[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 119 (Monday, July 21, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D919-D920]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Monday, July 21, 2008

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6947-S6980
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3289-3296, and S. Res. 616.
  Page S6972
Measures Reported:
  Reported on Friday, July 18, during the adjournment:
  S. 3288, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2009. (S. Rept. No. 110-425)
  Reported on Monday, July 21:
  S. 3289, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. (S. Rept. No. 110-426)
  S. 2774, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit 
and district judges. (S. Rept. No. 110-427)
Page S6971
Measures Passed:
  Health Care Safety Net Act: Senate passed S. 901, to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to reauthorize the Community Health Centers program, 
the National Health Service Corps, and rural health care programs, 
after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S6978-79
  Durbin (for Kennedy/Hatch) Amendment No. 5088, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S6979
  United States Parole Commission: Senate passed S. 3294, to provide 
for the continued performance of the functions of the United States 
Parole Commission.
  Pages S6979-80
Measures Considered:
Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act: Senate resumed consideration of 
the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3268, to amend the 
Commodity Exchange Act, to prevent excessive price speculation with 
respect to energy commodities.
  Pages S6952-65
   A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, and that if cloture 
is invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, post-
cloture debate time from 2:15 p.m. until 6:15 p.m. be equally divided 
and controlled in 30 minute alternating blocks of time, with the 
Majority controlling the first 30 minutes and the Republicans 
controlling the next 30 minutes.
Page S6980
Objection: Pursuant to rule XIV, paragraph 1, of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, Senator Coburn objected to the introduction of a bill, to 
advance America's priorities, by Senator Reid.
  Page S6965
Treaties Approved: The following treaties having passed through their 
various parliamentary stages, up to and including the presentation of 
the resolution of ratification, upon division, two-thirds of the 
Senators present having voted in the affirmative, the resolutions of 
ratification were agreed to:
  Protocol of Amendments to Convention on International Hydrographic 
Organization (Treaty Doc. 110-9); and
  International Convention Against Doping in Sport (Treaty Doc. 110-14) 
with one understanding, one declaration and one condition.
Page S6980
Messages from the House:
  Page S6969
Executive Communications:
  Pages S6969-71
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S6972-73
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S6973-77
Additional Statements:
  Pages S6968-69
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S6977-78
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S6978
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:54 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6980.)

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