[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 97 (Thursday, June 12, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D734-D735]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Thursday, June 12, 2008

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5535-S5638
Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills and six resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3119-3135, S.J. Res. 40-41, S. Res. 592-594, 
and S. Con. Res. 90.
  Page S5592
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 3480, To direct the United States Sentencing Commission to 
assure appropriate punishment enhancements for those involved in 
receiving stolen property where that property consists of grave markers 
of veterans.
  S. Res. 576, designating August 2008 as ``Digital Television 
Transition Awareness Month''.
Page S5592
Measures Passed:
  Tennessee Valley Authority 75th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
592, commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on its 75th anniversary.
                                                             Page S5636
  Honoring Detroit Red Wings: Senate agreed to S. Res. 593, honoring 
the Detroit Red Wings on winning the 2008 National Hockey League 
Stanley Cup Championship.
  Pages S5636-38
  Mackinac Island State Park Commission's Historical Preservation and 
Museum Program 50th Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 325, celebrating 
the 50th Anniversary of the Mackinac Island State Park Commission's 
Historical Preservation and Museum Program, which began on June 15, 
1958, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S5638
Measures Considered:
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act: Senate resumed 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3101, to 
amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend 
expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary 
access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income 
benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, 
including pharmacy access.
  Pages S5539-64
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
   By 54 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 149), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.
Page S5564
  Senator Reid entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which the 
motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill (listed above) failed.
Page S5564
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.
Page S5564
Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act: Senate began consideration of 
the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 6049, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy 
production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to 
provide individual income tax relief.
  Pages S5564-65
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, 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, June 12, 2008, a vote on 
cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 16, 2008. 
                                                         Pages S5564-65
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the 
bill at approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, June 16, 2008; provided that 
the time until 5:30 p.m. be equally divided and controlled between the 
Leaders, or their designees; and that the final 20 minutes divided 
between the Majority and Republican Leaders, with the Majority Leader 
controlling the final 10 minutes.
Page S5636
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that Senator Tester be authorized to sign the enrollment of 
H.R. 6124, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act.
  Page S5575

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Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding 
an adjournment of the Senate on Friday, June 13, 2008, that H.R. 5749, 
to provide for a program of emergency unemployment compensation, be 
considered to have received a second reading, an objection made to 
further proceedings, and the bill be placed on the Senate calendar. 
                                                             Page S5638
Nomination Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  Matthew S. Petersen, of Utah, to be a Member of the Federal Election 
Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011.
Page S5638
Messages from the House:
  Page S5591
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Pages S5535, S5591-92, S5638
Measures Read the First Time:
  Pages S5592, S5638
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S5592
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S5593-94
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S5594-S5634
Additional Statements:
  Pages S5590-91
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S5634-35
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S5635-36
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S5636
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--149) 
                                                             Page S5564
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:49 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, June 16, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5638.)