[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 12, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D762]
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                                             Tuesday, July 12, 2011

[[Page D762]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4493-S4533
Measures Introduced: Six bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1346-
1351.                                                        
  Page S4517
Measures Considered:
Sense of the Senate Regarding the Budget Deficit--Agreement: Senate 
continued consideration of S. 1323, to express the sense of the Senate 
on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit, taking action on 
the following amendments proposed thereto:     
  Pages S4503-05, S4505-15
Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 529, to change the enactment date.      
Page S4503
  Reid Amendment No. 530 (to Amendment No. 529), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S4503
  Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance, with 
instructions, Reid Amendment No. 531, of a perfecting nature. 
                                                             Page S4503
  Reid Amendment No. 532 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 531) of 
the motion to commit), of a perfecting nature.               
Page S4503
  Reid Amendment No. 533 (to Amendment No. 532), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S4503
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
July 13, 2011; with one hour of debate, equally divided and controlled 
between the two Leaders, or their designees, prior to the cloture vote 
on the bill; provided further, that the filing deadline for all second-
degree amendments to the bill be at 10 a.m., on Wednesday, July 13, 
2011.                                                        
Page S4532
Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act--Referral Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources be discharged from further consideration 
of S. 869, to provide for an exchange of land between the Department of 
Homeland Security and the South Carolina State Ports Authority, and the 
bill then be referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs.                                        
  Page S4532
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Matan Aryeh Koch, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council 
on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2013.
  Stephanie Orlando, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for the remainder of the term expiring September 
17, 2011.
  Stephanie Orlando, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2014. 
                                                             Page S4533
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4517-18
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4518-29
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4516-17
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4529-32
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S4532
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4532
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4532
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:47 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4532.)