[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 15, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D244-D245]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Tuesday, March 15, 2011

[[Page D244]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1613-S1708
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 574-591, and S. Res. 102.                 
  Pages S1676-77
Measures Passed:
  100th Anniversary of the Army Dental Corps: Committee on Armed 
Services was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 96, 
congratulating the Army Dental Corps on its 100th anniversary, and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                               
  Page S1707
  Shirley Ann Jackson Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: 
Committee on Rules and Administration was discharged from further 
consideration of S.J. Res. 7, providing for the reappointment of 
Shirley Ann Jackson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution, and the resolution was then passed. 
                                                             Page S1707
  Stephen M. Case Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: 
Committee on Rules and Administration was discharged from further 
consideration of S.J. Res. 8, providing for the appointment of Stephen 
M. Case as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution, and the resolution was then passed.             
  Page S1707
  Robert P. Kogod Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: 
Committee on Rules and Administration was discharged from further 
consideration of S.J. Res. 9, providing for the reappointment of Robert 
P. Kogod as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution, and the resolution was then passed.             
  Page S1707
Measures Considered:
  SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act--Agreement: Senate began consideration 
of S. 493, to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, 
agreeing to the committee amendments in the nature of a substitute, 
which will be considered as original text for the purpose of further 
amendment, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                               Pages S1620-44, S1647-73
Pending:
  Nelson (NE) Amendment No. 182, of a perfecting nature. 
                                                  Pages S1641, S1642-43
  McConnell Amendment No. 183, to prohibit the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation 
concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the 
emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change. 
                 Pages S1641-42, S1643-44, S1649-53, S1665-68, S1669-73
  Vitter Amendment No. 178, to require the Federal Government to sell 
off unused Federal real property.                 
Pages S1644, S1648-49
  Inhofe (for Johanns) Amendment No. 161, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to repeal the expansion of information reporting 
requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property 
and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments. 
                                                  Pages S1649, S1668-69
  Snowe Amendment No. 193, to strike the Federal authorization of the 
National Veterans Business Development Corporation.      
Pages S1653-65
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 
and Senate proceed to votes on or in relation to the following 
amendments in the order listed: Nelson (NE) Amendment No. 182 (listed 
above); and Snowe Amendment No. 193 (listed above); that there be two 
minutes of debate equally divided, prior to each vote; that no 
amendments be in order to either amendment prior to the votes; provided 
further, that following the votes, the next first-degree amendments in 
order be the following: Casey Amendment No. 216; Cornyn Amendment No. 
186; Sanders Amendment No. 207; Paul Amendment No. 199; Democratic 
amendment; and Hutchison Amendment No. 197.                  
Page S1707
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1674
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1674
Measures Read the First Time:                         
  Pages S1674-S1707


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D244, March 15, 2011 the following language appears: 
Measures Read the First Time: Page S1674
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Measures Read the 
First Time: Pages S1674, S1707


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Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1674-75
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S1675-76
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S1676

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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1677-78
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1678-82
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1673-74
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S1682-S1706
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S1706-07
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1707
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:13 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1708.)