[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 3, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D198-D199]
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                                             Tuesday, March 3, 2009

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2649-S2722
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 510-521, S.J. Res. 13, and S. Res. 62.        
  Page S2691
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Report on the Activities of the Committee 
on Armed Services, 110th Congress, First and Second Sessions''. (S. 
Rept. No. 111-5)                                             
Page S2691
Measures Passed:
  Stanley J. Roszkowski United States Courthouse: Senate passed S. 520, 
to designate the United States Courthouse under construction at 327 
South Church Street, Rockford, Illinois, as the ``Stanley J. Roszkowski 
United States Courthouse''.                                  
  Page S2721
Measures Considered:
Omnibus Appropriations Act: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 
1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2009, taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                       
  Pages S2652-58, S2659-78
Rejected:
  By 32 yeas to 63 nays (Vote No. 74), McCain Amendment No. 592, in the 
nature of a substitute.                                  
Pages S2652-58
  By 33 yeas to 61 nays (Vote No. 75), Ensign Modified motion to commit 
the bill to the Committee on Appropriations, with instructions. 
                                                         Pages S2659-63
  By 40 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 76), Hutchison motion to commit the 
bill to the Committee on Appropriations, with instructions. 
                                               Pages S2663-64, S2673-74
Pending:
  Coburn Amendment No. 596, to require the use of competitive 
procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements 
funded under this Act.                                   
Pages S2667-68
  Coburn Amendment No. 608, to provide for the Emmett Till Unsolved 
Civil Rights Crime Act from funds already provided for the Weed and 
Seed Program.                                            
Pages S2668-69
  Coburn Modified Amendment No. 623, to prohibit taxpayer dollars from 
being earmarked to 14 clients of a lobbying firm under Federal 
investigation for making campaign donations in exchange for political 
favors for the group's clients.                   
Pages S2669, S2670-73
  Coburn Amendment No. 610, to prohibit funding for congressional 
earmarks for wasteful and parochial pork projects.       
Pages S2669-70
  Wicker Amendment No. 607, to require that amounts appropriated for 
the United Nations Population Fund are not used by organizations which 
support coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization. 
                                                  Pages S2674-76, S2678
  Thune Amendment No. 635, to provide funding for the Emergency Fund 
for Indian Safety and Health, with an offset.            
Pages S2676-77
  Murkowski Amendment No. 599, to modify a provision relating to the 
repromulgation of final rules by the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Commerce.                                   
Pages S2677-78
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. 
                                                             Page S2721
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Seth David Harris, of New Jersey, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor.
  21 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  10 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.    
Pages S2721-22
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2691
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S2691
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2691-92
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:           
  Pages S2692-S2718
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2718-21
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2721
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--76) 
                                              Pages S2657, S2663, S2674
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:24 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. (For Senate's program, see 
the

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remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2721.)