[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D534-D535]
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                                              Tuesday, May 12, 2009

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5341-S5396
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and six resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1020-1026, and S. Res. 142-147.           
  Pages S5371-72
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 515, to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
provide for patent reform. (S. Rept. No. 111-18)             
Page S5371
Measures Passed:
  Use of Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers' Memorial 
Service: Committee on Rules and Administration was discharged from 
further consideration of H. Con. Res. 38, authorizing the use of the 
Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, and 
the resolution was then agreed to.                           
  Page S5394
  Endangered Species Day: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 121, designating May 15, 2009, as 
``Endangered Species Day'', and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                             Page S5394
  National MPS Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 143, designating 
May 15, 2009, as ``National MPS Awareness Day''.         
  Pages S5394-95
  National Women's Health Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 144, 
supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week. 
                                                             Page S5395
  National Public Works Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 145, designating 
the week of May 17 through May 23, 2009, as ``National Public Works 
Week''.                                                      
  Page S5395
Measures Considered:
Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act: Senate continued consideration 
of H.R. 627, to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and 
transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open 
end consumer credit plan, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S5349-65
Adopted:
  By 67 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. 188), Coburn Amendment No. 1067 (to 
Amendment No. 1058), to protect innocent Americans from violent crime 
in national parks and refuges.                           
Pages  S5349-60
Withdrawn:
  Coburn Amendment No. 1068, to protect innocent Americans from violent 
crime in national parks and refuges.                     
Pages S5349-51
Pending:
  Dodd/Shelby Amendment No. 1058, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S5349
  McConnell (for Gregg) Amendment No. 1085 (to Amendment No. 1058), to 
enhance public knowledge regarding the national debt by requiring the 
publication of the facts about the national debt on IRS instructions, 
Federal Web sites, and in new legislation.               
Pages S5360-61
  Vitter Amendment No. 1066 (to Amendment No. 1058), to specify 
acceptable forms of identification for the opening of credit card 
accounts.                                                
Pages  S5361-62
  Sanders Amendment No. 1062 (to Amendment No. 1058), to establish a 
national consumer credit usury rate.                     
Pages S5362-64
  Gillibrand Amendment No. 1084 (to Amendment No. 1058), to amend the 
Fair Credit Reporting Act to require reporting agencies to provide free 
credit reports in the native language of certain non-English speaking 
consumers.                                               
Pages S5364-65
Hayes Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination of David J. Hayes, of Virginia, 
to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, and that there be one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their 
designees; provided further, that upon the use or yielding back of 
time, Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon. 
                                                         Pages S5395-96
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  John Morton, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security.

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  William Craig Fugate, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
  Michelle DePass, of New York, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Cynthia J. Giles, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Dallas P. Tonsager, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Rural Development. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  Krysta Harden, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Agriculture. (Prior to this action, Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further consideration.)
  Mathy Stanislaus, of New Jersey, to be Assistant Administrator, 
Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency.
  Rajiv J. Shah, of Washington, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture 
for Research, Education, and Economics. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from 
further consideration.)
  Pearlie S. Reed, of Arkansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Agriculture. (Prior to this action, Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further consideration.) 
                                                             Page S5396
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  William J. Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Counsel 
for the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel in 
the Department of the Treasury.
  Christine M. Griffin, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management.
  Jeffrey D. Zients, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director 
for Management, Office of Management and Budget.
  33 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  23 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.                 
Page S5396
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S5371
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5371
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5371
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5372-73
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5373-79
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5369-71
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5379-93
Authorities for Committees To Meet:                          
  Page S5393
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--188) 
                                                             Page S5360
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:36 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 13, 2009. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5395.)