[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 70 (Wednesday, May 16, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D473-D474]
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                                            Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3181-S3242
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3188-3195, and S. Res. 462-465.                
  Page 3234
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 2415, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 11 Dock Street in Pittston, Pennsylvania, as the 
``Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3220, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 170 Evergreen Square SW in Pine City, Minnesota, as 
the ``Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office''.
  H.R. 3413, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1449 West Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the 
``Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office''.                     
Page S3233
Measures Passed:
  National Kids to Parks Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 463, designating 
May 19, 2012, as ``National Kids to Parks Day''.             
  Page S3241
  70th Anniversary of Ellsworth Air Force Base: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 464, commemorating the 70th anniversary of Ellsworth Air Force 
Base.                                                        
  Page S3241
  Year of Water: Senate agreed to S. Res. 465, recognizing that the 
Governor of the State of Colorado has proclaimed 2012 as the ``Year of 
Water''.                                                     
  Page S3241
Measures Considered:
Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2343, to 
amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest 
rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.        
  Pages S3181-82, S3222-26
Budget Resolution: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed 
to consideration of S. Con. Res. 41, setting forth the President's 
budget request for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, 
and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2014 through 2022.                                     
  Pages S3183-3220
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By a unanimous vote of 99 nays (Vote No. 97), Senate did not agree to 
the motion to proceed to consideration of the resolution.    
Page S3220
Budget Resolution: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed 
to consideration of H. Con. Res. 112, establishing the budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022. 
                                                         Pages S3220-21
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 41 yeas to 58 nays (Vote No. 98), Senate did not agree to the 
motion to proceed to consideration of the resolution.    
Pages S3220-21
Budget Resolution: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed 
to consideration of S. Con. Res. 37, setting forth the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, and 
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 
through 2022.                                                
  Page S3221
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 42 yeas to 57 nays (Vote No. 99), Senate did not agree to the 
motion to proceed to consideration of the resolution.        
Page S3221
Budget Resolution: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed 
to consideration of S. Con. Res. 42, setting forth the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, revising 
the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2012, and setting 
forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 
2022.                                                    
  Pages S3221-22
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 16 yeas to 83 nays (Vote No. 100), Senate did not agree to the 
motion to proceed to consideration of the resolution.    
Pages S3221-22

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Budget Resolution: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed 
to consideration of S. Con. Res. 44, setting forth the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and 
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 
through 2022.                                                
  Page S3222
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 17 yeas to 82 nays (Vote No. 101), Senate did not agree to the 
motion to proceed to consideration of the resolution.        
Page S3222
Cook County Airport Land--Referral Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
2947, to provide for the release of the reversionary interest held by 
the United States in certain land conveyed by the United States in 1950 
for the establishment of an airport in Cook County, Minnesota, and the 
bill then be referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry.                                                    
  Page S3241
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the issuance of 
an Executive Order with respect to blocking the property of persons 
threatening the peace, security, or stability of Yemen; which was 
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-
48)                                                          
Page S3233
Stein and Powell Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was reached providing that at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, May 
17, 2012, Senate resume consideration of the nominations of Jeremy C. 
Stein, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System, and Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be a 
Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; that 
there be 90 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form to run 
concurrently, on both nominations, en bloc; that upon the use or 
yielding back of time, Senate vote, without intervening action or 
debate, on confirmation of the nominations in the order listed; that 
the nominations be subject to a 60 vote threshold; that no further 
motions be in order to the nominations; provided further, that the 
cloture votes with respect to the nominations be withdrawn. 
                                                             Page S3239
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3233
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S3233
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S3181, S3233
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S3234
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3234-35
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3235-39
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3230-32
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3239
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S3239
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--101) 
                                    Pages S3220, S3220-21, S3221, S3222
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:56 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 17, 2012. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3242.)