[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 9, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1050-D1051]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Tuesday, September 9, 2008

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8145-S8219
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3454-3459, and S. Res. 652.
Page S8179
Measures Reported:
  S. 3023, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations relating to the 
notice to be provided claimants with the Department of Veterans Affairs 
regarding the substantiation of claims, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-449)
  S. 2494, to provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe 
of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for 
the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam. (S. Rept. No. 
110-450)
Page S8179
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act: Senate began consideration of S. 
3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, after agreeing to 
the motion to proceed thereto, and taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 5290, to change the enactment date.
Page S8159
  Reid Amendment No. 5291 (to Amendment No. 5290), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S8159
  Motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Armed Services with 
instructions to report back forthwith, with Reid Amendment No. 5292 (to 
the instructions of the motion to recommit), to change the enactment 
date.
Pages S8159-60
  Reid Amendment No. 5293 (to the instructions of the motion to 
recommit to the bill), of a perfecting nature.
Page S8160
  Reid Amendment No. 5294 (to Amendment No. 5293), of a perfecting 
nature.
Pages S8160-61
  Levin (for Leahy/Byrd) Amendment No. 5323, to provide for a 
suspension of certain statutes of limitations when Congress has 
authorized the use of military force.
Page S8161
   A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that no motion 
to proceed to any legislative or executive calendar item be in order 
during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, September 9, 2008. 
                                                             Page S8161
   A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that the 
motion and pending amendments be set aside so that the Senate may 
consider the following first-degree amendments: Leahy Amendment 
relative to statute of limitations, Vitter Amendment relative to 
missile defense with 2 hours of debate, Nelson (FL) Amendment relative 
to SBP-DIC offset, Kyl Amendment relative to X-ban radar; that no 
amendments be in order to the amendments prior to a vote; that any 
debate time provided under the agreement be equally divided and 
controlled in the usual form; that if a sequence of votes is 
established under the provisions of a separate unanimous-consent 
agreement, then there be 2 minutes equally divided and controlled prior 
to any vote; that in any sequence, the succeeding votes be 10 minutes 
in limitation; provided further, that during the session of the Senate 
on Wednesday, September 10, 2008, the ban on motions to proceed 
continue to be in effect.
Page S8161
   A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
September 10, 2008.
Page S8218
House Messages:
  Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. Herhige, Jr. Federal 
Courthouse: Senate concurred in the amendments of the House of 
Representatives to S. 2403, to designate the new Federal Courthouse 
located in the 700 block of East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, as 
the ``Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. Merhige, Jr. Federal 
Courthouse'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S8217-18
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  Sean T. Connaughton, of Virginia, to be a Federal Maritime 
Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2012.
  Jerry Gayle Bridges, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department 
of Education.
  Pamela A. Redfield, of Nebraska, to be a Member of the National 
Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2013.
  Loretta A. Preska, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Second Circuit.
  J. Mac Davis, of Wisconsin, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Wisconsin.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  12 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service. 
                                                         Pages S8218-19
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Joaquin F. Blaya, of Florida, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2008, which was sent 
to the Senate on October 18, 2007.
  Dennis M. Mulhaupt, of California, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2008, which was sent 
to the Senate on October 18, 2007.
Page S8219
Messages from the House:
  Pages S8178-79
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8179-81
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S8181-86
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8176-78
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8186-S8216
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S8216
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S8216-17
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S8217
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:15 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 10, 2008. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S8218.)