[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 129 (Monday, September 14, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1030-D1031]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Monday, September 14, 2009

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action

Routine Proceedings, pages S9301-S9334
Measures Introduced: Five bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1664-1668, and S. Res. 263-265.               
  Page S9326
Measures Reported:
  S. 599, to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create 
a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire 
protection activities caused by any certain diseases is the result of 
the performance of such employee's duty, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 
111-75)                                                      
Page S9324
Measures Passed:
  Kennedy Caucus Room: Senate agreed to S. Res. 264, designating the 
Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building as the ``Kennedy 
Caucus Room''.                                           
  Pages S9318-19
  University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 100th Anniversary: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 258, 
commemorating the 100th anniversary of the University of Wisconsin-La 
Crosse, and the resolution was then agreed to.               
  Page S9333
  Honoring Fallen Firefighters in Southern California: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 265, honoring the firefighters who sacrificed their lives while 
battling the Station Fire in southern California in August 2009. 
                                                             Page S9333
Measures Considered:
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 
3288, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, taking action on the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S9308-18
Adopted:
  By 83 yeas to 7 nays (Vote No. 275), Johanns Modified Amendment No. 
2355, prohibiting use of funds to fund the Association of Community 
Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).                    
Pages S9308-18
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, 
September 15, 2009.                                          
Page S9334
Appointments:
  Board of Visitors of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to 14 U.S.C. 194(a), as amended 
by Public Law 101-595, and upon the recommendation of the Chairman of 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, appointed the 
following Senators to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Coast Guard 
Academy: Senator Rockefeller, ex officio, as Chairman of the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; and Senator Cantwell, 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.          
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Eric L. Hirschhorn, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Export Administration.
  Barbara J. Bennett, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Barbara Short Haskew, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2014.
  Jeffrey L. Bleich, of California, to be Ambassador to Australia.
  Leslie V. Rowe, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Mozambique.
  Michael W. Punke, of Montana, to be a Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Laurie O. Robinson, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General.
  Barbara Milano Keenan, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Fourth Circuit.

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  3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.            
Page S9334
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S9324-26
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S9326-28
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S9328-32
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S9323-24
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S9332-33
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S9333
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--275) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 6:34 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2009. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S9334.)