[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 30, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D315-D316]
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                                          Wednesday, March 30, 2011

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1945-S2003
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 674-692, and S. Res. 115-118. 
                                                         Pages S1976-77
Measures Passed:
  Pennsylvania State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon: 
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of 
S. Res. 112, congratulating the Pennsylvania State University IFC/
Panhellenic Dance Marathon (``THON'') on its continued success in 
support of the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children's 
Hospital, and the resolution was then agreed to.      
  Pages S1999-S2000
  National 9-1-1 Education Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 118, 
designating April 2011 as ``National 9-1-1 Education Month''. 
                                                             Page S2000
Measures Considered:
  SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 
493, to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto:     
  Pages S1962-66
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.      
Page S1962
  Vitter Amendment No. 178, to require the Federal Government to sell 
off unused Federal real property.                            
Page S1962
  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 S1962
  Cornyn Amendment No. 186, to establish a bipartisan commission for 
the purpose of improving oversight and eliminating wasteful government 
spending.                                                    
Page S1962
  Paul Amendment No. 199, to cut $200,000,000,000 in spending in fiscal 
year 2011.                                                   
Page S1962
  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 S1962
  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 S1962
  Coburn Amendment No. 184, to provide a list of programs administered 
by every Federal department and agency.                      
Page S1962
  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 S1962
  Landrieu Amendment No. 244 (to Amendment No. 183), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S1962
  Paul motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
with instructions to report the same back to the Senate forthwith with 
Paul Amendment No. 276 (to the instructions on Paul motion to commit 
the bill), of a perfecting nature.                       
Pages S1962-64
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Henry S. Ensher, of California, to be Ambassador to the People's 
Democratic Republic of Algeria.
  Kenneth J. Fairfax, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Kazakhstan.
  Deepa Gupta, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2016.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy. 
                                                         Pages S2001-03
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1974
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1974
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1974-76
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S1976
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1977-78

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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1978-95
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1971-74
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1995-99
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S1999
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1999
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:43 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2011. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2001.)