[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 5 (Sunday, January 11, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                           Sunday, January 11, 2009

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S263-S273
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced, as follows: S. 200. 
                                                              Page S272
Measures Considered:
Lands Bill: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to 
consideration of S. 22, to designate certain land components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs 
and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture.
  Pages S263-271
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
   By 66 yeas to 12 nays (Vote No. 1), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.
Page S271
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, January 12, 2009, and that any time 
during any adjournment or period of morning business count post-
cloture.
Page S273
Republican Leader Tributes--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that at approximately 2 p.m., on Monday, January 
12, 2009, there be one hour designated for tributes to the Republican 
Leader.
  Page S273
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to Provision of 
Atomic Information to Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, 
Slovakia, and Slovenia, as received during recess of the Senate on 
January 9, 2009; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations. (PM-1)
Pages S272-73
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S272
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Page S272
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S273
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S273
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--1)
  Page S271
Adjournment: Senate convened at 1 p.m. and adjourned at 2:24 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, January 12, 2009. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S273.)