[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1158-D1160]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                      Wednesday, September 24, 2008

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9349-S9437
Measures Introduced: Twenty-three bills and eight resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3550-3572, S. Res. 679-684, and S. Con. Res. 
102-103.
  Pages S9414-15
Measures Reported:
  S. 24, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require a health 
advisory and monitoring of drinking water for perchlorate, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-483)
  S. 150, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect the health of 
pregnant women, fetuses, infants, and children by requiring a health 
advisory and drinking water standard for perchlorate, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-484)
  S. 642, to codify Executive Order 12898, relating to environmental 
justice, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to fully implement the recommendations of the Inspector General 
of the Agency and the Comptroller General of the United States. (S. 
Rept. No. 110-485)
  S. 1911, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect the health 
of susceptible populations, including pregnant women, infants, and 
children, by requiring a health advisory, drinking water standard, and 
reference concentration for trichloroethylene vapor intrusion. (S. 
Rept. No. 110-486)
  S. 2970, to enhance the ability of drinking water utilities in the 
United States to develop and implement climate change adaptation 
programs and policies. (S. Rept. No. 110-487)
  S. 2994, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide 
for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern. (S. 
Rept. No. 110-488)
  S. 3489, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to conduct a study on black carbon emissions. (S. Rept. No. 110-
489)
  S. 3551, to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 to reauthorize that Act. (S. Rept. No. 110-490)
  S. 1387, to amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know 
Act of 1986 to provide for greenhouse gases, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-491)
  H.R. 1464, to assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare 
canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the 
conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and 
rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated 
expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-492)
  H.R. 1771, to assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and 
providing, through projects of persons and organizations with expertise 
in crane conservation, financial resources for the conservation 
programs of countries the activities of which directly or indirectly 
affect cranes and the ecosystems of cranes. (S. Rept. No. 110-493)
  S. 1828, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to conduct a study of the feasibility of increasing the 
consumption in the United States of certain ethanol-blended gasoline, 
with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 110-494)
  H.R. 3224, to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish 
a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation 
and repair of deficient dams. (S. Rept. No. 110-495)
  S. 3563, to authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control 
Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for 
fiscal years 2009 and 2010. (S. Rept. No. 110-496)
  S. 2080, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure 
that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw 
sewage, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 
110-497)
  S. 2549, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to establish an Interagency Working Group on Environmental 
Justice to provide guidance to Federal agencies on the development of 
criteria for identifying disproportionately high and adverse human 
health or environmental effects on minority populations and low-income 
populations. (S. Rept. No. 110-498)

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  S. 3564, to restore the value of every American in environmental 
decisions. (S. Rept. No. 110-499)
  S. 3565, to address the health and economic development impacts of 
nonattainment of federally mandated air quality standards in the San 
Joaquin Valley, California, by designating air quality empowerment 
zones. (S. Rept. No. 110-500)
  H.R. 5001, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to 
provide for the redevelopment of the Old Post Office Building located 
in the District of Columbia. (S. Rept. No. 110-501)
  H.R. 3815, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to make full and efficient use of open 
source information to develop and disseminate open source homeland 
security information products, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  H.R. 5975, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 101 West Main Street in Waterville, New York, as the 
``Cpl. John P. Sigsbee Post Office''.
  H.R. 6073, to provide that Federal employees receiving their pay by 
electronic funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving their 
pay stubs electronically.
  H.R. 6092, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 101 Tallapoosa Street in Bremen, Georgia, as the 
``Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 6098, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the 
financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments 
for information sharing activities, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute.
  H.R. 6437, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 200 North Texas Avenue in Odessa, Texas, as the 
``Corporal Alfred Mac Wilson Post Office''.
  S. 3309, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2523 7th Avenue East in North Saint Paul, Minnesota, 
as the Mayor William ``Bill'' Sandberg Post Office Building.
  S. 3317, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 101 West Main Street in Waterville, New York, as the 
``Corporal John P. Sigsbee Post Office''.
  S. 3350, to provide that claims of the United States to certain 
documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as 
waived and relinquished in certain circumstances.
  S. 3550, to designate a portion of the Rappahannock River in the 
Commonwealth of Virginia as the ``John W. Warner Rapids''. 
                                                         Pages S9413-14
Measures Passed:
  Drug Endangered Children Act: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1199, to extend the grant 
program for drug-endangered children, and the bill was then passed, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S9350
  Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act: Senate passed H.R. 923, 
to provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights 
crimes, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S9350-52
  Health Centers Renewal Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1343, to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional 
authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under 
section 330 of such Act, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S9372-73
  Dorgan (for Kennedy/Hatch) Amendment No. 5642, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S9373
  Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act: Senate passed S. 2840, 
to establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite 
naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to 
establish a deadline for processing such applications, after agreeing 
to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S9433-34
  Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act: Senate passed H.R. 6370, to transfer 
excess Federal property administered by the Coast Guard to the 
Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S9434
  John W. Warner Rapids: Senate passed S. 3550, to designate a portion 
of the Rappahannock River in the Commonwealth of Virginia as the ``John 
W. Warner Rapids''.
  Page S9434
  Improving Government Accountability Act: Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 928, to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 
to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a 
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and the 
bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Page S9434
  Salazar (for McCaskill) Amendment No. 5644, to amend the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.

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App.) to enhance the Offices of the Inspectors General, to create a 
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. 
                                                             Page S9434
  Production of Records: Senate agreed to S. Res. 680, to authorize 
production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations 
of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 
                                                             Page S9434
  Hispanic Heritage Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 682, recognizing 
Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of 
Hispanic Americans and their immense contributions to the Nation. 
                                                         Pages S9434-35
  National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 683, designating the week of October 19 through October 25, 
2008, as ``National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week''. 
                                                             Page S9435
  Crisis in Darfur, Sudan: Senate agreed to S. Res. 684, calling for a 
comprehensive strategy to address the crisis in Darfur, Sudan. 
                                                             Page S9435
  State-based Alcohol Regulation: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 551, celebrating 75 
years of successful State-based alcohol regulation, and the resolution 
was then agreed to.
  Pages S9436-37
  National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 665, designating 
October 3, 2008, as ``National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S9437
Messages from the House:
  Page S9410
Executive Communications:
  Pages S9410-13
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S9415-17
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S9417-26
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9403-10
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S9426-32
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S9432-33
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S9433
Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and recessed at 8:56 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 25, 2008. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S9437.)