[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 24, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D136-D138]
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                                       Wednesday, February 24, 2010

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the amendment of the 
      House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 
      2847, Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies 
      Appropriations Act. (The legislative vehicle entitled, ``Jobs for 
      Main Street Act''.)


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S717-755
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3028-3037, S.J. Res. 28, and S. Res. 421.          
  Pages S742-43
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 404, supporting full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace 
Agreement and other efforts to promote peace and stability in Sudan.
  S. Res. 414, expressing the Sense of the Senate on the recovery, 
rehabilitation, and rebuilding of Haiti following the humanitarian crisis 
caused by the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti.               
Page S740
Measures Passed:
  Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act: Senate passed H.R. 3961, to extend 
expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act 
of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until 
February 28, 2011, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                                       
  Pages S736-37
  Reid Amendment No. 3331, in the nature of a substitute.          
Page S737
  Reid Amendment No. 3332, to amend the title.                     
Page S737
  National Guard Youth Challenge Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 421, 
supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Guard Youth Challenge Day''. 
                                                                   Page S753
House Messages:
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: By 70 
yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. 25), Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the 
amendment of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to 
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, with Reid Amendment No. 3310 (to the House amendment to 
the Senate amendment), in the nature of a substitute, after taking action on 
the following motion and amendment proposed thereto:           
  Pages S718-25
Withdrawn:
  Reid Amendment No. 3311 (to Amendment No. 3310), to change the enactment 
date.                                                              
Page S725
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following 
action: By 62 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 24), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the 
motion to waive section 201(a) of S. Con. Res. 21, FY08 Congressional Budget 
Resolution, with respect to Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the 
House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill, with Reid Amendment No. 
3310 (to the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment), in the nature of a 
substitute. The point of order that the amendment was in violation of 
section 201(a) of S. Con. Res. 21, FY08 Congressional Budget Resolution, was 
not sustained.                                                 
Pages S724-25
United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act: 
Senate began consideration of the amendment of the House of Representatives 
to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 1299, to make technical corrections 
to the laws affecting certain administrative authorities of the United 
States Capitol Police, taking action of the following motions and amendments 
proposed thereto:                                              
  Pages S725-32
Pending:
  Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill.                                            
Page S726
  Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill, with Reid Amendment No. 3326 (to to the House 
amendment to the Senate amendment), to change the enactment date. 
                                                                   Page S726

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  Reid Amendment No. 3327 (to Amendment No. 3326), of a perfecting nature. 
                                                                   Page S726
  Reid motion to refer in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the 
Senate to the Committee on Rules and Administration, with instructions, Reid 
Amendment No. 3328, to provide for a study.                        
                                                                   Page S726
  Reid Amendment No. 3329 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 3328) of the 
motion to refer), of a perfecting nature.                          
                                                                   Page S726
  Reid Amendment No. 3330 (to Amendment No. 3329), of a perfecting nature. 
                                                                   Page S726
   A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to concur in 
the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Friday, February, 26, 2010. 
                                                                   Page S726
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to concur in the amendment of the House of 
Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to the bill at approximately 
10 a.m., on Thursday, February 25, 2010.                           
                                                                   Page S753
Appointments:
  National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: The Chair 
announced, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Executive Order No. 
13531, the appointment of the following to the National Commission on Fiscal 
Responsibility and Reform: Senators Durbin, Baucus, and Conrad.    
  Page S753
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Robert Neil Chatigny, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Second Circuit.
  Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Ninth Circuit.
  William Joseph Martinez, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Colorado.
  Gary Scott Feinerman, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Illinois.
  Sharon Johnson Coleman, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Illinois.
  Wifredo A. Ferrer, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Florida for the term of four years.
  Laura E. Duffy, of California, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of California for a term of four years.
  Alicia Anne Garrido Limtiaco, of Guam, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of Guam and concurrently United States Attorney for the 
District of the Northern Mariana Islands for the term of four years.
  John B. Stevens, Jr., of Texas, to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of Texas for the term of four years.
  John Dale Foster, of West Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of West Virginia for the term of four years.
  Gary Michael Gaskins, of West Virginia, to be United States Marshal for 
the Northern District of West Virginia for the term of four years.
  Paul Ward, of North Dakota, to be United States Marshal for the District 
of North Dakota for the term of four years.
  Adam Gamoran, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 
2012.
  Deborah Loewenberg Ball, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring 
November 28, 2012.
  Eduardo M. Ochoa, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
  Margaret R. McLeod, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term 
expiring November 28, 2012.
  Bridget Terry Long, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring 
November 28, 2012.
  Stephen T. Ayers, of Maryland, to be Architect of the Capitol for the term 
of ten years.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard, and Foreign Service.       
Pages S753-55
Messages from the House:                                           
  Page S739
Measures Referred:                                                 
  Page S739
Executive Communications:                                      
  Pages S739-40
Executive Reports of Committees:                               
  Pages S740-42
Additional Cosponsors:                                             
  Page S743
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                    
  Pages S744-51
Additional Statements:                                         
  Pages S738-39
Amendments Submitted:                                          
  Pages S751-52
Notices of Intent:                                                 
  Page S752
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                      
  Page S752
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                            
  Pages S752-53
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--25) 
                                                         Pages S724-25, S725
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:19 p.m., until 
10 a.m. on Thursday, February 25, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S753.)

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