[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 29, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1099-D1100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Tuesday, September 29, 2009

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9895-S9942
Measures Introduced: Five bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1722-1726, and S. Res. 290-293.               
  Page S9930
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals from the Concurrent Resolution, FY 2010''. (S. Rept. 
No. 111-83)
  S. 1451, to modernize the air traffic control system, improve the 
safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air in the 
United States, provide for modernization of the air traffic control 
system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-82) 
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Measures Passed:
  Majority Party's Membership on Certain Committees: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 290, to constitute the majority party's membership on certain 
committees for the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, or until their 
successors are chosen.                                       
  Page S9910
  Radio Free Asia Extension: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3593, to amend the United 
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to extend by one year the 
operation of Radio Free Asia, and the bill was then passed, clearing 
the measure for the President.                               
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  United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy 
Reauthorization: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 2131, to amend the Foreign Affairs Reform 
and Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States Advisory 
Commission on Public Diplomacy, and the bill was then passed, clearing 
the measure for the President.                               
  Page S9941
  National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration 
of S. Res. 285, supporting the goals and ideals of national 
cybersecurity awareness month and raising awareness and enhancing the 
state of cybersecurity in the United States, and the resolution was 
then agreed to.                                              
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  Honoring Former Senator Henry Louis Bellmon: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
293, relative to the death of Henry Louis Bellmon, former United States 
Senator for the State of Oklahoma.                           
  Page S9942
Measures Considered:
Department of Defense Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate resumed 
consideration of H.R. 3326, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, taking action on 
the following amendments proposed thereto:     
  Pages S9906-10, S9910-18
Adopted:
  Johanns Amendment No. 2484, prohibiting use of funds to fund the 
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). 
                                                             Page S9912
Pending:
  McCain Amendment No. 2558, to strike amounts available for 
procurement of C-17 aircraft in excess of the amount requested by the 
President in the budget for fiscal year 2010 and to make such amounts 
available instead for operation and maintenance in accordance with 
amounts requested by the President in that budget and for Operation and 
Maintenance, Army, for overseas contingency operations. 
                                               Pages S9906-07, S9916-18
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Conference Report--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 11 a.m., on Wednesday, September 30, 2009, Senate begin 
consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 2918, making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2010; that all debate time until 4:30 p.m. be equally 
divided and controlled between Senators Nelson (NE) and Murkowski, or 
their designees; provided that if points of order are raised, any vote 
on the motions to waive occur beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 
September 30, 2009, and that no amendments be in

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order to the motions; provided further, that following disposition of 
the points of order, and if the motions to waive are successful, Senate 
then vote on adoption of the conference report, with two minutes of 
debate, equally divided and controlled prior to each vote.   
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Department of Defense Authorization Act Conferees--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that with respect to 
the conferees on the Department of Defense Authorization Act, Senators 
Kirk and LeMieux be added to replace the late Senator Kennedy and 
recently retired Senator Martinez.                           
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. EX. 299), Jeffrey L. Viken, of 
South Dakota, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
South Dakota.                                     
Pages S9918-21, S9942
  Jenny A. Durkan, of Washington, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Washington for the term of four years.
  Florence T. Nakakuni, of Hawaii, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Hawaii 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.     
Pages S9940, S9942
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Gladys Commons, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy.
  Harris D. Sherman, of Colorado, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture 
for Natural Resources and Environment.
  Harris D. Sherman, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  Steven L. Jacques, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development.
  Alan D. Bersin, of California, to be Commissioner of Customs, 
Department of Homeland Security.
  Michael C. Polt, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Estonia.
  Adele Logan Alexander, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
2014.
  Victoria Angelica Espinel, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Executive Office of the 
President.                                                   
Page S9942
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Harris D. Sherman, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment, which was sent to 
the Senate on September 10, 2009.
  Harris D. Sherman, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, which was sent to the 
Senate on September 10, 2009.                                
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Executive Communications:                                
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Executive Reports of Committees:                             
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S9930-32
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S9932-37
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S9925-28
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S9937-40
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--299) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 11:30 a.m. and adjourned, in accordance 
with S. Res. 293, at 6:50 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 
30, 2009. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader 
in today's Record on page S9942.)