[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 124 (Saturday, July 26, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D958-D959]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Saturday, July 26, 2008

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate completed action on H.R. 3221, Foreclosure Prevention Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7487-S7537
Measures Introduced: Seven bills were introduced as follows, S3339-
3345.
  Page S7526
Measures Reported:
  S. 3339, to amend chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, to 
clarify and improve authorities relating to the availability of post-9/
11 veterans educational assistance. (S. Rept. No. 110-433)
  H.R. 5683, to make certain reforms with respect to the Government 
Accountability Office, with amendments.
Page S7526
Measures Passed:
  Printing Authority: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 395, authorizing 
the printing of an additional number of copies of the 23rd edition of 
the pocket version of the United States Constitution.
  Page S7537
Measures Considered:
Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act: Senate resumed consideration of 
the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3186, to provide funding 
for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
  Pages S7508-09
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. 187), 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 motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.
Page S7508
  Senator Reid entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture 
was not invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. 
                                                             Page S7508
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.
Page S7509
Advancing America's Priorities Act: Senate began consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3297, to advance America's 
priorities.
  Pages S7509-11
  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 Monday, July 28, 2008.
Page S7509
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, July 28, 2007, Senate resume 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, 
and that the time until 4 p.m. be equally divided and controlled 
between the two Leaders, or their designees.
Page S7537
House Messages:
Foreclosure Prevention Act: By 72 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. 186), 
Senate concurred 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 H.R. 3221, to provide needed housing reform, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S7487-7506
Withdrawn:
  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.
Pages S7487, S7506
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Reid Amendment No. 5104 (to Amendment No. 5103), to change the 
enactment date, fell when 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

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of the Senate to the bill, with Amendment No. 5103, to establish the 
effective date, was withdrawn.
Pages S7487, S7506
Measures Read the First Time:
  Page S7526
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S7526
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S7526-37
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--187) 
                                                     Pages S7506, S7508
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:01 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Sunday, July 27, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7537.)