[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 104 (Monday, June 23, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D790-D791]
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                                              Monday, June 23, 2008

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5949-S5972
Measures Introduced: Seven bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3176-
3182.
  Page S5962
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 802, To amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships to 
implement MARPOL Annex VI, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-394)
  H.R. 3985, to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the 
Secretary of Transportation to register a person providing 
transportation by an over-the-road bus as a motor carrier of passengers 
only if the person is willing and able to comply with certain 
accessibility requirements in addition to other existing requirements. 
(S. Rept. No. 110-395)
  S. 3181, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. (S. Rept. No. 
110-396)
  S. 3182, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and 
Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2009. (S. Rept. No. 110-397)
  S. 2766, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to address 
certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational 
vessel. (S. Rept. No. 110-398)
Page S5962
Measures Passed:
  Higher Education Act Extension: Senate passed S. 3180, to temporarily 
extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
                                                         Pages S5970-71
  Nation's Soil Resources: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 440, 
recognizing soil as an essential natural resource, and soils 
professionals as playing a critical role in managing our Nation's soil 
resources, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S5971
  Congratulating Boston Celtics: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 596, congratulating 
the Boston Celtics on winning the 2008 National Basketball Association 
Championship, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S5971-72
Measures Considered:
Foreclosure Prevention Act: Senate resumed consideration of the motion 
to concur in the amendments of the House of Representatives to the 
amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3221, to provide needed housing reform, 
taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                             Page S5949
Pending:
  Reid (for Dodd/Shelby) Amendment No. 4983 (to the House Amendment 
striking section 1 through Title V and inserting certain language to 
the Senate amendment to the bill), of a perfecting nature.
Page S5949
  Bond Amendment No. 4987 (to Amendment No. 4983), to enhance mortgage 
loan disclosure requirements with additional safeguards for adjustable 
rate mortgages with an initial fixed rate and loans that contain 
prepayment penalty.
Page S5949
  Dole Amendment No. 4984 (to Amendment No. 4983), to improve the 
regulation of appraisal standards.
Page S5949
  Sununu Amendment No. 4999 (to Amendment No. 4983), to amend the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt qualified public housing 
agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public housing 
agency plan.
Page S5949
  Kohl Amendment No. 4988 (to Amendment No. 4983), to protect the 
property and security of homeowners who are subject to foreclosure 
proceedings.
Page S5949
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to concur in the amendments of the House of 
Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to the bill at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, and that the hour 
prior to the cloture vote be equally divided between the two Leaders, 
or their designees.
Page S5972
FISA Amendments Act: Senate began consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of

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H.R. 6304, to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 
to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of 
foreign intelligence.
  Pages S5950-53
  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, a vote on cloture will 
occur on Wednesday, June 25, 2008.
Page S5950
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  4 Army nominations in the rank of general.
Page S5972
Messages from the House:
  Pages S5961-62
Executive Communications:
  Page S5962
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S5962-64
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S5964-65
Additional Statements:
  Pages S5960-61
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S5965-70
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S5970
Recess: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and recessed at 5:24 p.m., until 10 
a.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5972.)