[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 118 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D958-D959]
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                                              Friday, July 31, 2009

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 172, Adjournment Resolution.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8619-S8639
Measures Introduced: Three bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1553-
1555.                                                        
  Page S8631
Measures Passed:
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 172, providing 
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.             
  Page S8633
Measures Considered:
  Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration 
Appropriations Act: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 2997, making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, taking action on the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                        
Pages S8619-23
Adopted:
  Kohl (for Leahy) Amendment No. 2234 (to Amendment No. 1908), to 
provide funding for the Office of Inspector General to conduct 
inspections of the national organic program.             
Pages S8622-23
Pending:
  Kohl/Brownback Amendment No. 1908, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S8619
  Kohl (for Tester) Amendment No. 2230 (to Amendment No. 1908), to 
clarify a provision relating to funding for a National Animal 
Identification Program.                                      
Page S8619
  Brownback Amendment No. 2229 (to Amendment No. 1908), to establish 
within the Food and Drug Administration 2 review groups to recommend 
solutions for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases 
and neglected diseases of the developing world.          
Pages S8620-22
  Kohl (for Murray/Baucus) Amendment No. 2225 (to Amendment No 1908), 
to allow State and local governments to participate in the conservation 
reserve program.                                         
Pages S8622-23
  Kohl (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 2226 (to Amendment No. 1908), to 
prohibit funds made available under this Act from being used to enforce 
a travel or conference policy that prohibits an event from being held 
in a location based on a perception that the location is a resort or 
vacation destination.                                    
Pages S8622-23
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the Kohl/Brownback 
Amendment No. 1908 (listed above), and, in accordance with the 
provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and 
pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Friday, July, 31, 2009, 
a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, August 3, 2009, 
and that if cloture is invoked, postcloture time be considered to have 
begun as if cloture had been invoked at 11 a.m., on Monday, August 3, 
2009.                                                    
Pages S8619-20
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill and, in 
accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Monday, August 3, 2009. 
                                                             Page S8620
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the bill at approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, 
August 3, 2009; provided further, that first-degree amendments be filed 
at the desk by 3:30 p.m., on Monday August 3, 2009.          
Page S8620
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Kevin W. Concannon, of Maine, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture 
for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from 
further consideration.)
  Christine M. Griffin, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management.

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  Capricia Penavic Marshall, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief 
of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of 
service.
  Richard G. Newell, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of the 
Energy Information Administration.
  Nancy J. Powell, of Iowa, to be Director General of the Foreign 
Service.
  Donald Henry Gips, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
South Africa.
  Samuel D. Hamilton, of Mississippi, to be Director of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service.
  Earl Michael Irving, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom 
of Swaziland.
  8 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  14 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  48 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy. 
                                               Pages S8633-36, S8637-39
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Edward M. Avalos, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  Kevin W. Concannon, of Maine, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  Kathleen A. Merrigan, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  James W. Miller, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  Evan J. Segal, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  Dallas P. Tonsager, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  Susan Tsui Grundmann, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Merit 
Systems Protection Board.
  Susan Tsui Grundmann, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Merit 
Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 
2016.
  Anne Marie Wagner, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2014.
  Abdul K. Kallon, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Alabama. vice U. W. Clemon, retired.
  Jacqueline H. Nguyen, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Central District of California.
  Daniel G. Bogden, of Nevada, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Nevada for the term of four years.
  Deborah K. R. Gilg, of Nebraska, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Nebraska for the term of four years.
  Timothy J. Heaphy, of Virginia, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Virginia for the term of four years.
  Peter F. Neronha, of Rhode Island, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of Rhode Island for the term of four years.
  David Edward Demag, of Vermont, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Vermont for the term of four years.
  Genevieve Lynn May, of Louisiana, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of Louisiana for the term of four years.
  David Lyle Cargill, Jr., of New Hampshire, to be United States 
Marshal for the District of New Hampshire for the term of four years.
  A routine list in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.                                              
Page S8637
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S8619, S8631
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8631-32
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S8631
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S8632-33
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S8633
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 12:54 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, August 3, 2009. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8636.)