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Wednesday, October 1, 2008 

Daily Digest 

HIGHLIGHTS 

See Re ́sume ́ of Congressional Activity. 

Senate completed action on H.R. 2095, Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act. 

Senate passed H.R. 7081, United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act. 

Senate passed H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction 

Equity Act (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act). 

Senate 

Chamber Action 

Routine Proceedings, pages S10189–S10397 

Measures Introduced: Twenty bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3659–3678, S. 

Res. 701, and S. Con. Res. 105. Pages S10323–24 

Measures Reported: 

H.R. 1187, To expand the boundaries of the Gulf 

of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and the 

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, with 

amendments. (S. Rept. No. 110–516) 

S. 2148, to provide for greater diversity within, 

and to improve policy direction and oversight of, the 

Senior Executive Service, with an amendment in the 

nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110–517) 

S. 2838, to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United 

States Code with respect to arbitration. (S. Rept. No. 

110–518) 

S. 1779, to establish a program for tribal colleges 

and universities within the Department of Health 

and Human Services and to amend the Native 

American Programs Act of 1974 to authorize the 

provision of grants and cooperative agreements to 

tribal colleges and universities, with an amendment 

in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110–519) 

H.R. 404, to require the establishment of customer service standards for Federal agencies, with an 

amendment in the nature of a substitute. 

S. 547, to establish a Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for Management. 

S. 967, to amend chapter 41 of title 5, United 

States Code, to provide for the establishment and authorization of funding for certain training programs 

for supervisors of Federal employees, with amendments. 

S. 1000, to enhance the Federal Telework Program, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 

S. 1924, to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United 

States Code, to create a presumption that a disability 

or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result 

of the performance of such employee’s duty, with an 

amendment in the nature of a substitute. 

S. 2583, to amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order 

to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars, 

with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 

S. 3384, to amend section 11317 of title 40, 

United States Code, to require greater accountability 

for cost overruns on Federal IT investment projects, 

with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 

S. 3474, to amend title 44, United States Code, 

to enhance information security of the Federal Government. 

S. 3662, to establish the Controlled Unclassified 

Information Office, to require policies and procedures for the designation, marking, safeguarding, 

and dissemination of controlled unclassified information. Page S10323 

Measures Passed: 

Child Safe Viewing Act: Senate passed S. 602, to 

develop the next generation of parental control technology, after agreeing to the committee amendment 

in the nature of a substitute, and the following 

amendment proposed thereto: Page S10199 


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Dodd (for Pryor) Amendment No. 5684, of a perfecting nature. Page S10199 

United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act: By 

86 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. 211), Senate passed 

H.R. 7081, to approve the United States-India 

Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, pursuant to the order of the Senate of 

Tuesday, September 30, 2008, the bill having 

achieved 60 affirmative votes, and after taking action 

on the following amendments proposed thereto: 

 Pages S10191–S10208, S10290–91 

Rejected: 

Bingaman (for Dorgan) Amendment No. 5683, to 

prohibit nuclear trade with India in the event that 

India detonates a nuclear weapon and to impose certain certification, reporting, and control requirements. Page S10201 

Paul Wellstone Mental Health And Addiction 

Equity Act (Emergency Economic Stabilization 

Act): By 74 yeas to 25 nays (Vote No. 213), Senate 

passed H.R. 1424, to amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, section 

9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and 

substance-related disorder benefits under group 

health plans, to prohibit discrimination on the basis 

of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, pursuant to the order of the 

Senate of Tuesday, September 30, 2008, the bill having achieved 60 affirmative votes, after taking action 

on the following amendments proposed thereto: 

 Pages S10220–83, S10291–95 

Adopted: 

Dodd Amendment No. 5685, in the nature of a 

substitute. (By 74 yeas to 25 nays (Vote No. 212), 

and pursuant to the order of the Senate of Tuesday, 

September 30, 2008, the amendment having 

achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to). 

 Pages S10222–34, S10292–94 

Rejected: 

Sanders Amendment No. 5687 (to Amendment 

No. 5685), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 

1986 to increase the tax on high income individuals. 

 Pages S10234–36, S10291–92 

Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to S. Con. 

Res. 105, directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to correct the enrollment of H.R. 6063. 

 Page S10388 

Trafficking in Persons Accountability Act: Senate passed S. 1703, to prevent and reduce trafficking 

in persons, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following 

amendment proposed thereto: Pages S10388–90 

Durbin Amendment No. 5688, in the nature of 

a substitute. Page S10390 

Non-Foreign AREA Act: Senate passed S. 3013, 

to provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous 

States and the District of Columbia, after agreeing 

to the committee amendments, which will be considered as original text for the purpose of further 

amendment, and the following amendment proposed 

thereto: Pages S10390–94 

Durbin (for Collins) Amendment No. 5689, to 

strike the provision relating to election of coverage 

by employees. Page S10394 

Military Voting Protection Act: Committee on 

Rules and Administration was discharged from further consideration of S. 3073, to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act 

to improve procedures for the collection and delivery 

of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 

 Pages S10394–96 

Durbin (for Cornyn) Amendment No. 5690, in 

the nature of a substitute. Pages S10394–96 

Transfer of Naval Vessels: Senate passed H.R. 

7177, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to 

certain foreign recipients, clearing the measure for 

the President. Page S10396 

Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act: 

Senate passed H.R. 7198, to establish the Stephanie 

Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal for organ donors and 

the family of organ donors, clearing the measure for 

the President. Page S10396 

House Messages: 

Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act: By 74 

yeas to 24 nays (Vote No. 210), Senate concurred in 

the amendment of the House of Representatives to 

the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 2095, to 

amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, taking action on the following motion 

and amendments proposed thereto: Pages S10283–90 

Withdrawn: 

Reid Motion to Concur in the amendment of the 

House of Representatives to the amendment of the 

Senate to the bill with Reid Amendment No. 5677, 

to establish the enactment date. Page S10283 

During consideration of this measure today, Senate 

also took the following action: 

Reid Amendment No. 5678 (to Amendment No. 

5677), of a perfecting nature, fell when Reid Motion 

to Concur in the amendment of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to the 


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bill with Reid Amendment No. 5677 was withdrawn. Page S10283 

Appointments: 

Commission on the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade: The Chair, on behalf of the 

Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 110–183, 

announced the appointment of the following individual as a member of the Commission on the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade: Rainier Spencer of Nevada. Page S10191 

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: 

Jonathan R. Scharfen, of Virginia, to be Director 

of the United States Citizenship and Immigration 

Services, Department of Homeland Security. 

Routine lists in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service. Pages S10396–97 

Messages from the House: Pages S10320–21 

Executive Communications: Pages S10321–23 

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: 

 Pages S10324–39 

Additional Statements: Pages S10307–20 

Amendments Submitted: Pages S10339–88 

Privileges of the Floor: Page S10388 

Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. 

(Total—213) Pages S10290, S10291, S10294 

Recess: Senate convened at 10:00 a.m. and recessed 

at 9:56 p.m., until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 

2, 2008. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of 

the Acting Majority Leader in today’s Record on 

page S10396.) 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

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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 p.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2008. 

Committee Meetings 

No committee meetings were held. 

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NEW PUBLIC LAWS 

(For last listing of Public Laws, see DAILY DIGEST, p. D1191) 

H.R. 1777, to amend the Improving America’s 

Schools Act of 1994 to make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under 

the antitrust laws. Signed on September 30, 2008. 

(Public Law 110–327) 

H.R. 2608, to amend section 402 of the Personal 

Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 

Act of 1996 to provide, in fiscal years 2009 through 

2011, extensions of supplemental security income for 

refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code 

of 1986 to collect unemployment compensation 

debts resulting from fraud. Signed on September 30, 

2008. (Public Law 110–328) 

H.R. 2638, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 

September 30, 2008. Signed on September 30, 2008. 

(Public Law 110–329) 

H.R. 6984, to amend title 49, United States 

Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, to amend the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure 

authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. 

Signed on September 30, 2008. (Public Law 

110–330) 

S. 171, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 301 Commerce Street 

in Commerce, Oklahoma, as the ‘‘Mickey Mantle 

Post Office Building’’. Signed on September 30, 

2008. (Public Law 110–331) 

S. 2339, to designate the Department of Veterans 

Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the ‘‘Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department 

of Veterans Affairs Clinic’’. Signed on September 30, 

2008. (Public Law 110–332) 

S. 3241, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 1717 Orange Avenue 

in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the ‘‘CeeCee Ross Lyles 

Post Office Building’’. Signed on September 30, 

2008. (Public Law 110–333) 


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