[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 10, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D219-D221]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act, as amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1321-S1413
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3096-3103, and S. Con. Res. 53-54.        
  Pages S1358-59
Measures Reported:
  S. 443, to transfer certain land to the United States to be held in 
trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, to place land into trust for the Hoh 
Indian Tribe, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 111-161)                                           
Page S1358
Measures Passed:
  Tax Extenders Act:  By 62 yeas to 36 nays (vote No. 48), Senate 
passed H.R. 4213, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
certain expiring provisions, after taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                             
  Pages S1338-40
Adopted:
  Baucus Amendment No. 3336, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S1338-39
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Chair sustained a point of order under rule XXII, that the following 
amendments were not germane, and the amendments thus fell:
  Baucus (for Webb/Boxer) Modified 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 S1338
  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 S1338
  McCain/Graham Amendment No. 3427 (to Amendment No. 3336), to prohibit 
the use of reconciliation to consider changes in Medicare.   
Page S1338
  By 66 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. 47), 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 bill.           
Page S1339
  American Sail Training Association: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 158, to commend the 
American Sail Training Association for advancing international goodwill 
and character building under sail, and the resolution was then agreed 
to, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                             Page S1409
  Dorgan (for Kerry) Amendment No. 3459, to amend the resolving clause.
                                                             Page S1409
  Dorgan (for Kerry) Amendment No. 3460, to amend the preamble. 
                                                             Page S1409
  Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act: 
Senate passed S. 1067, to support stabilization and lasting peace in 
northern Uganda and areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army 
through development of a regional strategy to support multilateral 
efforts to successfully protect civilians and eliminate the threat 
posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and to authorize funds for 
humanitarian relief and reconstruction, reconciliation, and 
transitional justice, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S1409-12
  Dorgan (for Feingold) Amendment No. 3461, to express the sense of 
Congress regarding the funding of activities under this Act. 
                                                         Pages S1411-12
Measures Considered:
Tax on Bonuses Received From Certain TARP Recipients--Agreement: Senate 
began consideration of H.R. 1586, to impose an additional tax on

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bonuses received from certain TARP recipients, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                   
  Pages S1340-52
Pending:
  Rockefeller Amendment No. 3452, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S1340-52
  Sessions/McCaskill Amendment No. 3453 (to Amendment No. 3452), to 
reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps. 
                                                         Pages S1346-50
  Lieberman Amendment No. 3456 (to Amendment No. 3452), to reauthorize 
the DC opportunity scholarship program.                  
Pages S1350-52
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, 
March 11, 2010.                                          
Pages S1412-13
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency that was declared on March 15, 1995, with respect to 
Iran; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs. (PM-49)                                       
Page S1357
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Genevieve Lynn May, of Louisiana, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of Louisiana for the term of four years.
  Sandford Blitz, of Maine, to be Federal Cochairperson of the Northern 
Border Regional Commission.
  Walter Crawford Jones, of Maryland, to be United States Director of 
the African Development Bank for a term of five years.
  Ian Hoddy Solomon, of Maryland, to be United States Executive 
Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
for a term of two years.
  Leocadia Irine Zak, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of 
the Trade and Development Agency.
  Earl F. Gohl, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Federal 
Cochairman of the Appalachian Regional Commission.
  Scott H. DeLisi, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Democratic Republic of Nepal.
  Beatrice Wilkinson Welters, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
  Kathleen S. Tighe, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department 
of Education.
  Ian C. Kelly, of Maryland, to be U. S. Representative to the 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of 
Ambassador.
  Douglas A. Rediker, of Massachusetts, to be United States Alternate 
Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of two 
years.
  Brooke D. Anderson, of California, to be Alternate Representative of 
the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the 
United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Brooke D. Anderson, of California, to be an Alternate Representative 
of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations during her tenure of service as Alternate 
Representative of the United States of America for Special Political 
Affairs in the United Nations.
  Rosemary Anne DiCarlo, of the District of Columbia, to be the Deputy 
Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, 
with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the Deputy Representative 
of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United 
Nations.
  Rosemary Anne DiCarlo, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the 
General Assembly of the United Nations, during her tenure of service as 
Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United 
Nations.
  Larry Persily, of Alaska, to be Federal Coordinator for Alaska 
Natural Gas Transportation Projects for the term prescribed by law.
  Donald E. Booth, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  William Joseph Hochul, Jr., of New York, to be United States Attorney 
for the Western District of New York for the term of four years.
  Sally Quillian Yates, of Georgia, to be United States Attorney for 
the Northern District of Georgia for the term of four years.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service.           
Pages S1408-09, S1413
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Mimi E. Alemayehou, of the District of Columbia, to be Executive Vice 
President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
  Elizabeth A. McGrath, of Virginia, to be Deputy Chief Management 
Officer of the Department of Defense.
  Raymond Joseph Lohier, Jr., of New York, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Second Circuit.
  Kathleen M. O'Malley, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Federal Circuit.

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  Catherine C. Eagles, of North Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina.
  John J. McConnell, Jr., of Rhode Island, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Rhode Island.
  Kimberly J. Mueller, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of California.
  Thomas Edward Delahanty II, of Maine, to be United States Attorney 
for the District of Maine for the term of four years.
  Wendy J. Olson, of Idaho, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Idaho for the term of four years.
  Cathy Jo Jones, of Ohio, to be United States Marshal for the Southern 
District of Ohio for the term of four years.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Coast Guard.     
Page S1413
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1357
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1357
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                         
  Pages S1357-58
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S1358
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S1358
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1359-60
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1360-68
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1356-57
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S1368-S1407
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S1407-08
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1408
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--48) 
                                                             Page S1339
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:06 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 11, 2010. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1413.)