[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 41 (Friday, March 19, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D285-D286]
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                                             Friday, March 19, 2010

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1759-S1781
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced, as follows: S. 3145. 
                                                             Page S1777
Measures Passed:
  Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 451, expressing 
support for designation of a ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day'', and 
the resolution was then agreed to.                           
  Page S1780
Measures Considered:
  Tax on Bonuses Received from Certain TARP Recipients--Agreement: 
Senate continued 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 S1760-74
Pending:
  Rockefeller Amendment No. 3452, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S1760
  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. 
                                                             Page S1760
  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.                           
Page S1760
   A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that no further 
amendments, other than those covered in this agreement, be in order to 
the bill; and that when Senate resumes consideration of the bill at 
approximately 3:00 p.m., Monday, March 22, 2010, the time until 4:30 
p.m., be for debate only, equally divided and controlled between 
Senators Rockefeller and Hutchison, or their designees; provided 
further, at 4:30 p.m., Ensign Amendment No. 3476 be reported for 
consideration, and that it be modified with the changes at the desk; 
with the time until 5:30 p.m., for debate with respect to that 
amendment, and that the time be equally divided and controlled between 
Senators Warner and Kyl, or their designees, that at 5:30 p.m., Senate 
vote on or in relation to Ensign Amendment No. 3476, as modified, that 
adoption of the amendment require an affirmative 60 vote threshold, and 
that if the amendment achieves that threshold, it be agreed to; that if 
it does not achieve the threshold, then it be withdrawn; provided 
further, that it also be in order for the amendment to be withdrawn 
prior to the vote; that upon disposition of Ensign Amendment No. 3476, 
as modified, McCain Amendment No. 3527 (to Amendment No. 3452) (listed 
above), be withdrawn; McCain Amendment No. 3528 (to Amendment No. 3452) 
(listed above), if not disposed of, Senate vote on or in relation to 
the amendment; that upon disposition of McCain Amendment No. 3528 (to 
Amendment No. 3452), the managers amendment, which is at the desk, and 
cleared by the managers and leaders, be considered and agreed to; that 
the substitute amendment, as amended, be agreed to, and Senate vote on 
passage of the bill; that upon passage, the title amendment, which is 
at the desk, be considered and agreed to.                    
Page S1773
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Robert James Grey, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2011.
  John Gerson Levi, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2011.
  Martha L. Minow, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2011.
  George Apostolakis, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 
2014.
  William D. Magwood, IV, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 
2010.

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  William D. Magwood, IV, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 
2015.
  Jessie Hill Roberson, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2013.
  Joseph F. Bader, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 
2012.
  Peter Stanley Winokur, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2014.
  Raul Perea-Henze, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Policy and Planning).
  David Adelman, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Singapore.
  Harry K. Thomas, Jr., of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of the Philippines.
  Allan J. Katz, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Portuguese 
Republic.
  Patrick K. Nakamura, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring 
August 30, 2010.
  Patrick K. Nakamura, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring 
August 30, 2016.
  William Charles Ostendorff, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring 
June 30, 2011.
  Gary Blumenthal, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2010.
  Chester Alonzo Finn, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2012.
  Sara A. Gelser, of Oregon, to be a Member of the National Council on 
Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2011.
  Dongwoo Joseph Pak, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2012.
  Carol Jean Reynolds, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2010.
  Fernando Torres-Gill, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2011.
  Jonathan M. Young, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2012.
  Gwendolyn E. Boyd, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation for a term expiring August 11, 2014.
  Peggy Goldwater-Clay, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation for a term expiring June 5, 2012.
  Sharon L. Browne, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2010.
  Charles Norman Wiltse Keckler, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term 
expiring July 13, 2010.
  Victor B. Maddox, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2010.
  Kelvin Corneilius Washington, of South Carolina, to be United States 
Marshal for the District of South Carolina for the term of four years.
  Christopher Tobias Hoye, of Nevada, to be United States Marshal for 
the District of Nevada for the term of four years.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  4 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  3 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy. 
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Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1776
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1776
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S1759, S1776
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S1776-77
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1777-78
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S1778
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1775-76
Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and recessed at 12:46 p.m., until 
2 p.m. on Monday, March 22, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1780.)