[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 123 (Friday, July 25, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D950-D951]
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                                              Friday, July 25, 2008

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7435-S7485
Measures Introduced: Three bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3336-3338, and S. Res. 624-628.
  Page S7479
Measures Reported:
  S. 2892, to promote the prosecution and enforcement of frauds against 
the United States by suspending the statute of limitations during times 
when Congress has authorized the use of military force. (S. Rept. No. 
110-431)
  H.R. 5551, to amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to 
implement the increase provided under the District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of funds made available for the 
compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants in the 
District of Columbia courts. (S. Rept. No. 110-432)
Page S7479
Measures Considered:
Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act: Senate resumed consideration of 
S. 3268, to amend the Commodity Exchange Act, to prevent excessive 
price speculation with respect to energy commodities, after agreeing to 
the motion to proceed to its consideration, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S7435-36
Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 5098, to establish the enactment date. 
                                                             Page S7435
  Reid Amendment No. 5099 (to Amendment No. 5098), to change the 
enactment date.
Page S7435
  Reid Motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Agricultural, 
Nutrition, and Forestry with instructions to report back forthwith, 
with Reid Amendment No. 5100, to establish the effective date. 
                                                             Page S7435
  Reid Amendment No. 5101 (to the instructions of the motion to 
commit), to change the enactment date.
Page S7435
  Reid Amendment No. 5102 (to Amendment No. 5101), to change the 
enactment date.
Page S7435
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
   By 50 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 184), 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 bill.
Page S7436
   Senator Reid entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which 
cloture was not invoked on the bill.
Page S7436
Foreclosure Prevention Act: Senate resumed consideration of the 
amendment of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the 
Senate to the amendments of the House to the amendment of the Senate to 
H.R. 3221, to provide needed housing reform.
  Pages S7436-62
Pending:
  Reid Motion to concur in the amendment of the House of 
Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to the amendments of the 
House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill.
Page S7436
  Reid Motion to concur in the amendment of the House of 
Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to the amendments of the 
House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill, with Amendment No. 
5103, to establish the effective date.
Page S7436
  Reid Amendment No. 5104 (to Amendment No. 5103), to change the 
enactment date.
Page S7436
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
   By 80 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. 185), 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 concur in the 
amendment of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the 
Senate to the amendments of the House to the Senate amendment to the 
bill.
Page S7436
   A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 9 a.m., on Saturday, July 26, 2008, Senate will continue 
consideration of the amendment of the House of Representatives to the 
amendment of the Senate to the amendments of the House to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill.
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Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the blocking of 
property of additional persons undermining democratic processes or 
institutions in Zimbabwe; which was referred to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-60)
Page S7478
Messages from the House:
  Page S7478
Measures Referred:
  Pages S7478-79
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Pages S7479, S7485
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S7479
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S7479-80
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S7480-83
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S7483-85
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S7485
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--185) 
                                                             Page S7436
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:15 a.m. and adjourned at 3:27 p.m., 
until 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, 2008. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S7485.)