[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 9 (Thursday, January 24, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D44-D45]
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                                         Thursday, January 24, 2013

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S233-S297
Measures Introduced: Thirty bills and seven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 125-154, and S. Res. 12-18.    
  Pages S284-85
Measures Passed:
  Rules Change Resolution: By 78 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. 1), Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 15, to improve procedures for the consideration of 
legislation and nominations in the Senate, a unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the resolution, having achieved 60 
affirmatives votes, be agreed to, and after taking action on the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                     
  Pages S270-72
Rejected:
  Lee Amendment No. 3, to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to 
reform the filibuster rules to improve the daily process of the Senate.
                                                          Pages S270-71
  Rules Change Resolution: By 86 yeas to 9 nays (Vote No. 2), two-
thirds of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the 
affirmative, Senate agreed to S. Res. 16, amending the Standing Rules 
of the Senate.                                            
  Pages S270-74
  Majority Party's Committee Membership: Senate agreed to S. Res. 17, 
to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for 
the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, or until their successors are 
chosen.                                                       
  Page S296
  Minority Party Appointments: Senate agreed to S. Res. 18, making 
minority party appointments for the 113th Congress.       
  Pages S296-97
Measures Failed:
  Rules Change Resolution: Senate did not agree to S. Res. 5, amending 
the Standing Rules of the Senate to provide for cloture to be invoked 
with less than a three-fifths majority after additional debate. 
                                                              Page S270
Appointments:
  Social Security Advisory Board: The Chair, on behalf of the President 
pro tempore, and in consultation with the Chairman of the Senate 
Committee on Finance, pursuant to Public Law 103-296, appointed 
Bernadette Franks-Ongoy, vice Marsha Katz, as a member of the Social 
Security Advisory Board.                                      
  Page S297
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to Public Law 94-304, as amended 
by Public Law 99-7, appointed the following Senators as members of the 
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe during the 113th 
Congress: Senator Cardin (Chairman), Senator Whitehouse, Senator Udall 
(NM), Senator Shaheen, and Senator Blumenthal.                
  Page S297
  Congressional Award Board: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority 
Leader, pursuant to Public Law 96-114, as amended, appointed the 
following individuals to the Congressional Award Board: Rita Vaswani of 
Nevada, vice Patrick Murphy, and Raul Magdaleno of Texas, vice Andrew 
Ortiz.                                                        
  Page S297
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was reached providing that at 4:30 p.m., on Monday, January 
28, 2013, Senate begin consideration of H.R. 152, making supplemental 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013; that the 
only amendment in order to the bill be a Lee amendment, the text of 
which is at the desk; that there be one hour of debate on the amendment 
and the bill, to run concurrently, equally divided between the two 
Leaders, or their designees, prior to a vote on or in relation to the 
Lee amendment; that upon disposition of the Lee amendment, Senate vote 
on passage of the bill as amended, if amended; that the Lee amendment 
and the bill be subject to a 60 affirmative vote threshold; and that no 
other amendments be in order.                                 
  Page S296
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Nicholas Christopher Geale, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2013.

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  Byron Todd Jones, of Minnesota, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
  Marietta S. Robinson, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from 
October 27, 2010.                                             
Page S297
Messages from the House:                                  
  Pages S281-82
Measures Read the First Time:                          
  Pages S282, S297
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S282-84
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S285-86
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S286-94
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S277-81
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S294-95
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S295
Privileges of the Floor:                                  
  Pages S295-96
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--2) 
                                                       Pages S272, S274
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 9 p.m., 
until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 28, 2013. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S297.)