[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 151 (Tuesday, October 11, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1074-D1075]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Tuesday, October 11, 2011

[[Page D1074]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S. 1619, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform 
      Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6359-S6395
Measures Introduced: Five bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1677-
1681.                                                        
  Page S6390
Measures Reported:
  S. 914, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
waiver of the collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine 
visits of veterans, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 112-88)
  S. 1641, to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion 
Agreement.
  S. 1642, to implement the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement.
  S. 1643, to implement the United States-Panama Trade Promotion 
Agreement.                                                   
Page S6390
Measures Passed:
  Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act: By 63 yeas to 35 nays 
(Vote No. 159), Senate passed S. 1619, to provide for identification of 
misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, after 
taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S6378-82
Withdrawn:
  Reid Amendment No. 694, to change the enactment date.      
Page S6378
Measures Considered:
  American Jobs Act: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 1660, to provide tax relief for American 
workers and businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding 
and modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work for 
Americans looking for jobs.                              
  Pages S6382-84
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 160), 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 bill.                                   
Page S6383
  Senator Reid entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture 
was not invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. 
                                                             Page S6383
  Trade Bills--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, October 
12, 2011, Senate begin consideration of H.R. 3080, to implement the 
United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement; H.R. 3079, to implement the 
United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement; and H.R. 3078, to 
implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, en 
bloc; and that there be 12 hours of debate equally divided and 
controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees with Senator 
Baucus controlling 20 minutes and Senator Brown (OH) and Senator 
Sanders each controlling an hour of the Majority time, and that all 
other provisions of the previous order remain in effect.     
  Page S6393
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. EX. 158), Jane Margaret 
Triche-Milazzo, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Louisiana.                
Pages S6377-78, S6395
  Brian T. Baenig, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Agriculture.                            
Pages S6393, S6395
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  James Timberlake, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term 
expiring September 7, 2014.
  Adam Gamoran, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring 
November 28, 2015.

[[Page D1075]]


  Judith D. Singer, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term 
expiring November 28, 2014.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army, Coast Guard, and Navy.      
Pages S6393-95
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S6388
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S6388, S6393


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

  
  On page D1075, October 11, 2011, the following language appears: 
Measures Read the First Time: Page S6388
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Measures Read the 
First Time: Pages S6388, S6393


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     Executive Communications:                           30Executive 
     Reports of Committees:
     l Cosponsors:                                       30Additional 
     Statements:                                         30Notices of 
     Hearings/Meetings:                                  30Authorities 
     for Committees to Meet:                                 30Record 
     Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--160) 
                                             ecord VoPages S6378, S6383
     Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:48 
     p.m., until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. (For 
     Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in 
     today's Record on page S6393.)