[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 167 (Monday, November 9, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1314-D1316]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Monday, November 9, 2009

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 210, Adjournment Resolution.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11259-S11303
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2751-2758, and S. Res. 345-348.              
  Page S11290
Measures Passed:
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 210, providing 
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.            
  Page S11268
  John `Bud' Hawk Post Office: Senate passed 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'', clearing the measure for the President.           
  Page S11300
  Sergeant Marcus Mathes Post Office: Senate passed 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'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S11300
  In Honor of former Congressman Wesley ``Wes'' Watkins: Senate passed 
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, clearing the measure for the President.            
  Page S11300
  Akron Veterans Memorial Post Office: Senate passed 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'', clearing the measure for the President.      
  Page S11300
  John J. Shivnen Post Office Building: Senate passed 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'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S11300
  Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building: Senate passed 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'', clearing the measure for the 
President.                                                  
  Page S11300
  Conrad DeRouen, Jr. Post Office: Senate passed 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'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S11300
  Lim Poon Lee Post Office: Senate passed 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'', clearing the measure for the President.           
  Page S11300
  Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office: Senate passed 
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'', clearing the measure 
for the President.                                          
  Page S11300
  Rex E. Lee Post Office Building: Senate passed 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'', clearing the measure for the President.         
  Page S11300

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  Relocation Expenses Test Programs for Federal Employees: Senate 
passed S. 1825, to extend the authority for relocation expenses test 
programs for Federal employees, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                             
  Pages S11300-01
  Reid (for Lieberman) Amendment No. 2768, to modify the effective 
date.                                                       
Page S11300
  United States Agency for International Development (USAID): Committee 
on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration of S. 
Res. 312, expressing the sense of the Senate on empowering and 
strengthening the United States Agency for International Development 
(USAID), and the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                      
  Page S11301
  Reid (for Dodd) Amendment No. 2769, to improve the resolution. 
                                                            Page S11301
  Reid (for Dodd) Amendment No. 2770, to amend the preamble. 
                                                            Page S11301
  21st Regular Meeting of the International Commission on the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas: Senate agreed to S. Res. 346, 
expressing the sense of the Senate that, at the 21st Regular Meeting of 
the International Commission on the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, the 
United States should seek to ensure management of the eastern Atlantic 
and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery adheres to the scientific advice 
provided by the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics and has a 
high probability of achieving the established rebuilding target, pursue 
strengthened protections for spawning bluefin populations in the 
Mediterranean Sea to facilitate the recovery of the Atlantic bluefin 
tuna, pursue imposition of more stringent measures to ensure compliance 
by all Members with the International Commission for the Conservation 
of Atlantic Tunas' conservation and management recommendations for 
Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species, and ensure that United States' 
quotas of tuna and swordfish are not reallocated to other nations. 
                                                        Pages S11301-02
Measures Considered:
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act--
Agreement: Senate resumed 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, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                             Pages S11265-73, S11283-84
Pending:
  Johnson/Hutchison Amendment No. 2730, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S11265
  Udall (NM) Amendment No. 2737 (to Amendment No. 2730), to make 
available from Medical Services, $150,000,000 for homeless veterans 
comprehensive service programs.                             
Page S11265
  Johnson Amendment No. 2733 (to Amendment No. 2730), to increase by 
$50,000,000 the amount available for the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for minor construction projects for the purpose of converting unused 
Department of Veterans Affairs structures into housing with supportive 
services for homeless veterans, and to provide an offset.   
Page S11267
  Franken/Johnson Amendment No. 2745 (to Amendment No. 2730), to ensure 
that $5,000,000 is available for a study to assess the feasibility and 
advisability of using service dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation 
of veterans with physical or mental injuries or disabilities. 
                                                        Pages S11267-68
  Inouye Amendment No. 2754 (to Amendment No. 2730), to permit 
$68,500,000, as requested by the Missile Defense Agency of the 
Department of Defense, to be used for the construction of a test 
facility to support the Phased Adaptive Approach for missile defense in 
Europe, with an offset.                                 
Pages S11269-70
  Coburn Amendment No. 2757 (to Amendment No. 2730), to require public 
disclosure of certain reports.                              
Page S11270
  Durbin Amendment No. 2759 (to Amendment No. 2730), to enhance the 
ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
health care administrators and providers in underserved rural areas. 
                                                            Page S11273
  Durbin Amendment No. 2760 (to Amendment No. 2730), to designate the 
North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Illinois, as the 
``Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center''.     
Page S11273
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, 
November 10, 2009.                                          
Page S11302
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction that was declared in Executive Order 12938 on November 14, 
1994, as received during the adjournment of the Senate on November 6, 
2009; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs. (PM-38)                                      
Page S11289
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:

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  By 72 yeas 16 nays (Vote No. EX. 342), Andre M. Davis, of Maryland, 
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit. 
                                                Pages S11273-82, S11303
  By unanimous vote of 88 yeas (Vote No. EX. 343), Charlene Edwards 
Honeywell, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Florida.                     
Pages S11282-83, S11303
  David C. Gompert, of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy Director of 
National Intelligence.                          
Pages S11298-99, S11303
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Joshua Gotbaum, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the 
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
  Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, of California, for the rank of Ambassador 
during her tenure of service as the United States Representative to the 
UN Human Rights Council.
  Laura E. Kennedy, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during 
her tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the Conference on 
Disarmament.
  Carolyn Hessler Radelet, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy 
Director of the Peace Corps.
  Raul Perea-Henze, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Policy and Planning).
  A routine list in the Foreign Service.                
Pages S11302-03
Messages from the House:                                
  Pages S11289-90
Measures Referred:                                          
  Page S11290
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S11290-92
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S11292-94
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S11288-89
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S11294-98
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                               
  Page S11298
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                         
  Page S11298
Privileges of the Floor:                                    
  Page S11298
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--343) 
                                                        Pages S11282-83
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:52 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S11302.)