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“Senate” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D919-D920 on July 21, 2008.
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Monday, July 21, 2008
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.
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Messages from the House:
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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:
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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.)
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