[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 191 (Wednesday, December 16, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1474-D1475]
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                                       Wednesday, December 16, 2009

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13277-S13341
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2885-2893, S. Res. 376, and S. Con. Res. 48. 
                                                        Pages S13319-20
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution, Fiscal Year 2010.''. 
(S. Rept. No. 111-109)
  H.R. 310, to provide for the conveyance of approximately 140 acres of 
land in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations 
Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America.
  H.R. 511, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to terminate 
certain easements held by the Secretary on land owned by the Village of 
Caseyville, Illinois, and to terminate associated contractual 
arrangements with the Village.
  S. Res. 374, recognizing the cooperative efforts of hunters, 
sportsmen's associations, meat processors, hunger relief organizations, 
and State wildlife, health, and food safety agencies to establish 
programs that provide game meat to feed the hungry.
  S. 1672, to reauthorize the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 
2000.
  S. 1790, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise 
and extend that Act, with amendments.                       
Page S13319
Measures Passed:
  Honoring Diplomatic Relations Between the United States and the 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: Senate agreed to S. Res. 376, honoring the 
60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between 
the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the 10th 
anniversary of the accession to the throne of His Majesty King Abdullah 
II Ibn Al Hussein.                                      
  Pages S13340-41
Measures Considered:
  Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act: 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 S13280-95
  Rejected:
  Hutchison Motion to commit to the bill to the Committee on Finance, 
with instructions. (By 56 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 379), Senate tabled 
the motion.)                                       
Pages S13280, S13295
Withdrawn:
  Sanders Amendment No. 2837 (to Amendment No. 2786), to provide for 
health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the 
quality of the health care system.                      
Pages S13290-95
  Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 2786, in the nature of a substitute.   
Page S13280
Department of Defense Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate began 
consideration of the amendment of the House of Representatives to the 
amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3326, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, 
taking action on the following motions and amendments proposed thereto:
                                                    Pages S13295-S13314
Pending:
  Senator Reid entered a motion to concur in the amendment of the House 
to the amendment of the Senate to the bill.                 
Page S13295
  Senator Reid entered a motion to concur in the amendment of the House 
to the amendment of the Senate with Amendment No. 3248 (to the House 
Amendment to the Senate Amendment), to change the enactment date. 
                                                            Page S13295
  Senator Reid entered a motion to refer the amendment of the House to 
the Committee on Appropriations, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 
3249, to provide for a study.                           
Pages S13295-96
  Reid Amendment No. 3252 (to Reid Amendment No. 3248), to change the 
enactment date.                                             
Page S13295
  Reid Amendment No. 3250 (to Amendment No. 3249), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                     
Page S13296
  Reid Amendment No. 3251 (to Amendment No. 3250), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                     
Page S13296

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  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to concur 
in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the 
bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Friday, 
December 18, 2009.                                          
Page S13295
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the amendment of the House of Representatives to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on 
Thursday, December 17, 2009; provided further, that the first hour be 
equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their 
designees, with Republicans controlling the first half hour and the 
Majority controlling the second half.                       
Page S13341
Messages from the House:                                    
  Page S13317
Measures Referred:                                          
  Page S13317
Executive Communications:                               
  Pages S13317-19
Executive Reports of Committees:                            
  Page S13319
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S13320-21
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S13321-26
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S13315-17
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S13326-40
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                         
  Page S13340
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--379) 
                                                            Page S13295
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:21 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 17, 2009. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S13341.)