[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 50 (Monday, April 12, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D358-D359]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Monday, April 12, 2010

[[Page D358]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2181-S2214
Measures Introduced: Four bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3192-3195, and S. Res. 476-477.                  
  Page S2208
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 1830, to establish the Chief Conservation 
Officers Council to improve the energy efficiency of Federal agencies. 
(S. Rept. No. 111-167)
  S. 469, to amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to modify 
the computation for part-time service under the Civil Service 
Retirement System.
  S. 629, to facilitate the part-time reemployment of annuitants, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute.                  
Page S2208
Measures Passed:
  TRICARE Affirmation Act: Committee on Finance was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 4887, to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to ensure that health coverage provided by the Department of 
Defense is treated as minimal essential coverage, and the bill was then 
passed, clearing the measure for the President.              
  Page S2213
Measures Considered:
Impeachment of Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.: Senate, sitting as a 
Court of Impeachment, resumed consideration of the impeachment 
proceedings of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., Judge of the United States 
District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, taking the 
following action:                                        
  Pages S2181-84
  Pursuant to Rule IX of the Rules and Procedures in the Senate when 
Sitting on Impeachment Trials, the Secretary of the Senate swore the 
Sergeant at Arms.                                            
Page S2181
  Sergeant at Arms sent to the desk the return of service executed upon 
service of the summons upon Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., Friday, 
March 19, 2010, at 8:55 a.m.                                 
Page S2181
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the 
Secretary of the Senate communicate to the House of Representatives an 
attested copy of the answer of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., Judge of the 
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, to 
the articles of impeachment; provided further, that the answer be 
referred to the Impeachment Trial Committee on the Articles Against 
Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. established by the Senate on March 17, 
2010.                                                        
Page S2182
Continuing Extension Act--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of 
the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 4851, to provide a 
temporary extension of certain programs.              
  Pages  S2191-S2202
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 60 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 109), 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 motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                                   
Page  S2200
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, with the time during 
any period of morning business, adjournment and recess count post-
cloture; that at 2:15 p.m., all post-cloture time be yielded back, the 
motion to proceed be agreed to, and Senate begin consideration of the 
bill.                                                        
Page S2200
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Thomas Hicks, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Election Assistance 
Commission for a term expiring January 12, 2013.
  S. Leslie Ireland, of Massachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Intelligence and Analysis, Department of the Treasury.

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  Steve A. Linick, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the Federal 
Housing Finance Agency.
  Teresa Takai, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
  12 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  9 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.                 
Page S2214
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Major General Robert A. Harding, United States Army (Retired), of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, which was 
sent to the Senate on March 8, 2010.
  Dawn Elizabeth Johnsen, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General, which was sent to the Senate on January 20, 2010.   
Page S2214
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2205
Measures Read the First Time:                     
  Pages S2205, S2213-14
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S2205
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2205-08
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2208-09
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2209-13
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S2205
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S2213
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--109) 
                                                             Page S2200
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 6:37 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2214.)