[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 18, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D551-D553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Tuesday, May 18, 2010

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3849-S3949
Measures Introduced: Two bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3382-3383, and S. Con. Res. 63.                  
  Page S3908
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 3250, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1210 West Main Street in Riverhead, New York, as the 
``Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3634, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 109 Main Street in Swifton, Arkansas, as the 
``George Kell Post Office''.
  H.R. 3892, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 101 West Highway 64 Bypass in Roper, North Carolina, 
as the ``E.V. Wilkins Post Office''.
  H.R. 3951, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2000 Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, as 
the ``Roy Rondeno, Sr. Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4017, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 43 Maple Avenue in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, as the 
``Ann Marie Blute Post Office''.
  H.R. 4095, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 9727 Antioch Road in Overland Park, Kansas, as the 
``Congresswoman Jan Meyers Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4139, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 7464 Highway 503 in Hickory, Mississippi, as the 
``Sergeant Matthew L. Ingram Post Office''.
  H.R. 4214, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 45300 Portola Avenue in Palm Desert, California, as 
the ``Roy Wilson Post Office''.
  H.R. 4238, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 930 39th Avenue in Greeley, Colorado, as the ``W.D. 
Farr Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4425, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2-116th Street in North Troy, New York, as the 
``Martin G. `Marty' Mahar Post Office''.
  H.R. 4547, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 119 Station Road in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, as the 
``Captain Luther H. Smith, U.S. Army Air Forces Post Office''.
  H.R. 4624, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 125 Kerr Avenue in Rome City, Indiana, as the ``SPC 
Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office''.
  H.R. 4628, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 216 Westwood Avenue in Westwood, New Jersey, as the 
``Sergeant Christopher R. Hrbek Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4840, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1979 Cleveland Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, as the 
``Clarence D. Lumpkin Post Office'', with an amendment.
  S. 2874, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2000 Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, as 
the ``Roy Rondeno, Sr. Post Office Building''.
  S. 2945, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1210 West Main Street in Riverhead, New York, as the 
``Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn Post Office Building''.
  S. 3012, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2-116th Street in North Troy, New York, as the 
``Martin G. `Marty' Mahar Post Office''.
  S. 3013, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 216 Westwood Avenue in Westwood, New Jersey, as the 
``Sergeant Christopher R. Hrbek Post Office Building''.
  S. 3200, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 23 Genesee Street in Hornell, New York, as the 
``Zachary Smith Post Office Building''.                  
Pages S3907-08
Measures Passed:
  Veterans Affairs Health Care Minimum Essential Coverage: Senate 
passed H.R. 5014, to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage, 
clearing the measure for the President.                  
  Pages S3946-47

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  Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act: Senate passed S. 736, to 
provide for improvements in the Federal hiring process, after agreeing 
to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S3947-48
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 S3856-64, S3864-3902
Adopted:
  Brownback Amendment No. 3997 (to Amendment No. 3739), to require 
annual disclosure by certain persons to the Securities and Exchange 
Commission if columbitetantalite, cassiterite, gold, or wolframite from 
the Democratic Republic of Congo are necessary to the functionality or 
production of a product manufactured by the person.      
Pages S3865-66
  By 80 yeas to 18 nays (Vote No. 155), Carper Amendment No. 4071 (to 
Amendment No. 3739), to address the applicability and preservation of 
certain State authorities.                     
Pages S3868-72, S3872-73
  Bingaman Further Modified Amendment No. 3892 (to Amendment No. 3739), 
to preserve the authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
to ensure just and reasonable electric and natural gas rates and to 
protect the public interest.                   
Pages S3879-81, S3890-94
  By 75 yeas to 21 nays (Vote No. 157), Grassley/McCaskill Amendment 
No. 4072 (to Amendment No. 3739), to provide for the independence of 
Inspectors General of certain designated Federal entities. 
                                               Pages S3881-84, S3894-95
Rejected:
  By 43 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 154), Corker Amendment No. 4034 (to 
Amendment No. 3739), to address the applicability of certain State 
authorities with respect to national banks.       
Pages S3866-68, S3872
  Dorgan Amendment No. 4114 (to Amendment No. 4072), to ban naked 
credit default swaps. (By 57 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 156) Senate 
tabled the amendment.)                               
Pages S3884, S3894
Withdrawn:
  By 47 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 153), Gregg Modified Amendment No. 
4051 (to Amendment No. 3739), to prohibit taxpayer bailouts of fiscally 
irresponsible State and local governments. (A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the amendment, having failed to 
achieve 60 affirmative votes, be withdrawn).      
Pages S3856-61, S3862
Pending:
  Reid (for Dodd/Lincoln) Amendment No. 3739, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S3856
  Brownback Further 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 S3856
  Brownback (for Snowe/Pryor) Amendment No. 3883 (to Amendment No. 
3739), to ensure small business fairness and regulatory transparency. 
                                                  Pages S3856, S3884-90
  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 S3856
  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 S3856
  Whitehouse Modified Amendment No. 3746 (to Amendment No. 3739), to 
restore to the States the right to protect consumers from usurious 
lenders.                                                     
Page S3856
  Dodd (for Cantwell) Modified Amendment No. 3884 (to Amendment No. 
3739), to impose appropriate limitations on affiliations with certain 
member banks.                                     
Pages S3856, S3861-62
  Cardin Amendment No. 4050 (to Amendment No. 3739), to require the 
disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers.       
Page S3856
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
May 19, 2010; provided further, that the cloture vote on Reid (for 
Dodd/Lincoln) Amendment No. 3739 (listed above), occur at 2 p.m.; and 
that members have until 1 p.m., to file germane second-degree 
amendments.                                                  
Page S3948
Appointments:
  Public Interest Declassification Board: The Chair, on behalf to the 
Minority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 106-567, appointed the 
following individual to serve as a member of the Public Interest 
Declassification Board: William A. Burck, of the District of Columbia. 
                                                             Page S3948
Pistole Nomination--Referral: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the nomination of John S. Pistole, of Virginia, to be 
Assistant Secretary, Department of Homeland Security

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(Transportation Security Administration), received by the Senate on 
Monday, May 17, 2010 and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation; that upon the reporting out or discharge 
of the nomination, the nomination then be referred to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for a period not to exceed 
30 calendar days; after which the nomination, if still in the 
committee, be discharged and placed on the Executive Calendar. 
                                                             Page S3948
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Helen Patricia Reed-Rowe, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Palau.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army, and Navy.                   
Pages S3948-49
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S3906-07
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3908-10
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S3910
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3905-06
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S3910-46
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S3946
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3946
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--157) 
                                    Pages S3862, S3872, S3894, S3894-95
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:40 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3849.)