[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 98 (Monday, June 28, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D738-D740]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Monday, June 28, 2010

[[Page D738]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to S. Res. 572, relative to the death of Senator 
      Robert C. Byrd, of West Virginia.
      Senate agreed to S. Res. 567, electing Senator Daniel K. Inouye, 
      of Hawaii, to be President pro tempore of the Senate of the 
      United States.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5465-S5502
Measures Introduced: Three bills and six resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3540-3542, and S. Res. 567-572.           
  Pages S5488-89
Measures Reported:
  S. 2129, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey 
a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for 
the establishment of a National Women's History Museum, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 111-216)
  H.R. 1700, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to 
convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide 
for the establishment of a National Women's History Museum, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 111-217)                           
Page S5488
Measures Passed:
  Electing the President Pro Tempore: Senate agreed to S. Res. 567, to 
elect Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from the State of Hawaii, to be 
President pro tempore of the Senate of the United States.    
  Page S5465
  Notification to the House of Representatives: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 568, notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a 
President pro tempore.                                       
  Page S5474
  Notification to the President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 569, 
notifying the President of the United States of the election of a 
President pro tempore.                                       
  Page S5474
  Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act: Senate passed S. 3249, to amend 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
reauthorize the predisaster hazard mitigation program, after agreeing 
to the committee amendment.                                  
  Page S5496
  235th Birthday of the United States Army: Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 286, 
recognizing the 235th birthday of the United States Army, and the 
resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                             
  Pages S5496-97
  Casey (for Leahy/Levin) Amendment No. 4399, to amend the resolution. 
                                                             Page S5496
  Casey (for Leahy/Levin) Amendment No. 4400, to amend the preamble. 
                                                         Pages S5496-97
  Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer: Senate agreed to S. Res. 570, calling 
for continued support for and an increased effort by the Governments of 
Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other Central Asian countries to effectively 
monitor and regulate the manufacture, sale, transport, and use of 
ammonium nitrate fertilizer in order to prevent the transport of 
ammonium nitrate into Afghanistan where the ammonium nitrate is used in 
improvised explosive devices.                                
  Page S5497
  Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit: Senate agreed to S. Res. 571, calling 
for the immediate and unconditional release of Israeli soldier Gilad 
Shalit held captive by Hamas.                                
  Page S5497
  Relative to the Death of Senator Robert C. Byrd: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 572, relative to the death of the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, a 
Senator from the State of West Virginia.                     
  Page S5499
Swearing in of President Pro Tempore: Senator Daniel K. Inouye, of 
Hawaii, was sworn in as President pro tempore of the Senate of the 
United States.                                               
  Page S5465

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Small Business Lending Fund Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the cloture vote on 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, be delayed to occur at 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, June 29, 2010, 
further that if cloture is invoked on the motion to proceed, then all 
post-cloture time be considered yielded back, and Senate then proceed 
to the consideration of the bill.                            
  Page S5501
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the 
bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, June 29, 2010.    
Page S5501
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By unanimous vote of 80 yeas (Vote No. EX. 201), Gary Scott 
Feinerman, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Illinois.                    
Pages S5480-81, S5502
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Ramona Emilia Romero, of Pennsylvania, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Agriculture.
  Robert Porter Jackson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Cameroon.
  James Franklin Jeffrey, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Iraq.
  Alejandro Daniel Wolff, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Chile.
  Richard Christman, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for the 
remainder of the term expiring October 6, 2012.
  Jane D. Hartley, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for the 
remainder of a term expiring October 6, 2014.
  Marguerite W. Kondracke, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring June 10, 2014.
  Matthew Francis McCabe, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for 
a term expiring October 6, 2013.
  John D. Podesta, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service for a term expiring October 6, 2014.
  Lisa M. Quiroz, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring February 8, 2014.
  Phyllis Nichamoff Segal, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service for a term expiring October 6, 2013.
  Harry James Franklyn Korrell III, of Washington, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term 
expiring July 13, 2011.
  Joseph Pius Pietrzyk, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2011.
  Pamela Young-Holmes, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2010.


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

  
  On page D739, June 28, 2010, the Record reads: Pamela Young-
Holms, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the National Council on 
Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2010.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Pamela Young-
Holmes, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the National Council on 
Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2010.


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

  Pamela Young-Holmes, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for the remainder of the term expiring September 
17, 2013.
  34 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  4 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service.                  
Pages S5501-02
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  A routine list in the Army.                                
Page S5502
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5487
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S5487
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S5487, S5501
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5487-88
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5489-90
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5490-94
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S5486
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5494-95
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S5495
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S5495
Text of S. Res. 548 as Previously Agreed To:             
  Pages S5495-96
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--201) 
                                                             Page S5481
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned, as a further mark 
of respect to the memory of the late Senator Robert C. Byrd, of West 
Virginia, in accordance with S. Res. 572, at 7:13 p.m.,

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until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 29, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5501 
.)