[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 53 (Monday, March 30, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D337]
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                                             Monday, March 30, 2009

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3941-S4008
Measures Introduced on Friday, March 27, 2009: One resolution was 
introduced, as follows: S. Con. Res. 13.                     
  Page S3985
Measures Introduced on Monday, March 30, 2009: Ten bills and four 
resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 734-743, S. Res. 89-91, and 
S. Con. Res. 14.                                         
  Pages S3985-86
Measures Reported:
  Reported on Friday, March 27, during the adjournment:
  S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014. 
                                                             Page S3985
Measures Passed:
  Greensburg, Kansas Recovery Extension Act: Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 681, to provide for special rules relating to 
assistance concerning the Greensburg, Kansas tornado, and the bill was 
then passed.                                             
  Pages S4007-08
  Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 89, 
expressing support for designation of a ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans 
Day''.                                                       
  Page S4008
Measures Considered:
Budget Resolution--Agreement: Senate began consideration of S. Con. 
Res. 13, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, taking action on 
the following amendments proposed thereto:               
  Pages S3942-77
Pending:
  Thune Amendment No. 731, to amend the deficit-neutral reserve fund 
for climate change legislation to require that such legislation does 
not increase electricity or gasoline prices.             
Pages S3972-74
  Johanns Amendment No. 735, to prohibit the use of reconciliation in 
the Senate for climate change legislation involving a cap and trade 
system.                                                  
Pages S3974-77
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the resolution at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 
and that the statutory time remaining be 40 hours, with each side 
controlling 20 hours; provided that Senator Murray be recognized to 
speak for 15 minutes, following which, Senator Gregg, or his designee, 
be recognized to propose an amendment, and that there be 1 hour of 
debate, equally divided and controlled, and that upon conclusion of the 
debate, Senator Boxer be recognized to offer an amendment relative to 
Amendment No. 731 (listed above), and that there be 1 hour of debate, 
equally divided and controlled; provided further, Senator Conrad, or 
his designee, be recognized to propose a side-by-side amendment 
relative to Amendment No. 735 (listed above).                
Page S3977
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3986-88
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:           
  Pages S3988-S4006
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4006-07
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S4007
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4007
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 6:42 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2009. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4008.)