[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 25, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D546-D547]
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                                            Wednesday, May 25, 2011

[[Page D546]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3289-S3365
Measures Introduced: Twenty-two bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1059-1080, S.J. Res. 15-16, and S. Res. 199.
                                                         Pages S3338-39
Measures Passed:
  Honoring the Service and Sacrifice of Members of the United States 
Armed Forces: Committee on Armed Services was discharged from further 
consideration of S. Con. Res. 13, honoring the service and sacrifice of 
members of the United States Armed Forces who are serving in, or have 
served in, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and 
Operation New Dawn, and the resolution was then agreed to.   
  Page S3365
Measures Considered:
House Passed Budget: By 40 yeas to 57 nays (Vote No. 77), Senate did 
not agree to the motion to proceed to consideration of H. Con. Res. 34, 
establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2013 through 2021.                                 
  Pages S3331-32
Budget: By a unanimous vote of 97 nays (Vote No. 78), Senate did not 
agree to the motion to proceed to consideration of S. Con. Res. 18, 
setting forth the President's budget request for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2012, and setting forth the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021.         
  Page S3332
Budget: By 42 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 79), Senate did not agree to 
the motion to proceed to consideration of S. Con. Res. 21, setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2012 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2013 through 2021.                              
  Page S3332
Budget: By 7 yeas to 90 nays (Vote No. 80), Senate did not agree to the 
motion to proceed to consideration of S. Con. Res. 20, setting forth 
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2012 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2013 through 2016.                                 
  Pages S3332-33
House Message:
Small Business Additional Temporary Extension Act--Agreement: Senate 
continued consideration of the amendment of the House of 
Representatives to S. 990, to provide for an additional temporary 
extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small 
Business Investment Act of 1958, taking action on the following motions 
and amendments proposed thereto:               
  Pages S3298-S3316, S3333
Pending:
  Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the bill, with 
Reid Amendment No. 347, of a perfecting nature.              
Page S3298
  Reid Amendment No. 348 (to Amendment No. 347), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S3298
  Reid motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship with instructions, 
Reid Amendment No. 349, to change the enactment date.        
Page S3298
  Reid Amendment No. 350 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 349), of 
a perfecting nature.                                         
Page S3298
  Reid Amendment No. 351 (to Amendment No. 350), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S3298
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to concur in the amendment of the House to 
the bill, with Reid Amendment No. 347, at approximately 9:30 a.m., on 
Thursday, May 26, 2011, with the time until 10 a.m. equally divided and 
controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees; that the 
mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived, and that the cloture vote on 
the motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the bill, with 
Reid Amendment No. 347, occur at 10 a.m., without intervening action or 
debate; and that if cloture is invoked the time post-cloture be counted 
from 1 a.m., Thursday, May 26, 2011; provided further, that the filing 
deadline for second-degree amendments be at 9:40 a.m. on Thursday, May 
26, 2011.                                                    
Page S3333

[[Page D547]]

Appointments:
  Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: The Chair announced, 
on behalf of the Republican Leader, pursuant to Public Law 101-509, the 
reappointment of Terry Birdwhistell, of Kentucky, to the Advisory 
Committee on the Records of Congress.                        
  Page S3365
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3337
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S3289, S3337
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S3337
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S3337-38
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3339-41
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3341-46
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S3337
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S3346-61
Notices of Intent:                                       
  Pages S3361-64
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S3364-65
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S3365
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--80) 
                                                         Pages S3332-33
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:44 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2011. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3365.)