[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 16, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D254-D256]
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                                            Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1565-S1632
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3118-3130, and S. Res. 456.               
  Pages S1618-19
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 885, to elevate the Inspector General of certain Federal 
entities to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to section 3 of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978, with amendments.              
Page S1617
Measures Passed:
  Commemorating the 45th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 
249, commemorating the 45th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role 
that it played in ensuring the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 
1965, and the resolution was then agreed to.                 
  Page S1631
  Radford University 100th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 456, 
congratulating Radford University on the 100th anniversary of the 
university.                                                  
  Page S1631
  Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. 1782, to 
provide improvements for the operations of the Federal courts, and the 
bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S1631-32
  Kaufman (for Whitehouse) Amendment No. 3540, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S1631-32
Measures Considered:
  Tax on Bonuses Received From Certain TARP Recipients--Agreement: 
Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 1586, to impose an additional tax 
on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                
  Pages S1582-S1607
Adopted:
  By 87 yeas to 11 nays (Vote No. 51), Feingold Modified Amendment No. 
3470 (to Amendment No. 3452), to provide for the rescission of unused 
transportation earmarks and to establish a general reporting 
requirement for any unused earmarks.           
Pages S1582, S1598-S1603
  Rockefeller (for Bennett/Hatch) Amendment No. 3462 (to Amendment No. 
3452), to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to release 
restrictions on the use of certain property conveyed to the City of St. 
George, Utah, for airport purposes.                          
Page S1604
  Rockefeller (for Reid/Ensign) Amendment No. 3467 (to Amendment No. 
3452), to authorize Clark County, Nevada, to permit the use of certain 
lands in the Las Vegas McCarran International Airport Environs Overlay 
District for transient lodging and associated facilities.    
Page S1605
  McCain Amendment No. 3472 (to Amendment No. 3452), to prohibit the 
use of passenger facility charges for the construction of bicycle 
storage facilities.                           
Pages S1582, S1584, S1605
  Rockefeller (for Lautenberg) Modified Amendment No. 3473 (to 
Amendment No. 3452), to require a report on Newark Liberty Airport air 
traffic control.                                             
Page S1605
  Rockefeller (for Barrasso) Modified Amendment No. 3474 (to Amendment 
No. 3452), to require the Administrator to prioritize the review of 
construction projects that are carried out in cold weather States. 
                                                             Page S1605
  Rockefeller (for Durbin) Modified Amendment No. 3482 (to Amendment 
No. 3452), to require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a 
study of airline and intercity rail codeshare arrangements. 
                                                             Page S1605
  Rockefeller (for Schumer) Modified Amendment No. 3486 (to Amendment 
No. 3452), to impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain 
TARP recipients.                                             
Page S1605
  Rockefeller (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 3487 (to Amendment No. 
3452), to preserve the essential air service program.        
Page S1605
  Rockefeller (for Cardin) Amendment No. 3497 (to Amendment No. 3452), 
to extend the termination date for the final order with respect to 
determining mileage eligibility for essential air service.   
Page S1605
  Rockefeller (for Menendez) Amendment No. 3503 (to Amendment No. 
3452), to require an ongoing

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monitoring of and report on the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia 
Metropolitan Area Airspace Redesign.                         
Page S1605
  Rockefeller (for Menendez) Amendment No. 3504 (to Amendment No. 
3452), to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration to conduct a study of the safety impact of distracted 
pilots.                                                      
Page S1605
  Rockefeller (for Johanns) Amendment No. 3508 (to Amendment No. 3452), 
to require the Comptroller General of the United States to study the 
impact of increases in fuel prices on the long-term viability of the 
Airport and Airway Trust Fund and on the aviation industry in general. 
                                                         Pages S1605-06
  Rockefeller (for Johanns) Amendment No. 3509 (to Amendment No. 3452), 
to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
identify the benefits of ADS-B for small and medium-sized airports and 
general aviation users.                                      
Page S1606
  Rockefeller (for Johanns) Amendment No. 3510 (to Amendment No. 3452), 
to extend conditionally the deadlines for equipping aircraft with ADS-B 
technology.                                                  
Page S1606
  Rockefeller (for Coburn) Amendment No. 3531 (to Amendment No. 3452), 
to discontinue a Federal program that has never been used since its 
creation in 2003.                                            
Page S1606
Rejected:
  DeMint Amendment No. 3454 (to Amendment No. 3452), to establish an 
earmark moratorium for fiscal years 2010 and 2011. (By 68 yeas to 29 
nays (Vote No. 50), Senate tabled the amendment.)    
Pages S1582, S1602
  By 42 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 53), Lieberman Amendment No. 3456 (to 
Amendment No. 3452), to reauthorize the DC opportunity scholarship 
program.                                   
Pages S1582, S1588-98, S1604
Pending:
  Rockefeller Amendment No. 3452, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S1582
  Sessions/McCaskill Modified Amendment No. 3453 (to Amendment No. 
3452), to reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending 
caps.                                                        
Page S1582
  McCain/Bayh Amendment No. 3475 (to Amendment No. 3452), to prohibit 
earmarks in years in which there is a deficit.    
Pages S1582, S1583-84
  McCain Amendment No. 3527 (to Amendment No. 3452), to require the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to develop a 
financing proposal for fully funding the development and implementation 
of technology for the Next Generation Air Transportation System. 
                                                     Pages S1582, S1584
  McCain Amendment No. 3528 (to Amendment No. 3452), to provide 
standards for determining whether the substantial restoration of the 
natural quiet and experience of the Grand Canyon National Park has been 
achieved and to clarify regulatory authority with respect to commercial 
air tours operating over the Park.             
Pages S1582-83, S1584-88
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 41 yeas to 57 nays (Vote No. 52), 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 Vitter Modified Amendment 
No. 3458 (to Amendment No. 3452), to clarify application requirements 
relating to the coastal impact assistance program. Subsequently, the 
Chair sustained a point of order against Vitter Modified Amendment No. 
3458 (to Amendment No. 3452), as being in violation of section 
311(a)(2)(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and the amendment 
thus fell.                                 
Pages S1582, S1598, S1603-04
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, upon 
disposition of the motion to concur in the House amendments to the 
Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 
2847.                                                        
Page S1632
House Messages:
  Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act--
House Message: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing 
that Senate resume consideration of the motion to concur in the 
amendments of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the amendment 
of the House to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 2847, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010, at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, there 
be 10 minutes of debate with the time equally divided and controlled 
between Senators Gregg and Schumer, or their designees; at which time 
Senator Gregg is expected to make a budget point of order, and Senator 
Schumer would move to waive any relevant points of order; that if the 
waiver is successful, then no further debate or motions be in order, 
and Senate vote on the Durbin motion to concur, further that the order 
with respect to DeMint motion to suspend be vitiated; that upon 
disposition of the House message, Senate resume consideration of H.R. 
1586, and any other provisions with respect to the House message 
remaining in effect.                                     
  Pages S1630-31
Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S1615-16
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S1565, S1616
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S1616
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S1617
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S1617-18
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1619-20
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1620-25
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1625-30
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S1630
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1630
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1630
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--53) 
                                                         Pages S1602-04
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:15 a.m. and adjourned at 8:36 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1632.)