[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 32 (Monday, March 8, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D206]
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                                              Monday, March 8, 2010

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1243-S1272
Measures Introduced: Three bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3086-3088, and S. Res. 446-447.               
  Page S1261
Measures Considered:
Tax Extenders Act--Agreement: Senate resumed 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 S1253-58
Pending:
  Baucus Amendment No. 3336, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S1253-58
  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. 
                                                             Page S1253
  Coburn Amendment No. 3358 (to Amendment No. 3336), to require the 
Senate to be transparent with taxpayers about spending.      
Page S1253
  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 S1253
  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. 
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  Reid Amendment No. 3417 (to Amendment No. 3336), to temporarily 
modify the allocation of geothermal receipts.                
Page S1253
  McCain/Graham Amendment No. 3427 (to Amendment No. 3336), to prohibit 
the use of reconciliation to consider changes in Medicare.   
Page S1253
  Lincoln Amendment No. 3401 (to Amendment No. 3336), to improve a 
provision relating to emergency disaster assistance.         
Page S1253
  Baucus (for Isakson/Cardin) Amendment No. 3430 (to Amendment No. 
3336), to modify the pension funding provisions.             
Page S1253
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, March 
9, 2010, and proceed as under the order of March 5, 2010, with all 
provisions of that order remaining in effect.                
Page S1258
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Major General Robert A. Harding, United States Army (Retired), of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security.
  David K. Mineta, of California, to be Deputy Director for Demand 
Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  6 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.                 
Page S1272
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1260-61
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1261-62
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1262-64
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1258-59
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S1264
Notices of Intent:                                           
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2:01 p.m. and adjourned at 6:10 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1272.)