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111th Congress (2009-2010)
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Daily Digest - Friday, February 13, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
- Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
- Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 47, Adjournment Resolution.
- The House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2257-S2348
Measures Introduced:
Seventeen bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 434-450, S. Res. 49-50, and S. Con. Res. 7.
Page S2322
Measures Reported:
S. Res. 50, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Page S2322
Measures Passed:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100th Anniversary:
Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 35, honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Page S2347
Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 47, providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.
Page S2347
Measures Considered:
District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act--Cloture:
Senate began consideration of S. 160, to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives.
Page S2347
A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Friday, February 13, 2009, a vote on cloture will occur at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, February 24, 2009.
Page S2347
Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.
Page S2347
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that if the cloture is invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, all post-cloture time be yielded back, the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill be agreed to, and Senate then proceed to consideration of the bill.
Page S2347
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill following the reading of Washington's Farewell Address on Monday, February 23, 2009.
Page S2348
Conference Reports:
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--Conference Report:
By 60 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 64), Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009.
Pages S2288-S2313
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:
By 60 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 63), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion to waive Section 204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21, FY08 Congressional Budget Resolution, with respect to Section 5(a) of the conference report. Subsequently, a point of order that the emergency designation provision in the conference report was in violation of section 204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21, FY08 Congressional Budget Resolution, was not sustained.
Page S2312D154
Appointments:
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki):
The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to Public Law 94-304, as amended by Public Law 99-7, appointed the following Senators as members of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki) during the 111th Congress: Senators Burr and Wicker.
Page S2347
Nomination--Agreement:
Senate began consideration of the nomination of Hilda L. Solis, of California, to be Secretary of Labor.
Page S2347
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A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Tuesday, February 24, 2009.
Page S2347
Messages from the House:
Page S2319
Measures Referred:
Page S2319
Executive Communications:
Pages S2319-21
Petitions and Memorials:
Pages S2321-22
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S2322-23
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S2323-46
Additional Statements:
Pages S2318-19
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S2346
Record Votes:
Two record votes were taken today. (Total--64)
Page S2312
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned, under the provisions of H. Con. Res. 47, at 11:03 p.m., until 2 p.m. on Monday, February 23, 2009. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S2347-48.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship:
Committee ordered favorably reported an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:
46 public bills, H.R. 1058-1103; 1 private bill, H.R. 1104; and 11 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 54; and H. Res. 169-178, were introduced.
Pages H1604-07
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H1607-08
Reports Filed:
There were no reports filed today.
Speaker:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Tauscher to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
Page H1523
Question of Consideration:
The House agreed to consider the conference report to accompany H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 68.
Page H1537
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009--Conference Report:
The House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, by a yea-and-nay vote of 246 yeas to 183 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 70.
Pages H1536-88
Rejected the Miller (MI) motion to recommit the bill to the committee of conference by a yea-and-nay vote of 186 yeas to 244 nays, Roll No. 69.
Pages H1586-87
H. Res. 168, the rule providing for consideration of the conference report, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 67, after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 234 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 66.
Pages H1524-36
A point of order was raised against the consideration of H. Res. 168 and it was agreed to proceed with consideration of the resolution by voice vote.
Pages H1524-26
Moment of Silence:
The House observed a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the airplane crash in New York on February 12, 2009.
Page H1588D155
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed:
The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures which were debated on Thursday, February 12th:
Commemorating the life and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln on the bicentennial of his birth:
H. Res. 139, to commemorate the life and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln on the bicentennial of his birth, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 403 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 71;
Pages H1588-89
Congratulating the National Football League champion Pittsburgh Steelers for winning Super Bowl XLIII and becoming the most successful franchise in NFL history with their record 6th Super Bowl title: H. Res. 110, to congratulate the National Football League champion Pittsburgh Steelers for winning Super Bowl XLIII and becoming the most successful franchise in NFL history with their record 6th Super Bowl title;
Page H1589
Supporting the goals and ideals of American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day: H. Res. 112, to support the goals and ideals of American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day; and
Page H1589
Yvonne Ingram-Ephraim Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 663, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12877 Broad Street in Sparta, Georgia, as the ``Yvonne Ingram-Ephraim Post Office Building''.
Page H1589
Meeting Hour:
Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2009, unless it sooner has received a message from the Senate transmitting its concurrence in H. Con. Res. 47, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to that concurrent resolution.
Page H1589
United States Group of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly--Appointment:
The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Member of the House of Representatives to the United States Group of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly: Representative Tanner, Chairman.
Page H1596
Quorum Calls--Votes:
Six yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1535-36, H1536, H1537, H1586-87, H1587-88, and H1588-89. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment:
The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 4:13 p.m.
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Committee Meetings
HOT-SPOTS BRIEFING; COUNTER INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:
Met in executive session to receive a briefing on Hot-Spots. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
The Committee also met in executive session to receive briefing on Counter Intelligence. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
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Program for Monday:
Senator Johanns will be recognized to read the traditional reading of Washington's Farewell Address; following which, Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 160, District Of Columbia House Voting Rights Act.
Program for Monday:
To be announced.
HOUSE
Alexander, Rodney, La., E283
Austria, Steve, Ohio, E280
Baca, Joe, Calif., E284
Blackburn, Marsha, Tenn., E273
Bonner, Jo, Ala., E273, E275, E275, E276
Bordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E276, E278, E279, E281, E281
Boyd, Allen, Fla., E288
Butterfield, G.K., N.C., E279
Calvert, Ken, Calif., E272, E289
Childers, Travis W., Miss., E273
Cole, Tom, Okla., E287
Costa, Jim, Calif., E272, E282
Davis, Danny K., Ill., E273, E292
Diaz-Balart, Mario, Fla., E276
Dingell, John D., Mich., E284, E288
Emerson, Jo Ann, Mo., E288
Etheridge, Bob, N.C., E292
Fox, Virginia, N.C., E281
Frank, Barney, Mass., E278
Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E283
Gingrey, Phil, Ga., E275
Goodlatte, Bob, Va., E282
Granger, Kay, Tex., E275, E292
Grijalva, Raul M., Ariz., E277
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E275, E291
Hensarling, Jeb, Tex., E283
Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E271
Kilpatrick, Carolyn C., Mich., E271
Kirk, Mark Steven, Ill., E290
Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E272
Lee, Barbara, Calif., E277
Lee, Christopher John, N.Y., E291
Lipinski, Daniel, Ill., E282, E283
McMorris Rodgers, Cathy, Wash., E281
Markey, Edward J., Mass., E280
Moran, James P., Va., E290
Neugebauer, Randy, Tex., E290
Olver, John W., Mass., E288
Paul, Ron, Tex., E273
Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E271
Pomeroy, Earl, N.D., E289, E290
Putnam, Adam H., Fla., E274
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E279
Ruppersberger, C.A. Dutch, Md., E272
Schmidt, Jean, Ohio, E287
Scott, Robert C. ``Bobby'', Va., E285
Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E288
Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E280
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, Fla., E274, E281
Watson, Diane E., Calif., E284
Wittman, Robert J., Va., E283
Wu, David, Ore., E276
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