[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 57 (Monday, April 20, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D409-D411]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Monday, April 20, 2009

[[Page D409]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4405-S4468
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 829-837, and S. Res. 104-105.                    
  Page S4445
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 87, expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants 
should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the 
Nation during Public Service Recognition Week, May 4 through 10, 2009. 
                                                             Page S4445
Measures Passed:
  National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 104, designating the third week of April 2009 as ``National Shaken 
Baby Syndrome Awareness Week''.                          
  Pages S4464-65
  Global Youth Service Days: Senate agreed to S. Res. 105, designating 
April 24 through 26, 2009, as ``Global Youth Service Days''. 
                                                             Page S4465
Measures Considered:
Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act: Senate resumed consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of S. 386, to improve enforcement of 
mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud, and 
other frauds related to federal assistance and relief programs, for the 
recovery of funds lost to these frauds.                  
  Pages S4408-26
Appointments:
  Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: 
The Chair, on behalf of the President of the Senate, and after 
consultation with the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 106-286, 
appointed the following Members to serve on the Congressional-Executive 
Commission on the People's Republic of China: Senators Baucus, Levin, 
Feinstein, Dorgan, and Chairman Brown.                       
  Page S4465


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  On Page D409, April 20, 2009 the following language appears: 
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of 
China: The Chair, on behalf of the President of the Senate, and 
after consultation with the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public 
Law 106-286, appointed the following Members to serve on the 
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of 
China: Senators Baucus, Levin, Feinstein, Dorgan, and Brown. Page 
S4465
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Congressional-
Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: The Chair, 
on behalf of the President of the Senate, and after consultation 
with the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 106-286, 
appointed the following Members to serve on the Congressional-
Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: Senators 
Baucus, Levin, Feinstein, Dorgan (Chairman), and Brown. Page S4465


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Hill Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Christopher R. Hill, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Iraq.                                    
  Pages S4430-34
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 73 yeas to 17 nays (Vote No. 158), 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 nomination.     
Page S4434
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 
and that all time in adjournment, recess or morning business count 
post-cloture.                                                
Page S4466
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 82 yeas 4 nays (Vote No. EX. 155), Tony West, of California, to be 
an Assistant Attorney General.
  By unanimous vote of 88 yeas (Vote No. EX. 156), Lanny A. Breuer, of 
the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  By 87 yeas 1 nay (Vote No. EX. 157), Christine Anne Varney, of the 
District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General. 
                                                         Pages S4426-30
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  John D. Trasvina, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  Helen R. Kanovsky, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  Peter H. Appel, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Research and 
Innovative Technology Administration, Department of Transportation.
  Cameron F. Kerry, of Massachusetts, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Commerce.
  Robert S. Rivkin, of Illinois, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Transportation.
  William K. Sessions III, of Vermont, to be Chair of the United States 
Sentencing Commission.
  Robert O. Work, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Navy.
  Donald Michael Remy, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of the Army.
  Michael Nacht, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.

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  Raymond Edwin Mabus, Jr., of Mississippi, to be Secretary of the 
Navy.
  Elizabeth Lee King, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Defense.
  Wallace C. Gregson, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Fred P. Hochberg, of New York, to be President of the Export-Import 
Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2013.
  Sandra Brooks Henriquez, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
  Raphael William Bostic, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development.
  Rhea S. Suh, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior.
  David B. Sandalow, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Energy (International Affairs and Domestic Policy).
  Daniel B. Poneman, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy.
  Michael L. Connor, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Reclamation.
  Mathy Stanislaus, of New Jersey, to be Assistant Administrator, 
Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency.
  Peter Silva Silva, of California, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Francisco J. Sanchez, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Commerce 
for International Trade.
  George Wheeler Madison, of Connecticut, to be General Counsel for the 
Department of the Treasury.
  Neal S. Wolin, of Illinois, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.
  Miriam E. Sapiro, of the District of Columbia, to be a Deputy United 
States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Howard K. Koh, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Health and Human Services.
  Judith A. McHale, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of State for 
Public Diplomacy.
  Bonnie D. Jenkins, of New York, for the rank of Ambassador during her 
tenure of service as Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs.
  Jeffrey D. Feltman, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Near Eastern Affairs).
  Philip J. Crowley, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Public Affairs).
  M. Patricia Smith, of New York, to be Solicitor for the Department of 
Labor.
  Kathleen Martinez, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Labor.
  Gabriella Cecilia Gomez, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Department of Education.
  John Q. Easton, of Illinois, to be Director of the Institute of 
Education Science, Department of Education for a term of six years.
  Cass R. Sunstein, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.
  Rand Beers, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary, 
Department of Homeland Security.
  Larry J. Echo Hawk, of Utah, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior.
  Priscilla E. Guthrie, of Virginia, to be Chief Information Officer, 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
  Mary L. Smith, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  A. Thomas McLellan, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director of 
National Drug Control Policy.
  Jose D. Riojas, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs (Operations, Security, and Preparedness).
  William A. Gunn, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
  Roger W. Baker, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs (Information and Technology).
  David H. Stevens, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  36 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  6 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  A routine list in the Foreign Service.                 
Pages S4466-68
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4441
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S4441
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S4405, S4441
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S4465, S4441


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  On Page D410, April 20, 2009, the following appears: Measures 
Placed on the Calendar: Page S4405 Measures Read the First Time: 
Page S4465
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Measures Placed on 
the Calendar: Pages S4405, S4441 Measures Read the First Time: 
Pages S4465, S4441


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Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S4441
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4441-44
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S4445
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4445-48
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4448-49
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4439-41
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S4450
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4451
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4451
Text of S. Con. Res. 13 as Previously Agreed To:         
  Pages S4451-64

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Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--158) 
                                                  Pages S4428-30, S4434
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:15 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4466.)