[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 171 (Wednesday, November 9, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                        Wednesday, November 9, 2011

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7229-S7305
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1831-1838, and S. Res. 318-319.               
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Measures Reported:
  S. 453, to improve the safety of motorcoaches, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112-93)            
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Measures Passed:
  Congressional Gold Medal: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2447, to 
grant the congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines, and 
the bill was then passed.                                    
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  Authorize Printing: Senate agreed to S. Res. 318, to authorize the 
printing of a revised edition of the Senate Rules and Manual. 
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  Honoring the Life of Joe Frazier: Senate agreed to S. Res. 319, 
honoring the life and legacy of Joe Frazier.                 
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Measures Considered:
Internet and Broadband Industry Practices Regulating: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S.J. Res. 6, 
disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications 
Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband 
industry practices.                                      
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3% Withholding Repeal and Job Creation Act: Senate continued 
consideration of H.R. 674, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments 
made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of 
modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility 
for certain health care-related programs, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                   
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Pending:
  Reid (for Tester) Amendment No. 927, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to permit a 100 percent levy for payments to Federal 
vendors relating to property, to require a study on how to reduce the 
amount of Federal taxes owed but not paid by Federal contractors, and 
to make certain improvements in the laws relating to the employment and 
training of veterans.                                    
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  McCain Amendment No. 928 (to Amendment No. 927), to provide American 
jobs through economic growth.                            
Pages S7263-88
Cross-Border Air Pollution--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that at 10 a.m., on Thursday, November 10, 2011, 
Senate begin consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of 
S.J. Res. 27, disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental 
Protection Agency relating to the mitigation by States of cross-border 
air pollution under the Clean Air Act, under the order of Tuesday, 
November 8, 2011.                                        
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Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report relative 
to the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 12938 
with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; which 
was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 
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Executive Communications:                                
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Executive Reports of Committees:                             
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:           
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Additional Statements:                                   
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Amendments Submitted:                                        
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Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:07 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 10, 2011. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S7305.)

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