[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 71 (Thursday, May 1, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D531-D532]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Thursday, May 1, 2008

[[Page D531]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3649-S3733
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2951-2969, and S. Res. 544-548. 
                                                         Pages S3698-99
Measures Passed:
  Farm Security and Rural Investment Act Extension: Senate passed S. 
2954, to amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension 
of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 beyond May 2, 2008.
  Page S3727
  Jicarilla Apache Reservation: Senate passed H.R. 3522, to ratify a 
conveyance of a portion of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation to Rio 
Arriba County, State of New Mexico, pursuant to the settlement of 
litigation between the Jicarilla Apache Nation and Rio Arriba County, 
State of New Mexico, to authorize issuance of a patent for said lands, 
and to change the exterior boundary of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation 
accordingly, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S3727
  Technical Corrections: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 340, to make 
technical corrections in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 493. 
                                                             Page S3727
  National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of H. 
Con. Res. 112, supporting the goals and ideas of a National Child Care 
Worthy Wage Day, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S3727
  Iraq Reconstruction Assistance: Senate agreed to S. Res. 494, 
expressing the sense of the Senate on the need for Iraq's neighbors and 
other international partners to fulfill their pledges to provide 
reconstruction assistance to Iraq, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S3727-28
  Cantwell (for Reid) Amendment No. 4653, to improve the resolution. 
                                                             Page S3728
  National Drug Court Month: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 534, designating the month of May 
2008 as ``National Drug Court Month'', and the resolution was then 
agreed to.
  Pages S3728-29
  National Substitute Teacher Recognition Week: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 544, designating May 5 through 9, 2008, as National Substitute 
Teacher Recognition Week.
  Page S3729
  Honoring Recipients of the El Dorado Promise Scholarship: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 545, honoring the recipients of the El Dorado Promise 
scholarship.
  Page S3729
  National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
546, designating May 2008 as ``National Physical Fitness and Sports 
Month'' and the week of May 1 through May 7, 2008 as ``National 
Physical Education and Sports Week''.
  Pages S3729-30
  North American Occupational Safety and Health Week: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 547, designating the week of May 4 through May 10, 2008, as 
``North American Occupational Safety and Health Week'' and May 7, 2008, 
as ``Occupational Safety and Health Professionals Day''. 
                                                         Pages S3730-31
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 S3655-89
Pending:
  Rockefeller Amendment No. 4627, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S3655-89

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  Reid Amendment No. 4628 (to Amendment No. 4627), to change the 
enactment date.
                                                             Page S3655
  Reid Amendment No. 4629 (to Amendment No. 4628), of a perfecting 
nature.
                                                             Page S3655
  Reid Amendment No. 4630 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 4627), to change the enactment date.
                                                             Page S3655
  Reid Amendment No. 4631 (to Amendment No. 4630), of a perfecting 
nature.
                                                             Page S3655
  Motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance, with 
instructions to report back forthwith, with Reid Amendment No. 4636, to 
change the enactment date.
                                                         Pages S3656-89
  Reid Amendment No. 4637 (to Amendment No. 4636), of a perfecting 
nature.
                                                         Pages S3656-89
  Rockefeller Amendment No. 4642 (to Amendment No. 4637), of a 
perfecting nature.
                                                         Pages S3660-89
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Rockefeller Amendment 
No. 4627 (listed above), and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 
XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the 
unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, May 1, 2008, a vote on cloture 
will occur at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
                                                             Page S3689
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Monday, May 5, 2008. 
                                                     Pages S3689, S3733
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that all first-
degree amendments be filed by 3:30 p.m., on Monday, May 5, 2008. 
                                                             Page S3733
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the issuance of 
an Executive Order that takes additional steps with respect to the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13047 of May 20, 1997; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-45)
                                                         Pages S3695-96
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Sean Joseph Stackley, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Navy.
  Steven C. Preston, of Illinois, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development.
  Liliana Ayalde, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Paraguay.
  Tatiana C. Gfoeller-Volkoff, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic.
                                                             Page S3733
Messages from the House:
  Page S3696
Measures Referred:
  Page S3696
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Page S3696
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Pages S3696-97
Executive Communications:
  Pages S3697-98
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3699-3701
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S3701-21
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3694-95
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3721-26
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S3726
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S3726-27
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:33 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 2, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3733.)