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Daily Digest - Monday, June 4, 2007
Monday, June 4, 2007
Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
- See Resume of Congressional Activity.
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6971-S7015
No bills or resolutions were introduced today.
Measures Reported:
Reported on Thursday, May 31, during the adjournment:
S. 1538, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for the intelligence and intelligence related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System. (S. Rept. No. 110-75)
Special Report entitled ``Prewar Intelligence Assessments About Postwar Iraq''. (S. Rept. No. 110-76)
S. 239, to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Reported on Monday, June 4, during the adjournment:
S. 236, to require reports to Congress on Federal agency use of data mining, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page S7003
Measures Considered:
Comprehensive Immigration Reform:
Senate resumed consideration of S. 1348, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S6982-94
Adopted:
Salazar (for Cantwell) Amendment No. 1167 (to Amendment No. 1150), to authorize the Attorney General to carry out a program, known as the Northern Border Prosecution Initiative, to provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities.
Pages S6992-93
Salazar (for Alexander) Amendment No. 1163 (to Amendment No. 1150), to establish an award to recognize companies for extraordinary efforts in English literacy and civics.
Pages S6992-93
Salazar (for Cornyn) Amendment No. 1238 (to Amendment No. 1150), to increase the authorization of appropriations for the Border Relief Grant Program.
Pages S6992-93
Grassley/DeMint Modified Amendment No. 1166 (to Amendment No. 1150), to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review.
Pages S6982, S6992-93
Pending:
Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Amendment No. 1150, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S6982
Cornyn Modified Amendment No. 1184 (to Amendment No. 1150), to establish a permanent bar for gang members, terrorists, and other criminals.
Page S6982
Dodd/Menendez Amendment No. 1199 (to Amendment No. 1150), to increase the number of green cards for parents of United States citizens, to extend the duration of the new parent visitor visa, and to make penalties imposed on individuals who overstay such visas applicable only to such individuals.
Page S6982
Menendez Amendment No. 1194 (to Amendment No. 1150), to modify the deadline for the family backlog reduction.
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McConnell Amendment No. 1170 (to Amendment No. 1150), to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals voting in person to present photo identification.
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Feingold Amendment No. 1176 (to Amendment No. 1150), to establish commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II.
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Durbin/Grassley Amendment No. 1231 (to Amendment No. 1150), to ensure that employers make efforts to recruit American workers.
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Sessions Amendment No. 1234 (to Amendment No. 1150), to save American taxpayers up to $24 billion in the 10 years after passage of this Act, by preventing the earned income tax credit, which is, according to the Congressional Research Service, the largest anti-poverty entitlement program of the Federal Government, from being claimed by Y temporary workers or illegal aliens given status by this Act until they adjust to legal permanent resident status.
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Sessions Amendment No. 1235 (to Amendment No. 1150), to save American taxpayers up to $24 billion in the 10 years after passage of this Act, by preventing the earned income tax credit, which is, according to the Congressional Research Service, the largest anti-poverty entitlement program of the Federal Government, from being claimed by Y temporary workers or illegal aliens given status by this Act until they adjust to legal permanent resident status.
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Lieberman Amendment No. 1191 (to Amendment No. 1150), to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures and to improve conditions of detention.
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Cornyn (for Allard) Amendment No. 1189 (to Amendment No. 1150), to eliminate the preference given to people who entered the United States illegally over people seeking to enter the country legally in the merit-based evaluation system for visas.
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Cornyn Amendment No. 1250 (to Amendment No. 1150), to address documentation of employment and to make an amendment with respect to mandatory disclosure of information.
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Salazar (for Clinton) Modified Amendment No. 1183 (to Amendment No. 1150), to reclassify the spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents as immediate relatives.
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Salazar (for Obama/Menendez) Amendment No. 1202 (to Amendment No. 1150), to provide a date on which the authority of the section relating to the increasing of American competitiveness through a merit-based evaluation system for immigrants shall be terminated.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate continue consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, that the time until 11:50 a.m., be for debate with respect to Allard Amendment No. 1189 (listed above) and Durbin Amendment No. 1231 (listed above), with the time to run concurrently on both amendments and divided as follows: 10 minutes each, the Majority and Republican Managers, or their designees, and Senators Allard and Durbin; that no amendments be in order to either amendment prior to the vote; that the amendments be voted in the order listed here and that there be 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to the second vote, and that the second vote be ten minutes in duration.
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The information relative to S.J. Res. 14 that appeared in the Digest of Thursday, May 24, 2007 was incorrect. The permanent Record has been changed to reflect the following:
The following joint resolution was read the first time:
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales: Senate agreed to S.J. Res. 14, expressing the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales no longer holds the confidence of the Senate and of the American people.
Nominations Received:
Senate received the following nominations:
James L. Caswell, of Idaho, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
David H. McCormick, of Pennsylvania, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury.
J. Christian Kennedy, of Indiana, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues.
Roderick W. Moore, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Montenegro.
William John Garvelink, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ronald Jay Tenpas, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
5 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
Routine lists in the Army, Navy.
Pages S7013-15
Nomination Withdrawn:
Senate received notification of withdrawal of the following nomination:
Bruce P. Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2011, which was sent to the Senate on March 12, 2007.
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Messages from the House:
Page S7002
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Pages S7002-03
Executive Communications:
Page S7003
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S7004-06
Additional Statements:
Page S7002
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S7006-13
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 2:30 p.m., and adjourned at 6:15 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2007. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7013.)
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Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
The House was not in session today. The House will meet at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 158.
Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
H.R. 2206, making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007. Signed on May 25, 2007 (Public Law 110-28)
H.R. 414, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 60 Calle McKinley, West in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, as the ``Miguel Angel Garcia Mendez Post Office Building''. Signed on June 1, 2007 (Public Law 110-29)
H.R. 437, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Eisenhower Street in Rio Grande City, Texas, as the ``Lino Perez, Jr. Post Office''. Signed on June 1, 2007 (Public Law 110-30)
H.R. 625, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4230 Maine Avenue in Baldwin Park, California, as the ``Atanacio Haro-Marin Post Office''. Signed on June 1, 2007 (Public Law 110-31)
H.R. 1402, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 South Lecanto Highway in Lecanto, Florida, as the ``Sergeant Dennis J. Flanagan Lecanto Post Office Building''. Signed on June 1, 2007 (Public Law 110-32)
H.R. 2080, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to conform the District charter to revisions made by the Council of the District of Columbia relating to public education. Signed on June 1, 2007 (Public Law 110-33)
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
to hold hearings to examine the preparedness of the federal land management agencies for the 2007 wildfire season and efforts to contain the costs of wildfire management activities, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine executive stock options, focusing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and stockholders information, 9 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary:
to hold hearings to examine the federal role to work with communities to prevent and respond to gang violence, focusing on S. 456, to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the Department of Justice politicizing the hiring and firing of United States Attorneys, focusing on preserving prosecutorial independence, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Committee on Agriculture,
June 6, Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture, to consider H.R. 2419, Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
June 7, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, hearing to review the integrity and efficacy of the Federal Crop Insurance Program, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
June 7, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, to consider H.R. 2419, Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
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Committee on Appropriations,
June 5, to consider the following: Report on the Suballocation of Budget Allocations Fiscal Year 2008; Report on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations Fiscal Year 2007; and Homeland Security Appropriations Fiscal Year 2008, 5:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
June 5, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, to mark up appropriations for fiscal year 2008, 4 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
June 5, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, to mark up appropriations for fiscal year 2008, 3 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
June 6, full Committee, to consider the following appropriations Fiscal Year 2008: Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies; and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
June 7, to consider the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services,
June 6, hearing on the Department of Defense body armor programs, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
June 6, Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, hearing on procurement of Navy boat barriers, 2:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and Labor,
June 5,
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, hearing on Ensuring Collective Bargaining Rights for First Responders: H.R. 980, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007, 3 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
June 7, full Committee, hearing on Protecting U.S. and Guest Workers: the Recruitment and Employment of Temporary Foreign Labor, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
June 7, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, hearing on Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Act: Current and Prospective Flexibility Under No Child Left Behind, 2:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce,
June 6, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing on legislation to Improve Consumer Product Safety for Children, H.R. 2474, To provide for an increased maximum civil penalty for violations under the Consumer Product Safety Act; H.R. 1699, Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act; H.R. 814, Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act; and H.R. 1721, Pool and Spa Safety Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
June 7, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled ``Legislative Hearing on Discussion Draft Concerning Alternative Fuels, Infrastructure, and Vehicles,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
June 7, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on H.R. 1328, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007, 11 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services,
June 6, hearing entitled ``U.S. Interests in Reform of China's Financial Services Sector,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
June 6, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Reauthorization of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
June 7, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``Improving Credit Card Consumer Protection: Recent Industry and Regulatory Initiatives,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
June 8, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Can Internet Gambling Be Effectively Regulated To Protect Consumers and the Payments System?'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
June 6, hearing on U.S. Policy Challenges in North Africa, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
June 7, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, hearing on Nigeria at a Crossroads, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security,
June 6, hearing entitled ``The XDR Tuberculosis Incident: A Poorly Coordinated Federal Response to an Incident with Homeland Implications,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
June 6, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, to mark up H.R. 1717, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a National Bio and Agro-defense Facility, 2:30 p.m., 311 Cannon.
June 7, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``Project 28: The Future of SBInet,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary,
June 6, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, hearings on Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Business Community Perspectives, 10 a.m., to meet to Adopt Rules of Procedure and Statement of Policy for Private Immigration Bills, and Rules of Procedure for Private Claims Bills; followed by continuation of hearings on Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Government Perspectives on Immigration Statistics, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
June 7, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, oversight hearing on the Constitutional Limitations on Domestic Surveillance, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
June 7, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 2286, To amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures; followed by a markup of H.R. 660, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources,
June 5, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on the following bills: H. Con. Res. 147, Recognizing 200 years of research, service to the people of the United States, and stewardship of the marine environment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its predecessor agencies; H. Res. 186, Supporting the goals and ideals of National Clean Beaches Week and recognizing the considerable value of American beaches and their role in American culture; H.R. 1834, To authorize the national ocean exploration program and the national undersea research program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and H.R. 2400, Ocean and D762Coastal Mapping Integration Act, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
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June 6, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
June 7, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, hearing on H.R. 1075, United States Territories Infrastructure Bond Bank Authorization Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
June 7, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing on H.R. 2016, National Landscape Conservation System Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
June 6, hearing on FDA's Role in the Evaluation of Avandia's Safety, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
June 7, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, hearing on D.C. Autonomy, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
June 7, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives and the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, joint hearing on Federal IT Security: The Future for FISMA, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
June 7, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing on Darfur and the Olympics: A Call for International Action, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
June 8, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing on Hot Fuels: Big Oil's Double Standard for Measuring Gasoline, 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules,
June 5, to consider H.R. 2446, Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act of 2007, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
June 6, to consider the following: S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007; and H.R. 65, Lumbee Recognition Act, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science and Technology,
June 5, hearing on the Role of Technology in Reducing Illegal Filesharing: A University Perspective, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
June 6, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 906, Global Change Research and Data Management Act of 2007; H.R. 2304, Advanced Geothermal Energy Research and Development Act of 2007; and H.R. 2313, Marine Renewable Energy Research and Development Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
June 6, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing on STEM Education Programs, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
June 7, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on NPOESS, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business,
June 5, hearing on Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404: Will the SEC's and PCAOB's New Standards Lower Compliance Costs for Small Companies? 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
June 6, Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, hearing on Data Security, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
June 7, full Committee, hearing on the Farm Bill, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
June 6, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on the National Transportation Safety Board's Most Wanted Aviation Safety Improvements, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
June 7, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on Congestion and Mobility, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
June 8, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, hearing on What Visitors Can Expect at the Capitol Visitors Center: Transportation, Access, Security, and Visuals, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
June 7, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on Specially Adaptive Housing, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means,
June 7, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on Employment Eligibility Verification Systems, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
June 7, Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management, executive, briefing on Security Clearance Process, 11 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
June 4, 2007
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Resume of Congressional Activity
FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS
The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative business transacted by the Senate and House.
The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.
- DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
January 4 through May 31, 2007
Senate: Days in session
House: 82
Total: 74
..
Senate: Time in session
House: 614 hrs., 01 House: K
Total: 643 hrs., 11
Total: K
..
Congressional Record:
Pages of proceedings
House: S6970
Total: H5929
..
Extensions of Remarks
House: ..
Total: E1181
..
Senate: Public bills enacted into law
House: 4
Total: 24
..
Senate: Private bills enacted into law
House: ..
Total: ..
..
Senate: Bills in conference
House: 1
Total: 1
..
Senate: Measures passed, total
House: 234
Total: 417
651
Senate bills
House: 34
Total: 6
..
House bills
House: 33
Total: 195
..
Senate joint resolutions
House: 1
Total: ..
..
House joint resolutions
House: 1
Total: 1
..
Senate concurrent resolutions
House: 9
Total: 3
..
House concurrent resolutions
House: 19
Total: 36
..
Simple resolutions
House: 137
Total: 176
..
Senate: Measures reported, total*
House: 148
Total: 166
314
Senate bills
House: 84
Total: 1
..
House bills
House: 10
Total: 110
..
Senate joint resolutions
House: 1
Total: ..
..
House joint resolutions
House: ..
Total: ..
..
Senate concurrent resolutions
House: 5
Total: ..
..
House concurrent resolutions
House: 2
Total: 5
..
Simple resolutions
House: 46
Total: 50
..
Senate: Special reports
House: 10
Total: 2
..
Senate: Conference reports
House: 1
Total: 2
..
Senate: Measures pending on calendar
House: 118
Total: 13
..
Senate: Measures introduced, total
House: 1,798
Total: 3,213
5,011
Bills
House: 1,538
Total: 2,556
..
Joint resolutions
House: 15
Total: 44
..
Concurrent resolutions
House: 34
Total: 163
..
Simple resolutions
House: 219
Total: 450
..
Senate: Quorum calls
House: 2
Total: 6
..
Senate: Yea-and-nay votes
House: 181
Total: 248
..
Senate: Recorded votes
House: ..
Total: 171
..
Senate: Bills vetoed
House: ..
Total: 1
..
Senate: Vetoes overridden
House: ..
Total: ..
..
- DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
January 4 through May 31, 2007
Civilian nominations, totaling 275, disposed of as follows:
Other Civilian nominations, totaling 2,228, disposed of as follows:
Air Force nominations, totaling 5,118, disposed of as follows:
Army nominations, totaling 1,420, disposed of as follows:
Navy nominations, totaling 798, disposed of as follows:
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,325, disposed of as follows:
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Program for Tuesday:
After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 60 minutes), Senate will continue consideration of S. 1348, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, and vote on or in relation to certain amendments.
Senate: (Senate will recess upon deposition of Durbin Amendment No. 1231 until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)
Program for Tuesday:
To be announced.
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