[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 130 (Friday, September 24, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1004-D1005]
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                                         Friday, September 24, 2010

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7437-S7454
Measures Introduced: Two bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3839-3840, and S. Res. 644-646.               
  Page S7446
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 573, urging the development of a comprehensive strategy to 
ensure stability in Somalia, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute and with an amended preamble.                     
Page S7442
Measures Passed:
  Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act: Senate passed 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, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S7450-52
  Brown (OH) (for Kaufman/Voinovich) Amendment No. 4658, in the nature 
of a substitute.                                         
Pages S7450-52
  Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act: Senate 
passed S. 3839, to provide for an additional temporary extension of 
programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment 
Act of 1958.                                                 
  Page S7452
  National Wildlife Refuge Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 644, 
designating the week beginning October 10, 2010, as ``National Wildlife 
Refuge Week''.                                           
  Pages S7452-54
  Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Senate passed H.R. 6190, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure 
authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, 
United States Code, to extend the airport improvement program. 
                                                             Page S7454
Measures Considered:
  Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act--Agreement: Senate 
began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 
3816, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create American 
jobs and to prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas.    
  Page S7438
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill and, in accordance with the provisions of 
rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the 
unanimous-consent agreement of Friday, September 24, 2010, a vote on 
cloture will occur at 11:30 a.m., on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. 
                                                             Page S7438
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.         
Page S7438
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 3 p.m., 
on Monday, September 27, 2010, Senate resume consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration to the bill.              
Page S7454
  Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate began consideration of the motion 
to proceed to consideration of H.R. 3081, making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.                       
  Page S7454
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of 
rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will 
occur upon disposition of S. 3816, Creating American Jobs and Ending 
Offshoring Act.                                              
Page S7454
Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following 
executive report of a committee:
  Report to accompany Treaty with United Kingdom Concerning Defense 
Trade Cooperation (Treaty Doc. 110-7) and Treaty with Australia 
Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation (Treaty Doc. 110-10) (Ex. Rept. 
111-5).                                                  
Pages S7442-46
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S7441-42
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S7442
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S7442-46
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S7446
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S7447-48
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S7441
Amendments Submitted:                                    
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Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S7450
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 12:15 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, September 27, 2010. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7454.)