[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 108 (Tuesday, July 19, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D801]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Tuesday, July 19, 2011

[[Page D801]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4647-S4679
Measures Introduced: Six bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1383-
1388.                                                        
  Page S4675
Measures Reported:
  S. 745, to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect certain 
veterans who would otherwise be subject to a reduction in educational 
assistance benefits, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S4675
Measures Considered:
  Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate continued 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 amendments proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S4660-68
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 S4660
  Johnson (SD) Modified Amendment No. 556, of a perfecting nature. 
                                                             Page S4660
  Vitter Amendment No. 568, to provide that none of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated 
or expended at a rate higher than the level of the Senate and House of 
Representatives concurrent budget resolution for fiscal year 2012. 
                                                         Pages S4662-65
  Wyden/Merkley Amendment No. 570, to provide for the closure of 
Umatilla Army Chemical Depot, Oregon.                        
Page S4665
  Coburn Amendment No. 564, to require evidence of causal relationships 
for presumptions by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of service 
connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide 
agents.                                                  
Pages S4665-68


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D801, July 19, 2011 the following language appears: 
Coburn Amendment No. 564, to require evidence of casual 
relationships for presumptions by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs of service connection for diseases associated with 
exposure to certain herbicide agents. Pages S4665-68
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Coburn Amendment 
No. 564, to require evidence of causal relationships for 
presumptions by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of service 
connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain 
herbicide agents. Page S4665-68


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 

   A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
July 20, 2011; provided further, that at 12 p.m., on Wednesday, July 
20, 2011, Senator Johnson (SD), be recognized to move to table Vitter 
Amendment No. 568 (listed above); and that there be no amendments or 
points of order in order to the Vitter amendment prior to the vote on 
the motion to table.                                         
Page S4679
     Messages from the House:                                30Measures 
     Referred:
      Communications:                                    30Petitions 
     and Memorials:
     l Cosponsors:                                       30Additional 
     Statements:                                         30Amendments 
     Submitted:                                          30Notices of 
     Hearings/Meetings:
     es for Committees to Meet:                          30Privileges 
     of the Floor:                                           30Recess: 
     Senate convened at 10 a.m. and recessed at 6:54 p.m., until 
     9:ss: S30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 20, 2011. (For Senate's 
     program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's 
     Record on page S4679.)