[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D637-D638]
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                                              Tuesday, June 8, 2010

[[Page D637]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4629-S4707
Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3462-
3463.                                                        
  Page S4358
Measures Reported:
  S. 554, to improve the safety of motorcoaches, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-202)
  S. Res. 339, to express the sense of the Senate in support of 
permitting the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
  S. 446, to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. 
                                                             Page S4358
House Messages:
  American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: Senate began 
consideration of the amendment of the House of Representatives to the 
amendment of the Senate to H.R. 4213, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, taking action on 
the following amendments proposed thereto:     
  Pages S4630-42, S4642-50
Pending:
  Baucus motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill, with Baucus Amendment No. 4301 (to 
the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill), 
in the nature of a substitute.                 
Pages S4630-42, S4642-50
  Sessions/McCaskill Amendment No. 4303 (to Amendment No. 4301), to 
establish 3-year discretionary spending caps.            
Pages S4637-42
  Cardin Amendment No. 4304 (to Amendment No. 4301), to provide for the 
extension of dependent coverage under the Federal Employees Health 
Benefits Program.                                        
Pages S4642-43
  Franken Amendment No. 4311 (to Amendment No. 4301), to establish the 
Office of the Homeowner Advocate for purposes of addressing problems 
with the Home Affordable Modification Program.           
Pages S4643-48
  Cornyn/Kyl Amendment No. 4302 (to Amendment No. 4301), to increase 
transparency regarding debt instruments of the United States held by 
foreign governments, to assess the risks to the United States of such 
holdings.                                                
Pages S4648-50
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the amendment of the House of Representatives to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill at approximately 10:00 a.m., on 
Wednesday, June 9, 2010.                                     
Page S4706
Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages 
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 
13405 of June 16, 2006, with respect to Belarus; which was referred to 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-59) 
                                                             Page S4653
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13219 of June 26, 2001, with respect to the Western Balkans; which was 
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-
60)                                                          
Page S4653
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Maura Connelly, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Lebanon.
  Daniel Bennett Smith, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Greece.
  Subra Suresh, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the National 
Science Foundation for a term of six years.
  A routine list in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.                                              
Page S4707
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Paul Steven Miller, of Washington, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2016, which was 
sent to the Senate on February 1, 2010.                      
Page S4707
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4653
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4653-58
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S4358
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4358-59

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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4359-60
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4652-53
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S4660-S4706
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S4706
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4706
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4706
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:10 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4706.)