[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 68 (Monday, April 28, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D507-D508]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Monday, April 28, 2008

[[Page D507]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3415-S3457
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and six resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2921-2927, S. Res. 534-538, and S. Con. Res. 78. 
                                                             Page S3442
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 431, to require convicted sex offenders to 
register online identifiers. (S. Rept. No. 110-332)
Page S3442
Measures Passed:
  Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. 2829, to make technical corrections to 
section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and 
the bill was then passed.
  Pages S3449-50
  Honoring Prime Minister of Ireland: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 74, 
honoring the Prime Minister of Ireland, Bertie Ahern, for his service 
to the people of Ireland and to the world and welcoming the Prime 
Minister to the United States.
  Pages S3450-51
  Public Service Recognition Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 497, 
expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants should be 
commended for their dedication and continued service to the Nation 
during Public Service Recognition Week, May 5 through 11, 2008. 
                                                             Page S3451
  North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Senate agreed to S. Res. 523, 
expressing the strong support of the Senate for the declaration of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization at the Bucharest Summit that Ukraine 
and Georgia will become members of the alliance.
  Pages S3451-52
  National Small Business Week: Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 
524, honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of the owners of small 
business concerns in the United States during National Small Business 
Week, beginning April 21, 2008, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                             Page S3452
  Seeds of Peace 15th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 536, 
recognizing the 15th anniversary of the founding of Seeds of Peace, an 
organization promoting understanding, reconciliation, acceptance, 
coexistence, and peace in the Middle East, South Asia, and other 
regions of conflict.
  Pages S3452-53
  Dia de los Ninos: Senate agreed to S. Res. 538, designating April 30, 
2008, as ``Dia de los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans''. 
                                                         Pages S3453-54
Measures Considered:
FAA Reauthorization Act--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 2881, to amend title 49, 
United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal 
Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve 
aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the 
national aviation system.
  Pages S3426-33
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By a unanimous vote of 88 yeas (Vote No. 114), 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 bill.
Pages S3430-31
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, and that all time 
during any period of morning business, recess, or adjournment, count 
against cloture.
Page S3454
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that the Secretary of the 
Senate be directed to request that the House of Representatives return 
to the Senate H.R. 493, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of 
genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. 
                                                             Page S3415

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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: 
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy.
  Pages S3456-57
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  George A. Krol, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to Turkmenistan, 
which was sent to the Senate on June 27, 2007.
Page S3457
Messages from the House:
  Page S3441
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Pages S3441, S3415
Measures Read the First Time:
  Pages S3441, S3454


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D508, on April 28, 2008, the following language appears: 
Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S3441 Measures Read the 
First Time: Page S3441
  
  The online Record was correct to read: Measures Placed on the 
Calendar: Pages S3441, S3415 Measures Read the First Time: Pages 
S3441, S3454


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Executive Communications:
  Pages S3441-42
Petitions and Memorials:
  Page S3442
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3442-44
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S3444-49
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3438-41
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S3449
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S3449
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S3449
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S3449
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--114) 
                                                         Pages S3430-31
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 6:51 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2008. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3454.)