[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 135 (Tuesday, September 13, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D956-D957]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Tuesday, September 13, 2011

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5507-S5585
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1545-1551, and S. Res. 261-265.               
  Page S5536
Measures Reported:
  S. 1547, to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States. 
                                                             Page S5535
Measures Passed:
  National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week: Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 256, designating 
the week of October 2 through October 8, 2011, as ``National Nurse-
Managed Health Clinic Week'', and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                         Pages S5583-84
  National Health Information Technology Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
262, designating the week beginning on September 12, 2011, and ending 
on September 16, 2011, as ``National Health Information Technology 
Week'' to recognize the value of health information technology in 
improving health quality.                                
  Pages S5584-85
  National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 263, designating the week beginning September 11, 2011, as 
``National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week''. 
                                                         Pages S5584-85
  National Day of Encouragement: Senate agreed to S. Res. 264, 
designating September 12, 2011, as ``National Day of Encouragement''. 
                                                         Pages S5584-85
  Honoring E. Thom Rumberger: Senate agreed to S. Res. 265, honoring 
the lifetime achievements of E. Thom Rumberger.          
  Pages S5584-85
Measures Considered:
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
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 S5511-13, S5513-29
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to proceed to the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was 
not invoked on September 12, 2011 was agreed to.             
Page S5515
  By 61 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 132), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate upon 
reconsideration agreed to the motion to close further debate on the 
motion to proceed to consideration of the joint resolution. 
                                                         Pages S5523-24
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the joint 
resolution at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 14, 
2011; and that all time during adjournment, morning business and recess 
count post-cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the 
joint resolution.                                            
Page S5585
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination: Mara 
E. Rudman, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development. 
                                                     Pages S5583, S5585
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5532
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5532
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S5532, S5585


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

  
  On page D956, September 13, 2011, the following language 
appears: Measures Read the First Time: Page S5532
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Measures Read the 
First Time: Pages S5532, S5585


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     Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--132)
     nt: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:59 p.m., 
     unturnmeil 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. (For 
     Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority 
     Leader in today's Record on page S5585.)

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