[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 22, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D982-D983]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                      Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7303-S7366
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3817-3828, S. Res. 638, and S. Con. Res. 72. 
                                                             Page S7352
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 3553, to exclude from consideration as income under the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 amounts 
received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
service-related disabilities of a member of the family. (S. Rept. No. 
111-299)
  H.R. 2092, to amend the National Children's Island Act of 1995 to 
expand allowable uses for Kingman and Heritage Islands by the District 
of Columbia, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 111-300)
  S. 2925, to establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex 
trafficking, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
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Measures Passed:
  Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act: 
Senate passed S. 3828, to make technical corrections in the Twenty-
First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 and 
the amendments made by that Act.                             
  Page S7363
  Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
4667, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2010, the rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans, and the bill was then passed; S. 3107, 
Senate companion measure was read the third time.        
  Pages S7363-64
  Subsequently, S. 3107 was returned to the Senate calendar.
  Lease Authority for Trust Land: Senate passed S. 1448, to amend the 
Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe, the 
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the 
Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw, the Klamath Tribes, and the Burns 
Paiute Tribe to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land. 
                                                             Page S7364
  Certain Indian Tribe Leases: Senate passed S. 2906, to amend the Act 
of August 9, 1955, to modify a provision relating to leases involving 
certain Indian tribes, after agreeing to the committee amendments. 
                                                             Page S7364
   Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness 
Grants Act: Senate passed H.R. 3980, to provide for identifying and 
eliminating redundant reporting requirements and developing meaningful 
performance metrics for homeland security preparedness grants, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S7364
  House of Representatives Facilities and Programs: Committee on Rules 
and Administration was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
5682, to improve the operation of certain facilities and programs of 
the House of Representatives, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                             Page S7365
  Commending the Entertainment Industry: Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration 
of S. Res. 623, commending the encouragement of interest in science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics by the entertainment industry, 
and the resolution was then agreed to.                   
  Pages S7365-66
  30th Anniversary of the Small Business Development Center Network: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 638, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the 
Small Business Development Center network.                   
  Page S7366
Appointments:
  Election Assistance Board of Advisors: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Majority Leader pursuant to Public Law 107-252, Title II, Section 214, 
appointed the following individual to serve as a member of the Election 
Assistance Board of Advisors:
  Dr. Barbara Simons, of California.                         
Page S7366
  Disclose Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that on Thursday, September 23, 2010, upon disposition of 
S.J. Res. 30, Senate proceed to consideration of the motion to

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reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 3628, Disclose Act; that the motion to 
reconsider be agreed to, and that at 2:15 p.m., Senate vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 3628, with the 
time until then equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, 
or their designees.                                          
  Page S7363
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S7348
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S7303, S7348
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S7348, S7366


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

  
  On page D983, September 22, 2010 the following language appears: 
Messages from the House: Page S7348 Measures Placed on the 
Calendar: Page S7348 Measures Read the First Time: Page S7348
  
  The online record has been: Messages from the House: Page S7348 
Measures Placed on the Calendar: Pages S7303, S7348 Measures Read 
the First Time: Pages S7348, S7366


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Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S7348-51
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S7351
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S7352-53
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S7353-61
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S7345-48
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S7361-62
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S7362
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S7362-63
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S7263
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:20 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 23, 2010. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S7366.)