[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 31 (Tuesday, March 5, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D159]
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                                             Tuesday, March 5, 2013

[[Page D159]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1095-S1136
Measures Introduced: Twenty-two bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 446-467, S.J. Res. 10, S. Res. 67, and S. 
Con. Res. 5.                                             
  Pages S1126-27
Measures Passed:
  Authorizing Committee Expenditures: Senate agreed to S. Res. 64, 
authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the period 
March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, after taking action on the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Pages S1103-04
Rejected:
  By 44 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 29), Paul Amendment No. 25, to strike 
supplemental staff funding available only to a limited number of 
Senators in a time of sequestration.                         
Page S1104
Appointments:
  Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: The Chair, on 
behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 99-498, as 
amended by Public Law 110-315, appointed the following individual to 
the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: Roberta Johnson 
of Iowa vice Norm Bedford of Nevada.                         
  Page S1135
  Halligan Nomination--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of the 
nomination of Caitlin Joan Halligan, of New York, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.      
  Pages S1104-21
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at approximately 9:30 a.m., on 
Wednesday, March 6, 2013, with the time until 10:30 a.m., equally 
divided and controlled in the usual form; and that at 10:30 a.m., 
Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination. 
                                                             Page S1135
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  56 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  6 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy. 
                                               Pages S1121-22, S1135-36
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1125
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S1126
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S1126
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1127-29
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1129-35
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S1125
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1135
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--29)   
  Page S1104
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:15 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1135.)