[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 17, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D354-D355]
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                                            Tuesday, April 17, 2012

[[Page D354]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2345-S2454
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and six resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2286-2292, S. Res. 419-423, and S. Con. Res. 41. 
                                                         Pages S2392-93
Measures Passed:
  Gold Star Wives Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 420, designating April 
5, 2012, as ``Gold Star Wives Day''.                     
  Pages S2451-52
  Global Youth Service Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 421, designating 
April 20 through 22, 2012, as ``Global Youth Service Day''. 
                                                         Pages S2452-53
  Congratulating the University of Kentucky Men's Basketball Team: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 422, commending and congratulating the 
University of Kentucky men's basketball team for winning its eighth 
Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association championship. 
                                                             Page S2453
  Congratulating Western Washington University Men's Basketball Team: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 423, congratulating Western Washington 
University for winning the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic 
Association Division II Men's Basketball Championship.       
  Page S2453
Measures Considered:
  21st Century Postal Service Act: Senate began consideration of S. 
1789, to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal 
Service, after agreeing to the motion to proceed, withdrawing the 
committee-reported substitute amendment, and taking action on the 
following amendments and motions proposed thereto: 
                                               Pages S2348-70, S2435-51
Pending:
  Reid (for Lieberman) Modified Amendment No. 2000, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S2369
  Reid Amendment No. 2013 (to Amendment No. 2000), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S2369
  Reid Amendment No. 2014 (to Amendment No. 2013), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S2369
  Reid Amendment No. 2015 (to the language proposed to be stricken (by 
Amendment No. 2000)), to change the enactment date.          
Page S2369
  Reid Amendment No. 2016 (to Amendment No. 2015), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S2369
  Reid motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 
2017, to change the enactment date.                          
Page S2369
  Reid Amendment No. 2018 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 2017), 
of a perfecting nature.                                      
Page S2369
  Reid Amendment No. 2019 (to Amendment No. 2018), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S2369
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Reid (for Lieberman) 
Modified Amendment No. 2000 (listed above), and, in accordance with the 
provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on 
cloture will occur on Thursday, April 19, 2012.              
Page S2454
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of Reid (for 
Lieberman) Modified Amendment No. 2000 (listed above).   
Pages S2435-51
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Pursuant to the order of April 16, 2012, the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was 
not invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill on 
March 27, 2012, was agreed to.                               
Page S2369
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion 
to proceed to consideration of the bill on March 27, 2012, was agreed 
to.                                                          
Page S2348
  By 74 yeas to 22 nays (Vote No. 66), 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 bill.          
Pages S2348-49

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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act--Agreement: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1925, to 
reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.          
  Page S2370
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, with the first 
hour equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their 
designees, with the Majority controlling the first 30 minutes and the 
Republicans controlling the second 30 minutes.           
Pages S2453-54
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2388
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S2388
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2388-92
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2393-94
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:           
  Pages S2394-S2405
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2387-88
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2405-34
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S2434-35
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--66)   
  Page S2349
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:49 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2454.)