[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 29, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D283-D284]
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                                            Tuesday, March 29, 2011

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1907-S1944
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 659-673, and S. Res. 111-114.     
  Page S1933
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Report on the Activities of the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs during the 111th Congress''. (S. 
Rept. No. 112-7)                                         
Pages S1932-33
Measures Passed:
  Airport and Airway Extension Act: Senate passed H.R. 1079, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure 
authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, 
United States Code, to extend the airport improvement program. 
                                                             Page S1943
  Honoring Geraldine A. Ferraro: Senate agreed to S. Res. 114, honoring 
Congresswoman Geraldine A. Ferraro, the first woman selected by a major 
political party as its candidate for Vice President of the United 
States, and extending the condolences of the Senate on her death. 
                                                             Page S1943
Measures Considered:
  SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
consideration of S. 493, to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR 
programs, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                               Pages S1913-14, S1922-27
Pending:
  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 S1913, S1923-27
  Vitter Amendment No. 178, to require the Federal Government to sell 
off unused Federal real property.                            
Page S1913
  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. 
                                                             Page S1913
  Cornyn Amendment No. 186, to establish a bipartisan commission for 
the purpose of improving oversight and eliminating wasteful government 
spending.                                                    
Page S1913
  Paul Amendment No. 199, to cut $200,000,000,000 in spending in fiscal 
year 2011.                                                   
Page S1913
  Sanders Amendment No. 207, to establish a point of order against any 
efforts to reduce benefits paid to Social Security recipients, raise 
the retirement age, or create private retirement accounts under title 
II of the Social Security Act.                               
Page S1913
  Hutchison Amendment No. 197, to delay the implementation of the 
health reform law in the United States until there is final resolution 
in pending lawsuits.                                         
Page S1913
  Coburn Amendment No. 184, to provide a list of programs administered 
by every Federal department and agency.                      
Page S1913
  Pryor Amendment No. 229, to establish the Patriot Express Loan 
Program under which the Small Business Administration may make loans to 
members of the military community wanting to start or expand small 
business concerns.                                           
Page S1914
  Landrieu Amendment No. 244 (to Amendment No. 183), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S1914
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
March 30, 2011.                                              
Page S1943
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1932
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1933-34
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1934-39
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S1932
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1939-42
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S1942-43
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned, as a further 
mark of respect to the memory

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of the late Geraldine A. Ferraro, in accordance with S. Res. 114, at 
7:03 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S1944.)