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Daily Digest - Saturday, July 26, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
- Senate completed action on H.R. 3221, Foreclosure Prevention Act.
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7487-S7537
Measures Introduced:
Seven bills were introduced as follows, S3339-3345.
Page S7526
Measures Reported:
S. 3339, to amend chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, to clarify and improve authorities relating to the availability of post-9/11 veterans educational assistance. (S. Rept. No. 110-433)
H.R. 5683, to make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, with amendments.
Page S7526
Measures Passed:
Printing Authority:
Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 395, authorizing the printing of an additional number of copies of the 23rd edition of the pocket version of the United States Constitution.
Page S7537
Measures Considered:
Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act:
Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3186, to provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Pages S7508-09
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:
By 50 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. 187), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
Page S7508
Senator Reid entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
Page S7508
Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.
Page S7509
Advancing America's Priorities Act:
Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3297, to advance America's priorities.
Pages S7509-11
A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Monday, July 28, 2008.
Page S7509
A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, July 28, 2007, Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, and that the time until 4 p.m. be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees.
Page S7537
House Messages:
Foreclosure Prevention Act:
By 72 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. 186), Senate concurred in the amendment of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to the amendments of the House to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3221, to provide needed housing reform, clearing the measure for the President.
Pages S7487-7506
Withdrawn:
Reid Motion to concur in the amendment of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to the amendments of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill, with Amendment No. 5103, to establish the effective date.
Pages S7487, S7506
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:
Reid Amendment No. 5104 (to Amendment No. 5103), to change the enactment date, fell when Reid Motion to concur in the amendment of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to the amendments of the House to the amendment D959of the Senate to the bill, with Amendment No. 5103, to establish the effective date, was withdrawn.
Pages S7487, S7506
Measures Read the First Time:
Page S7526
Additional Cosponsors:
Page S7526
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S7526-37
Record Votes:
Two record votes were taken today. (Total--187)
Pages S7506, S7508
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:01 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Sunday, July 27, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7537.)
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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 11 a.m. on Monday, July 28, 2008 in pro forma session.
Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
No meetings/hearings scheduled.
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Program for Sunday:
Senate will meet in a pro forma session.
Program for Monday:
To be announced.
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