[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 201 (Thursday, December 24, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1519-D1521]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Thursday, December 24, 2009

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act 
      (The legislative vehicle entitled, ``The Patient Protection and 
      Affordable Care Act''.)
      Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 223, Adjournment Resolution.
      First Session of the 111th Congress adjourned sine die.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13889-S14141
Measures Introduced: Two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S.J. 
Res. 25, and S. Res. 387.                                   
  Page S14138
Measures Passed:
  Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act: By 60 yeas to 39 nays (Vote 
No. 396), Senate passed H.R. 3590, entitled The Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act, as amended, after taking action on the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                         
  Pages S13890-S14132
Adopted:
  Cardin (for Reid) Amendment No. 3298, to amend the title. 
                                                        Pages S14124-32
  Continued Government Financing Act: By 60 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 
397), Senate passed H.R. 4314, to permit continued financing of 
Government operations, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S14132-34
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 223, providing 
for the sine die adjournment of the first session of the One Hundred 
Eleventh Congress.                                          
  Page S14140
Authorizing Leadership To Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the 
upcoming recess or adjournment of the Senate, the President of the 
Senate, the President Pro Tempore, and the Majority and Minority 
Leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, 
boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by 
law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.
                                                            Page S14140
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous consent agreement was reached 
providing that all nominations received by the Senate during the 111th 
Congress, first session, remain in status quo, notwithstanding the 
December 24, 2009, adjournment of the Senate, and the provisions of 
rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, with the 
following exceptions: Col. David A. Teeples; Dawn Elizabeth Johnsen, to 
be Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice; Mary L. Smith, to 
be Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice; Christopher H. 
Schroeder, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice; 
Edward Milton Chen, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of California, The Judiciary; Craig Becker, to be Member of 
the National Labor Relations Board (Reappointment); and Louis B. 
Butler, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Wisconsin, The Judiciary.                       
  Page S14139
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Miriam E. Sapiro, of the District of Columbia, to be a Deputy United 
States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Paul T. Anastas, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Thomas Alfred Shannon, Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Federative Republic of Brazil.

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  John R. Norris, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term 
expiring June 30, 2012.
  Robert Perciasepe, of New York, to be Deputy Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Alberto M. Fernandez, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Equatorial Guinea.
  Mary Jo Wills, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Mauritius, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Seychelles.
  Alan D. Solomont, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Spain, and to 
serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to 
Andorra.
  Dolly M. Gee, of California, to be United States District Judge for 
the Central District of California.
  Richard Seeborg, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of California.
  Leslie V. Rowe, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Mozambique.
  Mary Burce Warlick, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Serbia.
  Richard G. Callahan, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for 
the Eastern District of Missouri for the term of four years.
  Michael W. Cotter, of Montana, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Montana for the term of four years.
  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.
  Sanford C. Coats, of Oklahoma, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Oklahoma for the term of four years.
  Mary Elizabeth Phillips, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney 
for the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years.
  John Leroy Kammerzell, of Colorado, to be United States Marshal for 
the District of Colorado for the term of four years.
  Mark Anthony Martinez, of Nebraska, to be United States Marshal for 
the District of Nebraska for the term of four years.
  Stephen James Smith, of Georgia, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Georgia for the term of four years.
  James B. Warlick, Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Bulgaria.
  David Daniel Nelson, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Oriental 
Republic of Uruguay.
  Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Hungary.
  Sharon Jeanette Lubinski, of Minnesota, to be United States Marshal 
for the District of Minnesota for the term of four years.
  Scott Boyer Quehl, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Scott Boyer Quehl, of Pennsylvania, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Commerce.
  Anne Slaughter Andrew, of Indiana, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Costa Rica.
  Lynnae M. Ruttledge, of Washington, to be Commissioner of the 
Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education.
  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.
  Rajiv J. Shah, of Washington, to be Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development.
  Barbara L. McQuade, of Michigan, to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of Michigan for the term of four years.
  James L. Santelle, of Wisconsin, to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of Wisconsin for the term of four years.
  Christopher A. Crofts, of Wyoming, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of Wyoming for the term of four years.
  Michael A. Khouri, of Kentucky, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner 
for a term expiring June 30, 2011.
  David L. Strickland, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard, Foreign Service, and National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.         
Pages S14139-40, S14141
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Timothy S. Black, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Ohio.
  Gloria M. Navarro, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Nevada.                                     
Page S14141
Measures Referred:                                          
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Measures Read the First Time:                               
  Page S14138
Additional Cosponsors:                                      
  Page S14138
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S14138-39
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--397) 
                                                   Pages S13891, S14132

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 6:46 a.m. and adjourned sine die, 
pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 223 at 10:19 a.m., until 12 
p.m. on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages 
S14140-41.)