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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of that time, the pending amendments be withdrawn, that the managers amendments which have 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, 


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January 15, 2009. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on 

page S399.) 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

NOMINATION 

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Thomas J. Vilsack, to be Secretary of Agriculture, after the nominee, who was introduced by 

Senators Harkin and Grassley, testified and answered 

questions in his own behalf. 

NOMINATIONS 

Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Lisa P. Jackson, to be Administrator of the 

Environmental Protection Agency, who was introduced by Senators Lautenberg and Menendez, and 

Nancy Helen Sutley, to be Chairman of the Council 

on Environmental Quality, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. 

NOMINATIONS 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 

nominations of Peter R. Orszag, of Massachusetts, to 

be Director, who was introduced by Representatives 

John Spratt and Paul Ryan, and Robert L. Nabors 

II, of New Jersey, to be Deputy Director, who was 

introduced by Representative David Obey, both of 

the Office of Management and Budget, after the 

nominees testified and answered questions in their 

own behalf. 

NOMINATION 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Committee concluded a 

hearing to examine the nomination of Eric K. 

Shinseki, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, after 

the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Inouye 

and former Senator Robert J. Dole, testified and anh 

swered questions in his own behalf. 

House of Representatives 

Chamber Action 

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 54 public bills, H.R. 493–546; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. 

Res. 21, and H. Res. 59–61, 63–65, were introduced. Pages H323–25 

Additional Cosponsors: Pages H325–26 

Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: 

H. Res. 62, providing for further 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. 

111–3). Page H323 

Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she 

appointed Representative Tauscher to act as Speaker 

pro tempore for today. Page H199 

Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest 

Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Silvester S. Beaman, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Wilmington, Delaware. Page H199 

Select Committee on Energy Independence and 

Global Warming—Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker’s appointment of the following 

Members of the House of Representatives to the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global 

Warming: Representative Markey (MA), Chairman 

and Representative Sensenbrenner. Page H199 

Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 

59, electing the following minority member to a 

standing committee: Committee on Rules: Representative Foxx. Page H216 

Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009: The House passed H.R. 2, to 

amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend 

and improve the Children’s Health Insurance Program, by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 139 noes, 

Roll No. 16. Pages H216–68 

Rejected the Deal (GA) motion to recommit the 

bill to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

with instructions to report the same back to the 

House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-andnay vote of 179 yeas to 247 nays, Roll No. 15. 

 Pages H264–67 

H. Res. 52, the rule providing for consideration 

of the bill, was agreed to by a recorded vote of 244 

ayes to 178 noes, Roll No. 14, after agreeing without objection to order the previous question. 

 Pages H203–16 

Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules 

and agree to the following measure: 


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