[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 134 (Monday, September 12, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D950]
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                                         Monday, September 12, 2011

[[Page D950]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5481-S5505
Measures Introduced: Seven bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1538-
1544.                                                    
  Pages S5498-99
Measures Reported:
  S. 958, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate 
medical education programs.
  S. 1094, to reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109-416).                                                    
Page S5498
Measures Considered:
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act--Agreement: Senate resumed 
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.     
  Pages S5488-90, S5504-05
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 53 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. 131), 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 motion to proceed to 
consideration of the resolution.                             
Page S5504
  Subsequently, a motion was entered to reconsider the vote by which 
cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of 
the resolution.                                              
Page S5504
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the 
resolution at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, September 13, 2011. 
                                                             Page S5504
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting a legislative proposal entitled the ``American Jobs 
Act''; which was referred to the Committee on Finance. (PM-20) 
                                                             Page S5495
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5495
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S5495
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5496-98
Additional Cosponsors:                                
  Pages S5499-S5500
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5500-04
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5494-95
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S5504
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--131) 
                                                             Page S5505
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 5:58 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 13, 2011. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5504.)