[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 182 (Monday, December 7, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1418-D1419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Monday, December 7, 2009

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12563-S12646
Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2841-2845, and S. Res. 371.                     
  Page S12618
Measures Considered:
Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
consideration of H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of 
the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, taking action on 
the following amendments proposed thereto:          
  Pages S12565-S12613
Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 367), Pryor Amendment No. 
2939 (to Amendment No. 2786), to require the Secretary to provide 
information regarding enrollee satisfaction with qualified health plans 
offered through an Exchange through the Internet portal. (A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that the amendment, having 
achieved 60 affirmative votes, be agreed to.) 
                                        Pages S12570-75, S12597, S12599
Withdrawn:
  By 43 yeas to 56 nays (Vote No. 368), Gregg Amendment No. 2942 (to 
Amendment No. 2786), to prevent Medicare from being raided for new 
entitlements and to use Medicare savings to save Medicare. (A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the amendment, 
having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, the amendment be 
withdrawn.)                                  
Pages S12565-70, S12575-99
Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 2786, in the nature of a substitute.   
Page S12565
  Nelson (NE) Amendment No. 2962 (to Amendment No. 2786), to prohibit 
the use of Federal funds for abortions.      
Pages S12600-03, S12609-13
  McCain motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance, with 
instructions.                                           
Pages S12603-09
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, 
December 8, 2009, and that following leader remarks, the time until 
12:30 p.m. be for debate only with the time equally divided and 
controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees, with Senators 
permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, and with the Majority 
controlling the first hour, and the Republicans controlling the next 
hour.                                                       
Page S12646
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Bill Delahunt, of Massachusetts, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  Elaine Schuster, of Florida, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  Christopher H. Smith, of New Jersey, to be a Representative of the 
United States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  Wellington E. Webb, of Colorado, to be an Alternate Representative of 
the United States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  Laura Gore Ross, of New York, to be an Alternate Representative of 
the United States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.) 
                                                        Pages S12645-46
Executive Communications:                               
  Pages S12615-18
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S12618-20
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                 
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Additional Statements:                                      
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Amendments Submitted:                                   
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Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                               
  Page S12645
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--368) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:39 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 8, 2009. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S12646.)