[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 115 (Monday, August 2, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D893-D895]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Monday, August 2, 2010

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6557-S6596
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3682-3689, S.J. Res. 37, and S. Res. 604.     
  Page S6584
Measures Reported:
  S. 3196, to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide 
that certain transition services shall be available to eligible 
candidates before the general election. (S. Rept. No. 111-239)
  S. 3386, to protect consumers from certain aggressive sales tactics 
on the Internet, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 111-240)
  S. 1311, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to expand 
and strengthen cooperative efforts to monitor, restore, and protect the 
resource productivity, water quality, and marine ecosystems of the Gulf 
of Mexico, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 111-241)
  S. 3515, to authorize and enhance the programs of the Department of 
the Interior relating to the detection of, response to, and mitigation 
and cleanup of oil spills on Federal land managed by the Department, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-242)
  S. 3686, making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2011. (S. Rept. No. 111-243)
  H.R. 3978, to amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to accept and use gifts for otherwise authorized activities of the 
Center for Domestic Preparedness that are related to preparedness for 
and response to terrorism, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S6583-84
Measures Passed:
  Congressional Gold Medal: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 1055, to grant 
the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry 
Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in 
recognition of their dedicated service during World War II, and the 
bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S6593-94
  Dodd (for Boxer) Amendment No. 4581, to include members of the 
Military Intelligence Service.                               
Page S6593
  Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act: Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 2097, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the 
Star-Spangled Banner, and the bill was then passed.      
  Pages S6594-95
  Copyright Laws: Senate passed S. 3689, to clarify, improve, and 
correct the laws relating to copyrights.                     
  Page S6594
  Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
604, urging the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to 
immediately and unconditionally release Sarah Shourd, Joshua Fattal, 
and Shane Bauer on humanitarian grounds.                     
  Page S6595
House Messages:
  FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act: 
Senate resumed consideration of the amendment of the House of 
Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 1586, to 
modernize the air traffic control system, improve

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the safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air in 
the United States, provide for modernization of the air traffic control 
system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, taking action 
on the following amendments and motions proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S6565-73
Rejected:
  Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill, with Reid (for Murray) Amendment No. 4567 
(to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill), in the 
nature of a substitute. (By a unanimous vote of 95 yeas (Vote No. 223) 
Senate tabled the motion.)                                   
Page S6572
Withdrawn:
  Reid motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the 
Committee on Appropriations, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 4569 
(the instructions on motion to refer), to provide for a study. 
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  Cloture Motion on the Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the 
House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill, with Reid (for 
Murray) Amendment No. 4567 (listed above).                   
Page S6571
Pending:
  Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill, with Reid Amendment No. 4575 (to the House 
amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill), in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S6572
  Reid Amendment No. 4576 (to Amendment No. 4575), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S6572
  Reid motion to refer the House message on the bill to the Committee 
on Appropriations, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 4577 (the 
instructions on motion to refer), to provide for a study.    
Page S6572
  Reid Amendment No. 4578 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 4577), of 
the motion to refer), of a perfecting nature.            
Pages S6572-73
  Reid Amendment No. 4579 (to Amendment No. 4578), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S6573
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to concur 
in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill, with Reid 
(for Murray) Amendment No. 4575 (listed above), and, in accordance with 
the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote 
on cloture will occur on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.          
Page S6572
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate took the following 
action:
  Reid Amendment No. 4570 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 4569), of 
the motion to refer), of a perfecting nature fell when Reid motion to 
refer the message of the House on the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 4569 (listed 
above), was withdrawn.                                       
Page S6565
  Reid Amendment No. 4571 (to Amendment No. 4570), of a perfecting 
nature fell when Reid Amendment No. 4570 (to the instructions 
(Amendment No. 4569), listed above, fell.                    
Page S6565
  Reid Amendment No. 4568 (to Amendment No. 4567), to change the 
enactment date, fell when the Reid motion to concur in the amendment of 
the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill, with Reid (for 
Murray) Amendment No. 4567 (listed above) was tabled.        
Page S6565
Kagan Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, August 
3, 2010, Senate begin consideration of the nomination of Elena Kagan, 
of Massachusetts, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of 
the United States, and that during Tuesday's session, the time be 
divided as follows: Chairman Leahy--first 30 minutes; Ranking member 
Sessions--second 30 minutes; with the time from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. 
equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their 
designees; the time from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. equally divided and 
controlled, with the Majority controlling the first 45 minutes; the 
time from 2:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., divided in one hour alternating 
blocks, with the Majority controlling the first block; with any 
additional time beyond 8:15 p.m., continuing to be divided in one hour 
alternating blocks of time.                                  
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S6583
Measures Read the First Time:                     
  Pages S6583, S6595-96
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S6583
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6584-85
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6585-86
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6582-83
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6586-93
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S6593
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--223) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:46 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6596.)