 
Protection Act and the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax 
Act: Senate resumed 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, and taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S2628-32
Pending:
  Dodd/Shelby Amendment No. 4387, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S2628
  Sanders Amendment No. 4401 (to Amendment No. 4387), to establish a 
national consumer credit usury rate.
Page S2628
  Cardin/Ensign Amendment No. 4421 (to Amendment No. 4387), to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax 
for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer. 
                                                             Page S2628
  Ensign Amendment No. 4419 (to Amendment No. 4387), to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the limited continuation 
of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy 
efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors that would 
result from a lapse in the tax law.
Page S2628
  Alexander Amendment No. 4429 (to Amendment No. 4419), to provide a 
longer extension of the renewable energy production tax credit and to 
encourage all emerging renewable sources of electricity.
Page S2628
  Nelson (FL)/Coleman Amendment No. 4423 (to Amendment No. 4387), to 
provide for the penalty-free use of retirement funds to provide 
foreclosure recovery relief for individuals with mortgages on their 
principal residences.
Page S2628
  Lincoln Amendment No. 4382 (to Amendment No. 4387), to provide an 
incentive to employers to offer group legal plans that provide a 
benefit for real estate and foreclosure review.
Page S2628
  Lincoln (for Snowe) Amendment No. 4433 (to Amendment No. 4387), to 
modify the increase in volume cap for housing bonds in 2008. 
                                                             Page S2628
  Landrieu Amendment No. 4404 (to Amendment No. 4387), to amend the 
provisions relating to qualified mortgage bonds to include relief for 
persons in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. 
                                                             Page S2628
  Sanders Amendment No. 4384 (to Amendment No. 4387), to provide an 
increase in specially adapted housing benefits for disabled veterans. 
                                                             Page S2628
  Murray Amendment No. 4478 (to Amendment No. 4387), to increase 
funding for housing counseling with an offset.
Pages S2628-29
   A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, April 
8, 2008, and that Senators have until 12:00 noon on Tuesday, April 8, 
2008, to file second-degree amendments.
Page S2707
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Peter William Bodde, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Malawi.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army.
Page S2707

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Executive Communications:
  Pages S2635-36
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S2636-38
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S2638-41
Additional Statements:
  Page S2635
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S2641-S2706
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S2706
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S2706
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 6:25 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 8, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2707.)