[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 133 (Friday, September 9, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D942]
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                                          Friday, September 9, 2011

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5471-S5480
Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1536-
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  Page S5476
Measures Passed:
  Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 1239, to 
provide for a medal of appropriate design to be awarded by the 
President to the memorials established at the 3 sites honoring the men 
and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the 
United States on September 11, 2001, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                         Pages S5479-80
Measures Considered:
  Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act--Agreement: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.J. Res. 
66, approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the 
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.                   
Page S5478
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the resolution, and, in accordance with the 
provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and 
pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Friday, September 9, 
2011, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, September 
12, 2011.                                                    
Page S5478
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the 
resolution at 4:30 p.m., on Monday, September 12, 2011.      
Page S5478
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the continuation 
of the national emergency with respect to the terrorist attacks on the 
United States of September 11, 2001; which was referred to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-19)    
Page S5476
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5476-77
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5477-78
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:45 a.m. and adjourned at 12:30 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, September 12, 2011. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5478.)