[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 15 (Monday, January 26, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D71]
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                                           Monday, January 26, 2009

[[Page D71]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S797-S850
Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 313-329, and S. Res. 20-21.        
  Page S826
Measures Passed:
  DTV Transition Date: Senate passed S. 328, to postpone the DTV 
transition date, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                  
  Pages S847-49
  Rockefeller Amendment No. 38, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                          Pages S848-49
  Authorizing Testimony: Senate agreed to S. Res. 21, to authorize 
testimony in United States of America v. Vincent J. Fumo, et al. 
                                                          Pages S849-50
Measures Considered:
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act: Senate began 
consideration of H.R. 2, to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act 
to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program. 
                                                          Pages S820-22
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, January 
27, 2009.                                                     
Page S850
Appointments:
  Congressional Award Board: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority 
Leader, pursuant to Public Law 96-114, as amended, appointed the 
following individual to the Congressional Award Board: Rodney Slater of 
the District of Columbia.                                     
  Page S850
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 60 yeas 34 nays (Vote No. EX. 15), Timothy F. Geithner, of New 
York, to be Secretary of the Treasury.                    
Pages S805-20
  Mary L. Schapiro, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term 
expiring June 5, 2009.                                 
Pages S849, S850
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Mary L. Schapiro, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term 
expiring June 5, 2009.
  Elena Kagan, of Massachusetts, to be Solicitor General of the United 
States.
  David W. Ogden, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney General. 
                                                              Page S850
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S826
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S826
Additional Cosponsors:                                     
  Page S826-27
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S827-46
Additional Statements:                                        
  Page S825
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S846-47
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Page S847
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--15)    
  Page S820
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 6:57 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 27, 2009. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S850.)