[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 44 (Monday, March 22, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D317-D319]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Monday, March 22, 2010

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 1586, Tax on Bonuses Received from Certain 
      TARP Recipients, as amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1783-S1817
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3146-3152, and S. Res. 463-464.           
  Pages S1812-13
Measures Reported:
  S. 479, to amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide 
for the continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and 
Watertrails Network. (S. Rept. No. 111-164)
  S. 690, to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to 
reauthorize the Act. (S. Rept. No. 111-165)
  H.R. 1741, to require the Attorney General to make competitive grants 
to eligible State, tribal, and local governments to establish and 
maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1376, to restore immunization and sibling age exemptions for 
children adopted by United States citizens under the Hague Convention 
on Intercountry Adoption to allow their admission to the United States, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2772, to establish a criminal justice reinvestment grant program 
to help States and local jurisdictions reduce spending on corrections, 
control growth in the prison and jail populations, and increase public 
safety, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.     
Page S1812
Measures Passed:
  Tax on Bonuses Received from Certain TARP Recipients: By a unanimous 
vote of 93 yeas (Vote No. 61), Senate passed H.R. 1586, to modernize 
the air traffic control system, improve the safety, reliability, and 
availability of transportation by air in the United States, provide for 
modernization of the air traffic control system, reauthorize the 
Federal Aviation Administration, as amended, after taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                
  Pages S1790-S1810
Adopted:
  Rockefeller (for Reid) Amendment No. 3469 (to Amendment No. 3452), to 
require the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Clark County, 
Nevada, certain public land for the development of flood mitigation 
infrastructure for the Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport in the 
State of Nevada.                                         
Pages S1805-06
  Rockefeller (for Warner) Amendment No. 3488 (to Amendment No. 3452), 
to allow aircraft owners and operators to accept reimbursement for 
voluntary medical transportation.                            
Page S1806
  Rockefeller (for Begich/Murkowski) Amendment No. 3492 (to Amendment 
No. 3452), to provide a limited exemption from compliance with FAA and 
PHMSA standards for the air transportation within Alaska of cylinders 
of compressed oxygen, nitrous oxide, or other oxidizing gases without 
regard to the end use of the cylinders.                      
Page S1806
  Rockefeller (for Wicker) Amendment No. 3494 (to Amendment No. 3452), 
to correct an error related to Amtrak security in the enrollment of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010.                       
Page S1806
  Rockefeller (for Cantwell) Amendment No. 3511 (to Amendment No. 
3452), to require a semiannual report on the status of the Greener 
Skies project.                                               
Page S1806
  Rockefeller (for Nelson (FL)) Modified Amendment No. 3479 (to 
Amendment No. 3452), to allow for the simultaneous inclusion of more 
than one General Aviation airport in the Military Airport Program. 
                                                  Pages S1806, S1809-10
  Rockefeller (for Durbin) Modified Amendment No. 3483 (to Amendment 
No. 3452), to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration to make a grant to develop best practices and

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metrics with respect to the sustainable design, construction, planning, 
maintenance, and operation of airports.                  
Pages S1806-07
  Rockefeller (for Menendez/Schumer) Modified Amendment No. 3506 (to 
Amendment No. 3452), to ensure that all consumers are able to easily 
and fairly compare airfares and other costs applicable to tickets for 
air transportation, including all taxes and fees.            
Page S1807
  Rockefeller (for Feingold) Modified Amendment No. 3514 (to Amendment 
No. 3452), to include the modernization, renovation, and repairs of 
buildings to meet the criteria for being high-performance green 
buildings as airport development.                            
Page S1807
  Rockefeller (for Murkowski) Modified Amendment No. 3520 (to Amendment 
No. 3452), to develop a monitoring system for flight service specialist 
staffing and training under service contracts for flight service 
stations.                                                    
Page S1807
  Rockefeller (for Coburn) Modified Amendment No. 3538 (to Amendment 
No. 3452), to conduct audits of certain small airports to analyze the 
accrual of annual passenger enplanements and to modify the method for 
apportioning amounts to airports for airport improvements.   
Page S1807
  Hutchison/Rockefeller Amendment No. 3543 (to Amendment No. 3452), to 
authorize the FAA to provide financial assistance for NextGen equipage 
of aircraft.                                                 
Page S1807
  Rockefeller (for McCain) Modified 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 S1790, S1805, S1807
  Rockefeller (for Feinstein) Modified Amendment No. 3541 (to Amendment 
No. 3452), to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration to conduct a study of air quality in aircraft cabins. 
                                                         Pages S1807-08
  Rockefeller (for Coburn) Modified Amendment No. 3539 (to Amendment 
No. 3452), to apportion amounts to airports for airport improvements in 
proportion to the amounts of air traffic at the airports and to limit 
aggregate apportionments to the aggregate amount apportioned for fiscal 
year 2009.                                                   
Page S1808
  Rockefeller (for Coburn) Amendment No. 3532 (to Amendment No. 3452), 
to set the fee to be paid by commercial air tour operators that conduct 
commercial air tour operations over a national park at an amount 
sufficient to offset all of the costs incurred by the Federal 
Government to develop air tour management plans for national parks. 
                                                             Page S1808
  Rockefeller (for Cantwell) Modified Amendment No. 3525 (to Amendment 
No. 3452), to require the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary 
of Commerce to develop a plan for flying scientific instruments on 
commercial flights.                                          
Page S1808
  Rockefeller (for Wyden/Merkley) Modified Amendment No. 3534 (to 
Amendment No. 3452), to amend section 40128 of title 49, United States 
Code, relating to air tour management plans at national parks. 
                                                         Pages S1808-09
  Rockefeller Amendment No. 3452, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S1790
  Rockefeller/Hutchison Amendment No. 3555, to amend the title. 
                                                             Page S1809
Withdrawn:
  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 S1790-98
  Hutchison (for Ensign) Modified Amendment No. 3476 (to Amendment No. 
3452), to enhance air travel opportunities to and from the National 
Capital.                                              
Pages S1798-S1805
  Recognizing Cultural and Historical Significance of Nowruz: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 463, recognizing the cultural and historical 
significance of Nowruz, expressing appreciation to Iranian-Americans 
for their contributions to society, and wishing Iranian-Americans and 
the people of Iran a prosperous new year.                    
  Page S1816
  189th Anniversary of Independence of Greece: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
464, recognizing the 189th anniversary of the independence of Greece 
and celebrating Greek and American democracy.            
  Pages S1816-17
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S1812
Measures Referred:                                           
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1813-14
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1814-15
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1811-12
Amendments Submitted:                                        
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Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1816
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--61)   
  Page S1808
Recess: Senate convened at 2:01 p.m. and recessed at 6:33 p.m., until 
2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23,

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2010. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority 
Leader in today's Record on page S1817.)