[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 28, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D81-D82]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, January 28, 2009

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 1, American Recovery and reinvestment Act 
      of 2009.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S949-S1006
Measures Introduced: Six bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 337-342, S. Res. 24-25, and S. Con. Res. 3.    
  Page S994
Measures Passed:
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 26, providing 
for an adjournment of the House.                         
  Pages S1004-05
  National Data Privacy Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 25, expressing 
support for designation of January 28, 2009, as ``National Data Privacy 
Day''.                                                       
  Page S1005
Measures Considered:
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act: Senate 
continued consideration of H.R. 2, to amend title XXI of the Social 
Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance 
Program, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                          Pages S950-90
Rejected:
  Grassley Amendment No. 41 (to H.R. 2, as amended), to strike the 
option to provide coverage to legal immigrants and increase the 
enrollment of uninsured low income American children.         
Page S950
  By 32 yeas to 65 nays (Vote No. 18), McConnell Amendment No. 40 (to 
H.R. 2, as amended), in the nature of a substitute.       
Pages S954-55
  By 37 yeas to 60 nays (Vote No. 19), Martinez Amendment No. 65 (to 
H.R. 2, as amended), to restore the prohibition on funding of 
nongovernmental organizations that promote abortion as a method of 
birth control (the ``Mexico City Policy'').               
Pages S955-61
  Cornyn Amendment No. 67 (to H.R. 2, as amended), to ensure 
redistributed funds go towards coverage of low-income children or 
outreach and enrollment of low-income children, rather than to States 
that will use the funds to cover children from higher income families. 
(By 64 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. 20), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                 Pages S961-62, S968-69
  By 36 yeas to 60 nays (Vote No. 21), Roberts Amendment No. 75 (to 
H.R. 2, as amended), to prohibit CHIP coverage for higher income 
children and to prohibit any payment to a State from its CHIP 
allotments for any fiscal year quarter in which the State Medicaid 
income eligibility level for children is greater than the income 
eligibility level for children under CHIP.          
Pages S962-67, S969
  By 42 yeas to 56 nays (Vote No. 22), Kyl Amendment No. 46 (to H.R. 2, 
as amended), to reinstate the crowd out policy agreed to in section 116 
of H.R. 3963 (CHIPRA II), as agreed to and passed by the House and 
Senate.                                 
Pages S967-68, S969-76, S982-86
  By 47 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 23), Murkowski Amendment No. 77 (to 
H.R. 2, as amended), to provide for the development of best practice 
recommendations and to ensure coverage of low-income children. 
                                                    Pages S976-78, S986
  Withdrawn:
  Webb Amendment No. 58 (to H.R. 2, as amended), to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a revenue source through the treatment 
of income of partners for performing investment management services as 
ordinary income received for performance of services and reduce 
accordingly the tobacco tax increase as a revenue source. 
                                                          Pages S978-80
  Brown Amendment No. 79 (to H.R. 2, as amended), to strengthen and 
protect health care access, and to benefit children in need of cancer 
care or other acute care services.                        
Pages S980-82
Pending:
  Coburn Amendment No. 49 (to H.R. 2, as amended), to prevent fraud and 
restore fiscal accountability to the Medicaid and SCHIP programs. 
                                                          Pages S986-87

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  Coburn Amendment No. 50 (to H.R. 2, as amended), to restore fiscal 
discipline by making the Medicaid and SCHIP programs more accountable 
and efficient.                                                
                                                              Page S987
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, January 29, 2009. 
                                                             Page S1005
Printing of Communication--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that a communication to Senator Byrd from the Office 
of Compliance related to USERRA regulations be printed in the Record.
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Christina Duckworth Romer, of California, to be a Member of the 
Council of Economic Advisers.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration.)
  Dennis Cutler Blair, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of National 
Intelligence.
  James Braidy Steinberg, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of State.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged 
from further consideration.)
  Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of State for 
Management and Resources.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged 
from further consideration.)
  Robert L. Nabors II, of New Jersey, to be Deputy Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Budget and Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs were discharged from further 
consideration.)
  27 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  42 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy. 
                                               Pages S1001-04, S1005-06
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S994
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                     
  Page S994
Executive Communications:                                     
  Page S994
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S994-95
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S995-99
Additional Statements:                                        
  Page S993
Amendments Submitted:                                  
  Pages S999-S1001
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1001
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1001
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--23) 
                                  Pages S954-55, S960, S969, S985, S986
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:32 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 29, 2009. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1005.)