[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 149 (Tuesday, November 27, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D967-D968]
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                                         Tuesday, November 27, 2012

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6909-S6983
Measures Introduced: Four bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3639-3642, and S. Res. 601-602.                  
  Page S6947
Measures Reported:
  S. 2178, to require the Federal Government to expedite the sale of 
underutilized Federal real property, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112-241)                         
Page S6947
Measures Passed:
  Economic Espionage Act: Senate passed S. 3642, to clarify the scope 
of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996.                   
  Pages S6978-79
  Year of the Korean War Veteran: Senate agreed to S. Res. 602, 
designating 2012-2013 as the ``Year of the Korean War Veteran'' and 
recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Korean War.          
  Page S6979
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act: Senate began consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3254, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year.                
  Pages S6909-14, S6921-22
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Treaty: Senate 
began consideration of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with 
Disabilities, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 
December 13, 2006, and signed by the United States of America on June 
30, 2009 (the ``Convention'') (Treaty Doc. 112-7). 
                                               Pages S6922-23, S6923-39
  Prior to the consideration of this treaty, Senate took the following 
action:
  By 61 yeas to 36 nays (Vote No. 205), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to Executive Session to consider the Convention on the Rights 
of Persons with Disabilities, adopted by the United Nations General 
Assembly on December 13, 2006, and signed by the United States of 
America on June 30, 2009 (the ``Convention'') (Treaty Doc. 112-7). 
                                                             Page S6923
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  Luis Felipe Restrepo, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  Jeffrey L. Schmehl, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, and Navy. 
                                                         Pages S6979-83
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S6909, S6943
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6943-47
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6947-48
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6948-49
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6942-43
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6949-78
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S6978
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S6978
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--205) 
                                                             Page S6923
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:47 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 28, 2012. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6979.)

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