[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 73 (Friday, May 14, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D538-D539]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                               Friday, May 14, 2010

[[Page D538]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3769-S3792
Measures Introduced: One bill and six resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3377, and S. Res. 526-531.                   
  Pages S3782-83
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 4899, making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster 
relief and summer jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-188)
                                                             Page S3782
Measures Passed:
  Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 2711, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for 
the transportation and moving expenses for the immediate family of 
certain Federal employees who die in the performance of their duties, 
after withdrawing the committee amendments, and agreeing to the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                   
  Pages S3788-89
  Dodd (for Lieberman) Amendment No. 4043, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S3789
  Dodd (for Lieberman) Amendment No. 4044, to amend the title. 
                                                             Page S3789
  RV Centennial Celebration Month: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 410, supporting and 
recognizing the goals and ideals of ``RV Centennial Celebration Month'' 
to commemorate 100 years of enjoyment of recreation vehicles in the 
United States, and the resolution was then agreed to.        
  Page S3789
  Celebrating the Lives of Fallen Police Officers in Washington State: 
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of 
S. Res. 521, commemorating and celebrating the lives of Deputy Sheriff 
Stephen Michael Gallagher, Jr., Officer Timothy Q. Brenton, Officer 
Tina G. Griswold, Officer Ronald Wilbur Owens II, Sergeant Mark Joseph 
Renninger, Officer Gregory James Richards, and Deputy Sheriff Walter 
Kent Mundell, Jr. who gave their lives in the service of the people of 
Washington State in 2009, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                         Pages S3789-90
  National Search and Rescue Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 526, 
designating May 16 through May 22, 2010, as ``National Search and 
Rescue Week''.                                           
  Pages S3790-91
  National Childhood Stroke Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
527, supporting the designation of an appropriate date as ``National 
Childhood Stroke Awareness Day''.                            
  Page S3791
  National MPS Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 528, designating 
May 15, 2010, as ``National MPS Awareness Day''.             
  Page S3791
  Celebrating the Life and Achievements of Lena Mary Calhoun Horne: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 529, celebrating the life and achievements of 
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne and honoring her for her triumphs against 
racial discrimination and her steadfast commitment to the civil rights 
of all people.                                           
  Pages S3791-92
  National Women's Health Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 530, 
supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Women's Health Week 
2010''.                                                      
  Page S3792
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 S3769-78
Pending:
  Reid (for Dodd/Lincoln) Amendment No. 3739, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S3769
  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 S3769
  Brownback (for Snowe/Pryor) Amendment No. 3883 (to Amendment No. 
3739), to ensure small business fairness and regulatory transparency. 
                                                             Page S3769

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  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.                         
                                                             Page S3769
  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 S3769
  Whitehouse Amendment No. 3746 (to Amendment No. 3739), to restore to 
the States the right to protect consumers from usurious lenders. 
                                                             Page S3769
  Dodd (for Rockefeller) Amendment No. 3758 (to Amendment No. 3739), to 
preserve the Federal Trade Commission's rule making authority. 
                                                             Page S3769
  Udall (CO) Amendment No. 4016 (to Amendment No. 3739), to improve 
consumer notification of numerical credit scores used in certain 
lending transactions.                                    
                                                         Pages S3772-78
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the bill at approximately 3 p.m. on Monday, May 
17, 2010.                                                    
                                                             Page S3792
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13047 of May 20, 1997, with respect to Burma; which was referred to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-56)    
                                                             Page S3782
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3782


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

  
  On page D539, May 14, 2010 the following language appears: 
Additional Cosponsors: Page S3783
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Messages from the 
House: Page S3782 Additional Cosponsors: Page S3783


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Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S3783
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3783-87
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3781-82
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S3787-88
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:43 a.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, May 17, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3792.)