[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 116 (Friday, July 29, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D871-D872]
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                                              Friday, July 29, 2011

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5027-S5087
Measures Introduced: Six bills and four resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1449-1454, and S. Res. 242-245.                  
  Page S5071
Measures Reported:
  S. 605, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to place synthetic 
drugs in Schedule I.                                         
Page S5071
Measures Passed:
  Respecting Sovereignty of Georgia: Senate agreed to S. Res. 175, 
expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to ongoing violations 
of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia and the 
importance of a peaceful and just resolution to the conflict within 
Georgia's internationally recognized borders.                
  Page S5049
  Women's Political Participation in Saudi Arabia: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 216, encouraging women's political participation in Saudi Arabia, 
after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
  Pages S5049-51
  National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
242, supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer 
Awareness Month.                                             
  Page S5051
  Atrial Fibrillation Disease: Senate agreed to S. Res. 243, promoting 
increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to 
address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable 
hospitalizations associated with the disease.                
  Page S5051
  Congratulating Omega Psi Phi Fraternity: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
244, congratulating Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. for 100 years of 
service to communities throughout the United States and the world, and 
commending Omega Psi Phi for upholding its cardinal principles of 
manhood, scholarship, perseverance, and uplift.              
  Page S5052
Motion To Instruct the Sergeant at Arms: By 76 yeas to 23 nays (Vote 
No. 119), Senate agreed to the motion to instruct the Sergeant at Arms 
to request the attendance of absent Senators.            
  Pages S5061-62
House Messages:
  Debt Limit Increase Bill--Agreement: Senate began consideration of 
the amendment of the House of Representatives to S. 627, to establish 
the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays, taking 
action on the following motions and amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S5062-65
Pending:
  Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the House of 
Representatives to the bill, with Reid Amendment No. 589, to cut 
spending, maintain existing commitments, and for other purposes. 
                                                         Pages S5062-63
  Reid Amendment No. 590 (to Amendment No. 589), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S5063
  Reid motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the 
Committee on the Budget, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 591, to 
change the enactment date.                                   
Page S5063
  Reid Amendment No. 592 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 591) on 
the motion to refer), of a perfecting nature.                
Page S5063
  Reid Amendment No. 593 (to Amendment No. 592), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S5063
Rejected:
  Motion to concur in the amendment of the House of Representatives to 
the bill. (By 59 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 120), Senate tabled the 
motion.)                                                     
Page S5062
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the Reid motion to 
concur in the House amendment to the bill, with Amendment No. 589, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Sunday, July 31, 2011. 
                                                         Pages S5062-63
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to concur in the House amendment to the 
bill, with Amendment No. 589, at approximately 1 p.m., on Saturday, 
July 30, 2011; and that the time from 1:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., be 
equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their 
designees; with the Majority and the Republicans controlling 
alternating 30-minute blocks of time with the Majority controlling the 
first block; provided

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further, that the time from 7:30 p.m. until 8 p.m., be equally divided 
and controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees; with the 
Republicans controlling the first 15 minutes, and the Majority 
controlling the final 15 minutes.                            
Page S5087
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Michael E. Horowitz, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department 
of Justice.
  Anneila I. Sargent, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2016.                                                        
Page S5087
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Ninth Circuit, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2011.
  Michael F. Mundaca, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury, which was sent to the Senate on January 26, 2011.
  Barbara K. McQuiston, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense, which was sent to the Senate on May 9, 2011.        
Page S5087
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5068
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S5068-69
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5069-71
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5071-72
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5072-78
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5067-68
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5078-86
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                            
  Pages S5086-87
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5087
Quorum Calls: One quorum call was taken today. (Total--4)    
  Page S5061
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--120) 
                                                  Pages S5061-62, S5062
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 9:02 p.m., 
until 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, 2011. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5087.)