[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 24, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D306-D307]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Tuesday, March 24, 2009

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3621-S3737
Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 672-688, and S. Res. 83-84.   
  Pages S3657-58
Measures Passed:
  Recognizing the Establishment of Collegiate Programs at Gallaudet 
University: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further 
consideration of S. Con. Res. 12, recognizing and honoring the signing 
by President Abraham Lincoln of the legislation authorizing the 
establishment of collegiate programs at Gallaudet University, and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                               
  Page S3735
  National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 83, 
designating March 25, 2009, as ``National Cerebral Palsy Awareness 
Day''.                                                   
  Pages S3735-36
  Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: 
Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further 
consideration of S. Res. 37, calling on Brazil to comply with the 
requirements of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International 
Child Abduction and to assist in the safe return of Sean Goldman to his 
father, David Goldman, and the resolution was then agreed to, after 
agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto:       
  Page S3736
  Murray (for Lautenberg) Amendment No. 697, to amend the resolving 
clause.                                                      
Page S3736
  Murray (for Lautenberg) Amendment No. 698, to amend the preamble. 
                                                             Page S3736
  Murray (for Lautenberg) Amendment No. 699, to amend the title. 
                                                             Page S3736
Measures Considered:
Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act--Agreement: 
Senate began consideration of H.R. 1388, to reauthorize and reform the 
national service laws, after agreeing to the motion to proceed to 
consideration thereto, and taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S3628-50
Pending:
  Mikulski Amendment No. 687, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S3636
  Crapo/Corker Amendment No. 688 (to Amendment No. 687), to increase 
the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 
                                                         Pages S3637-48
  Johanns Amendment No. 693 (to Amendment No. 687), to ensure that 
organizations promoting competitive and non-competitive sporting events 
involving individuals with disabilities may receive direct and indirect 
assistance to carry out national service programs.       
Pages S3648-49
  Baucus/Grassley Amendment No. 692 (to Amendment No. 687), to 
establish a Nonprofit Capacity Building Program.         
Pages S3649-50
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
March 25, 2008.                                              
Page S3736
Kris Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at 12 noon, on Wednesday, March 25, 2009, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination of David S. Kris, of Maryland, to be an 
Assistant Attorney General, and vote on confirmation of the nomination.
                                                             Page S3734
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  Gary Locke, of Washington, to be Secretary of Commerce. 
                                                  Pages S3734-35, S3737
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Marisa J. Demeo, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Florence Y. Pan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.                                               
Page S3736
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Stuart Gordon Nash, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen

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years, which was sent to the Senate on January 8, 2009.      
Page S3737
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S3654-57
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3658-59
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3659-92
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3653-54
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S3692-S3733
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S3733-34
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:37 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3736.)