[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 27, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D440]
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                                            Tuesday, April 27, 2010

[[Page D440]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2673-S2713
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3261-3267, S. Res. 501-502, and S. Con. Res. 61. 
                                                             Page S2708
Measures Passed:
  National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 498, designating April 
2010 as ``National Child Abuse Prevention Month'', and the resolution 
was then agreed to.                                          
  Page S2712
  Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 501, 
recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of Sexual Assault 
Awareness Month.                                         
  Pages S2712-13
Measures Considered:
Restoring American Financial Stability Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3217, to 
promote the financial stability of the United States by improving 
accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ``too 
big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to 
protect consumers from abusive financial services practices. 
                                                      Pages S2680-S2707
   A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of 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 Thursday, April 29, 2010.              
Page S2707
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to proceed to the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was 
not invoked on April 26, 2010, was agreed to.                
Page S2697
   A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on April 26, 
2010, was agreed to.                                         
Page S2697
  By 57 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 126), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having not voted in the affirmative, Senate upon 
reconsideration rejected the motion to close further debate on the 
motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.          
Pages S2697-98
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
approximately 11 a.m., on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, with the time 
until 12:20 p.m., equally divided and controlled between the two 
Leaders, or their designees; that at 12:20 p.m., Senate vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of 
the bill.                                                    
Page S2707
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2707
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S2707-08
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S2708
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2708-09
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2709-11
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S2707
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S2711
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2712
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--126) 
                                                         Pages S2697-98
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:11 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 28, 2010. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2713.)