[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 30, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                        Wednesday, January 30, 2013

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S369-S409
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 178-189, and S. Res. 21-22.                    
  Page S400
Measures Passed:
  Congratulating the Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: Committee 
on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 
13, congratulating the members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. for 
100 years of service to communities throughout the United States and 
the world, and commending Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. for its 
promotion of sisterhood, scholarship, and service, and the resolution 
was then agreed to.                                       
  Pages S407-08
  Catholic Schools Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 22, recognizing the 
goals of Catholic Schools Week and honoring the valuable contributions 
of Catholic schools in the United States.                     
  Page S408
Appointments:
  National Council on the Arts: The Chair announced, on behalf of the 
Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 105-83, his reappointment and 
appointment of the following Senators to serve as members of the 
National Council on the Arts: Senator Whitehouse (reappointment), and 
Senator Baldwin, vice Senator McCaskill.                      
  Page S408
  Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University: The Chair, on behalf of 
the Vice President, pursuant to Public Law 83-420, as amended by Public 
Law 99-371, reappointed Senator Brown to the Board of Trustees of 
Gallaudet University.                                         
  Page S408
  President's Export Council: The Chair, pursuant to Executive Order 
12131, as amended and extended, appointed the following Members to the 
President's Export Council: Senator Klobuchar, Senator Begich, and 
Senator Gillibrand.                                           
  Page S408
Debt Limit--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 
providing that following Leader remarks on Thursday, January 31, 2013, 
Senate begin consideration of H.R. 325, to ensure the complete and 
timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until 
May 19, 2013; that the following amendments, the text of which are at 
the desk, be the only first-degree amendments in order to the bill: 
Portman (dollar for dollar cuts--S. 43 text); Portman (government 
shutdown prevention S. 29 text); Toomey (full faith and credit); and 
Paul (prohibition of F-16s to Egypt); that the only motion to commit in 
order to the bill be a Vitter motion to commit regarding spending cuts; 
that the time until 12:15 p.m. be for debate on the amendments, motion 
and the bill, to run concurrently, and be equally divided between the 
two Leaders, or their designees, prior to votes on or in relation to 
the amendments and the Vitter motion in the order listed; that upon 
disposition of the amendments and the Vitter motion, Senate vote on 
passage of the bill, as amended, if amended; that the amendments and 
the Vitter motion be subject to a 60 affirmative vote threshold; that 
there be no amendments in order to any of the amendments or the Vitter 
motion prior to the votes; and that there be two minutes equally 
divided prior to each vote and that all after the first vote be ten 
minute votes.                                                 
  Page S407
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                       
  Pages S369, S399
Executive Communications:                               
  Pages S399-S400
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S400-01
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S401-06
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S406
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Page S407
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:27 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 31, 2013. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S408.)

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