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“Senate” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D38-D39 on Jan. 14, 2009.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S353-S399
Measures Introduced: Twenty bills were introduced, as follows: S. 231-
250.
Page S388
Measures Passed:
Congratulating University of Florida Football Team: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 13, congratulating the University of Florida football team for winning the 2008 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) national championship, and the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
Pages S398-99
Reid (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 22, of a perfecting nature.
Pages S398-99
Measures Considered:
Lands Bill: Senate continued consideration of S. 22, to designate certain land components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S353-80
Pending:
Reid Amendment No. 15, to change the enactment date.
Page S353
Reid Amendment No. 16 (to Reid Amendment No. 15), of a perfecting nature.
Page S354
Motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, with instructions to report back forthwith, with Reid Amendment No. 17, to change the enactment date.
Page S354
Reid Amendment No. 18 (to the instructions of the motion to recommit), of a perfecting nature.
Page S354
Reid Amendment No. 19 (to Reid Amendment No. 18), of a perfecting nature.
Page S354
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:
By 68 yeas to 24 nays (Vote No. 2), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the bill.
Pages S356-57
A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at approximately 12 p.m., on Thursday, January 15, 2009, that all post-cloture time be yielded back, except for 10 minutes to be equally divided and controlled between Senators Bingaman and Coburn, or their designees; that upon the use or yielding back of that time, the pending amendments be withdrawn, that the managers amendments which have been cleared by the Leaders and Managers be in order, and that if cleared, the amendments be considered and agreed to, and Senate vote on passage of the bill.
Pages S380, S399
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that on Thursday, January 15, 2009 following the vote on passage of S. 22, Lands Bill, Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 181, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
Page S380
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
42 Army nominations in the rank of general.
Page S399
Messages from the House:
Pages S385-86
Enrolled Bills Presented:
Page S386
Executive Communications:
Pages S386-88
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S388-89
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Page S389
Additional Statements:
Pages S385-98
Amendments Submitted:
Page S398
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S398
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S398
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--2)
Page S357
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 8:35 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2009. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S399.)
