[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D236-D237]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Tuesday, March 10, 2009

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2919-S2989
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 555-566, and S. Res. 72-73.               
  Pages S2964-65
Measures Passed:
Omnibus Appropriations Act: Senate passed H.R. 1105, making omnibus 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, after 
taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S2920-54
Rejected:
  By 32 yeas to 64 nays (Vote No. 90) Cornyn Amendment No. 673, to 
prevent the collection of excessive contingency legal fees by lawyers 
hired to protect the public interest.   
Pages S2920-21, S2922-23, S2941
  By 38 yeas to 59 nays (Vote No. 91) Cornyn Amendment No. 674, to 
prohibit the use of funds to implement an Executive Order relating to 
employee notice of rights under Federal labor laws. 
                                        Pages S2921-22, S2936, S2941-42
  By 47 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 92) Thune (and others) Amendment No. 
662, to prohibit the use of funds by the Federal Communications 
Commission to repromulgate the Fairness Doctrine. 
                                        Pages S2931-32, S2935-36, S2942
  Sessions Amendment No. 604, to extend the pilot program for 
employment eligibility confirmation established in title IV of the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 for 
6 years. (By 50 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 93), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)               
Pages S2920, S2924, S2936, S2937-38, S2942-44
  By 39 yeas to 58 nays (Vote No. 94) Ensign Amendment No. 615, to 
strike the restrictions on the District of Columbia Opportunity 
Scholarship Program. 
                    Pages S2920, S2927-30, S2936-37, S2939-40, S2944-45
  Grassley (for Vitter and others) Amendment No. 621, to repeal the 
provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of 
Congress. (By 52 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 95), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)                                       
Pages S2924, S2946-47
Withdrawn:
  Kyl Amendment No. 629, to provide that no funds may be used to 
resettle Palestinians from Gaza into the United States. 
                                                     Pages S2920, S2927
  Bunning Amendment No. 665, to require the Secretary of State to issue 
a report on investments by foreign companies in the energy sector of 
Iran.                                                
Pages S2920, S2940
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
   By 62 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. 96), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the bill.       
Pages S2953-54
  Authorizing Expenditures by Committees of the Senate: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 73, authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for 
the periods March 1, 2009, through September 30, 2009, and October 1, 
2009, through September 30, 2010, and October 1, 2010, through February 
28, 2011.                                                
  Pages S2954-60
Appointments:
  Senate National Security Working Group: The Chair announced, on 
behalf of the Republican Leader, pursuant to the provisions of S. Res. 
105, (adopted April 13, 1989), as amended by S. Res. 149, (adopted 
October 5, 1993), as amended by Public Law 105-275, (adopted October 
21, 1998), further amended by S. Res. 75, (adopted March 25, 1999), and 
S. Res. 383, (adopted October 27, 2000), and amended by S. Res. 355, 
(adopted November 13, 2002), and further amended by S. Res. 480, 
(adopted November 21, 2004), the appointment of the following Senator 
as a member of the Senate National Security Working Group for the 111th 
Congress: Senator Graham.                                    
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Ogden Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that the cloture motion relative to the nomination of 
David W. Ogden, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney General be 
withdrawn; that at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2009, Senate 
begin consideration of the nomination of David W. Ogden, of Virginia, 
to be Deputy Attorney General; provided further, that the time until 
4:30 p.m. be equally divided and controlled between the Majority and 
Republican Leaders, or their designees; that when Senate continues 
consideration of the nomination on Thursday, March 12, 2009, that there 
be two hours remaining for debate, equally divided and controlled 
between the Majority and Republican Leaders, or their designees; 
provided further, that upon the use of time on Thursday, March 12, 
2009, Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination of David W. Ogden, 
of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney General.                  
  Page S2986
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Cecilia Elena Rouse, of California, to be Member of the Council of 
Economic Advisers.
  Austan Dean Goolsbee, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Council of 
Economic Advisers.                                   
Pages S2986, S2989
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  David S. Cohen, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for Terrorist 
Financing, Department of the Treasury.
  Sherburne B. Abbott, of Texas, to be an Associate Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy.
  Dana G. Gresham, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Transportation.
  Alan B. Krueger, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  John Morton, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security.
  James N. Miller, Jr., of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense for Policy.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.        
Pages S2987-89
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S2964
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S2964
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2965-66
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2966-85
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S2963
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                            
  Pages S2985-86
Authorities for Committees To Meet:                          
  Page S2986
Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total--96) 
                                           Pages S2941-45, S2947, S2954
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:31 p.m., 
until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2009. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2987.)