[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 72 (Thursday, May 13, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D530-D532]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Thursday, May 13, 2010

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3663-S3768
Measures Introduced: Twenty-one bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3356-3376, and S. Res. 524-525.   
  Page S3716
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Social Security Modernization: Options to 
Address Solvency and Benefit Adequacy''. (S. Rept. No. 111-187)
  S. 624, to provide 100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe 
drinking water and sanitation on a sustainable basis by 2015 by 
improving the capacity of the United States Government to fully 
implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-185)
  S. 2839, to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize 
appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs 
and centers for treatment of victims of torture, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-186)           
Page S3715
Measures Passed:
  National Stuttering Awareness Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 524, 
supporting the goals and ideals of National Stuttering Awareness Week 
2010.                                                    
  Pages S3683-84
  Virgin Islands National Park: Senate passed H.R. 714, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands 
National Park, after agreeing to the committee amendments. 
                                                         Pages S3761-62
  Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act: Senate passed 
S. 1132, to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the 
provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law 
enforcement officers, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.                                  
  Pages S3762-63
  National Transportation Safety Board: Senate passed S. 2768, to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the 
National Transportation Safety Board for fiscal years 2011 and 2012, 
and for other purposes, after agreeing to the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute, and the following amendments proposed 
thereto:
  Dodd (for Dorgan) Amendment No. 4038, to amend title 49, United 
States Code, to authorize appropriations for the National 
Transportation Safety Board for fiscal years 2011 and 2012. 
                                                         Pages S3763-66
  Dodd (for Dorgan/Rockefeller) Amendment No. 4039, to amend the title.
                                                             Page S3766
  Expressing Sympathy Regarding the Republic of Korea Ship Cheonan: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 525, expressing sympathy to the families of 
those killed in the sinking of the Republic of Korea Ship Cheonan, and 
solidarity with the Republic of Korea in the aftermath of this tragic 
incident.                                                    
  Page S3766
Measures Considered:
Restoring American Financial Stability Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
consideration of S. 3217, to promote the financial stability of the 
United States by improving accountability and transparency in the 
financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American 
taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive 
financial services practices, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                           
  Pages S3664-83, S3684-S3711
Adopted:
  By 64 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. 146), Dodd (for Franken) Amendment 
No. 3991 (to Amendment No. 3739), to instruct the Securities and 
Exchange Commission to establish a self-regulatory organization to 
assign credit rating agencies to provide initial credit ratings. 
                                           Pages S3664, S3673-74, S3682
  By 61 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 147), LeMieux Modified Amendment No. 
3774 (to Amendment No. 3739), to remove statutory references to credit 
rating agencies.                               
Pages S3674-81, S3682-83
  By 64 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. 149), Dodd (for Durbin) Modified 
Amendment No. 3989 (to Amendment No. 3739), to ensure that the fees 
that small businesses and other entities are charged for accepting 
debit cards are reasonable and proportional to the costs incurred, and 
to limit payment card networks from imposing anti-competitive 
restrictions on

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small businesses and other entities that accept payment cards. (A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the amendment, 
having achieved 60 affirmatives votes, be agreed to). 
                                        Pages S3664, S3695-99, S3703-05
  Collins Amendment No. 3879 (to Amendment No. 3739), to mandate 
minimum leverage and risk-based capital requirements for insured 
depository institutions, depository institution holding companies, and 
nonbank financial companies that the Council identifies for Board of 
Governors supervision and as subject to prudential standards. 
                                                  Pages S3664, S3705-08
Rejected:
  By 42 yeas to 58 nays (Vote No. 148), Sessions Amendment No. 3832 (to 
Amendment No. 3739), to provide an orderly and transparent bankruptcy 
process for non-bank financial institutions and prohibit bailout 
authority.                       
Pages S3664, S3668-70, S3673, S3686-91
  By 40 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 150), Dodd (for Thune) Amendment No. 
3987 (to Amendment No. 3739), to provide for increased Congressional 
oversight through a sunset of the authority created under title X 
related to the creation of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
                                               Pages S3693-95, S3703-05
Withdrawn:
  Dodd (for Wyden) Amendment No. 4019 (to Amendment No. 3739), to 
establish as a standing order of the Senate that a Senator publicly 
disclose a notice of intent to objecting to any measure or matter. 
                                                  Pages S3693-94, S4019


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D531, May 13, 2010 the following language appears: 
Withdrawn: Dodd (for Wyden) Amendment No. 4019 (to Amendment No. 
3739), to establish as a standing order of the Senate that a 
Senator publicly disclose a notice of intent to objecting to any 
measure or matter. Pages S3693-94
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Withdrawn: Dodd 
(for Wyden) Amendment No. 4019 (to Amendment No. 3739), to 
establish as a standing order of the Senate that a Senator 
publicly disclose a notice of intent to objecting to any measure 
or matter. Pages S3693-94, S4019


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 

Pending:
  Reid (for Dodd/Lincoln) Amendment No. 3739, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                 
Pages S3664-83, S3684-S3711
  Brownback Modified Amendment No. 3789 (to Amendment No. 3739), to 
provide for an exclusion from the authority of the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection for certain automobile manufacturers.   
Page S3664
  Brownback (for Snowe/Pryor) Amendment No. 3883 (to Amendment No. 
3739), to ensure small business fairness and regulatory transparency. 
                                                             Page S3664
  Specter Modified Amendment No. 3776 (to Amendment No. 3739), to amend 
section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow for a 
private civil action against a person that provides substantial 
assistance in violation of such Act.           
Pages S3664-68, S3670-73
  Dodd (for Leahy) Amendment No. 3823 (to Amendment No. 3739), to 
restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business 
of health insurance to protect competition and consumers.    
Page S3664
  Whitehouse Amendment No. 3746 (to Amendment No. 3739), to restore to 
the States the right to protect consumers from usurious lenders. 
                                                         Pages S3708-09
  Dodd (for Rockefeller) Amendment No. 3758 (to Amendment No. 3739), to 
preserve the Federal Trade Commission's rule making authority. 
                                                         Pages S3710-11
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  DeMint/Vitter Amendment No. 3852 (to Amendment No. 4019), to require 
the completion of the 700-mile southwest border fence not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, fell when Dodd (for 
Wyden) Amendment No. 4019 (to Amendment No. 3739) (listed above), was 
withdrawn.                                            
Pages S3699-S3703
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Friday, May 14, 2010; 
provided further, that the following be the next first-degree 
amendments in order: Crapo amendment regarding to GSE on budget; Udall 
(CO) Amendment No. 4016 regarding credit scores; Shelby Amendment No. 
4010 regarding consumer bureau; Vitter Amendment No. 4003 regarding 
manufacturing; Cantwell/McCain amendment regarding Glass-Stegall; and 
Cornyn Amendment No. 3986 regarding IMF.                     
Page S3767
Appointments:
  Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and 
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, pursuant to Section 
301 of Public Law 104-1, as amended by Public Law 108-349, and further 
amended by Public Law 111-114, announced the joint re-appointment of 
the following individuals as members of the Board of Directors of the 
Office of Compliance: Barbara L. Camens of the District of Columbia and 
Roberta L. Holzwarth of Illinois.                            
  Page S3767
  Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees: The Chair, 
on behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to Public Law 93-642, 
appointed Senator Begich to be a member of the Harry S. Truman 
Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees, vice Senator Baucus. 
                                                             Page S3767
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Treaty with Russia on Measures for Further Reduction and Limitation 
of Strategic Offensive Arms (Treaty Doc. No. 111-5).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and

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referred, with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations and ordered to be printed.                     
Pages S3766-67
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Mark Feierstein, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  Osvaldo Luis Gratacos Munet, of Puerto Rico, to be Inspector General, 
Export-Import Bank.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and 
Navy.                                                    
Pages S3767-68
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3713
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S3713-15
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S3715-16
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3716-19
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3719-21
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3711-13
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S3721-61
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3761
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--50) 
                                           Pages S3682-83, S3691, S3705
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 8:16 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 14, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3767.)