[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 105 (Thursday, July 14, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D779-D780]
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                                            Thursday, July 14, 2011

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4567-S4622
Measures Introduced: Nine bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1367-
1375.                                                        
  Page S4608
Measures Considered:
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate began 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, taking action on the following motions and 
amendments proposed thereto:                          
  Pages S4577-S4605
Pending:
  Coburn (for McCain) Amendment No. 553, to eliminate the additional 
amount of $10,000,000, not included in the President's budget request 
for fiscal year 2012, appropriated for the Department of Defense for 
planning and design for the Energy Conservation Investment Program. 
                                                             Page S4605
  Johnson (SD)/Kirk Amendment No. 556, of a perfecting nature. 
                                                             Page S4605
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 71 yeas to 26 nays (Vote No. 110), 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 Johnson (SD) motion to 
waive the points of order under section 303 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 for the bill, any amendments thereto and motions thereon. 
                                                             Page S4601
  By 56 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 111), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the Johnson (SD) motion to waive the points of order under section 
303 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for the bill, any 
amendments thereto and motions thereon. Subsequently, the point of 
order that the bill was in violation of section 303 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was not sustained, and thus the point 
of order fell.                                           
Pages S4601-02
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the bill at 3:30 p.m., on Monday, July 18, 
2011.                                                        
Page S4622
Oetken Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at 5 p.m., on Monday, July 18, 2011, Senate 
begin consideration of the nomination of J. Paul Oetken, of New York, 
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New 
York; that there be 30 minutes for debate, equally divided in the usual 
form; that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote without 
intervening action or debate on confirmation of the nomination. 
                                                             Page S4622
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4606
Measures Read the First Time:                     
  Pages S4606, S4621-22
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4606-07
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S4607
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S4607-08
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4608-09
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4609-20
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S4606
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4620-21
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S4621
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4621
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4621
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--111) 
                                                         Pages S4601-02
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:06 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, July 18, 2011. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4622.)

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