[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 82 (Wednesday, June 3, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D629]
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                                            Wednesday, June 3, 2009

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5985-S6133
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1166-1178, and S. Res. 167.                   
  Page S6030
Measures Considered:
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Senate began 
consideration of H.R. 1256, to protect the public health by providing 
the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate 
tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain 
modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement 
System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System, after agreeing to 
the motion to proceed, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                 
  Pages S5994-S6017, S6017-20, S6020-23
Pending:
  Dodd Amendment No. 1247, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                               Pages S6017-20, S6020-23
  Burr/Hagan Amendment No. 1246 (to Amendment No. 1247), in the nature 
of a substitute.                               
Pages S6019-20, S6020-23
  Schumer (for Lieberman) Amendment No. 1256 (to Amendment No. 1247), 
to modify provisions relating to Federal employees retirement. 
                                                             Page S6023
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, 
June 4, 2009.                                                
Page S6133
Rural Transit Improvement and Flexibility Act--Referral Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from further 
consideration of S. 1144, to improve transit services, including in 
rural States, and the bill then be referred to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.                         
  Page S6133
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Laurie Susan Fulton, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Denmark.
  Daniel M. Tangherlini, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
  Daniel M. Tangherlini, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief 
Financial Officer, Department of the Treasury.
  Raymond M. Jefferson, of Hawaii, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor 
for Veterans' Employment and Training.                       
Page S6133
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S6028
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S6028
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6028-30
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6030-32
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6032-51
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6027-28
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S6051-S6132
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S6132-33
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:55 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2009. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6133.)