[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 121 (Tuesday, September 11, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D840-D841]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Tuesday, September 11, 2012

[[Page D840]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6075-S6239
Measures Introduced: Four bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3526-3529, S.J. Res. 50, and S. Res. 548-550. 
                                                         Pages S6107-08
Measures Passed:
  National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 548, designating the week beginning September 9, 2012, as 
``National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week''. 
                                                             Page S6238


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  Campus Fire Safety Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 549, designating 
September 2012 as ``Campus Fire Safety Month''.              
  Page S6238


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  National Celiac Disease Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 550, 
designating September 13, 2012, as ``National Celiac Disease Awareness 
Day''.                                                   
  Pages S6238-39


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Measures Considered:
  Veterans Jobs Corps Act--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of 
the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3457, to require the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps. 
                                                         Pages S6075-98
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 95 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 191), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                                   
Page S6083
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, 
post-cloture, at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 12, 
2012, and that the first 70 minutes be equally divided and controlled 
between the two Leaders, or their designees, with the Republicans 
controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half; 
and that all time during adjournment, recess, and morning business be 
counted post-cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the 
bill.                                                        
Page S6239
Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency with respect to persons who commit, threaten to 
commit, or support terrorism that was established in Executive Order 
13224 on September 23, 2001; which was referred to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-61)                 
Page S6105
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the continuation 
of the national emergency with respect to the terrorist attacks on the 
United States of September 11, 2001; which was referred to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-62)    
Page S6105
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Joshua D. Wright, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for 
the term of seven years from September 26, 2012.
  F. Scott Kieff, of Illinois, to be a Member of the United States 
International Trade Commission for the term expiring June 16, 2020.
  Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State 
for Arms Control and International Security.
  T. Charles Cooper, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development.
  Robert Stephen Beecroft, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Iraq.                                            
Page S6239
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S6105-06
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S6106
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S6106, S6075
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6106-07
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6108-09
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6109-10
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6102-05

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Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S6110-S6237
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S6237
Privileges of the Floor:                                 
  Pages S6237-38
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--191) 
                                                             Page S6083
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:31 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 12, 2012. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S6239.)