Durbin modified amendment to provide that no changes in flood insurance status for any areas located in the St. Louis District of the Corps of Engineers can go into effect until the remapping process is completed for that entire District. (S.Admt. 4715)

Dodd motion to waive the budget act to permit consideration of the Dodd-Shelby substitute amendment. (S.Admt. 4707)

Landrieu, et al., modified amendment (to the Dodd-Shelby substitute amendment) which strikes the provision in the bill that would require homeowners who live behind a dam or levee to buy flood insurance; and replaces the provision with language that requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study assessing the impact, effectiveness, and feasibility of extending the mandatory purchasing requirements. (S.Admt. 4705)

Vitter-Landrieu amendment (to the Dodd-Shelby substitute amendment) which strikes the provision in the substitute amendment that establishes a 2-year phase in period for rate increases resulting from updates to the flood insurance rate map; and replaces it with a provision that establishes a 5-year phase in period for rate increases resulting from updates to the flood insurance rate map. (S.Admt. 4723)

Vitter-Landrieu amendment (to the Dodd-Shelby substitute amendment) which increases the maximum coverage limits under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968: from $250,000 to $335,000 for residential real property; from $100,000 to $135,000 for contents within a covered structure; and from $500,000 to $670,000 for commercial property. (S.Admt. 4722)

Wicker, et al., amendment (to the Dodd-Shelby substitute amendment) which requires the National Flood Insurance program to provide optional multi-peril coverage that includes flood and windstorm damage. (S.Admt. 4719)

Motion to close further debate on the motion proceed to the bill.

Motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to the Rockefeller substitute amendment. (S.Admt. 4627)

Reid, et al., motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to the bill.

Passage of H.R.493 as Amended; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

Passage of S.1315 as Amended; Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007

To increase benefits for disabled U.S. veterans and provide a fair benefit to World War II Filipino veterans for their service to the United States. (S.Admt. 4572)

Reid, et al., motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to the bill.

Reid, et al., motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to the bill.

Passage of the bill which amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections.

Boxer, et al., motion to close further debate on the Boxer substitute amendment. (S.Admt. 4146)

To create a bipartisan, bicameral special committee to investigate the improper insertion of an earmark for Coconut Road into the conference report of the 2005 highway bill after both chambers of Congress had approved identical versions of the conference report. (S.Admt. 4538)

Boxer, et al., amendment (to the Boxer substitute amendment No. 4146) which requires the Department of Justice to review the allegations of impropriety regarding the Coconut Road earmark and to ascertain if a violation of Federal criminal law has occurred (S.Admt. 4539)

Boxer motion to table the DeMint motion to recommit the bill to the Environment and Public Works Committee with instructions to report back with an amendment striking all new earmarks and all spending increases for existing earmarks

Reid, et al., motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to the bill.

Confirmation

Passage