[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 21, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D58-D59]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senator Ken Salazar, of Colorado, submitted a letter of 
      resignation from the United States Senate.
      Senator Hillary Clinton, of New York, submitted a letter of 
      resignation from the United States Senate.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S673-S732
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 282-295, and S. Res. 18-19.        
  Page S719
Measures Passed:
  Majority Party Appointments: Senate agreed to S. Res. 18, making 
majority party appointments to certain Senate committees for the 111th 
Congress.                                                 
  Pages S729-30
  Minority Party Appointments: Senate agreed to S. Res. 19, making 
minority party appointments for the 111th Congress.           
  Page S730
Measures Considered:
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: Senate resumed consideration of S. 181, 
to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age 
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation 
of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or 
other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time 
compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation 
decision or other practice, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                                       
  Pages S693-S712
Pending:
  Hutchison Amendment No. 25, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                               Pages S693-96, S698-S712
  Specter Amendment No. 26, to provide a rule of construction. 
                                                          Pages S696-97
  Specter Amendment No. 27, to limit the application of the bill to 
discriminatory compensation decisions.                        
Page S697
  Enzi Amendment No. 28, to clarify standing.                 
Page S710
  Enzi Amendment No. 29, to clarify standing.                 
Page S711
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, 
January 22, 2009, and that there be up to 60 minutes of debate equally 
divided and controlled between Senators Hutchison and Mikulski, or 
their designees, relative to Hutchison Amendment No. 25 (listed above), 
prior to a vote on or in relation to the amendment; provided further, 
that there be no amendments in order to Hutchison Amendment No. 25 
prior to the vote.                                            
Page S732
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 94 yeas 2 nays (Vote No. EX. 6), Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New 
York, to be Secretary of State.                           
Pages S673-93
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S718-19
Executive Reports of Committees:                              
  Page S719
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S719-20
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S720-27
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S727-29
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S729
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--6)     
  Page S693
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 7:49 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 22, 2009. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S732.)

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