[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 74 (Tuesday, May 6, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D549-D550]
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                                               Tuesday, May 6, 2008

[[Page D549]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3751-S3838
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2976-2984, S. Res. 551-553, and S. Con. Res. 79. 
                                                             Page S3790
Measures Passed:
  House of Representatives Salary Schedule: Committee on Rules and 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5493, 
to provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House 
of Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee 
on House Administration, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S3836-37
  Reid/McConnell Amendment No. 4712, to propose a technical amendment 
relating to Senate pay periods.
Page S3837
  State of Minnesota 150th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 552, 
recognizing the 150th anniversary of the State of Minnesota. 
                                                             Page S3837
  Charles County, Maryland 350th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
553, congratulating Charles County, Maryland, on the occasion of its 
350th anniversary.
  Pages S3837-38
Measures Considered:
FAA Reauthorization Act: Senate resumed 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 S3761-77
Pending:
  Rockefeller Amendment No. 4627, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S3761
  Reid Amendment No. 4628 (to Amendment No. 4627), to change the 
enactment date.
Page S3761
  Reid Amendment No. 4629 (to Amendment No. 4628), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S3761
  Reid Amendment No. 4630 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 4627), to change the enactment date.
Page S3761
  Reid Amendment No. 4631 (to Amendment No. 4630), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S3761
  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.
Page S3761
  Reid Amendment No. 4637 (to Amendment No. 4636), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S3761
  Rockefeller Amendment No. 4642 (to Amendment No. 4637), of a 
perfecting nature.
Page S3761
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
   By 49 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 115), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on Rockefeller Amendment 
No. 4627 (listed above).
Page S3777
   Senator Reid entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which 
cloture was not invoked on Rockefeller Amendment No. 4627.
Page S3777
   Subsequently, the motion to invoke cloture on the bill was 
withdrawn.
Page S3777
Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act: Senate resumed 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2284, to 
amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the 
financial solvency of the flood insurance fund.
  Pages S3779-84
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 90 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 116), 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.
Page S3779
   A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, and that all time 
during the adjournment, recess, or period of morning business count 
against cloture.
Page S3838

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Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Tax Convention with Iceland (Treaty Doc. No. 110-17).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed. 
                                                             Page S3838
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Troy A. Paredes, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2013.
  Cynthia L. Bauerly, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the Federal 
Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011.
  Caroline C. Hunter, of Florida, to be a Member of the Federal 
Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2013.
  Donald F. McGahn, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009. 
                                                             Page S3838
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Robert J. Battista, of Michigan, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2009, 
which was sent to the Senate on January 25, 2008.
  David M. Mason, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Election 
Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009, which was sent to the 
Senate on January 9, 2007.
  Robert D. Lenhard, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal 
Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011, which was sent 
to the Senate on January 9, 2007.
Page S3838
Messages from the House:
  Pages S3788-89
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Pages S3751, S3789
Executive Communications:
  Pages S3789-90
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3790-93
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S3793-S3803
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3786-88
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3803-36
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S3836
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S3836
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S3836
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--116) 
                                                     Pages S3777, S3779
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:12 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2008. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3838.)