[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1026-D1027]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                       Wednesday, December 12, 2012

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7753-S7990
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3670-3677, and S. Res. 614-615.           
  Pages S7976-77
Measures Passed:
  National Defense Authorization Act: Senate passed H.R. 4310, 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, after striking all after the 
enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof, the text of S. 3254, the 
Senate amendment, as passed by the Senate on December 4, 2012, and 
after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                      Pages S7793-S7972
   Durbin Amendment No. 3332 (to the Senate amendment), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                  
Pages S7793-94
  Menendez/Kirk Amendment No. 3333 (to the Senate amendment), of a 
perfecting nature.                                           
Page S7794
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses; and the Chair was 
authorized to appoint the following conferees on the part of the 
Senate: Senators Levin, Lieberman, Reed, Akaka, Nelson (NE), Webb, 
McCaskill, Udall (CO), Hagan, Begich, Manchin, Shaheen, Gillibrand, 
Blumenthal, McCain, Inhofe, Sessions, Chambliss, Wicker, Brown (MA), 
Portman, Ayotte, Collins, Graham, Cornyn, and Vitter.        
Page S7972
  Subsequently, Senate vitiated the December 4, 2012 passage of the 
bill, and the adoption of the Senate Amendment.              
Page S7786
  Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act: Senate passed H.R. 
3783, to provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter Iran's growing 
hostile presence and activity in the Western Hemisphere, after agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:                 
  Page S7988
  Coons (for Rubio) Amendment No. 3334, to provide that the 
comprehensive strategy may be submitted in classified form, but shall 
include an unclassified summary of policy recommendations to address 
the growing Iranian threat in the Western Hemisphere.        
Page S7988
  Flood Disaster Protection Act: Senate passed S. 3677, to make a 
technical correction to the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. 
                                                         Pages S7988-89
  World Peace Corps Mission and the World Peace Prize: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 614, celebrating the World Peace Corps Mission and the World 
Peace Prize.                                                 
  Page S7989
  2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Senate agreed to S. Res. 615, 
congratulating the recipients of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. 
                                                             Page S7989
House Messages:
  Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act: Senate concurred in the 
amendment of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the 
Senate to H.R. 2838, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard 
for fiscal years 2012 through 2015.                      
  Pages S7972-93
  Transaction Account Guarantee--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was reached providing that Senate resume consideration of S. 
3637, to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, 
at 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, December 13, 2012; that it be in order for 
the Republican Leader, or designee, to raise a budget point of order 
against the bill; that if a point of order is raised, the Majority 
Leader, or designee, be recognized to move to waive the point of order; 
that the time until 12 noon be equally divided between the two Leaders, 
or their designees; that at 12 noon, Senate vote on the motion to waive 
the budget point of order, if such a motion is made; that if the motion 
to waive is successful, Senate then vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the bill; that if the motion to waive is not successful, the 
cloture motion be withdrawn and the Majority Leader be recognized; and 
that if a budget point of order is not raised, the time until 12 noon 
be equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees; that at 
12 noon, Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the bill. 
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Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S7975
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S7975-76
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S7977
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S7977-82
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S7974-75
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S7982-88
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S7988
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S7988
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:57 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 13, 2012. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S7990.)