[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D861-D862]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 5822, Military Construction and Veterans 
      Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011.
      House Committees ordered reported 35 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6345-S6458
Measures Introduced: Five bills and six resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3660-3664, S. Res. 596-600, and S. Con. Res. 69. 
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Measures Reported:
  S. 3267, to improve the provision of assistance to fire departments, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-235)
  S. 3516, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to reform the 
management of energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental 
Shelf, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 111-236)
  H.R. 5278, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 405 West Second Street in Dixon, Illinois, as the 
``President Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 5395, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 151 North Maitland Avenue in Maitland, Florida, as 
the ``Paula Hawkins Post Office Building''.
  S. 3567, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 100 Broadway in Lynbrook, New York, as the ``Navy 
Corpsman Jeffrey L. Wiener Post Office Building''.           
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Measures Passed:
  National Child Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 598, 
designating September 2010 as ``National Child Awareness Month'' to 
promote awareness of charities benefitting children and youth-serving 
organizations throughout the United States and recognizing efforts made 
by these charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as 
critical contributions to the future of the Nation.          
  Page S6456
  National Airborne Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 599, designating 
August 16, 2010, as ``National Airborne Day''.           
  Pages S6456-57
  Authorizing Document Production and Testimony: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 600, to authorize document production and testimony by, and 
representation of, the Select Committee on Intelligence.     
  Page S6457
Measures Considered:
  Small Business Lending Fund Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
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, taking action on the following amendments and motion proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S6351-86
Pending:
  Reid (for Baucus/Landrieu) Amendment No. 4519, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
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  Reid Amendment No. 4520 (to Amendment No. 4519), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
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  Reid Amendment No. 4521 (to Amendment No. 4520), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
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  Reid Amendment No. 4522 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 4519), to change the enactment date.           
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  Reid Amendment No. 4523 (to Amendment No. 4522), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
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  Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance with 
instructions, Reid Amendment No. 4524 (the instructions on the motion 
to commit), to provide for a study.                          
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  Reid Amendment No. 4525 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 4524) of 
the motion to commit), of a perfecting nature.               
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  Reid Amendment No. 4526 (to Amendment No. 4525), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
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  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, July 
29, 2010, with one hour for debate prior to the cloture vote, with the 
time equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their 
designees; and with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 
minutes each, with the final 10 minutes reserved for the two Leaders, 
or their designees, with the Majority Leader controlling the final 5 
minutes; provided further, that the filing deadline for second-degree 
amendments be 10 a.m., on Thursday, July 29, 2010.       
Pages S6457-58
House Messages:
  Cell Phone Contraband Act: Senate concurred in the amendment of the 
House of Representatives to S. 1749, to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar 
wireless devices by Federal prisoners.                       
  Page S6456
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Maria Elizabeth Raffinan, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 
the term of fifteen years.
  Marina Garcia Marmolejo, of Texas, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Texas.
  M. Scott Bowen, of Michigan, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Michigan for the term of four years.
  Ripley Rand, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the 
Middle District of North Carolina for the term of four years.
  Beverly Joyce Harvard, of Georgia, to be United States Marshal for 
the Northern District of Georgia for the term of four years.
  David Mark Singer, of California, to be United States Marshal for the 
Central District of California for the term of four years.   
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Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S6395-96
Measures Referred:                                           
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
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Measures Read the First Time:                                
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Executive Communications:                                    
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Executive Reports of Committees:                             
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6397-98
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:           
  Pages S6398-S6443
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6392-95
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6443-55
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S6455
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S6455-56
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:02 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 29, 2010. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6458.)