[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 102 (Monday, July 12, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D771-D772]
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                                              Monday, July 12, 2010

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5721-S5752
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3564-3569, and S. Con. Res. 68.                  
  Page S5744
Measures Passed:
  National Historical Publications and Records Commission: Senate 
passed S. 2872, to authorize appropriations for the National Historical 
Publications and Records Commission through fiscal year 2014, after 
agreeing to the committee amendments.                        
  Page S5750
  Technical Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 289, directing 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a technical 
correction in the enrollment of H.R. 3360.               
  Pages S5750-51
Appointments:
  National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity: 
The Chair announced, on behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant 
to P.L. 110-315, the appointment of the following to be a member of the 
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity: Mr. 
Wilfred M. McClay of Tennessee, vice Michael Poliakoff.      
  Page S5751
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By unanimous vote of 86 yeas (Vote No. 205), Sharon Johnson Coleman, 
of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Illinois.                                    
Pages S5732-35
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Alexander A. Arvizu, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Albania.
  Pamela E. Bridgewater Awkard, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
Jamaica.
  Michele Thoren Bond, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Kingdom of Lesotho.
  Paul W. Jones, of New York, to be Ambassador to Malaysia.
  Phyllis Marie Powers, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Panama.
  Francis Joseph Ricciardone, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Turkey.
  Duane E. Woerth, of Nebraska, for the rank of Ambassador during his 
tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America on 
the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
  Nisha Desai Biswal, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development.
  Robert P. Mikulak, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his 
tenure of service as United States Representative to the Organization 
for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
  Sean P. Buckley, of New York, to be Commissioner of Education 
Statistics for a term expiring June 21, 2015.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army and Navy.                    
Pages S5751-52
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5741
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S5741-42
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S5721, S5742
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S5742
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5742-43
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S5743-44
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5744-46
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5746-48
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5737-41
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5748-50
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S5750
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--205) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 6:44 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5751.)