[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 113 (Thursday, July 10, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D864-D865]
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                                            Thursday, July 10, 2008

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6511-S6582
Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
3237-3253.
  Pages S6559-60
Measures Reported:
  S. 2606, to reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-411)
  S. 2291, to enhance citizen access to Government information and 
services by establishing plain language as the standard style of 
Government documents issued to the public. (S. Rept. No. 110-412)
  S. 1499, to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce air pollution from 
marine vessels. (S. Rept. No. 110-413)
  S. 2844, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify 
provisions relating to beach monitoring, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 
110-414)
  S. 462, to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the 
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Nevada, 
to require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the settlement, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-415)
                                                             Page S6559
Measures Considered:
Foreclosure Prevention Act: Senate continued consideration of the 
amendment of the House of Representatives to H.R. 3221, to provide 
needed housing reform.
  Pages S6513, S6524-33, S6335-50
  Senator Reid 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 S6520
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the amendment of the House of Representatives on 
Friday, July, 11, 2008, after all post-cloture time has expired on the 
motion to disagree and Senate vote on the 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; 
provided further, that all time during any recess or adjournment of the 
Senate count against the post-cloture time under rule XXII. 
                                                         Pages S6581-82
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 84 yeas to 12 nays (Vote No. 170), 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 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. 
                                                         Pages S6520-21
  Reid motion to concur with Amendment No. 5067, to change the 
enactment date, in the amendment of the House adding a new title, fell 
when cloture was invoked on the motion to disagree to the amendments of 
the House of Representatives, adding a new title and inserting a new 
section in the amendment of the Senate to the bill.
Page S6513
  Reid Amendment No. 5068 (to Amendment No. 5067), of a perfecting 
nature, fell when Reid Amendment No. 5067 fell.
Page S6513
Tom Lantos And Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against 
HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that on Friday, July 
11, 2008, upon disposition of the motion to disagree to the amendments 
of the House adding a new title and inserting a new section to the 
amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3221, Foreclosure Prevention Act, 
Senate resume 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, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture 
thereon; that if cloture is invoked, then all post-cloture time be 
deemed expired, and on that Monday, July 14, 2008, following a period 
of morning business, the motion to proceed be agreed to, and the motion 
to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and Senate 
then begin consideration of the bill; provided further, that if cloture 
is not invoked, then a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture 
was not invoked be considered to have been entered.
  Pages S6549-50

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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 95 yeas 2 nays (Vote No. EX. 171), Gen. David H. Petraeus U.S. 
Army
Pages S6513, S6521-24, S6533-35
  By 96 yeas 1 nay (Vote No. EX. 172), Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno U.S. 
Army
Pages S6513, S6521-24, S6533-35
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Robert Hastings, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Clifford D. May, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2009.
  Joyce Lee Malcolm, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2014.
  Robert L. Paquette, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2014.
  Ruth Y. Goldway, of California, to be a Commissioner of the Postal 
Regulatory Commission for the term expiring November 22, 2014.
  Christine M. Arguello, of Colorado, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Colorado.
  Philip A. Brimmer, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Colorado.
  Gregory E. Goldberg, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Colorado.
  William Frederic Jung, of Florida, to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Florida.
  Mary Stenson Scriven, of Florida, to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Florida.
  5 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  5 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard.
Page S6582
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Mark McKinnon, of Texas, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2009 (Recess Appointment), 
which was sent to the Senate on January 9, 2007.
Page S6582
Messages from the House:
  Page S6558
Measures Referred:
  Page S6559
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Page S6559
Executive Communications:
  Page S6559
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S6560-61
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S6561-81
Additional Statements:
  Pages S6555-58
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S6581
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S6581
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S6581
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--172) 
                                                     Pages S6521, S6534
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:35 p.m., 
until 3:30 p.m. on Friday, July 11, 2008. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6582.)