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Tuesday, January 6, 2009 

Daily Digest 

HIGHLIGHTS 

Senate convened the first session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress. 

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi of California was elected Speaker of the 

House of Representatives. 

Senate 

Chamber Action 

Routine Proceedings, pages S1–S152 

Measures Introduced: One hundred forty-three 

bills and thirteen resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1–10, 21, 31–162, S.J. Res. 1–3, S. Res. 

1–8, and S. Con. Res. 1–2. Pages S39–44 

Measures Passed: 

Quorum of House and Senate: Senate agreed to 

S. Res. 1, informing the President of the United 

States that a quorum of each House is assembled. 

 Page S5 

Quorum of the Senate: Senate agreed to S. Res. 

2, informing the House of Representatives that a 

quorum of the Senate is assembled. Page S5 

Counting of Electoral Votes: Senate agreed to S. 

Con. Res. 1, to provide for the counting on January 

8, 2009, of the electoral votes for President and Vice 

President of the United States. Page S5 

Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural 

Ceremonies: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 2, extending the life of the Joint Congressional Committee on 

Inaugural Ceremonies. Page S6 

Hour of Daily Meeting of the Senate: Senate 

agreed to S. Res. 3, fixing the hour of daily meeting 

of the Senate. Page S6 

Secretary of the Interior Compensation and 

Emoluments: Senate passed S.J. Res. 3, ensuring 

that the compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of Secretary of the Interior are 

those which were in effect on January 1, 2005. 

 Pages S150–51 

Death of former Senator Claiborne de Borda 

Pell: Senate agreed to S. Res. 8, relative to the death 

of the Honorable Claiborne de Borda Pell, former 

United States Senator for the State of Rhode Island. 

 Page S151 

Measures Considered: 

Objection: Pursuant to rule XIV, paragraph 1, of 

the Standing Rules of the Senate, Senator Coburn 

objected to the introduction of a bill, 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, by Senator Bingaman. Page S27 

Appointments: 

Congressional Oversight Panel: The Chair, on behalf of the Republican Leader, pursuant to provisions 

of Public Law 110–343, appointed the following individual as a member of the Congressional Oversight 

Panel: Senator John Sununu, of New Hampshire, 

vice Senator Judd Gregg, of New Hampshire. 

Pursuant to the order of the Senate of December 

11, 2008, authorizing appointments to be made during the recess or adjournment of the Senate, the 

Chair lays before the Senate an appointment made 

on December 18, 2008, which shall be printed in 

the Record. Page S150 

111th Congress—Unanimous Consent Agreements: 

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that for the duration of the 111th Congress, 

the Ethics Committee be authorized to meet during 

the session of the Senate. Page S6 

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that for the duration of the 111th Congress, 

there be a limitation of 15 minutes each upon any 

roll call vote, with the warning signal to be sounded 


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at the midway point, beginning at the last 71⁄2 minutes, and when roll call votes are of 10-minute duration, the warning signal be sounded at the beginning of the last 71⁄2 minutes. Page S6 

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that during the 111th Congress, it be in 

order for the Secretary of the Senate to receive reports at the desk when presented by a Senator at any 

time during the day of the session of the Senate. 

 Page S6 

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Majority and Minority Leaders may 

daily have up to 10 minutes each on each calendar 

day following the prayer and disposition of the reading of, or the approval of, the Journal. Page S6 

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Parliamentarian of the House of 

Representatives and his five assistants be given the 

privileges of the floor during the 111th Congress. 

 Page S6 

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the provisions of rule 

XVIII, conference reports and statements accompanying them not be printed as Senate reports when 

such conference reports and statements have been 

printed as a House report unless specific request is 

made in the Senate in each instance to have such a 

report printed. Page S6 

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Committee on Appropriations be authorized during the 111th Congress to file reports 

during adjournments or recesses of the Senate on appropriations bills, including joint resolutions, together with any accompanying notices of motions to 

suspend rule XVI, pursuant to rule V, for the purpose of offering certain amendments to such bills or 

joint resolutions, which proposed amendments shall 

be printed. Page S6 

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that for the duration of the 111th Congress, 

the Secretary of the Senate be authorized to make 

technical and clerical corrections in the engrossments 

of all Senate-passed bills and resolutions, Senate 

amendments to House bills and resolutions, Senate 

amendments to House amendments to Senate 

amendments to House bills or resolutions. Page S6 

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that for the duration of the 111th Congress, 

when the Senate is in recess or adjournment, the Secretary of the Senate is authorized to receive messages 

from the President of the United States, and—with 

the exception of House bills, joint resolutions and 

concurrent resolutions—messages from the House of 

Representatives; and that they be appropriately referred; and that the President of the Senate, the 

President pro tempore, and the Acting President pro 

tempore be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills 

and joint resolutions. Page S6 

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that for the duration of the 111th Congress, 

Senators be allowed to leave at the desk with the 

Journal Clerk the names of two staff members who 

will be granted the privilege of the floor during the 

consideration of the specific matter noted, and that 

the Sergeant-at-Arms be instructed to rotate such 

staff members as space allows. Page S6 

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that for the duration of the 111th Congress, 

it be in order to refer treaties and nominations on 

the day when they are received from the President, 

even when the Senate has no executive session that 

day. Page S6 

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that for the duration of the 111th Congress, 

Senators may be allowed to bring to the desk, bills, 

joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions and simple 

resolutions, for referral to appropriate committees. 

 Page S6 

Messages from the House: Pages S30–31 

Measures Referred: Page S31 

Measures Read the First Time: Pages S31, S151 

Enrolled Bills Presented: Page S31 

Executive Communications: Pages S8, S31–39 

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: 

 Pages S44–S150 

Additional Statements: Page S30 

Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Page S150 

Quorum Calls: 

One quorum call was taken today. (Total—1) 

 Pages S4–5 

Adjournment: Senate convened at 12:01 p.m. and 

adjourned, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Honorable Claiborne de Borda Pell, 

former United States Senator for the State of Rhode 

Island, in accordance with S. Res. 8, at 7:45 p.m., 

until 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 7, 2009. 

(For Senate’s program, see the remarks of the Acting 

Majority Leader in today’s Record on page S152.) 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

No committee meetings were held. 


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