[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1044-D1045]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Tuesday, December 18, 2012

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senator Patrick J. Leahy, of Vermont, was sworn in as President 
      pro tempore of the Senate of the United States.
      Senate agreed to S. Res. 624, relative to the death of Senator 
      Daniel K. Inouye, of Hawaii.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8095-S8154
Measures Introduced: One bill and five resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3689, S. Res. 622-624, and S. Con. Res. 63-64. 
                                                         Pages S8138-39
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2013''. (S. Rept. No. 112-252)
  Special Report entitled ``Report of the Joint Economic Committee 
Congress of the United States on the 2012 Economic Report of the 
President''. (S. Rept. No. 112-253)                          
Page S8138
Measures Passed:
  Notification to the House of Representatives: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 622, notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a 
President pro tempore.                                       
  Page S8103
  Notification to the President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 623, 
notifying the President of the United States of the election of a 
President pro tempore.                                   
  Pages S8103-04
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 63, correcting 
the enrollment of S. 2367.                                   
  Page S8152
  Authorizing the Use of the Capitol Rotunda: Senate agreed to S. Con. 
Res. 64, authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the 
lying in state of the remains of the late Honorable Daniel K. Inouye. 
                                                             Page S8152
  Relative to the Death of Senator Daniel K. Inouye: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 624, relative to the death of the Honorable Daniel Ken Inouye, 
Senator from the State of Hawaii.                            
  Page S8152
Measures Considered:
  Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act--AGREEMENT: Senate continued 
consideration of H.R. 1, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                   
  Pages S8117-32
Pending:
  Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3338, in the nature of a substitute.
                                                             Page S8117
  Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3339 (to Amendment No. 3338), of a 
perfecting nature.                                           
Page S8117
  Merkley Amendment No. 3367 (to Amendment No. 3338), to extend certain 
supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs. 
                                                         Pages S8117-26
  McCain/Coburn Amendment No. 3355 (to Amendment No. 3338), to strike 
funding for the emergency forest restoration program.    
Pages S8126-28
  Tester Amendment No. 3350 (to Amendment No. 3338), to provide 
additional funds for wildland fire management.           
Pages S8128-30
  Coburn/McCain Amendment No. 3371 (to Amendment No. 3338), to ensure 
that Federal disaster assistance is available for the most severe 
disasters.                                               
Pages S8130-32
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
December 19, 2012.                                       
Pages S8152-53
  Swearing in of President Pro Tempore: Senator Patrick J. Leahy, of 
Vermont, was sworn in as President pro tempore of the Senate of the 
United States.                                               
Page S8103
  Retiring Senator Speeches--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was providing that Senator Hutchison be recognized at 11:30 
a.m., on

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012, for up to 30 minutes, and that Senator 
Kyl be recognized at 2 p.m., on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, for up to 
30 minutes, each for the purpose of delivering retirement speeches. 
                                                         Pages S8152-53
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S8138
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S8139
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S8139-40
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S8137-38
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S8140-51
Notices of Intent:                                           
  Page S8151
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S8152
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned, as a further 
mark of respect to the memory of the late Senator Daniel K. Inouye, in 
accordance with S. Res. 624, at 7:51 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on 
Wednesday, December 19, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of 
the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8153.)