[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 31 (Friday, March 5, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D197-D198]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Friday, March 5, 2010

[[Page D197]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1211-S1241
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3082-
3085.                                                        
  Page S1229
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 3433, to amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to 
establish requirements regarding payment of the non-Federal share of 
the costs of wetlands conservation projects in Canada that are funded 
under that Act. (S. Rept. No. 111-158)                       
Page S1229
Measures Passed:
  Haiti Recovery Act: Senate passed S. 2961, to provide debt relief to 
Haiti, after agreeing to the committee amendments.       
  Pages S1239-40
  Permitting the Use of the Rotunda of the Capitol: Senate agreed to H. 
Con. Res. 236, permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a 
ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of 
victims of the Holocaust.                                    
  Page S1240
  Authorizing the Use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor 
Center: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 239, authorizing the use of 
Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to 
present the Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service 
Pilots.                                                      
  Page S1240
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 S1212-25
Adopted:
  Landrieu Further 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. 
                                                         Pages S1222-23
  Baucus (for Wicker) Modified Amendment No. 3383 (to Amendment No. 
3336), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend tax-exempt 
bond financing in the GO Zone.                           
Pages S1222-23
  Baucus (for Bayh) Modified Amendment No. 3374 (to Amendment No. 
3336), to clarify the low-income housing credits that are eligible for 
the low-income housing elections.                        
Pages S1222-23
  Baucus (for Rockefeller/Grassley) Modified Amendment No. 3397 (to 
Amendment No. 3336), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
modify the requirements for exterior windows, doors, and skylights to 
be eligible for the credit for nonbusiness energy property. 
                                                         Pages S1222-24
  Baucus (for Roberts) Modified Amendment No. 3411 (to Amendment No. 
3336), to extend the special allowance for certain property. 
                                                         Pages S1222-24
  Baucus (for Lincoln) Amendment No. 3416 (to Amendment No. 3336), to 
provide grants for energy efficient appliances in lieu of tax credits. 
                                                         Pages S1222-24
Pending:
  Baucus Amendment No. 3336, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S1212
  Reid (for Murray/Kerry) Further 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 S1212, S1240
  Coburn Amendment No. 3358 (to Amendment No. 3336), to require the 
Senate to be transparent with taxpayers about spending.      
Page S1212
  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.                                            
Page S1212
  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 S1212
  Reid Amendment No. 3417 (to Amendment No. 3336), to temporarily 
modify the allocation of geothermal receipts.                
Page S1212

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  McCain/Graham Amendment No. 3427 (to Amendment No. 3336), to prohibit 
the use of reconciliation to consider changes in Medicare.   
Page S1212
  Lincoln Amendment No. 3401 (to Amendment No. 3336), to improve a 
provision relating to emergency disaster assistance.         
Page S1212
  Baucus (for Isakson/Cardin) Amendment No. 3430 (to Amendment No. 
3336), to modify the pension funding provisions.         
Pages S1224-25
   A motion was entered to close further debate on Baucus Amendment No. 
3336, in the nature of a substitute, and, in accordance with the 
provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and 
pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Friday, March 5, 2010, a 
vote on cloture will occur at 2:30 p.m., on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. 
                                                             Page S1225
   A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of Baucus 
Amendment No. 3336 (listed above).                           
Page S1225
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that on 
Tuesday, March 9, 2010, after the Senate resumes consideration of the 
bill, Senate vote on or in relation to the following amendments, in the 
order listed, and with no amendments in order to the amendments; and 
that prior to each vote there be 4 minutes of debate, equally divided 
and controlled in the usual form, and after the first vote in this 
sequence, the succeeding votes be limited to 10 minutes: Baucus 
Amendment No. 3429 on the subject matter of Coburn Amendment No. 3358 
(to Amendment No. 3336) (listed above); Coburn Amendment No. 3358 (to 
Amendment No. 3336) (listed above); Reid (for Murray/Kerry) Further 
Modified Amendment No. 3356 (to Amendment No. 3336) (listed above); and 
Republican Leader, or designee, amendment on the same subject matter as 
Reid (for Murray/Kerry) Further Modified Amendment No. 3356 (to 
Amendment No. 3336) (listed above); that at 2:30 p.m., on Tuesday, 
March 9, 2010, Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Baucus 
Amendment No. 3336 (listed above).                           
Page S1225
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the bill at approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, 
March 8, 2010; provided further, that the filing deadine for first-
degree amendments be 3 p.m., on Monday, March 8, 2010, and 12 p.m., on 
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 for second-degree amendments.         
Page S1240
Appointments:
  Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and 
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, pursuant to Section 
301 of Public Law 104-1, as amended by Public Law 108-349, and further 
amended by Public Law 111-114, announced the joint designation of the 
following individual, as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Office 
of Compliance: Barbara L. Camens of the District of Columbia. 
                                                             Page S1240
  Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and 
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, pursuant to Section 
301 of Public Law 104-1, as amended by Public Law 108-349, and further 
amended by Public Law 111-114, announced the joint reappointment of the 
following individuals as members of the Board of Directors of the 
Office of Compliance: Alan V. Friedman of California, Susan S. Robfogel 
of New York, and Barbara Childs Wallace of Mississippi.      
  Page S1240
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1227
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S1227
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1228-29


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  On page D198, March 5, 2010 the following language appears in 
the Record: Executive Communications: Page S1228
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Executive 
Communications: Pages S1228-29


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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1229-30
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1230-33
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1233-40
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 2:19 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, March 8, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1240.)