[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 28 (Tuesday, March 2, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D168-D170]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Tuesday, March 2, 2010

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S897-S971
Measures Introduced: Four bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3056-3059, S. Res. 429, and S. Con. Res. 52.       
  Pages S944-45
Measures Reported:
  S. 409, to secure Federal ownership and management of significant natural, 
scenic, and recreational resources, to provide for the protection of 
cultural resources, to facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral 
resources by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-
Federal land, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 
111-129)
  S. 522, to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and 
the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska 
and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native Corporation 
of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement 
of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-130)
  S. 555, to provide for the exchange of certain land located in the 
Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-131)
  S. 721, to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, 
to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and 
scenic rivers, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 111-132)
  S. 782, to provide for the establishment of the National Volcano Early 
Warning and Monitoring System, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-133)
  S. 853, to designate additional segments and tributaries of White Clay 
Creek, in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a component of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 111-
134)
  S. 874, to establish El Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area in 
the State of New Mexico, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 111-135)
  S. 940, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Nevada 
System of Higher Education certain Federal land located in Clark and Nye 
counties, Nevada, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 111-136)
  S. 1053, to amend the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to extend the 
termination date. (S. Rept. No. 111-137)
  S. 1139, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property 
conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-138)
  S. 1140, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal 
land to Deschutes County, Oregon, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-139)
  S. 1369, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of 
the Molalla River in the State of Oregon, as components of the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers System, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 111-140)
  S. 1405, to redesignate the Longfellow National Historic Site, 
Massachusetts, as the ``Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National 
Historic Site''. (S. Rept. No. 111-141)
  S. 1453, to amend Public Law 106-392 to maintain annual base funding for 
the Bureau of Reclamation for the Upper Colorado River and San Juan fish 
recovery programs through fiscal year 2023. (S. Rept. No. 111-142)
  S. 1757, to provide for the prepayment of a repayment contract between the 
United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District. (S. Rept. No. 111-
143)
  S. 1759, to authorize certain transfers of water in the Central Valley 
Project, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-
144)
  H.R. 689, to interchange the administrative jurisdiction of certain 
Federal lands between the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-145)
  H.R. 714, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain 
lands in Virgin Islands National Park, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 111-
146)
  H.R. 1121, to authorize a land exchange to acquire lands for the Blue 
Ridge Parkway from the Town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina. (S. Rept. No. 
111-147)
  H.R. 1287, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a 
partnership with the Porter

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County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission regarding the use of 
the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center as a visitor center for the 
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. (S. Rept. No. 111-148)
  H.R. 1376, To establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the State of 
Texas. (S. Rept. No. 111-149)
  H.R. 1442, to provide for the sale of the Federal Government's 
reversionary interest in approximately 60 acres of land in Salt Lake City, 
Utah, originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association under the 
Act of January 23, 1909. (S. Rept. No. 111-150)
  H.R. 1593, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment 
of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 
111-151)
  H.R. 1694, to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally 
significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and 
the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 111-152)
  H.R. 1945, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on 
the feasibility and suitability of constructing a storage reservoir, outlet 
works, and a delivery system for the Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule 
River Reservation in the State of California to provide a water supply for 
domestic, municipal, industrial, and agricultural purposes. (S. Rept. No. 
111-153)
  H.R. 2330, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study to 
determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing Camp Hale as a 
unit of the National Park System, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-154)
  H.R. 2802, to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the 
Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in honor of 
former President John Adams and his legacy. (S. Rept. No. 111-155)
  H.R. 3113, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment 
of the Elk River in the State of West Virginia for study for potential 
addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. (S. Rept. No. 111-
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Page S944
Measures Passed:
  Temporary Extension Act: By 78 yeas to 19 nays (Vote No. 32), Senate 
agreed to H.R. 4691, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, 
after taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto, clearing 
the measure for the President:                                 
  Pages S926-34
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following 
action:
  By 43 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 31), three-fifths of those Senators duly 
chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the 
motion to waive pursuant to section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, with respect to Bunning Amendment No. 3355, in the nature of a 
substitute. Subsequently, the point of order that the amendment was in 
violation of section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was 
sustained, and the amendment was ruled out of order.           
Pages S927-33
  Minority Party Appointments: Senate agreed to S. Res. 429, making minority 
party appointments for certain committees for the 111th Congress. 
                                                                   Page S970
Measures Considered:
  Tax Extenders Act--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4213, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring 
provisions, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                                   Page S934
Pending:
  Baucus Amendment No. 3336, in the nature of a substitute.        
Page S934
  Sessions Amendment No. 3337 (to Amendment No. 3336), to reduce the deficit 
by establishing discretionary spending caps.                       
Page S934
  Thune Amendment No. 3338 (to Amendment No. 3336), to create additional tax 
relief for businesses.                                             
Page S934
  Landrieu Amendment No. 3335 (to Amendment No. 3336), to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the low-income housing credit rules for 
buildings in GO Zones.                                             
Page S934
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, March 3, 
2010, and that the next two Democratic amendments be offered by Senators 
Murray and Sanders; and the next two Republican amendments be offered by 
Senator Bunning.                                                   
Page S970
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. EX. 30), Barbara Milano Keenan, of 
Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit. 
                                                     Pages S904-909, S909-10
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following 
action:
  By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. Ex. 29), 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 nomination. 
                                                               Pages S908-09
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Michael C. Camunez, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.                    
Pages S970-71
Messages from the House:                                           
  Page S942
Executive Communications:                                          
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  On page D169, March 2, 2010, in the second column, the following 
appears: Messages from the House: Page S942 Additional Cosponsors: 
Page S945
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: Messages from the 
House: Page S942 Executive Communications: Page S944 Additional 
Cosponsors: Page S945


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Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page S945
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S945-54

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Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S940-42
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S954-70
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                 
  Page S970
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S970
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--32) 
                                                 Pages S909-10, S933-34
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:33 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S970.)