[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 77 (Thursday, May 20, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D571-D573]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Thursday, May 20, 2010

[[Page D571]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House and Senate met in a Joint Meeting to receive His Excellency 
      Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, President of Mexico.
      Senate passed H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
      Protection Act, as amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4027-S4106
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3388-3395, and S. Res. 536.                      
  Page S4082
Measures Passed:
  Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: By 59 yeas to 39 nays 
(Vote No. 162), Senate passed H.R. 4173, 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, after striking all after the 
enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof, the text of S. 3217, 
Senate companion measure, after taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                   
  Pages S4027-34, S4034-78
Adopted:
  Reid (for Dodd/Lincoln) Amendment No. 3739, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                          
Pages S4027, S4077
  Dodd Amendment No. 4172, to amend the title.               
Page S4078
Withdrawn:
  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. 
                                                     Pages S4027, S4077
  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 S4027, S4077
  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. 
                                                      Pages S4027 S4077
  Dodd (for Cantwell) Modified Amendment No. 3884 (to Amendment No. 
3739), to impose appropriate limitations on affiliations with certain 
member banks.                                        
Pages S4027, S4077
  Cardin Amendment No. 4050 (to Amendment No. 3739), to require the 
disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers. 
                                                     Pages S4027, S4077
  Merkley/Levin Amendment No. 4115 (to Amendment No. 3789), to prohibit 
certain forms of proprietary trading.                
Pages S4027, S4077
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Dodd (for Vitter/Pryor) Modified Amendment No. 4003 (to Amendment No. 
3739), to address nonbank financial company definitions and to provide 
for anti-evasion authority, previously agreed to on Wednesday, May 19, 
2010, was further modified by unanimous consent.         
Pages S4031-32
  Pursuant to the order of May 19, 2010, the motion to proceed to the 
motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on May 
19, 2010, was agreed to.                                     
Page S4042
  Pursuant to the order of May 19, 2010, the motion to reconsider the 
vote by which cloture was not invoked on May 19, 2010, was agreed to. 
                                                             Page S4042
  By 60 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 160), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate upon 
reconsideration agreed to the motion to close further debate on Reid 
(for Dodd/Lincoln) Amendment No. 3739 (listed above).        
Page S4043
  By 60 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 161), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having

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voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion to waive, 
pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, to 
waive applicable sections of the Act for consideration of Reid (for 
Dodd/Lincoln) Amendment No. 3739, in the nature of a substitute. 
Subsequently, the point of order that the amendment would provide 
spending in excess of the committee's 302(a) allocation, was not 
sustained.                                                   
Page S4077
  Subsequently, the motion to invoke cloture on the bill was withdrawn.
                                                             Page S4077
  Senate insisted on its amendments, and asks a conference with the 
House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses.            
Page S4078
  Extending Immunities to the Office of the High Representative and the 
International Civilian Office in Kosovo Act: Senate passed H.R. 5139, 
to provide for the International Organizations Immunities Act to be 
extended to the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina and the International Civilian Office in Kosovo, clearing 
the measure for the President.                               
  Page S4104
  Declaration of Conscience Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 536, 
designating June 1, 2010, as ``Declaration of Conscience Day'' in 
commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the landmark ``Declaration of 
Conscience'' speech delivered by Senator Margaret Chase Smith on the 
floor of the United States Senate.                       
  Pages S4104-06
Appointments:
  Congressional Oversight Panel: The Chair, on behalf of the Republican 
Leader, pursuant to provisions of Public Law 110-343, appointed the 
following individual as a member of the Congressional Oversight Panel: 
Mr. Kenneth R. Troske of Kentucky, vice Mr. Paul Atkins of Virginia. 
                                                             Page S4106
Escort Committee--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the President of the Senate be authorized to appoint a 
committee on the part of the Senate to join with a like committee on 
the part of the House of Representatives to escort His Excellency 
Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, President of Mexico, into the House Chamber 
for the joint meeting on Thursday, May 20, 2010.             
  Page S4032
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 4:45 p.m., on 
Monday, May 24, 2010, it be in order for Senator Brownback to be 
recognized for a period not to exceed 10 minutes and Senator Dodd for 
the same period; prior to Senator Brownback offering a motion to 
instruct the conferees with respect to H.R. 4173 on the subject of auto 
dealers; that after the motion is made, Senate then vote on the motion 
to instruct; that upon disposition of the motion to instruct, Senator 
Hutchison, or her designee be recognized for a period of up to 10 
minutes to make a motion to instruct with respect to proprietary 
trading, and Senator Dodd also be recognized for the same period of 
time; that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate then vote on 
the Hutchison motion to instruct; that upon the disposition of the 
above referenced motions to instruct, no further motions be in order; 
and that the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of 
the Senate with a ration of 7-5; that the Senate bill then be returned 
to the Calendar; provided further, that no amendments or motions be in 
order to the motions to instruct.                  
  Pages S4076-77 S4104


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

  
  On page D572, May 20, 2010 the following language appears: Wall 
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 4:45 p.m., on 
Monday, May 24, 2010, it be in order for Senator Brownback to be 
recognized for a period not to exceed 10 minutes and Senator Dodd 
for the same period; prior to Senator Brownback offering a motion 
to instruct the conferees with respect to H.R. 4173 on the subject 
of auto dealers; that after the motion is made, Senate then vote 
on the motion to instruct; that upon disposition of the motion to 
instruct, Senator Hutchison, or her designee be recognized for a 
period of up to 10 minutes to make a motion to instruct with 
respect to proprietary trading, and Senator Dodd also be 
recognized for the same period of time; that upon the use or 
yielding back of time, Senate then vote on the Hutchison motion to 
instruct; that upon the disposition of the above referenced 
motions to instruct, no further motions be in order; and that the 
Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate 
with a ration of 7-5; that the Senate bill then be returned to the 
Calendar; provided further, that no amendments or motions be in 
order to the motions to instruct. Page S4104
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was reached providing that at 4:45 p.m., on Monday, May 
24, 2010, it be in order for Senator Brownback to be recognized 
for a period not to exceed 10 minutes and Senator Dodd for the 
same period; prior to Senator Brownback offering a motion to 
instruct the conferees with respect to H.R. 4173 on the subject of 
auto dealers; that after the motion is made, Senate then vote on 
the motion to instruct; that upon disposition of the motion to 
instruct, Senator Hutchison, or her designee be recognized for a 
period of up to 10 minutes to make a motion to instruct with 
respect to proprietary trading, and Senator Dodd also be 
recognized for the same period of time; that upon the use or 
yielding back of time, Senate then vote on the Hutchison motion to 
instruct; that upon the disposition of the above referenced 
motions to instruct, no further motions be in order; and that the 
Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate 
with a ration of 7-5; that the Senate bill then be returned to the 
Calendar; provided further, that no amendments or motions be in 
order to the motions to instruct. Pages S4076-77, S4104


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

Roy Rondeno, Sr. Post Office Building--Reporting Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that action with 
respect to the reporting of H.R. 3951, be vitiated.          
  Page S4106
Supplemental Appropriations Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that at approximately 3 p.m., on 
Monday, May 24, 2010, Senate begin consideration of H.R. 4899, making 
emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer 
jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.          
  Page S4106
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Susan L. Carney, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Second Circuit.
  Anthony J. Battaglia, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of California.
  Edward J. Davila, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of California.
  Robert Leon Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Columbia.
  David J. Hickton, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Attorney for 
the Western District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years.
  William C. Killian, of Tennessee, to be United States Attorney for 
the Eastern District of Tennessee for the term of four years. 
                                                             Page S4106
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4081
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S4081
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4081-82
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4082-84
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4084-92
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S4080

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Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S4092-S4103
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                            
  Pages S4103-04
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S4103-04
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4104
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--162) 
                                              Pages S4043, S4077, S4078
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 9:12 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, May 24, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4106.)