Friday, June 27, 2008 [[Page D833]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S6309-S6339 Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 3219-3223, and S. Res. 606. Page S6327 Measures Reported: S. 1566, to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to improve that Act. (S. Rept. No. 110-403) S. 2707, to amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network. (S. Rept. No. 110-404) H.R. 3891, to amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act to increase the number of Directors on the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. (S. Rept. No. 110-405) Report to accompany H.R. 3986, to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (S. Rept. No. 110-406) S. 2555, to permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles. (S. Rept. No. 110-407) Page S6327 Measures Passed: Dr. Bernard Daly Post Office Building: Senate passed S. 3015, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18 S. G Street, Lakeview, Oregon, as the ``Dr. Bernard Daly Post Office Building''. Page S6331 Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building: Senate passed S. 3082, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as the ``Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building''. Page S6331 Marine Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 3721, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1190 Lorena Road in Lorena, Texas, as the ``Marine Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. Page S6331 Marisol Heredia Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 4185, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11151 Valley Boulevard in El Monte, California, as the ``Marisol Heredia Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. Page S6331 Cody Grater Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 5168, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19101 Cortez Boulevard in Brooksville, Florida, as the ``Cody Grater Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. Page S6331 William ``Bill'' Clay Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 5395, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11001 Dunklin Drive in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. Page S6331 Alonzo Woodruff Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 5479, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 117 North Kidd Street in Ionia, Michigan, as the ``Alonzo Woodruff Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. Page S6331 Texas Military Veterans Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 5517, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7231 FM 1960 in Humble, Texas, as the ``Texas Military Veterans Post Office'', clearing the measure for the President. Page S6331 Rocky Marciano Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 5528, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 Commercial Street in Brockton, Massachusetts, as the ``Rocky Marciano Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. Page S6331 Use of Capitol Rotunda: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 377, authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the beginning of the integration of the United States Armed Forces. Pages S6331-32 [[Page D834]] Regulatory Improvement Act: Senate passed H.R. 3564, to amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Administrative Conference of the United States through fiscal year 2011, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Page S6332 Levin (for Coburn) Amendment No. 5065, to modify the authorization of appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011. Page S6332 Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous- consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate. Page S6332 Foreclosure Prevention Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, July 7, 2008, Senate resume consideration of the motion to concur in the amendments of the House of Representatives, striking Title VI through XI, to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3221, to provide needed housing reform. Page S6336 Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following executive report of a committee: Report to accompany International Convention Against Doping in Sport (Treaty Doc. 110-14) (Ex. Rept. 110-11). Page S6327 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: Lezlee J. Westine, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2009. Elizabeth A. Duke, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 1998. (Prior to this action, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration.) Donald B. Marron, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers. Mark Kimmitt, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs). Joseph J. Murin, of Pennsylvania, to be President, Government National Mortgage Association. Simon Charles Gros, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation. Neel T. Kashkari, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Michael E. Fryzel, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2013. Gregory G. Katsas, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Attorney General. Harvey E. Johnson, Jr., of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. Clyde R. Cook, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of four years. Susan D. Peppler, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Sheila McNamara Greenwood, of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. James B. Cunningham, of New York, to be Ambassador to Israel. T. Vance McMahan, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador. Elisse Walter, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2012. Luis Aguilar, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2010. Christopher R. Wall, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Constance S. Barker, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2011. (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) Elaine C. Duke, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security. Kelly Harrison Rankin, of Wyoming, to be United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming for the term of four years. T. Vance McMahan, of Texas, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Lyndon L. Olson, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2008. Kristen Silverberg, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador. Eric J. Boswell, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Diplomatic Security). Eric J. Boswell, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, and to [[Page D835]] have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service. Liliana Ayalde, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay. Troy A. Paredes, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2013. John R. Beyrle, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Russian Federation. Rosemary Anne DiCarlo, of the District of Columbia, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador. Rosemary Anne DiCarlo, of the District of Columbia, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations. Asif J. Chaudhry, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova. Tina S. Kaidanow, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo. David F. Girard-diCarlo, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Austria. James Culbertson, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. John Melvin Jones, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Lyndon L. Olson, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2011. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.) 30 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. 33 Army nominations in the rank of general. 1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general. 10 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral. Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Navy. Pages S6332-36, S6337-39 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Thomas A. Betro, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of State. Brian H. Hook, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Organization Affairs). Pages S6337-38 Messages from the House: Pages S6325-26 Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S6326 Executive Communications: Page S6326 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S6328 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S6328-31 Additional Statements: Pages S6324-25 Amendments Submitted: Page S6331 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:45 a.m. and adjourned at 1:38 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Monday, June 30, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6336.) Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held. House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 2008, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 379. Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087ÿ09390). 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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Record, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, Along with the entire mailing label from the last issue received. [[Page D836]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 10 a.m., Monday, June 30 Senate Chamber Program for Monday: Senate will meet in a pro forma session. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 8 House Chamber Program for Tuesday: To be announced.