[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 68 (Tuesday, May 5, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D498-D500]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                               Tuesday, May 5, 2009

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5087-S5168
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 969-982, and S. Res. 128-131. 
                                                         Pages S5127-28
Measures Passed:
  Recognizing the Mexican Holiday of Cinco de Mayo: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 128, recognizing the historical significance of the Mexican 
holiday of Cinco de Mayo.                                    
  Page S5167
  Commending Louisiana Jockey Calvin Borel: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
129, commending Louisiana jockey Calvin Borel for his victory in the 
135th Kentucky Derby.                                        
  Page S5167
  Majority Party Membership on Certain Committees for the 111th 
Congress: Senate agreed to S. Res. 130, to constitute the majority 
party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Eleventh 
Congress, or until their successors are chosen.              
  Page S5168
  Minority Party Appointments for Certain Committees for the 111th 
Congress: Senate agreed to S. Res. 131, making minority party 
appointments for certain committees for the 111th Congress. 
                                                             Page S5168
Measures Considered:
Helping Families Save Their Homes Act: Senate continued consideration 
of S. 896, to prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit 
availability, taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                              
  Pages S5088-S5120
Adopted:
  Dodd (for Feingold/Gillibrand) Modified Amendment No. 1032, to 
require the Congressional Oversight Panel to submit a special report on 
farm loan restructuring.                                     
Page S5109
  By a unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote No. 180), Ensign Modified 
Amendment No. 1043 (to Amendment No. 1038), of a perfecting nature. 
                                               Pages S5100-01, S5109-10
  Boxer Amendment No. 1038 (to Amendment No. 1018), to provide for 
oversight of a Public-Private Investment Program, and to authorize 
monies for the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief 
Program to audit and investigate recipients of non-recourse Federal 
loans under the Public Private Investment Program and the Term Asset 
Loan Facility.                                 
Pages S5099-S5100, S5110
Rejected:
  By 31 yeas to 63 nays (Vote No. 178), Corker Amendment No. 1019 (to 
Amendment No. 1018), to address safe harbor for certain servicers. 
                                                         Pages S5088-92
  By 47 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 179), Thune Amendment No. 1030 (to 
Amendment No. 1018), to require the Secretary of the Treasury to use 
any amounts repaid by a financial institution that is a recipient of 
assistance under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to reduce the 
authorization level under the TARP.                      
Pages S5094-97
  By 36 yeas to 59 nays (Vote No. 181), DeMint Amendment No. 1026 (to 
Amendment No. 1018), to prohibit the use of Troubled Asset Relief 
Program funds for the purchase of common stock.   
Pages S5101-06, S5110
Pending:
  Dodd/Shelby Amendment No. 1018, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S5088
  Dodd (for Grassley/Baucus) Modified Amendment No. 1020 (to Amendment 
No. 1018), to enhance the oversight authority of the Comptroller 
General of the United States with respect to expenditures under the 
Troubled Asset Relief Program.                    
Pages S5088, S5116-17
  Dodd (for Grassley/Baucus) Modified Amendment No. 1021 (to Amendment 
No. 1018), to amend Chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code, to 
provide the Comptroller General additional audit authorities relating 
to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 
                                           Pages S5088, S5117, S5118-19
  Dodd (for Kerry) Modified Amendment No. 1036 (to Amendment No. 1018), 
to protect the interests of bona fide tenants in the case of any 
foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property. 
                    Pages S5092-94, S5110-11, S5112, S5115-16, S5117-18

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  Reed/Bond Amendment No. 1040 (to Amendment No. 1018), to amend the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to reauthorize the Act. 
                                                         Pages S5106-09
  Casey Amendment No. 1033 (to Amendment No. 1018), to enhance State 
and local neighborhood stabilization efforts by providing foreclosure 
prevention assistance to families threatened with foreclosure and 
permitting Statewide funding competition in minimum allocation States. 
                                                         Pages S5111-12
  Coburn Amendment No. 1042 (to Amendment No. 1040), to establish a 
pilot program for the expedited disposal of Federal real property. 
                                                         Pages S5112-15
  Dodd (for Reed) Modified Amendment No. 1039 (to Amendment No. 1018), 
to address impediments to liquidating warrants.              
Page S5116
  Dodd (for Boxer) Amendment No. 1035 (to Amendment No. 1018), to 
require notice to consumers when a mortgage loan has been sold, 
transferred, or assigned to a third party.        
Pages S5098-99, S5117
  Dodd (for Schumer) Modified Amendment No. 1031 (to Amendment No. 
1018), to establish a multifamily mortgage resolution program. 
                                                             Page S5117
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
May 6, 2009, that no further amendments be in order to the bill, and 
that Senate vote in the order listed on the pending amendments, with no 
amendment in order to any amendment listed; provided that there be 2 
minutes of debate equally divided and controlled in the usual form, and 
after the first vote, any succeeding votes be limited to 10 minutes 
each: Reed Modified Amendment No. 1039 (listed above), Boxer Amendment 
No. 1035 (listed above), Casey Amendment No. 1033 (listed above), 
Grassley Modified Amendment No. 1020 (listed above), Coburn Amendment 
No. 1042 (listed above), Reed Amendment No. 1040 (listed above), Kerry 
Modified Amendment No. 1036 (listed above), Schumer Modified Amendment 
No. 1031 (listed above), and Grassley Modified Amendment No. 1021 
(listed above); provided further, that upon disposition of the listed 
amendments, the substitute amendment, as amended, be agreed to, and 
Senate vote on passage of the bill.                          
Page S5120
Appointments:
  Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group Conference: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276d-276g, as amended, 
appointed the following Senators as members of the Senate Delegation to 
the Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group conference during the 111th 
Congress: Senators Sessions, Collins, and Voinovich.         
  Page S5168
  Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: 
The Chair, on behalf of the President of the Senate, and after 
consultation with the Republican Leader, pursuant to Public Law 106-
286, appointed the following Members to serve on the Congressional-
Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: Senators Corker 
and Barrasso.                                                
  Page S5168
Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that upon disposition of S. 896, 
Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, Senate proceed to the 
consideration of S. 454, to improve the organization and procedures of 
the Department of Defense for the acquisition of major weapon systems. 
                                                             Page S5168
Majority Party Appointment--Agreement: Pursuant to S. Res. 18, and by 
unanimous-consent, the Majority Leader made the following appointment 
on a temporary basis to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and 
Pensions: Senator Whitehouse.                                
  Page S5168
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting a draft list of sites, locations, facilities, and 
activities in the United States for declaration to the International 
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), under (the ``U.S.-IAEA Additional 
Protocol''), and constitutes a report thereon, as required by section 
271 of Public Law 109-401; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations. (PM-15)                               
Pages S5126-27
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5127
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5127
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S5127
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5127
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5128-30
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5130-64
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S5126
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5164-66
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S5166
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S5166-67
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5167
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--181) 
                                              Pages S5092, S5097, S5110

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:35 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5168.)