[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 142 (Monday, October 5, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1131-D1132]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Monday, October 5, 2009

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10079-S10119
Measures Introduced: Five bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1749-1753, S. Res. 301-302, and S. Con. Res. 44. 
                                                            Page S10110
Measures Reported:
  S. 1510, to transfer statutory entitlements to pay and hours of work 
authorized by the District of Columbia Code for current members of the 
United States Secret Service Uniformed Division from the District of 
Columbia Code to the United States Code. (S. Rept. No. 111-86)
  S. 692, to provide that claims of the United States to certain 
documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as 
waived and relinquished in certain circumstances. (S. Rept. No. 111-87)
                                                            Page S10110
Measures Passed:
  Safe Prisons Communications Act: Senate passed S. 251, to amend the 
Communications Act of 1934 to permit targeted interference with mobile 
radio services within prison facilities, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.      
  Pages S10115-17
  Social Security Act: Senate passed H.R. 3663, to amend title XVIII of 
the Social Security Act to delay the date on which the accreditation 
requirement under the Medicare Program applies to suppliers of durable 
medical equipment that are pharmacies, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                                  
  Page S10117
  Quadricentennial Celebration of the Discovery of the Hudson River: 
Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further 
consideration of H. Con. Res. 178, expressing the sense of Congress 
that we reaffirm the historic ties between the United States and the 
Netherlands by recognizing the Quadricentennial celebration of the 
discovery of the Hudson River and honoring the enduring values of the 
settlers of New Netherland that continue to permeate American society, 
and the resolution was then agreed to.                      
  Page S10117
  World MRSA Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 301, designating October 2, 
2009, as ``World MRSA Day''.                            
  Pages S10117-18
  Celebrate Safe Communities Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 302, 
raising the awareness of the need for crime prevention in communities 
across the country and expressing support for designation of October 1, 
2009 through October 7, 2009 as ``Celebrate Safe Communities Week'' and 
October as ``Crime Prevention Month''.                      
  Page S10118
Measures Considered:
  Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: 
Senate began consideration of H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.      
Pages S10093-S10105
Department of Defense Appropriations Act--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that at approximately 3:15 
p.m., on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, Senate resume consideration of H.R. 
3326, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, for debate only until 3:45 p.m., 
with the time equally divided and controlled between Senators Inouye 
and Cochran, or their designees; that at 3:45 p.m. Senate vote on or in 
relation to the pending amendments in the following order; with the 
other provisions of the order of Thursday, October 1, 2009, remaining 
in effect: Barrasso Amendment No. 2567; Franken Amendment No. 2588; 
Bond Amendment No. 2596; Coburn Amendment No. 2565; Coburn Amendment 
No. 2566; Sanders Amendment No. 2601; Inhofe Amendment No. 2618; McCain 
Amendment No. 2580; McCain Amendment No. 2584; Inouye Amendment No. 
2623 (side-by-side McCain Amendment No. 2560); McCain Amendment No. 
2560; McCain Amendment No. 2583; Lieberman Modified Amendment No. 2616.
                                                        Pages S10114-15
Perez Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 
Senate begin consideration of the nomination of

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Thomas E. Perez, of Maryland, to be Assistant Attorney General, 
Department of Justice, and that once the nomination is reported, the 
cloture motion which is at the desk be stated; with the time until 
12:15 p.m., equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and 
Sessions, or their designees; that at 12:15 p.m., Senate vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the nomination; that if cloture is invoked 
on the nomination, then all post-cloture time be yielded back, and 
Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination; provided further, that 
if cloture is not invoked on the nomination, then a motion to 
reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the nomination 
be considered entered.                                      
  Page S10115
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  George H. Cohen, of Virginia, to be Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Director.
  Alexa E. Posny, of Kansas, to be Assistant Secretary for Special 
Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education.
  Brenda Dann-Messier, of Rhode Island, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education.
  Richard Serino, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Administrator, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. 
                                                   Pages S10115, S10119
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Charles Collyns, of Maryland, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Richard Sorian, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health 
and Human Services.
  James B. Warlick, Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Bulgaria.
  Patrick Alfred Corvington, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive Officer 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
  Pamela S. Hyde, of New Mexico, to be Administrator of the Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health 
and Human Services.
  Daniel I. Gordon, of the District of Columbia, to be Administrator 
for Federal Procurement Policy.
  Susan B. Carbon, of New Hampshire, to be Director of the Violence 
Against Women Office, Department of Justice.
  John H. Laub, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the 
National Institute of Justice.                          
Pages S10118-19
Messages from the House:                                    
  Page S10119
Measures Read the First Time:                      
  Pages S10109, S10118
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                   
  Page S10109
Executive Communications:                               
  Pages S10109-10
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S10110-12
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S10112-14
Additional Statements:                                      
  Page S10108
Amendments Submitted:                                       
  Page S10114
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                               
  Page S10114
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 6:21 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2009. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S10118.)