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113th Congress (2013-2014)
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Daily Digest - Monday, January 28, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
- Senate passed H.R. 152, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act.
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S299-S333
Measures Introduced:
Twelve bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 155-166, S.J. Res. 5, S. Res. 19, and S. Con. Res. 4.
Page S329
Measures Passed:
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act:
By 62 yeas to 36 nays (Vote No. 4), Senate passed H.R. 152, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, pursuant to the order of Thursday, January 24, 2013, the bill having achieved 60 affirmative votes, was passed, and after taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto:
Pages S311-23
Rejected:
By 35 yeas to 62 nays (Vote No. 3), Lee Amendment No. 4, to offset the cost of the bill with rescissions and discretionary cap reductions. (Pursuant to the order of Thursday, January 24, 2013, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.)
Pages S320-23
National Mentoring Month: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 9, designating January 2013 as ``National Mentoring Month'', and the resolution was then agreed to.
Page S333
Congratulating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide: Senate agreed to S. Res. 19, congratulating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide for winning the 2012 Bowl Championship Series National Championship.
Page S333
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Pages S299, S329, S333
Measures Read the First Time:
Page S329
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S329-30
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S330-33
Additional Statements:
Pages S327-28
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S333
Record Votes:
Two record votes were taken today. (Total--4)
Pages S322-23
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:02 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 29, 2013. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S333.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
No committee meetings were held.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 in pro forma session.
Committee Meetings
No hearings were held.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
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Committee on Foreign Relations:
business meeting to consider the nomination of John Forbes Kerry, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of State, 10 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, to hold hearings to examine primary care, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.
No hearings are scheduled.
Senate expects to consider the nomination of John Forbes Kerry, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of State.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.
Committee on Armed Services: January 31, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Charles Timothy Hagel, of Nebraska, to be Secretary of Defense; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: January 31, to hold hearings to examine the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and the need to invest in the nation's ports, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Foreign Relations: January 29, business meeting to consider the nomination of John Forbes Kerry, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of State, 10 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
January 30, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
January 31, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
January 29, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, to hold hearings to examine primary care, 10 a.m., SD-430.
January 31, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pension savings, focusing on if workers are saving enough for retirement, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on the Judiciary:
January 30, to hold hearings to examine gun violence in America, 10 a.m., SH-216.
January 31, Full Committee, organizational business meeting to consider the nominations of Robert E. Bacharach, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, William J. Kayatta, Jr., of Maine, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, Richard Gary Taranto, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, and an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee and rules of procedure for the 113th Congress, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
January 29, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.
January 31, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
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Program for Tuesday:
Senate will be in a period of morning business until 12:30 p.m.
(Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)
Program for Tuesday:
The House will meet in pro forma session at 1 p.m.
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