[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 163 (Wednesday, November 4, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1281-D1283]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, November 4, 2009

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 3548, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11063-S11130
Measures Introduced: Five bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2726-2730, and S. Res. 333-337.              
  Page S11118
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 955, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 10355 Northeast Valley Road in Rollingbay, 
Washington, as the ``John `Bud' Hawk Post Office''.
  H.R. 1516, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 37926 Church Street in Dade City, Florida, as the 
``Sergeant Marcus Mathes Post Office''.
  H.R. 1713, to name the South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory 
of the Department of Agriculture in Lane, Oklahoma, and the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 310 North Perry Street in 
Bennington, Oklahoma, in honor of former Congressman Wesley ``Wes'' 
Watkins.
  H.R. 2004, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 4282 Beach Street in Akron, Michigan, as the ``Akron 
Veterans Memorial Post Office''.
  H.R. 2215, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 140 Merriman Road in Garden City, Michigan, as the 
``John J. Shivnen Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 2760, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1615 North Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles, California, 
as the ``Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 2972, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 115 West Edward Street in Erath, Louisiana, as the 
``Conrad DeRouen, Jr. Post Office''.
  H.R. 3119, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 867 Stockton Street in San Francisco, California, as 
the ``Lim Poon Lee Post Office''.
  H.R. 3386, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1165 2nd Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa, as the ``Iraq 
and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office''.
  H.R. 3547, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 936 South 250 East in Provo, Utah, as the ``Rex E. 
Lee Post Office Building''.
  S. 1825, to extend the authority for relocation expenses test 
programs for Federal employees.
  S. 1860, to permit each current member of the Board of Directors of 
the Office of Compliance to serve for 3 terms.              
Page S11118
Measures Passed:
  Unemployment Compensation Extension Act: By a unanimous vote of 98 
yeas (Vote No. 334), Senate passed H.R. 3548, to amend the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of 
certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, as amended, 
after taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                    Pages S11077-S11103
Adopted:
  Reid (for Baucus/Reid) Amendment No. 2712, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                 
Page S11077
Withdrawn:
Reid Amendment No. 2713 (to Amendment No. 2712), to change the 
    enactment date.                                         
Page S11077
  Reid Amendment No. 2714 (to Amendment No. 2713), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                     
Page S11077
  Reid Amendment No. 2715 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 2712), to change the enactment date.          
Page S11077
  Reid Amendment No. 2716 (to Amendment No. 2715), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                     
Page S11077
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 97 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 333), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the bill.          
Page S11080

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  National Military Family Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 336, 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding designation of the month 
of November 2009 as ``National Military Family Month''.     
  Page S11130


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

  
  On page D1282, November 4, 2009 the following language appears: 
National Military Family Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 336, 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding designation of the 
month of November 2009 as ``National Military Family Month''. Page 
S11129
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: National Military 
Family Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 336, expressing the sense 
of the Senate regarding designation of the month of November 2009 
as ``National Military Family Month''. Page S11130


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

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act--
Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing 
that at approximately 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, November 5, 2009, Senate 
will resume 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, and consider the motion 
to proceed to the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was 
not invoked on the committee-reported substitute amendment; that the 
motion to proceed be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be agreed 
to; and that prior to the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
substitute amendment, there be 40 minutes of debate, equally divided 
and controlled as follows: 20 minutes under the control of Senator 
Vitter, and 20 minutes total for Senators Mikulski and Shelby; that 
upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture on the substitute amendment.                 
  Page S11130
 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act--
Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
upon disposition of H.R. 2847, Senate begin consideration of H.R. 3082, 
making appropriations for military construction, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2010, and that immediately after the bill is reported, 
Senator Johnson, or his designee, be recognized to call up the 
substitute amendment, which is the text of S. 1407, the Senate 
committee-reported bill.                                    
  Page S11099
National Metro Safety Act Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation be discharged from further consideration of 
S. 1560, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish 
national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on 
fixed guideway, and the bill then be referred to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.                        
  Page S11130
Kumar Nomination Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the nomination of Suresh Kumar, of New Jersey, 
to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the 
United States and Foreign Commercial Service, received in the Senate on 
October 29, 2009 and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs on November 2, 2009 be jointly referred to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.                   
  Page S11130
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  Tara Jeanne O'Toole, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology, Department of Homeland Security. 
                                                Pages S11103-05, S11130
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Albert Diaz, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Fourth Circuit.
  James A. Wynn, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
  Grayling Grant Williams, of Maryland, to be Director of the Office of 
Counternarcotics Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
  John Gibbons, of Massachusetts, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Massachusetts for the term of four years.
  Robert William Heun, of Alaska, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Alaska for the term of four years.
  3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army.                                
Page S11130
Messages from the House:                                    
  Page S11116
Measures Referred:                                      
  Pages S11116-17
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                   
  Page S11117
Executive Communications:                               
  Pages S11117-18
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S11118-19
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S11119-21
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S11114-16
Amendments Submitted:                                       
  Page S11121
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                               
  Page S11121
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                         
  Page S11121
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--334) 
                                                   Pages S11080, S11099
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:32 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 5, 2009. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S11130.)

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