[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 96 (Thursday, June 24, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D724-D725]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Thursday, June 24, 2010

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 2194, 
      Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act.
      House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 2194, 
      Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5381-S5457
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3527-3538, and S. Res. 565.                   
  Page S5439
Measures Reported:
  S. 3466, to require restitution for victims of criminal violations of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, with an amendment. 
                                                            Pages S5438
Measures Passed:
  Israel Right to Self-Defense: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 548, to express the 
sense of the Senate that Israel has an undeniable right to self-
defense, and to condemn the recent destabilizing actions by extremists 
aboard the ship Mavi Marmara, and the resolution was then agreed to, 
after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S5409-12
  Cornyn (for Kerry) Amendment No. 4396, of a perfecting nature. 
                                                             Page S5409
  Cornyn (for Kerry) Amendment No. 4397, of a perfecting nature. 
                                                             Page S5410
Measures Considered:
  Small Business Lending Fund Act--Agreement: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 5297, 
to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the 
Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible 
institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small 
businesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
incentives for small business job creation.                  
  Page S5430
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of 
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the 
unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, June 24, 2010, a vote on 
cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 28, 2010.    
Page S5430
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 5:30 
p.m., on Monday, June 28, 2010, Senate return to Legislative session, 
and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill; that notwithstanding Rule 22, Senate proceed 
to Executive Session, and vote on confirmation of the nomination of 
Gary Scott Feinerman, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Illinois; with the time running post 
cloture; and that upon confirmation, Senate resume legislative session.
                                                             Page S5430
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
approximately 9:30 a.m., on Friday, June 25, 2010.           
Page S5456
Conference Reports:
  Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act--
Conference Report: By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 199), 
Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 2194, to amend 
the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic 
efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against 
Iran, clearing the measure for the President.         
  Pages S5394-S5409
House Messages:
  American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: Senate continued 
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

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provisions, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
                                               Pages S5391-94, S5412-30
Pending:
  Reid (for Baucus) motion to concur in the amendment of the House to 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill, with Baucus Amendment No. 4386 
(to the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the 
bill), in the nature of a substitute.          
Pages S5391-94, S5412-30
  Reid (for Baucus) Amendment No. 4387 (to Amendment No. 4386), to 
change the enactment date.                                   
Page S5391
  Reid motion to refer in the amendment of the House to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill to the Committee on Finance, with 
instructions, Reid Amendment No. 4388, to provide for a study. 
                                                             Page S5391
  Reid Amendment No. 4389 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 4388) of 
the motion to refer), of a perfecting nature.                
Page S5391
  Reid Amendment No. 4390 (to Amendment No. 4389), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S5391
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 57 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 200), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the Reid (for Baucus) 
motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the 
Senate to the bill, with Baucus Amendment No. 4386 (to the amendment of 
the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill), in the nature of 
a substitute.                                            
Pages S5419-20
  Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Majority Leader be authorized to sign any 
duly enrolled bills and joint resolutions on Thursday, June 24, 2010. 
                                                             Page S5424
  Department of Defense Authorization Act--House Message: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that the Senate agree to the 
request that the Senate return to the House, H.R. 5136, Department of 
Defense Authorization Act.                                   
  Page S5456
  Feinerman Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that at 5 p.m., on Monday, June 28, 2010, Senate 
begin consideration of the nomination of Gary Scott Feinerman, of 
Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Illinois; that debate on the nomination extend to 5:30 p.m., with 
the time equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and 
Sessions, or their designees; and that at 5:30 p.m., following the vote 
on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of H.R. 5297, vote on confirmation of the nomination. 
                                                             Page S5430
Nomination Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.                  
Page S5457
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5437
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5437
Measures Read the First Time:                                
  Page S5437
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5437-38
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S5438-39
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5439-40
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5440-48
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5435-37
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5448-55
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                            
  Pages S5455-56
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S5456
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5456
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--200) 
                                                  Pages S5408-09, S5420
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 8:03 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 25, 2010. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5456.)