Wednesday, June 25, 2008 Daily Digest Senate Street in Ionia, Michigan, as the ‘‘Alonzo Woodruff Chamber Action Post Office Building’’. Routine Proceedings, pages S6097–S6171 H.R. 5517, to designate the facility of the United Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and three reso- States Postal Service located at 7231 FM 1960 in lutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3187–3199, Humble, Texas, as the ‘‘Texas Military Veterans Post S.J. Res. 43, and S. Res. 601–602. Page S6158 Office’’. Measures Reported: H.R. 5528, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 Commercial Special Report entitled ‘‘Revised Allocation to Street in Brockton, Massachusetts, as the ‘‘Rocky Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concur- Marciano Post Office Building’’. rent Resolution, Fiscal Year 2009’’. (S. Rept. No. S. 2622, to designate the facility of the United 110–402) States Postal Service located at 11001 Dunklin Road S. 27, to authorize the implementation of the San in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ‘‘William ‘Bill’ Clay Joaquin River Restoration Settlement, with an Post Office’’. amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. S. 3015, to designate the facility of the United No. 110–400) States Postal Service located at 18 S. G Street, S. 1171, to amend the Colorado River Storage Lakeview, Oregon, as the ‘‘Dr. Bernard Daly Post Project Act and Public Law 87–483 to authorize the Office Building’’. construction and rehabilitation of water infrastruc- S. 3082, to designate the facility of the United ture in Northwestern New Mexico, to authorize the States Postal Service located at 1700 Cleveland Ave- use of the reclamation fund to fund the Reclamation nue in Kansas City, Missouri, as the ‘‘Reverend Earl Water Settlements Fund, to authorize the convey- Abel Post Office Building’’. Pages S6157–58 ance of certain Reclamation land and infrastructure, to authorize the Commissioner of Reclamation to Measures Passed: provide for the delivery of water, with an amend- Water Resources Development Act: Senate passed ment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. H.R. 6040, to amend the Water Resources Develop- 110–401) ment Act of 2007 to clarify the authority of the Sec- H.R. 3721, to designate the facility of the United retary of the Army to provide reimbursement for States Postal Service located at 1190 Lorena Road in travel expenses incurred by members of the Com- Lorena, Texas, as the ‘‘Marine Gunnery Sgt. John D. mittee on Levee Safety, clearing the measure for the Fry Post Office Building’’. President. Page S6171 H.R. 4185, to designate the facility of the United Measures Considered: States Postal Service located at 11151 Valley Boule- FISA Amendments Act: Senate resumed consid- vard in El Monte, California, as the ‘‘Marisol eration of the motion to proceed to consideration of Heredia Post Office Building’’. H.R. 6304, to amend the Foreign Intelligence Sur- H.R. 5168, to designate the facility of the United veillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for au- States Postal Service located at 19101 Cortez Boule- thorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence. vard in Brooksville, Florida, as the ‘‘Cody Grater Pages S6141–45 Post Office Building’’. During consideration of this measure today, Senate H.R. 5395, to designate the facility of the United also took the following action: States Postal Service located at 11001 Dunklin Drive By 80 yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. 158), three-fifths in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ‘‘William ‘Bill’ Clay of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having Post Office Building’’. voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion H.R. 5479, to designate the facility of the United to close further debate on the motion to proceed to States Postal Service located at 117 North Kidd consideration of the bill. Page S6141 D811 VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:07 Jun 26, 2008 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D25JN8.REC D25JNPT1 smartinez on PROD1PC64 with DIGEST D812 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST June 25, 2008 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- Petitions and Memorials: Pages S6155–57 viding for further consideration of the motion to Executive Reports of Committees: Page S6158 proceed to consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, June 26, 2008, and that the Additional Cosponsors: Pages S6159–60 time during the adjournment count post-cloture; Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: provided further, that Senator Murkowski, or her Pages S6160–70 designee, control the time from 1:30 p.m. until 2:15 Additional Statements: Pages S6152–54 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, 2008, and that the time Amendments Submitted: Page S6170 count post-cloture. Page S6171 House Messages: Authorities for Committees to Meet: Pages S6170–71 Foreclosure Prevention Act: By 79 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. 157), Senate concurred in the amendment Privileges of the Floor: Page S6171 of the House of Representatives striking section 1 Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. through Title V and inserting certain language to (Total—158) Page S6141 the Senate amendment to H.R. 3221, to provide Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and needed housing reform, with Reid (for Dodd/Shelby) adjourned at 7:42 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Thurs- Amendment No. 4983, of a perfecting nature, and day, June 26, 2008. (For Senate’s program, see the taking action on the following amendments proposed remarks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on thereto: Pages S6097–S6141 page S6171.) Adopted: Bond Modified Amendment No. 4987 (to Amendment No. 4983), to enhance mortgage loan Committee Meetings disclosure requirements with additional safeguards (Committees not listed did not meet) for adjustable rate mortgages with an initial fixed rate and loans that contain prepayment penalty. APPROPRIATIONS: EIA Pages S6097, S6138–40 Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy Sununu Modified Amendment No. 4999 (to and Water Development concluded a hearing to ex- Amendment No. 4983), to address small public amine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 housing agency paperwork reduction. for the Energy Information Administration (EIA), fo- Pages S6097, S6138–40 cusing on forecasts for oil and gasoline prices, after Kohl Modified Amendment No. 4988 (to Amend- receiving testimony from Guy Caruso, Adminis- ment No. 4983), to protect the property and secu- trator, Energy Information Administration, Depart- rity of homeowners who are subject to foreclosure ment of Energy. proceedings. Pages S6097, S6138–40 AFGHANISTAN Withdrawn: Dole Amendment No. 4984 (to Amendment No. Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a 4983), to improve the regulation of appraisal stand- closed hearing to examine the current situation in ards. Pages S6097, S6140 Afghanistan, after receiving testimony from General Dan K. McNeill, USA (Ret.), former Commander, Nominations Received: Senate received the fol- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Inter- lowing nominations: national Security Assistance Force. Michael Bruce Donley, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air Force. NOMINATIONS Jason J. Fichtner, of Virginia, to be Deputy Com- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: missioner of Social Security for the term expiring Committee ordered favorably reported the nomina- January 19, 2013. tions of Neel T. Kashkari, of California, to be an As- James A. Williams, of Virginia, to be Adminis- sistant Secretary of the Treasury, Christopher R. trator of General Services. Wall, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Santanu K. Baruah, of Oregon, to be Adminis- Commerce, Sheila McNamara Greenwood, of Lou- trator of the Small Business Administration. isiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and 1 Army nomination in the rank of general. Urban Development, Susan D. Peppler, of California, A routine list in the Army. Page S6171 to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Messages from the House: Page S6155 Development, Joseph J. Murin, of Pennsylvania, to be President, Government National Mortgage Asso- Measures Referred: Page S6155 ciation, Luis Aguilar, of Georgia, Troy A. Paredes, Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S6155 of Missouri, and Elisse Walter, of Maryland, all to VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:07 Jun 26, 2008 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D25JN8.REC D25JNPT1 smartinez on PROD1PC64 with DIGEST June 25, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D813 be Members of the Securities and Exchange Commis- S. 1924, to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United sion, Donald B. Marron, of Maryland, to be a Mem- States Code, to create a presumption that a disability ber of the Council of Economic Advisers, and Mi- or death of a Federal employee in fire protection ac- chael E. Fryzel, of Illinois, to be a Member of the tivities caused by any of certain diseases is the result National Credit Union Administration Board. of the performance of such employee’s duty, with an FUTURE ENERGY NEEDS amendment in the nature of a substitute; H.R. 5683, to make certain reforms with respect Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee to the Government Accountability Office, with concluded a hearing to examine the increased global amendments; energy demand, focusing on the challenges for meet- S. 3013, to provide for retirement equity for Fed- ing future energy needs, while developing new tech- eral employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 nologies to address current and future global climate contiguous States and the District of Columbia, with change, after receiving testimony from Raymond L. amendments; Orbach, Under Secretary of Energy for Science; Neil Hirst, International Energy Agency, Paris, France; S. 3175, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Tom Wilson, Electric Power Research Institute Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize Global Climate Change Research, Palo Alto, Cali- the predisaster hazard mitigation program, to make fornia; and Raymond J.