[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D854-D855]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Wednesday, July 9, 2008

[[Page D854]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 6304, FISA Amendments Act.
      Senate passed H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements For Patients and 
      Providers Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6451-S6510
Measures Introduced: Three bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3234-
3236.
  Page S6504
Measures Passed:
  FISA Amendments Act: By 69 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. 168), Senate 
passed H.R. 6304, to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of 
foreign intelligence, after taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S6454-76
Rejected:
   By 32 yeas to 66 nays (Vote No. 164), Dodd Amendment No. 5064, to 
strike title II.
Pages S6468-69
Withdrawn:
   By 37 yeas to 61 nays (Vote No. 165), Specter Amendment No. 5059, to 
limit retroactive immunity for providing assistance to the United 
States to instances in which a Federal court determines the assistance 
was provided in connection with an intelligence activity that was 
constitutional. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing 
that the amendment, having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, be 
withdrawn).
Pages S6454, S6469
  By 42 yeas to 56 nays (Vote No. 166), Bingaman Amendment No. 5066, to 
stay pending cases against certain telecommunications companies and 
provide that such companies may not seek retroactive immunity until 90 
days after the date the final report of the Inspectors General on the 
President's Surveillance Program is submitted to Congress. (A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the amendment, 
having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, be withdrawn). 
                                                  Pages S6454, S6469-70
   During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 72 yeas to 26 nays (Vote No. 167), 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 bill.
Pages S6470-71
  Medicare Improvements For Patients And Providers Act: Senate passed 
H.R. 6331, 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 S6476-90
   A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to proceed to the motion to reconsider Vote No. 160, taken on June 26, 
2008, by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the 
bill be agreed to.
Page S6451
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 69 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. 169), 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 S6489


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D854, July 9, 2008 the following language appears: 
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action: By 69 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. 169), 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 
S6469
  
  The online Record has to corrected to read: During consideration 
of this measure today, Senate also took the following action: By 
69 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. 169), 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 S6489


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Measures Considered:
Foreclosure Prevention Act--Agreement: Senate continued consideration 
of the amendment of the House of Representatives to H.R. 3221, to 
provide needed housing reform.
  Pages S6490-93
   Senator Reid entered a motion to disagree to the amendments of the 
House of Representatives, adding a new title and inserting a new 
section to the amendment of the Senate to the bill.
Page S6490
   Senator Reid entered a motion to concur in the amendment of the 
House of Representatives, adding a new title to the amendment of the 
Senate to the

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bill with the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 5067 (to the motion to concur in the amendment of 
the House adding a new title to the amendment of the Senate), to change 
the enactment date.
Page S6490
  Reid Amendment No. 5068 (to Amendment No. 5067), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S6490
   A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the amendment at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, 
July 10, 2008.
Page S6510
Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against 
HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act--Agreeement: 
Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of 
S. 2731, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 
to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, 
tuberculosis, and malaria.
  Pages S6493-94
   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 Friday, July 11, 2008.
Page S6493
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 
providing that on Thursday, July 10, 2008, at a time to be determined 
by the Majority Leader, following consultation with the Republican 
Leader, notwithstanding rule XXII if applicable, Senate begin 
consideration of the nominations of General David H. Petraeus, USA, for 
reappointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, United 
States Central Command, and Lieutenant General Raymond T. Odierno, USA, 
for appointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, Multi-
National Force-Iraq, and that there be 20 minutes of debate to run 
concurrently on both nominations, with the time equally divided and 
controlled between the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on 
Armed Services, that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote 
on confirmation of the nominations, and that the second vote in the 
sequence be limited to 10 minutes in duration; provided further, that 
any time utilized during Executive Session count post-cloture, if 
applicable.
  Pages S6509-10
Messages from the House:
  Page S6502
Measures Referred:
  Page S6502
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Page S6502
Measures Read the First Time:
  Pages S6502, S6510
Executive Communications:
  Pages S6502-04
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S6504
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S6504-05
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S6505-09
Additional Statements:
  Pages S6498-S6502
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S6509
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S6509
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--169) 
                                           Pages S6469-71, S6476, S6489
Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and recessed at 6:20 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6510.)