[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 13, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D771-D772]
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                                           Wednesday, July 13, 2011

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4535-S4565
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1352-1366, and S. Res. 232-233.           
  Pages S4554-55
Measures Passed:
  Honoring the NASA Space Shuttle Program: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
233, honoring the men and women of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Space Shuttle Program on reaching the historic milestone 
of the 135th and final flight of the Space Transportation System. 
                                                         Pages S4563-64
Measures Considered:
  Sense of the Senate Regarding the Budget Deficit: 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 S4536-42
Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 529, to change the enactment date.      
Page S4536
  Reid Amendment No. 530 (to Amendment No. 529), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S4536
  Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance, with 
instructions, Reid Amendment No. 531, of a perfecting nature. 
                                                             Page S4536
  Reid Amendment No. 532 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 531) of 
the motion to commit), of a perfecting nature.               
Page S4536
  Reid Amendment No. 533 (to Amendment No. 532), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S4536
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 108), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the bill.     
Page S4542
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 2055, making appropriations 
for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012. 
                                                         Pages S4542-52
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate took the following 
action:
  By 89 yeas to 11 nays (Vote No. 109), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                                   
Page S4542
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, 
post-cloture, at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, July 14, 2011; 
provided further, that all time during adjournment, morning business 
and recess count post-cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration 
of the bill.                                                 
Page S4565
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4554
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S4554
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4555-57
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4557-62
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S4554
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S4562
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                            
  Pages S4562-63
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4563
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4563
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--109) 
                                                             Page S4542
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 5:45 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, 2011. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4565.)

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