[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 107 (Thursday, July 16, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D851-D852]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Thursday, July 16, 2009

[[Page D851]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 3170, Financial Services and General 
      Government Appropriations Act, 2010.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7583-S7665
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1458-1469, and S. Res. 212-216.               
  Page S7639
Measures Reported:
  S. 1462, to promote clean energy technology development, enhanced 
energy efficiency, improved energy security, and energy innovation and 
workforce development. (S. Rept. No. 111-48)
  S. 345, to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 
through fiscal year 2012, to rename the Tropical Forest Conservation 
Act of 1998 as the ``Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of 
2009''. (S. Rept. No. 111-49)
  S. 954, to authorize United States participation in the replenishment 
of resources of the International Development Association, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 111-50)
  S. 955, to authorize United States participation in, and 
appropriations for the United States contribution to, the African 
Development Fund and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative, to 
require budgetary disclosures by multilateral development banks, to 
encourage multilateral development banks to endorse the principles of 
the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. (S. Rept. No. 111-
51)
  S. 1415, to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting 
Act to ensure that absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters 
are aware of their voting rights and have a genuine opportunity to 
register to vote and have their absentee ballots cast and counted, with 
amendments.                                                  
Page S7639
Measures Passed:
  Trademark Act of 1946: Senate passed H.R. 3114, to authorize the 
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds 
made available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in 
order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force, clearing the measure 
for the President.                                           
  Page S7664
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act: Senate continued consideration of 
S. 1390, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                
  Pages S7591-S7636
Adopted:
  Leahy Amendment No. 1613 (to Amendment No. 1511), of a perfecting 
nature.                                           
Pages S7632-33, S7634
  78 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. 232), Brownback Amendment No. 1610 (to 
Amendment No. 1511), to clarify that the amendment shall not be 
construed or applied to infringe on First Amendment rights. 
                                                  Pages S7631-32, S7634
  Reid (for Leahy) Amendment No. 1511, to provide Federal assistance to 
States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate 
crimes.                       
Pages S7591, S7607-08, S7623-24, S7627-31
Rejected:
  By 29 yeas to 62 nays (Vote No. 231), Hatch Amendment No. 1611 (to 
Amendment No. 1511), to prevent duplication in the Federal government. 
                                                         Pages S7633-34
Withdrawn:
  Reid (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 1539 (to Amendment No. 1511), to 
require comprehensive study and support for criminal investigations and 
prosecutions by State and local law enforcement officials. 
                                                         Pages S7630-31
Pending:
  Thune Amendment No. 1618, to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, to allow citizens who have concealed carry permits from 
the State in

[[Page D852]]

which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another State that 
grants concealed carry permits, if the individual complies with the 
laws of the State.                                       
Pages S7635-36
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 63 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. 233), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on Reid (for Leahy) Amendment No. 
1511 (listed above).                                         
Page S7635
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the 
following be the only amendments on the subject of hate crimes 
remaining in order during the pendency of the bill: Leahy or designee 
alternative to Sessions death penalty; Sessions amendment relative to 
death penalty; Sessions amendment relative to service members; and 
Sessions amendment relative to attorney general regulations, and that 
debate on any of the amendments listed above be limited to 40 minutes 
each; provided further, that Senate resume consideration of the bill at 
approximately 1 p.m., on Monday, July 20, 2009, and resume 
consideration of Thune Amendment No. 1618 (listed above), following the 
disposition of Leahy Amendment and Sessions Amendment, and provided 
that upon the disposition of Thune Amendment No. 1618 (listed above), 
Senator Levin be recognized to offer the Levin/McCain amendment 
relating to the F22, with debate on the amendment limited to 2 hours, 
with the time equally divided and controlled between Senators Levin and 
Chambliss, or their designees; provided that upon the use or yielding 
back of that debate time, Senate vote on or in relation to the 
amendment, with no amendment in order to the Levin/McCain amendment 
prior to a vote.                                         
Pages S7630-31


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D852, July 16, 2009, the following language appears: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the 
following be the only amendments on the subject of hate crimes 
remaining in order during the pendency of the bill: Leahy or 
designee alternative to Sessions death penalty; Sessions amendment 
relative to death penalty; Sessions amendment relative to service 
members; and Sessions amendment relative to attorney general 
regulations, and that debate on any of the amendments listed above 
be limited to 40 minutes each; provided further, that Senate 
resume consideration of the bill at approximately 1 p.m., on 
Monday, July 20, 2009, and resume consideration of Thune Amendment 
No. 1618 (listed above), following the disposition of Leahy 
Amendment and Sessions Amendment, and provided that upon the 
disposition of Thune Amendment No. 1618 (listed above), Senator 
Levin be recognized to offer the Levin/McCain amendment relating 
to the F22, with debate on the amendment limited to 2 hours, with 
the time equally divided and controlled between Senators Levin and 
Chambliss, or their designees; provided that upon the use or 
yielding back of that debate time, Senate vote on or in relation 
to the amendment, with no amendment in order to the Levin/McCain 
amendment prior to a vote. Page S7664
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that the following be the 
only amendments on the subject of hate crimes remaining in order 
during the pendency of the bill: Leahy or designee alternative to 
Sessions death penalty; Sessions amendment relative to death 
penalty; Sessions amendment relative to service members; and 
Sessions amendment relative to attorney general regulations, and 
that debate on any of the amendments listed above be limited to 40 
minutes each; provided further, that Senate resume consideration 
of the bill at approximately 1 p.m., on Monday, July 20, 2009, and 
resume consideration of Thune Amendment No. 1618 (listed above), 
following the disposition of Leahy Amendment and Sessions 
Amendment, and provided that upon the disposition of Thune 
Amendment No. 1618 (listed above), Senator Levin be recognized to 
offer the Levin/McCain amendment relating to the F22, with debate 
on the amendment limited to 2 hours, with the time equally divided 
and controlled between Senators Levin and Chambliss, or their 
designees; provided that upon the use or yielding back of that 
debate time, Senate vote on or in relation to the amendment, with 
no amendment in order to the Levin/McCain amendment prior to a 
vote. Pages S7630-31


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 

Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the continuation 
of the national emergency and related measures dealing with the former 
Liberian regime of Charles Taylor; which was referred to the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-27)              
Page S7638
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Jacqueline A. Berrien, of New York, to be a Member of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2014.
  Kenneth Albert Spearman, of Florida, to be a Member of the Farm 
Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration for a term 
expiring May 21, 2014.
  Anne S. Ferro, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration.
  Joseph G. Pizarchik, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.                  
Page S7665
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S7638-39
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S7639
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S7639-42
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S7642-53
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S7638
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S7653-63
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S7663-64
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S7664
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--233) 
                                                         Pages S7634-35
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:27 p.m., 
until 1 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2009. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7664.)