[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 183 (Tuesday, December 8, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1423]
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                                               Tuesday, December 8, 2009

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12647-S12742
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2846-2851, and S. Res. 372.                          
  Page S12708
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 S12648-99
Rejected:
  Nelson (NE) Amendment No. 2962 (to Amendment No. 2786), to prohibit the 
use of Federal funds for abortions. (By 54 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 369), 
Senate tabled the amendment.)             
Pages S12648, S12659-64, S12669-83
Withdrawn:
  By 42 yeas to 57 nays (Vote No. 370), McCain motion to commit the bill to 
the Committee on Finance, with instructions. (A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that the amendment, having failed to achieve 60 
affirmative votes, the amendment be withdrawn.)                  
Page S12684
Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 2786, in the nature of a substitute.        
Page S12648
  Dorgan Modified Amendment No. 2793 (to Amendment No. 2786), to provide for 
the importation of prescription drugs.                       
Pages S12685-88
  Crapo motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance, with 
instructions.                                                    
Page S12685
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, December 
9, 2009, and that following any remarks of the Chair and Ranking Member of 
the Committee on Finance, or their designees, for up to 10 minutes each, the 
next two hours 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; the Republicans controlling 
the first 30 minutes, and the Majority controlling the second 30 minutes; 
with the remaining time equally divided and used in alternating fashion; 
provided further, that no amendments are in order during this time. 
                                                                 Page S12742
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Michael Peter Huerta, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.                      
Page S12742
Messages from the House:                                         
  Page S12705
Measures Referred:                                               
  Page S12705
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                                 
  Page S12705
Executive Communications:                                    
  Pages S12705-06
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Pages S12706-08
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Pages S12708-10
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Pages S12710-13
Additional Statements:                                       
  Pages S12704-05
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Pages S12713-42
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                              
  Page S12742
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--370) 
                                                             Pages S12683-84
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:38 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 9, 2009. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on Page S12742.)