[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 12 (Thursday, January 26, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                         Thursday, January 26, 2012

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S81-S137
Measures Introduced: Six bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2035-2040, and S. Res. 354-355.               
  Pages S131-32
Measures Reported:
  S. 50, to strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and 
activities with respect to commercially marketed seafood by directing 
the Secretary of Commerce to coordinate with the Federal Trade 
Commission and other appropriate Federal agencies to strengthen and 
coordinate those programs and activities. (S. Rept. No. 112-131)
  S. 52, to establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures 
and penalties for the enforcement of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes. (S. Rept. No. 112-132)
  Report to accompany S. 363, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to 
convey property of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
to the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi. (S. Rept. No. 112-133)
  S. 485, to expand the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine 
Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112-134)
  S. 1665, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal 
years 2012 and 2013, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 112-135)
  S. 97, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish 
a grant program to support the restoration of San Francisco Bay, with 
an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 112-136)
  S. 893, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
financial assistance to the State of Louisiana for a pilot program to 
develop measures to eradicate or control feral swine and to assess and 
restore wetlands damaged by feral swine. (S. Rept. No. 112-137)
  S. 1296, to revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, 
Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in the State of 
Rhode Island. (S. Rept. No. 112-138)
  S. 1740, to amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to 
provide for the reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and 
Watertrails Network. (S. Rept. No. 112-139)
  S. 1789, to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal 
Service, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2038, to prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress 
from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions 
for personal benefit.                                         
Page S131
Measures Passed:
  Honoring Special Agent Jared Francom: Senate agreed to S. Res. 355, 
honoring the memory of Special Agent Jared Francom of the Ogden, Utah 
Police Department.                                        
  Pages S114-15
  Airport and Airway Extension Act: Senate passed H.R. 3800, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure 
authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, 
United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport 
improvement program.                                          
  Page S136
  Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act: Senate passed H.R. 
3801, to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify the definition of 
aircraft and the offenses penalized under the aviation smuggling 
provisions under that Act.                              
  Pages S95, S136
  State or Local Government Levee Construction: Senate passed S. 2039, 
to allow a State or local government to construct levees on certain 
properties otherwise designated as open space lands, after agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:                 
  Pages S136-37
  Reid (for Boxer) Amendment No. 1469, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                          Pages S136-37
Measures Considered:
  Debt Ceiling Increase: Senate began consideration of motion to 
proceed to consideration of H.J.

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Res. 98, relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of 
authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A 
of title 31, United States Code, on January 12, 2012.      
  Pages S83-95
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 44 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 2), Senate did not agree to the 
motion to proceed to consideration of the joint resolution. 
                                                           Pages S94-95
  Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act--Cloture: Senate 
began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 
2038, to prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from 
using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for 
personal benefit.                                             
  Page S120
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of 
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the 
unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, January 26, 2012, a vote on 
cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, January 30, 2012. 
                                                              Page S120
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the 
bill at 4:30 p.m., on Monday, January 30, 2012, with the time until 
5:30 p.m. equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or 
their designees.                                              
Page S137
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S126
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S126
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S126-31
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S132-33
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S133-35
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S122-26
Amendments Submitted:                                         
  Page S135
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                             
  Pages S135-36
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S136
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Page S136
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--2) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 5:03 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, January 30, 2012. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S137.)