[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 13 (Thursday, January 22, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D63-D64]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Thursday, January 22, 2009

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senator-Elect Michael F. Bennet, of Colorado, was administered 
      the oath of office by the Vice President.


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  On page D63, January 22, 2009, the following appeared: 
Highlights: Senator-Elect Michael F. Bennett, of Colorado, was 
administered the oath of office by the Vice President.
  
  The online corrected version should read: Senator-Elect Michael 
F. Bennet, of Colorado, was administered the oath of office by the 
Vice President.


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      Senate passed S. 181, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S733-S795
Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
296-312.                                                  
  Pages S786-87
Measures Passed:
  Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: By 61 yeas to 36 nays (Vote No. 14), 
Senate passed 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, after taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                 Pages S739-59, S759-76
Rejected:
  By 40 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 7), Hutchison Amendment No. 25, in 
the nature of a substitute.                         
Pages S739, S741-45
  Specter Amendment No. 26, to provide a rule of construction. (By 53 
yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 8), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                    Pages S739, S753-58
  Specter Amendment No. 27, to limit the application of the bill to 
discriminatory compensation decisions. (By 55 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 
9), Senate tabled the amendment.)                
Pages S739, S754, S758
  Enzi Amendment No. 28, to clarify standing. (By 55 yeas to 41 nays 
(Vote No. 10), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                           Pages S739, S748-53, S758-59
  Enzi Amendment No. 29, to clarify standing.       
Pages S739, S748-53
  DeMint/Vitter Amendment No. 31, to preserve and protect the free 
choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor 
organizations, or to refrain from such activities. (By 66 yeas to 31 
nays (Vote No. 11), Senate tabled the amendment.)   
Pages S741, S761-64
  Isakson Amendment No. 37, to limit the application of the Act to 
claims resulting from discriminatory compensation decisions, that are 
adopted on or after the date of enactment of the Act. (By 59 yeas to 38 
nays (Vote No. 12), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                           Pages S745-48, S760-61, S764
  Vitter Amendment No. 34, to preserve open competition and Federal 
Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government 
contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects. (By 
59 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 13), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                          Pages S772-75
Appointments:
  Congressional Budget Office: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, pursuant to the provisions of Section 201(a)(2) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, appointed 
Dr. Douglas W. Elmendorf as Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
effective immediately for the remainder of the term expiring January 3, 
2011.                                                         
  Page S759
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to Public Law 94-304, as amended 
by Public Law 99-7, appointed the following Senator as Chairman of the 
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe during the 111th 
Congress: Senator Cardin.                                     
  Page S794
  Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Vice President, pursuant to the provisions of 20 U.S.C., section 
42 and 43, appointed Senator Cochran as a member of the Board of 
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution for the 111th Congress. 
                                                              Page S794

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Majority Party Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that with respect to S. Res. 18, making majority 
party appointments to certain Senate committees for the 111th Congress, 
the following be the order of listing:
  Committee on Rules and Administration: Senators Schumer, Dodd, Byrd, 
Inouye, Feinstein, Durbin, Nelson (NE), Murray, Pryor, Udall and 
Warner.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: The last two names 
appear as Senators Shaheen and Hagan.                         
Page S794
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that on Monday, 
January 26, 2009, following disposition of the nomination of Timothy F. 
Geithner, of New York, to be Secretary of the Treasury, Senate begin 
consideration of H.R. 2, to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act 
to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program. 
                                                              Page S792
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous consent-time agreement was reached 
providing that at 4 p.m., on Monday, January 26, 2009, Senate consider 
the nomination of Timothy F. Geithner, of New York, to be Secretary of 
the Treasury, and that there be 2 hours of debate relative to the 
nomination, equally divided and controlled between the Chairman and 
Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance, or their designees; 
provided further, that at 6 p.m., Senate vote on confirmation of the 
nomination.                                            
  Pages S792, S794
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Susan E. Rice, of the District of Columbia, to be the Representative 
of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank 
and status of Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States 
of America in the Security Council of the United Nations.
  Susan E. Rice, of the District of Columbia, to be Representative of 
the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations during her tenure of service as Representative of 
the United States of America to the United Nations.
  Lisa Perez Jackson, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Ray LaHood, of Illinois, to be Secretary of Transportation.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration.)
  Shaun L.S. Donovan, of New York, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration.)
  Mary L. Schapiro, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2014.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration.)
  Nancy Helen Sutley, of California, to be a Member of the Council on 
Environmental Quality.                           
Pages S792-94, S794-95
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S785
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S785
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S785-86
Executive Reports of Committees:                              
  Page S786
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page S787
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S787-92
Additional Statements:                                        
  Page S785
Amendments Submitted:                                         
  Page S792
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S792
Record Votes: Eight record votes were taken today. (Total--14) 
                                  Pages S744-45, S758-59, S763-64, S775
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:31 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, January 26, 2009. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S794.)