[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 30 (Thursday, March 4, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D187-D189]
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                                            Thursday, March 4, 2010

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1125-S1209
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and twelve resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3071-3081, and S. Res. 434-445. 
                                                         Pages S1168-69
Measures Reported:
  S. 38, to establish a United States Boxing Commission to administer 
the Act. (S. Rept. No. 111-157)                              
Page S1168
Measures Passed:
  Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan: Senate agreed to S. Res. 404, 
supporting full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and 
other efforts to promote peace and stability in Sudan.   
  Pages S1126-27
  Recovery, Rehabilitation, and Rebuilding of Haiti: Senate agreed to 
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. 
                                                         Pages S1127-28
  Importance of Progress in Ukraine: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 422, recognizing the 
important progress made by the people of Ukraine in the establishment 
of democratic institutions following the presidential run-off election 
on February 7, 2010, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                         Pages S1128-29
  School Social Work Week: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 426, designating the week of 
February 28 through March 7, 2010, as ``School Social Work Week'', and 
the resolution was then agreed to.                           
  Page S1129
  Children's Dental Health Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 434, 
expressing support for Children's Dental Health Month and honoring the 
memory of Deamonte Driver.                               
  Pages S1129-31
  Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 435, 
supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. 
                                                         Pages S1129-31
  Support for the People on Madeira Island: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
436, expressing support for the people affected by the natural 
disasters on Madeira Island.                             
  Pages S1129-31
  Iraqi Parliamentary Elections: Senate agreed to S. Res. 437, 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the positive effect of the 
upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections on Iraq's political 
reconciliation and democratic institutions.              
  Pages S1129-31
  Read Across America Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 438, designating 
March 2, 2010, as ``Read Across America Day''.           
  Pages S1129-31
  National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 372, 
designating March 2010 as ``National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness 
Month'' and supporting efforts to increase awareness of autoimmune 
diseases and increase funding for autoimmune disease research, and the 
resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S1206-07
  Reid (for Levin) Amendment No. 3426, to amend the resolving clause. 
                                                         Pages S1206-07
  People and Government of Chile following Earthquake: Committee on 
Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 
431, expressing profound concern, deepest sympathies, and solidarity on 
behalf of the people of the United States to the people and Government 
of Chile following the massive earthquake, and the resolution was then 
agreed to.                                                   
  Page S1207
  Women in the Armed Forces of the United States: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 441, recognizing the history and continued accomplishments of 
women in the Armed Forces of the United States.          
  Pages S1207-09
  Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
442, congratulating the people

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of the Republic of Lithuania on the Act of the Re-Establishment of the 
State of Lithuania, or Act of March 11, and celebrating the rich 
history of Lithuania.                                    
  Pages S1207-09
  Honoring the Life and Service of Enrique ``Kiki'' Camarena: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 443, honoring the life and service of Enrique 
``Kiki'' Camarena.                                       
  Pages S1207-09
  Authorizing Testimony and Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 444, to authorize testimony and legal representation in City of 
Vancouver v. Galloway.                                   
  Pages S1207-09
  Authorizing the Production of Records: Senate agreed to S. Res. 445, 
to authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on 
Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs.                                                 
  Pages S1207-09
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:                      
  Pages S1126, S1131-53, S1154-59, S1159-64
Adopted:
  Stabenow Amendment No. 3382 (to Amendment No. 3336), to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow companies to utilize existing 
alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain American jobs 
through new domestic investments.                            
Page S1151
  Reid (for Baucus) Amendment No. 3406 (to Amendment No. 3336), to make 
technical changes.                                           
Page S1164
  Reid (for Dodd) Amendment No. 3349 (to Amendment No. 3336), to 
clarify the effective date of section 244.                   
Page S1164
  Reid (for Leahy) Modified Amendment No. 3346 (to Amendment No. 3336), 
to improve title V.                                          
Page S1164
Withdrawn:
  Whitehouse Amendment No. 3354 (to Amendment No. 3336), to encourage 
energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy 
sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings, and to 
create sustainable communities.                          
Pages S1158-59
Pending:
  Baucus Amendment No. 3336, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S1126
  Landrieu Modified Amendment No. 3335 (to Amendment No. 3336), to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 2 years the low-
income housing credit rules for buildings in GO Zones.       
Page S1126
  Reid (for Murray) Modified Amendment No. 3356 (to Amendment No. 
3336), to extend the TANF Emergency Fund through fiscal year 2011 and 
to provide funding for summer employment for youth. 
                                                  Pages S1126, S1160-61
  Coburn Amendment No. 3358 (to Amendment No. 3336), to require the 
Senate to be transparent with taxpayers about spending. 
                                                  Pages S1126, S1149-50
  Baucus (for Webb/Boxer) Amendment No. 3342 to (Amendment No. 3336), 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on 
excessive 2009 bonuses received from certain major recipients of 
Federal emergency economic assistance, to limit the deduction allowable 
for such bonuses.                                 
Pages S1126, S1147-49
  Feingold/Coburn Amendment No. 3368 (to Amendment No. 3336), to 
provide for the rescission of unused transportation earmarks and to 
establish a general reporting requirement for any unused earmarks. 
                                                             Page S1126
  Reid Amendment No. 3417 (to Amendment No. 3336), to temporarily 
modify the allocation of geothermal receipts.                
Page S1161
  McCain/Graham Amendment No. 3427 (to Amendment No. 3336), to prohibit 
the use of reconciliation to consider changes in Medicare. 
                                                         Pages S1161-62
  Lincoln Amendment No. 3401 (to Amendment No. 3336), to improve a 
provision relating to emergency disaster assistance.     
Pages S1162-64
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 44 yeas to 56 nays (Vote No. 40), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 403 of S. Con. Res. 
13, the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, with 
respect to section 103(d) of Brown (MA) Amendment No. 3391 (to 
Amendment No. 3336), to provide for a 6-month employee payroll tax rate 
cut, and the emergency designation was stricken. Subsequently, the 
Chair sustained a point of order against Brown (MA) Amendment No. 3391 
(to Amendment No. 3336), as being in violation of section 201 of S. 
Con. Res. 21 of 2008, and the amendment thus fell. 
                                               Pages S1142-46, S1151-52
  By 22 yeas to 78 nays (Vote No. 41), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and section 4(g)(3) of the Statutory 
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, with respect to Burr Amendment No. 3389 (to 
Amendment No. 3336), to provide Federal reimbursement to State

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and local Governments for a limited sales, use, and retailers' 
occupation tax holiday, and to offset the cost of such reimbursements. 
Subsequently, the Chair sustained a point of order against Burr 
Amendment No. 3389 (to Amendment No. 3336), as being in violation of 
section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 of 2008, and the amendment thus fell. 
                                                  Pages S1146-47, S1152
  By 59 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 42), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and section 4(g)(3) of the Statutory 
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, with respect Sessions Amendment No. 3337 (to 
Amendment No. 3336), to reduce the deficit by establishing 
discretionary spending caps. Subsequently, the Chair sustained a point 
of order against Sessions Amendment No. 3337 (to Amendment No. 3336), 
as being in violation of section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, and the amendment thus fell.             
Pages S1141-42, S1152-53
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Friday, March 
5, 2010.                                                     
Page S1209
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. EX. 43), William M. Conley, of 
Wisconsin, to be United States District Judge for the Western District 
of Wisconsin.                                            
Pages S1153-54
  Terry A. Yonkers, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Air Force.
  Frank Kendall III, of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
  Erin C. Conaton, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary 
of the Air Force.
  Paul Luis Oostburg Sanz, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of the Navy.
  Malcolm Ross O'Neill, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Army.
  Jackalyne Pfannenstiel, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of the Navy.                                         
Pages S1159, S1209
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1167
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1167
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S1167
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S1168
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1169-71
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1171-86
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1165-67
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S1186-S1205
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S1205-06
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--43) 
                                                         Pages S1152-53
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:39 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, March 5, 2010. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1209.)