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Thursday, October 2, 2008 

Daily Digest 

HIGHLIGHTS 

Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 440, Adjournment Resolution. 

Senate agreed to S. Res. 702, Commending David J. Tinsley. 

Senate 

Chamber Action 

Routine Proceedings, pages S10399–S10507 

Measures Introduced: Four bills and four resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3679–3682, and 

S. Res. 702–705. Page S10486 

Measures Passed: 

Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act: Senate 

passed H.R. 7082, to amend the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury 

to disclose certain prisoner return information to the 

Federal Bureau of Prisons, clearing the measure for 

the President. Page S10405 

Federal Election Commission: Committee on 

Rules and Administration was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 6296, to extend through 

2013 the authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil money penalties on the basis of 

a schedule of penalties established and published by 

the Commission, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. Page S10405 

Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act: Senate 

passed H.R. 3480, to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to assure appropriate punishment enhancements for those involved in receiving 

stolen property where that property consists of grave 

markers of veterans, clearing the measure for the 

President. Page S10405 

United States Army Commemorative Coin Act: 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

was discharged from further consideration of S. 

2579, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 

mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, to 

honor the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, and to commemorate 

the traditions, history, and heritage of the United 

States Army and its role in American society, from 

the colonial period to today, and the bill was then 

passed. Pages S10420–21 

Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway: Senate 

passed H.R. 4131, to designate a portion of California State Route 91 located in Los Angeles County, 

California, as the ‘‘Juanita Millender-McDonald 

Highway’’, clearing the measure for the President. 

 Page S10421 

Organ Transplant Authorization Act: Senate 

passed H.R. 6469, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize increased Federal funding for 

the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, after agreeing to the following amendment 

proposed thereto: Pages S10421–22 

Nelson (NE) (for Dorgan) Amendment No. 5693, 

in the nature of a substitute. Pages S10421–22 

Pickwick Post Office Building: Senate passed 

H.R. 6197, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 7095 Highway 57 in 

Counce, Tennessee, as the ‘‘Pickwick Post Office 

Building’’, clearing the measure for the President. 

 Page S10422 

Gordon N. Chan Post Office Building: Senate 

passed H.R. 6558, to designate the facility of the 

United States Postal Service located at 1750 Lundy 

Avenue in San Jose, California, as the ‘‘Gordon N. 

Chan Post Office Building’’, clearing the measure for 

the President. Page S10422 

CWO Richard R. Lee Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 6834, to designate the facility of the 

United States Postal Service located at 4 South Main 

Street in Wallingford, Connecticut, as the ‘‘CWO 

Richard R. Lee Post Office Building’’, clearing the 

measure for the President. Page S10422 

Staff Sergeant Nicholas Ray Carnes Post Office: 

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the United States Postal Service located at 513 6th 

Avenue in Dayton, Kentucky, as the ‘‘Staff Sergeant 

Nicholas Ray Carnes Post Office’’, clearing the measure for the President. Page S10422 

Leo J. Ryan Post Office Building: Senate passed 

H.R. 6982, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 210 South Ellsworth 

Avenue in San Mateo, California, as the ‘‘Leo J. Ryan 

Post Office Building’’, clearing the measure for the 

President. Page S10422 

Kenneth Peter Zebrowski Post Office Building: 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 

S. 3625, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 245 North Main 

Street in New City, New York, as the ‘‘Kenneth 

Peter Zebrowski Post Office Building’’, and the bill 

was then passed. Page S10422 

Spencer Byrd Powers Jr. Post Office: Committee 

on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was 

discharged from further consideration of S. 3521, to 

designate the facility of the United States Postal 

Service located at 95 Dogwood Street in Cary, Mississippi, as the ‘‘Spencer Byrd Powers Jr. Post Office’’, and the bill was then passed. Page S10422 

Minnie Cox Post Office Building: Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was 

discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4010, 

to designate the facility of the United States Postal 

Service located at 100 West Percy Street in 

Indianola, Mississippi, as the ‘‘Minnie Cox Post Office Building’’, and the bill was then passed, clearing 

the measure for the President. Page S10422 

Louisa Swain Day: Senate agreed to H. Con. 

Res. 378, expressing support for designation of September 6, 2008, as Louisa Swain Day. 

 Pages S10422–23 

Minority AIDS Initiative 10th Anniversary: 

Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 426, recognizing the 

10th anniversary of the establishment of the Minority AIDS Initiative. Page S10423 

Maternal Mortality: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 616, reducing maternal 

mortality both at home and abroad, and the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Page S10423 

Nelson (NE) (for Lincoln) Amendment No. 5694, 

of a perfecting nature. Page S10423 

Religious and Cultural Sites: Senate agreed to S. 

Res. 705, expressing the sense of the Senate on the 

commitment of the United States to the preservation 

of religious and cultural sites and condemning instances in which such sites are desecrated. 

 Pages S10423–24 

United States Paralympic Team: Senate agreed 

to S. Res. 704, congratulating the members of the 

United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams on 

their success in the 2008 Summer Olympic and 

Paralympic Games and supporting the selection of 

Chicago, Illinois, as the site of the 2016 Summer 

Olympic and Paralympic Games. Pages S10424–26 

National Methamphetamine Awareness Month: 

Senate agreed to S. Res. 703, designating November 

2008 as ‘‘National Methamphetamine Awareness 

Month’’, to increase awareness of methamphetamine 

abuse. Pages S10426–27 

111th Congress: Senate passed H.J. Res. 100, appointing the day for the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress and establishing the date for the counting of the electoral 

votes for President and Vice President cast by the 

electors in December 2008, clearing the measure for 

the President. Page S10501 

Andean Trade Preference Act: Senate passed 

H.R. 7222, to extend the Andean Trade Preference 

Act, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 

Levin (for Reid) Amendment No. 5695, in the nature of a substitute. Page S10503–04 

Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. 

Con. Res. 440, providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate, after 

agreeing to the following amendment proposed 

thereto: Page S10504 

Levin (for Reid) Amendment No. 5692, to change 

the date of the reconvening of the Senate. 

 Page S10504 

Commending David J. Tinsley: Senate agreed to 

S. Res. 702, commending David J. Tinsley on his 

service to the United States Senate. Page S10504 

Appointments: 

Congressional Award Board: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 

96–114, as amended, appointed the following individual to the Congressional Award Board: Kathryn 

Weeden of Washington, D.C. Page S10427 

Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments—Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding 

the recess or adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President Pro Tempore, and 

the Majority and Minority Leaders be authorized to 

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boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences 

authorized by law, by concurrent action of the two 

Houses, or by order of the Senate. Page S10427 

Signing Authority—Agreement: A unanimousconsent agreement was reached providing that during this recess or adjournment of the Senate from 

Friday, October 3, 2008 through Sunday, October 5, 

2008, Senator Webb be authorized to sign all duly 

enrolled bills or joint resolutions. Page S10427 

Enrollment Correction—Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 

if the Senate receives from the House of Representatives a correcting resolution to correct the enrollment of S. 3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 

defense activities of the Department of Energy, to 

prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 

year, that is identical to the matter which is currently at the desk, then it be considered to have 

been agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid 

upon the table; and that if the House concurrent resolution is not identical then this order be vitiated. 

 Page S10501 

Recess—Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached provided that when Senate completes its business on Thursday, October 2, 2008, it 

stand in recess and convene at 3 p.m. on Monday, 

October 6, 2008, for a pro forma session with no 

business conducted except with the concurrence of 

the two Leaders; that following the pro forma session, Senate recess for pro forma sessions with no 

business conducted on the following days and times; 

provided further, that when Senate completes its pro 

forma session on Thursday, November 13, 2008, 

Senate recess until 12 noon on Monday, November 

17, 2008 and that following the prayer and pledge, 

the Journal of Proceedings be approved to date, the 

time for the two Leaders be reserved for their use 

later in the day, and Senate be in a period of morning business: 

Tuesday, October 7 at 11 a.m.; 

Friday, October 10 at 11 a.m.; 

Tuesday, October 14 at 12:30 p.m.; 

Thursday, October 16 at 10 a.m.; 

Monday, October 20 at 3 p.m.; 

Thursday, October 23 at 2 p.m.; 

Monday, October 27 at 9 a.m.; 

Thursday, October 30 at 9:15 a.m.; 

Monday, November 3 at 10 a.m.; 

Thursday, November 6 at 11 a.m.; 

Monday, November 10 at 1 p.m.; and 

Thursday, November 13 at 3 p.m. Page S10504 

Message from the President: Senate received the 

following message from the President of the United 

States: 

Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report to extend 

the period of production of the Naval Petroleum Reserves for a period of three years from April 5, 2009; 

which was referred to the Committee on Armed 

Services. (PM–65) Page S10483 

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: 

Carol Waller Pope, of the District of Columbia, 

to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term expiring July 1, 2009 (Recess Appointment). 

Gracia M. Hillman, of the District of Columbia, 

to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2009. 

George W. Venables, of California, to be United 

States Marshal for the Southern District of California 

for the term of four years. 

Thomas M. Beck, of Virginia, to be a Member of 

the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of 

five years expiring July 1, 2010. 

Katherine O. McCary, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Council on Disability for a term 

expiring September 17, 2009. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 

Chad Colley, of Florida, to be a Member of the 

National Council on Disability for a term expiring 

September 17, 2010. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 

Victoria Ray Carlson, of Iowa, to be a Member of 

the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2010. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 

Tony J. Williams, of Washington, to be a Member of the National Council on Disability for a term 

expiring September 17, 2009. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 

John R. Vaughn, of Florida, to be a Member of 

the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2010. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 

C. Steven McGann, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Fiji Islands, and to 


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serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Nauru, the 

Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of 

Kiribati. 

Jeffrey Leigh Sedgwick, of Massachusetts, to be an 

Assistant Attorney General. 

Christine O. Hill, of Georgia, to be an Assistant 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional Affairs). 

Donetta Davidson, of Colorado, to be a Member 

of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2011. 

Rosemary E. Rodriguez, of Colorado, to be a 

Member of the Election Assistance Commission for 

a term expiring December 12, 2011. 

Carol Ann Rodley, of Virginia, to be Ambassador 

to the Kingdom of Cambodia. 

John J. Faso, of New York, to be a Member of 

the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring May 

29, 2013. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 

Joe Manchin III, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison 

Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring 

November 5, 2012. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 

Harvey M. Tettlebaum, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison 

Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring 

October 3, 2012. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 

David H. Pryor, of Arkansas, to be a Member of 

the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public 

Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2014. 

Bruce M. Ramer, of California, to be a Member 

of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 

2012. 

Elizabeth Sembler, of Florida, to be a Member of 

the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public 

Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2014. 

Loretta Cheryl Sutliff, of Nevada, to be a Member 

of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 

2012. 

Dennis Michael Klein, of Kentucky, to be United 

States Marshal for the Eastern District of Kentucky 

for the term of four years. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on the Judiciary 

was discharged from further consideration.) 

James Franklin Jeffrey, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.) 

Marylyn Andrea Howe, of Massachusetts, to be a 

Member of the National Council on Disability for a 

term expiring September 17, 2011. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 

Lonnie C. Moore, of Kansas, to be a Member of 

the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2011. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 

Heather McCallum, of Georgia, to be a Member 

of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2011. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 

Gregory G. Garre, of Maryland, to be Solicitor 

General of the United States. 

Michael Bruce Donley, of Virginia, to be Secretary 

of the Air Force. 

Matthew A. Reynolds, of Massachusetts, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of State (Legislative Affairs). 

Mary Lucille Jordan, of Maryland, to be a Member 

of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring August 30, 

2014. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 

Brian H. Hook, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Organization Affairs). 

Ruth Y. Goldway, of California, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission for the 

term expiring November 22, 2014. 

A. Brian Albritton, of Florida, to be United States 

Attorney for the Middle District of Florida for the 

term of four years. 

Mark J. Gerencser, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the National Security Education Board for a 

term of four years. 

David H. McIntyre, of Texas, to be a Member of 

the National Security Education Board for a term of 

four years. 

Patrick W. Dunne, of New York, to be Under 

Secretary for Benefits of the Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

Sung Y. Kim, of California, a Foreign Service Officer of Class One, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for the Six 

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Gineen Bresso Beach, of New York, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission for the 

remainder of the term expiring December 12, 2009. 

Michael Young, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member 

of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring August 30, 

2014. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 

Dave Heineman, of Nebraska, to be a Member of 

the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 

2011. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 

Edwin Eck, of Montana, to be a Member of the 

Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term 

expiring September 14, 2013. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Finance was 

discharged from further consideration.) 

Esin Gulari, of South Carolina, to be a Member 

of the National Science Board, National Science 

Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2014. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 

Diane L. Souvaine, of Massachusetts, to be a 

Member of the National Science Board, National 

Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 

2014. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 

Anthony H. Gioia, of New York, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the 

Sixty-third Session of the General Assembly of the 

United Nations. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.) 

Karen Elliott House, of New Jersey, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-third Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.) 

JoAnn Falletta, of New York, to be a Member of 

the National Council on the Arts for the remainder 

of the term expiring September 3, 2012. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 

Lee Greenwood, of Tennessee, to be a Member of 

the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring 

September 3, 2014. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 

18 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. 

35 Army nominations in the rank of general. 

11 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral. 

3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral. 

Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and the 

Navy. Pages S10493–S10503, S10505–07 

Routine lists in the Foreign Service. 

 Pages S10493–S10501, S10505 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.) 

 Page S10505 

Routine lists in the Coast Guard. 

 Pages S10493–S10501 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration.) Page S10505 

Messages from the House: Page S10483 

Measures Referred: Pages S10483–84 

Measures Placed on the Calendar: Pages S10484–85 

Enrolled Bills Presented: Page S10485 

Executive Communications: Pages S10485–86 

Additional Cosponsors: Pages S10486–88 

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: 

 Pages S10488–91 

Additional Statements: Pages S10472–83 

Amendments Submitted: Pages S10491–93 

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

6:05 p.m., until 3 p.m. on Monday, October 6, 

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

Acting Majority Leader in today’s Record on page 

S10504.) 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

No committee meetings were held. 


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