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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 

Daily Digest 

Senate 

Chamber Action 

Routine Proceedings, pages S319–S351 

Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 215–230, S.J. 

Res. 5, and S. Res. 13. Pages S337–38 

Measures Passed: 

Sale and Counterfeiting of Presidential Inaugural Tickets: Committee on Rules and Administration was discharged from further consideration of S. 

60, to prohibit the sale and counterfeiting of Presidential inaugural tickets, and the bill was then 

passed. Pages S350–51 

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 S324–33 

Pending: 

Reid Amendment No. 15, to change the enactment date. Page S324 

Reid Amendment No. 16 (to Reid Amendment 

No. 15), of a perfecting nature. Page S324 

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 S324 

Reid Amendment No. 18 (to the instructions of 

the motion to recommit), of a perfecting nature. 

 Page S324 

Reid Amendment No. 19 (to Reid Amendment 

No. 18), of a perfecting nature. Page S324 

A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 

providing for further consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, January 14, 

2009, the time until 10:30 a.m. be equally divided 

and controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees, and Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the bill; provided further, that all second-degree amendments be filed at the desk by 10 a.m., 

on Wednesday, January 14, 2009. Page S351 

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act—Cloture: Senate 

began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 181, to amend title VII of the Civil 

Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in 

Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 

and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that 

a discriminatory compensation decision or other 

practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each 

time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice. 

 Page S349 

A motion was entered to close further debate on 

the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, 

and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII 

of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Thursday, January 15, 2009. 

 Page S349 

Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn. Page S349 

Executive Communications: Pages S336–37 

Additional Cosponsors: Page S338 

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: 

 Pages S338–49 

Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Page S349 

Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S349 

Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:38 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2009. (For Senate’s program, see 

the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today’s 

Record on page S351.) 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

NOMINATION 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 

Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 

nomination of Shaun Donovan, of New York, to be 

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, after 

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NOMINATIONS 

Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Peter R. Orszag, 

of Massachusetts, to be Director, who was introduced 

by Representatives Spratt and Paul Ryan, and Robert 

L. Nabors II, of New Jersey, to be Deputy Director, 

who was introduced by Representative Obey, both of 

the Office of Management and Budget, after the 

nominees testified and answered questions in their 

own behalf. 

NOMINATION 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee 

concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of 

Steven Chu, to be Secretary of Energy, after the 

nominee, who was introduced by Senators Feinstein 

and Boxer, testified and answered questions in his 

own behalf. 

NOMINATION 

Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded 

a hearing to examine the nomination of Hillary R. 

Clinton, to be Secretary of State, after the nominee, 

who was introduced by Senator Schumer, testified 

and answered questions in her own behalf. 

NOMINATION 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 

Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 

nomination of Arne Duncan, to be Secretary of Education, after the nominee, who was introduced by 

Senator Durbin, testified and answered questions in 

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his own behalf. 

House of Representatives 

Chamber Action 

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 33 public bills, H.R. 2, 460–491; 1 private bill, H.R. 492; 

and 8 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 20; and H. Res. 

50–51, 54–58, were introduced. Pages H194–96 

Additional Cosponsors: Page H196 

Reports Filed: Reports were filed on January 3, 

2009 as follows: 

Legislative Review Activities of the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs for the 110th Congress (H. Rept. 

110–939); 

Report on Legislative and Oversight Activities of 

the House Committee on Homeland Security for the 

110th Congress (H. Doc. 110–940); 

Report on the Activities of the Committee on the 

Judiciary during the 110th Congress (H. Doc. 

110–941); and 

Report of the Activities of the Committee on 

Armed Services for the 110th Congress (H. Doc. 

110–942). 

Reports were filed today as follows: 

H. Res. 52, providing for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 2) to amend title XXI of the Social Security 

Act to extend and improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program (H. Rept. 111–1) and 

H. Res. 53, providing for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 384) to reform the Troubled Assets Relief 

Program of the Secretary of the Treasury and ensure 

accountability under such Program (H. Rept. 

111–2). Pages H193–94 

Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she 

appointed Representative Edwards (MD) to act as 

Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H169 

Recess: The House recessed at 12:55 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. Page H169 

Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules 

and agree to the following measures: 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National 

Mentoring Month 2009: H. Res. 41, to support the 

goals and ideals of National Mentoring Month 2009, 

by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 411 yeas with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 11; Pages H171–73, H182 

Honoring the life of Claiborne Pell, distinguished former Senator from the State of Rhode Island: H. Res. 50, to honor the life of Claiborne Pell, 

distinguished former Senator from the State of 

Rhode Island, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas 

with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 12; 

 Pages H173–76, H183 

Recognizing the efforts of those who serve their 

communities on Martin Luther King Day and promoting the holiday as a day of national service: H. 

Res. 43, to recognize the efforts of those who serve 

their communities on Martin Luther King Day and 

to promote the holiday as a day of national service, 

by a yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas with none voting 

‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 13; and Pages H176–79, H183–84 

Authorizing and directing the Committee on the 

Judiciary to inquire whether the House should impeach G. Thomas Porteous, a judge of the United 


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