[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 117 (Thursday, July 30, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D948-D949]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Thursday, July 30, 2009

[[Page D948]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 3357, Highway Trust Fund Act.
      The House passed H.R. 3326, Department of Defense Appropriations 
      Act, 2010.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8501-S8618
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1540-1552, and S. Res. 231-233.   
  Page S8557
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 774, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 46-02 21st Street in Long Island City, New York, as 
the ``Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 987, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 601 8th Street in Freedom, Pennsylvania, as the 
``John Scott Challis, Jr. Post Office''.
  H.R. 1271, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2351 West Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach, 
Florida, as the ``Elijah Pat Larkins Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 1397, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 41 Purdy Avenue in Rye, New York, as the ``Caroline 
O'Day Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 2090, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 431 State Street in Ogdensburg, New York, as the 
``Frederic Remington Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 2162, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 123 11th Avenue South in Nampa, Idaho, as the 
``Herbert A Littleton Postal Station''.
  H.R. 2325, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1300 Matamoros Street in Laredo, Texas, as the 
``Laredo Veterans Post Office''.
  H.R. 2422, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2300 Scenic Drive in Georgetown, Texas, as the 
``Kile G. West Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 2470, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 19190 Cochran Boulevard FRNT in Port Charlotte, 
Florida, as the ``Lieutenant Commander Roy H. Boehm Post Office 
Building''.
  S. 748, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the 
``Cesar E. Chavez Post Office''.
  S. 1211, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 60 School Street, Orchard Park, New York, as the 
``Jack F. Kemp Post Office Building''.
  S. 1314, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in Portland, 
Oregon, as the ``Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office''. 
                                                         Pages S8556-57
Measures Passed:
  Highway Trust Fund Act: By 79 yeas to 17 nays (Vote No. 254), Senate 
passed H.R. 3357, to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, after 
taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto, clearing 
the measure for the President:                           
  Pages S8508-32
Rejected:
  By 42 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 249), Vitter Modified Amendment No. 
1907, to temporarily protect the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund. 
                                               Pages S8508-14, S8528-29
  By 41 yeas to 56 nays (Vote No. 250), Ensign Modified Amendment No. 
1905, to offset the appropriation of funds to replenish the 
Unemployment Trust Fund with unobligated non-veterans funds from the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 
                                        Pages S8514-16, S8518-25, S8529
  By 40 yeas to 57 nays (Vote No. 252), Sessions Amendment No. 2223, to 
restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund.              
Pages S8528, S8530

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  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 34 yeas to 63 nays (Vote No. 251), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 302(f) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, with respect to Bond Amendment No. 
1904, to repeal a certain provision of the SAFETEA-LU. Subsequently, 
the point of order that the amendment would increase mandatory 
spending, was sustained, and the amendment thus fell. 
                                               Pages S8516-18, S8529-30
  By 71 yeas to 26 nays (Vote No. 253), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to waive pursuant to section 302(f) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, with respect to the bill. Subsequently, the point 
of order that the bill would provide spending in excess of the 
subcommittee's 302(b) allocation was not sustained.          
Page S8531
  Bishop Museum 120th Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 195, recognizing 
Bishop Museum, the Nation's premier showcase for Hawaiian culture and 
history, on the occasions of its 120th anniversary and the restoration 
and renovation of its Historic Hall, and the resolution was then agreed 
to.                                                          
  Page S8618
Measures Considered:
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration 
Appropriations Act: Senate began consideration of H.R. 2997, making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S8534-37
Pending:
  Kohl/Brownback Amendment No. 1908, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S8534-36
  Kohl (for Tester) Amendment No. 2230 (to Amendment No. 1908), to 
clarify a provision relating to funding for a National Animal 
Identification Program.                                  
Pages S8536-37
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Friday, July 
31, 2009.                                                    
Page S8618
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the continuation 
of the national emergency with respect to the actions of certain 
persons to undermine the sovereignty of Lebanon or its democratic 
processes and institutions; which was referred to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-28)                 
Page S8551
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S8551-52
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S8552
Measures Read the First Time:                                
  Page S8552
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S8552
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S8552-53
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S8553-56
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8557-58
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S8558-67
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S8550-51
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S8567-S8608
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S8608
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S8608
Privileges of the Floor:                                 
  Pages S8608-09
Text of H.R. 3183 as Previously Passed:                  
  Pages S8609-18
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--254) 
                             Pages S8528-29, S8529, S8530, S8531, S8532
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 8:12 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, July 31, 2009. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8618.)