[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 30, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D522-D523]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Wednesday, April 30, 2008

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House Committees ordered reported 24 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3553-S3648
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2939-2950, and S. Res. 542-543.
  Pages S3594-95
Measures Passed:
  Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act: Senate passed H.R. 
5715, to ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student 
loan program for students and families, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S3642-44
  Durbin (for Kennedy/Enzi) Amendment No. 4592, to improve access to 
student loans.
Page S3644
  Healthy Start Reauthorization Act: Senate passed S. 1760, to amend 
the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Healthy Start 
Initiative, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute.
  Page S3644
  Senator McCain: Senate agreed to S. Res. 511, recognizing that John 
Sidney McCain III, is a natural born citizen.
  Pages S3645-46
Measures Considered:
FAA Reauthorization Act: Senate continued 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, and taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S3554-59, S3560-86
Withdrawn:
  Rockefeller Amendment No. 4585, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                               Pages S3554-59, S3560-81
Pending:
  Durbin Amendment No. 4587 (to Amendment No. 4585), to strike the 
provision relating to required funding of new accruals under air 
carrier pension plans.
Pages S3554-59, S3560-81
  Rockefeller Amendment No. 4627, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S3581
  Reid Amendment No. 4628 (to Amendment No. 4627), to change the 
enactment date.
Page S3581
  Reid Amendment No. 4629 (to Amendment No. 4628), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S3581
  Reid Amendment No. 4630 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 4627), to change the enactment date.
Pages S3581-82
  Reid Amendment No. 4631 (to Amendment No. 4630), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S3582
   A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, May 
1, 2008.
Page S3646
Appointments:
  Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276d-276g, as amended, appointed 
the following Senators as members of the Senate Delegation to the 
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group conference during the Second 
Session of the 110th Congress: Senators Voinovich and Murkowski. 
                                                             Page S3646
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during this adjournment of the Senate, the Majority 
Leader be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. 
                                                             Page S3646
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Michael M. Anello, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of California.
  3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
Page S3648
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:

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  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
Page S3648
Messages from the House:
  Pages S3591-92
Measures Referred:
  Page S3592
Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S3592-94
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3595-96
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S3596-S3600
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3589-91
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3600-41
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S3642
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S3642
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 8:01 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2008. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3646.)