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Daily Digest - Monday, June 16, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
Daily Digest
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5639-S5668
Measures Introduced:
Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 3136-3140, and S. Res. 595.
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Measures Reported:
S. 570, to designate additional National Forest System lands in the State of Virginia as wilderness or a wilderness study area, to designate the Kimberling Creek Potential Wilderness Area for eventual incorporation in the Kimberling Creek Wilderness, to establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, to provide for the development of trail plans for the wilderness areas and scenic areas, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-349)
S. 617, to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-350)
S. 662, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate resources at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Brunswick, Maine, to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the site as a unit of the National Park System, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-351)
S. 783, to adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in the State of Louisiana, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-352)
S. 827, to establish the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area in the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-353)
S. 832, to provide for the sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, Utah, at fair market value, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 110-354)
S. 868, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-355)
S. 900, to authorize the Boy Scouts of America to exchange certain land in the State of Utah acquired under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 110-356)
S. 1281, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain rivers and streams of the headwaters of the Snake River System as additions to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-357)
S. 1380, to designate as wilderness certain land within the Rocky Mountain National Park and to adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho National Recreation Area of the Arapaho National Forest in the State of Colorado, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-358)
S. 1633, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the battlefield and related sites of the Battle of Shepherdstown in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, as part of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park or Antietam National Battlefield, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 110-359)
S. 1929, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study of water augmentation alternatives in the Sierra Vista Subwatershed. (S. Rept. No. 110-360)
S. 2124, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana, to Jefferson County, Montana, for use as a cemetery. (S. Rept. No. 110-361)
S. 2207, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating Green McAdoo School in Clinton, Tennessee, as a unit of the National Park System, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-362)
S. 2229, to withdraw certain Federal land in the Wyoming Range from leasing and provide an opportunity to retire certain leases in the Wyoming D748Range, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-363)
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S. 2254, to establish the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area in the State of Mississippi, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-364)
S. 2262, to authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-365)
S. 2370, to clear title to certain real property in New Mexico associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 110-366)
S. 2379, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cancel certain grazing leases on land in Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument that are voluntarily waived by the lessees, to provide for the exchange of certain Monument land in exchange for private land, to designate certain Monument land as wilderness, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-367)
S. 2512, to establish the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area in the State of Mississippi, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-368)
S. 2513, to modify the boundary of the Minute Man National Historical Park. (S. Rept. No. 110-369)
S. 2593, to establish a program at the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-370)
S. 2604, to establish the Baltimore National Heritage Area in the State of Maryland, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-371)
S. 2804, to adjust the boundary of the Everglades National Park, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-372)
S. 2814, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System. (S. Rept. No. 110-373)
S. 2833, to provide for the management of certain public land in Owyhee County, Idaho, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-374)
H.R. 123, to authorize appropriations for the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund. (S. Rept. No. 110-375)
H.R. 189, to establish the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey and for other purposes, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-376)
H.R. 356, to remove certain restrictions on the Mammoth Community Water District's ability to use certain property acquired by that District from the United States, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-377)
H.R. 523, to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Wells Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington, to the utility district. (S. Rept. No. 110-378)
H.R. 1285, to provide for the conveyance of a parcel of National Forest System land in Kittitas County, Washington, to facilitate the construction of a new fire and rescue station. (S. Rept. No. 110-379)
H.R. 1311, To provide for the conveyance of the Alta-Hualapai Site to the Nevada Cancer Institute. (S. Rept. No. 110-380)
H.R. 1483, to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-381)
H.R. 1528, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the New England National Scenic Trail, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-382)
H.R. 1725, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Rancho California Water District Southern Riverside County Recycled Non-Potable Distribution Facilities and Demineralization Desalination Recycled Water Treatment and Reclamation Facility Project, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 110-383)
H.R. 1855, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Madera Irrigation District for purposes of supporting the Madera Water Supply Enhancement Project. (S. Rept. No. 110-384)
H.R. 2085, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the McGee Creek Authority certain facilities of the McGee Creek Project, Oklahoma. (S. Rept. No. 110-385)
H.R. 2197, to modify the boundary of the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in the State of Ohio. (S. Rept. No. 110-386)
H.R. 2515, to authorize appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program in the States of Arizona, California, and Nevada, with D749an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-387)
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H.R. 2627, to establish the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-388)
H.R. 3332, to provide for the establishment of a memorial within Kalaupapa National Historical Park located on the island of Molokai, in the State of Hawaii, to honor and perpetuate the memory of those individuals who were forcibly relocated to the Kalaupapa Peninsula from 1866 to 1969. (S. Rept. No. 110-389)
H.R. 3998, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resources studies of certain lands and structures to determine the appropriate means for preservation, use, and management of the resources associated with such lands and structures, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-390)
H.R. 5151, to designate as wilderness additional National Forest System lands in the Monongahela National Forest in the State of West Virginia, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 110-391)
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Measures Passed:
Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act:
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 814, to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President.
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911 Modernization and Public Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3403, to promote and enhance public safety by facilitating the rapid deployment of IP-enabled 911 and E-911 services, encourage the Nation's transition to a national IP-enabled emergency network, and improve 911 and E-911 access to those with disabilities, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
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Whitehouse (for Inouye) Amendment No. 4982, in the nature of a substitute.
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District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Independence Preservation Act: Senate passed H.R. 5778, to preserve the independence of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, clearing the measure for the President.
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Gospel Music Heritage Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 595, designating September 2008 as ``Gospel Music Heritage Month'' and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States.
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Honoring Robert Mondavi: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 84, honoring the memory of Robert Mondavi, and the resolution was then agreed to.
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Measures Considered:
Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act:
Senate resumed 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.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the previously scheduled vote at 5:30 p.m., Monday, June 16, 2008, on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, be delayed to occur at 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, June 17, 2008.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, and that the time until 12:30 p.m., be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees.
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Appointments:
Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University:
The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to Public Law 83-420, as amended by Public Law 99-371, appointed Senator Brown to the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University.
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Nominations Received:
Senate received the following nominations:
James Christopher Swan, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti.
Michele Jeanne Sison, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon.
29 Army nominations in the rank of general.
1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy.
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Messages From the House:
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Executive Communications:
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
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Additional Statements:
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Amendments Submitted:
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Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
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Privileges of the Floor:
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Adjournment:
Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 5:54 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S5666-67.)
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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 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2008.
Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:
with the Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, to hold joint hearings to examine the role, responsibilities, and resource needs of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on oversight of futures and derivatives markets in energy and agriculture, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, with the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, to hold joint hearings to examine the role, responsibilities, and resource needs of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on oversight of futures and derivatives markets in energy and agriculture, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
Committee on Armed Services:
to hold hearings to examine the origins of aggressive interrogation techniques, focusing on Part I of the Committee's inquiry into the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
to hold hearings to examine the challenges and regional solutions to developing transmission for renewable electricity resources, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 1774, to designate the John Krebs Wilderness in the State of California, to add certain land to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness, S. 2255, to amend the National Trails System Act to provide for studies of the Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail to determine whether to add the trails to the National Trails System, S. 2359, to establish the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Commission, S. 2943, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, S. 3017, to designate the Beaver Basin Wilderness at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, S. 3010, to reauthorize the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, S. 3045, to establish the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Forest Heritage Area in the State of Alaska, H.R. 1143, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and S. 3096, to amend the National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations for the National Cave and Karst Research Institute, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance:
to hold hearings to examine the future of the United States economy, focusing on long run deficits and debt, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection, to hold hearings to examine international disaster assistance, focusing on policy options, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on Russia, Iran, and U.S.-Russian nuclear cooperation, 4:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
Committee on the Judiciary:
to hold hearings to examine protecting consumers by protecting intellectual property, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine ways to respond to the growing need for federal judgeships, focusing on ``The Federal Judgeship Act of 2008'', 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
Committee on Appropriations,
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, to mark up Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009, 5:30 p.m., 2362B Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Financial Services, and General Government, to mark up Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009, 4 p.m., 2358A Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary,
hearing on Ensuring Legal Redress for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules,
to consider the following:
H.R. 5781, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of D7512008; and H.R. 5876, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
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Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings to examine combating sexual exploitation of children, focusing on strengthening international law enforcement cooperation, 3 p.m., B318, Rayburn Building.
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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 the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture at approximately 2:15 p.m.
(Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)
Program for Tuesday:
To be announced.
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