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“Senate” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D876-D877 on July 21, 2009.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7723-S7808
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1476-1489, S.J. Res. 218-219, and S. Con. Res. 33.
Page S7779
Measures Passed:
Minority Party Appointments: Senate agreed to S. Res. 218, making minority party appointments for the 111th Congress.
Page S7807
Food and Nutrition Service 40th Anniversary: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 164, recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Food and Nutrition Service of the Department of Agriculture.
Pages S7807-08
New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal Act: Senate passed H.R. 2245, to authorize the President, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the historic and first lunar landing by humans in 1969, to award gold medals on behalf of the United States Congress to Neil A. Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon; Edwin E. ``Buzz'' Aldrin, Jr., the pilot of the lunar module and second person to walk on the moon; Michael Collins, the pilot of their Apollo 11 mission's command module; and, the first American to orbit the Earth, John Herschel Glenn, Jr., clearing the measure for the President.
Page S7808
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 1390, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 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, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S7723-70
Adopted:
By 58 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 235), Levin/McCain Amendment No. 1469, to strike $1,750,000,000 in Procurement, Air Force funding for F-
22A aircraft procurement, and to restore operation and maintenance, military personnel, and other funding in divisions A and B that was reduced in order to authorize such appropriation.
Pages S7723-41
McCain (for Kyl) Amendment No. 1628, to express the sense of the Senate on imposing sanctions with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Pages S7745-50
Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 1515, to repeal the requirement for the reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.
Pages S7751-52
By 93 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 236), Lieberman Amendment No. 1528, to provide authority to increase Army active-duty end strengths for fiscal year 2010 as well as fiscal years 2011 and 2012.
Pages S7765-66, S7768
Pending:
Thune Amendment No. 1618, to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow citizens who have concealed carry permits from the State in which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another State that grants concealed carry permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the State.
Pages S7752-55
Brownback Amendment No. 1597, to express the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State should redesignate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Pages S7756-65
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, July 22, 2009.
Page S7808
Appointments:
Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 111-25, announced the appointment of the following individuals to serve as members of the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: Sig Rogich of Nevada, and Frank Fahrenkoph of Nevada.
Page S7807
Floor Privileges--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that when the Senate convenes as a Court of Impeachment with regard to the case of Samuel B. Kent, the following list of staff from the House of Representatives be provided floor privileges during those proceedings: Phil Tahtakran, Branden Ritchie, Ryan Clough, Michael Lenn, Danielle Brown, Alan Baron, Allison Halataei, Jessica Klein, Kirsten Konar.
Page S7807
Messages from the House:
Page S7775
Executive Communications:
Pages S7775-76
Executive Reports of Committees:
Pages S7776-79
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S7780-82
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S7782-93
Additional Statements:
Pages S7774-75
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S7793-S7806
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S7806
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S7807
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S7807
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--236)
Pages S7741, S7768
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:40 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 22, 2009. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7808.)
