[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 157 (Tuesday, October 27, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                          Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10743-S10791
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1931-1940, and S. Res. 323-325.          
  Pages S10776-77
Measures Passed:
  National Hemangioma Treatment Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
324, designating November 1, 2009, as ``National Hemangioma Treatment 
Awareness Day''.                                            
  Page S10791
  National Hispanic Media Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 325, 
designating October 25 through October 31, 2009, as ``National Hispanic 
Media Week'' in honor of the Latino Media of America.       
  Page S10791
Measures Considered:
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act--Agreement: Senate resumed 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 3548, 
to amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the 
temporary availability of certain additional emergency unemployment 
compensation.                                           
  Pages S10769-72
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 87 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. 329), 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 motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                                  
Page S10771
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
approximately 11:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, and that time 
during any period of morning business, recess, or adjournment count 
post-cloture.                                               
Page S10791
Appointments:
  Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: The Chair, on 
behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 99-498, as 
amended by Public Law 110-315, appointed the following individuals to 
the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: David Gruen of 
Wyoming, and William Luckey of Kentucky.                    
  Page S10791
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 relative to the actions and policies of the 
Government of Sudan as declared in Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 
1997; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs. (PM-37)                                      
Page S10775
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By unanimous vote of 97 yeas (Vote No. EX. 328), Irene Cornelia 
Berger, of West Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of West Virginia. 
                                     Pages S10750-56, S10756-58, S10791
Messages from the House:                                    
  Page S10775
Measures Referred:                                          
  Page S10775
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                            
  Page S10775
Executive Reports of Committees:                        
  Pages S10775-76
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S10777-78
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S10778-87
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S10774-75
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S10787-90
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                         
  Page S10790
Privileges of the Floor:                                
  Pages S10790-91
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--329) 
                                                   Pages S10758, S10771
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:10 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S10791.)

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