[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 17, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1106-D1107]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                      Wednesday, September 17, 2008

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S. 3001, National Defense Authorization Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8897-S8961
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3503-3513, and S. Res. 663-664.
  Pages S8947-48
Measures Reported:
  S. 3341, to reauthorize and improve the Federal Financial Assistance 
Management Improvement Act of 1999. (S. Rept. No. 110-468)
  S. 2907, to establish uniform administrative and enforcement 
procedures and penalties for the enforcement of the High Seas Driftnet 
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-469) 
                                                             Page S8947
Measures Passed:
  National Defense Authorization Act: By 88 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 
201), Senate passed 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 taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S8931-33
Withdrawn:
  Reid Amendment No. 5290, to change the enactment date.
Page S8933
  Reid Amendment No. 5291 (to Amendment No. 5290), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S8933
  Department of Defense Authorization Act: Senate passed S. 3002, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for such fiscal year, after striking all after the enacting clause and 
inserting in lieu thereof Division A of S. 3001, National Defense 
Authorization, as amended.
  Page S8933
  Military Construction Authorization Act: Senate passed S. 3003, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military 
construction, after striking all after the enacting clause and 
inserting in lieu thereof Division B of S. 3001, National Defense 
Authorization, as amended.
  Page S8933
  Department of Energy National Security Act: Senate passed S. 3004, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for defense activities of 
the Department of Energy, after striking all after the enacting clause 
and inserting in lieu thereof Division C of S. 3001, National Defense 
Authorization, as amended.
  Pages S8933-34
  Guaranteed Student Loans: Senate passed H.R. 6889, to extend the 
authority of the Secretary of Education to purchase guaranteed student 
loans for an additional year, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S8960
  Dalai Lama and the Government of China: Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 643, 
calling for greater dialogue between the Dalai Lama and the Government 
of China regarding rights for the people of Tibet, and the resolution 
was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S8960-61
  Sanders (for Feingold) Amendment No. 5630, to amend the preamble. 
                                                          Pages S896061
Measures Considered:
Advancing America's Priorities Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration 
of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3297, to advance 
America's priorities.
  Page S8934
  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 Friday, September 19, 2008.
Page S8934

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  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.
Page S8934
Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act--Cloture: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 6049, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for 
energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring 
provisions, to provide individual income tax relief.
  Page S8934
   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 Friday, September 19, 2008.
Page S8934
Messages from the House:
  Pages S8945-46
Executive Communications:
  Pages S8946-47
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8948-51
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S8951-56
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8940-45
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8956-59
Authorities for Committees To Meet:
  Pages S8959-60
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--201) 
                                                             Page S8933
Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and recessed at 7:46 p.m., until 
10 a.m. on Thursday, September 18, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8961.)