Monday, July 21, 2008 [[Page D919]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S6947-S6980 Measures Introduced: Eight bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 3289-3296, and S. Res. 616. Page S6972 Measures Reported: Reported on Friday, July 18, during the adjournment: S. 3288, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. (S. Rept. No. 110-425) Reported on Monday, July 21: S. 3289, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. (S. Rept. No. 110-426) S. 2774, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges. (S. Rept. No. 110-427) Page S6971 Measures Passed: Health Care Safety Net Act: Senate passed S. 901, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Community Health Centers program, the National Health Service Corps, and rural health care programs, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S6978-79 Durbin (for Kennedy/Hatch) Amendment No. 5088, in the nature of a substitute. Page S6979 United States Parole Commission: Senate passed S. 3294, to provide for the continued performance of the functions of the United States Parole Commission. Pages S6979-80 Measures Considered: Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3268, to amend the Commodity Exchange Act, to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities. Pages S6952-65 A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, and that if cloture is invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, post- cloture debate time from 2:15 p.m. until 6:15 p.m. be equally divided and controlled in 30 minute alternating blocks of time, with the Majority controlling the first 30 minutes and the Republicans controlling the next 30 minutes. Page S6980 Objection: Pursuant to rule XIV, paragraph 1, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, Senator Coburn objected to the introduction of a bill, to advance America's priorities, by Senator Reid. Page S6965 Treaties Approved: The following treaties having passed through their various parliamentary stages, up to and including the presentation of the resolution of ratification, upon division, two-thirds of the Senators present having voted in the affirmative, the resolutions of ratification were agreed to: Protocol of Amendments to Convention on International Hydrographic Organization (Treaty Doc. 110-9); and International Convention Against Doping in Sport (Treaty Doc. 110-14) with one understanding, one declaration and one condition. Page S6980 Messages from the House: Page S6969 Executive Communications: Pages S6969-71 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S6972-73 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S6973-77 Additional Statements: Pages S6968-69 Amendments Submitted: Pages S6977-78 Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Page S6978 Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:54 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6980.) [[Page D920]] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) NOMINATIONS Committee on Foreign Relations: On Thursday, July 17, 2008, Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Mimi Alemayehou, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Director of the African Development Bank, Kenneth L. Peel, of Maryland, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Miguel R. San Juan, of Texas, to be United States Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank, and Patrick J. Durkin, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 3 public bills, H.R. 6556- 6558; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 1358-1359 were introduced. Page H6733 Additional Cosponsors: Page H6734 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: 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 (H. Rept. 110-763). Page H6733 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative McGovern to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. Page H6731 Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H6731. Senate Referral: S.J. Res. 35 was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Page H6731 Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no Yea and Nay votes, and there were no Recorded votes. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 12:35 p.m. Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held. COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2008 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Michael Bruce Donley, of Virginia, to be Secretary, General Norton A. Schwartz, for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Chief of Staff, and General Duncan J. McNabb, for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, United States Transportation Command, all of the United States Air Force, 9:30 a.m., SR-325. Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to examine global warming, focusing on an update on the science and its implications, 10 a.m., SD-406. Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine Indian governments and the tax code, focusing on maximizing tax incentives for economic development, 10 a.m., SD-215. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine ways for America to gain energy security, 9:30 a.m., SD-106. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine improving performance relating to a review of pay-for-performance systems in the Federal Government, 2 p.m., SD-342. Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219. House Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on Army Medical Action Plan: Is it Working? 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn. Committee on Education and Labor: hearing on Innovation in Education through Business and Education STEM Partnerships, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn. Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``State Fiscal Relief: Protecting Health Coverage in an Economic Downturn,'' 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn. [[Page D921]] Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Issues in Telecommunications Competition,'' and on H.R. 3914, Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn. Committee on Rules, to consider a resolution providing consideration of the Senate Amendment, to H.R. 5051, the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, hearing on Union Station: A Comprehensive hearing on the Private Management, the Public Space, and the Intermodal Uses Present and Future, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. 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Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 22 House Chamber Program for Tuesday: To be announced. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Bachmann, Michele, Minn., E1508 Crenshaw, Ander, Fla., E1507 Edwards, Chet, Tex., E1508 Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1508 Reichert, David G., Wash., E1507 Roybal-Allard, Lucille, Calif., E1507, E1509