[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 10, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1060-D1061]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                      Wednesday, September 10, 2008

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8221-S8328
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3460-3468, S. Res. 653-654, and S. Con. Res. 97. 
                                                             Page S8275
Measures Reported:
  S. 3052, to provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain 
foreign recipients. (S. Rept. No. 110-451)
Page S8275
Measures Passed:
  Highway Trust Fund: Committee on Finance was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 6532, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance, and the bill was then 
passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S8256-64
  Boxer (for Baucus) Amendment No. 5427, to change the date of 
restoration.
Page S8257
  Honoring Anne Legendre Armstrong: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 645, honoring the life 
of Anne Legendre Armstrong, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                             Page S8326
  Honoring Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 654, honoring the life and recognizing the accomplishments of the 
Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Member of the House of Representatives 
for the 11th Congressional District of Ohio.
  Page S8326
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act: Senate continued 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, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
Adopted:
  Kyl Amendment No. 5414, to make available from Research, Development, 
Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide activities, $89,000,000 from the 
activation and deployment of the AN/TPY-2 forward-based X-band radar. 
                                                         Pages S8250-51
  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.
Pages S8229-31, S8251
  By 94 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. 199), Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 4979, 
to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the 
Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity 
compensation.
Pages S8240-42, S8244-50, S8264-66
Rejected:
  By 39 yeas to 57 nays (Vote No. 198), Vitter Amendment No. 5280, to 
authorize, with an offset, an additional $100,000,000 for Procurement, 
Defense-wide, and an additional $171,000,000 for Research, Development, 
Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide, for near-term missile defense 
programs and activities.
Pages S8231-40, S8242-44, S8251-56, S8264
Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 5290, to change the enactment date.
Page S8228
  Reid Amendment No. 5291 (to Amendment No. 5290), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S8228
  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.
Page S8228
  Reid Amendment No. 5293 (to the instructions of the motion to 
recommit to the bill), of a perfecting nature.
Page S8229
  Reid Amendment No. 5294 (to Amendment No. 5293), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S8229
   A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, 
September 11, 2008.
Page S8326
Moment of Silence--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 11, 2008, Senate 
observe a moment of silence to honor the victims of the September 11 
terrorist attacks.
  Page S8326
Messages from the House:
  Page S8274
Measures Referred:
  Page S8274

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Executive Communications:
  Pages S8274-75
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8275-77
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S8277-80
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8270-74
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8280-S8325
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S8325
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S8326
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--199) 
                                                  Pages S8264, S8264-65
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:46 p.m., 
until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 11, 2008. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S8326.)