[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 157 (Friday, December 3, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1148-D1149]
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                                           Friday, December 3, 2010

[[Page D1148]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8445-S8511
Measures Introduced: Three bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 4006-4008, and S. Res. 694.                      
  Page S8477
Measures Reported:
  S. 3984, to amend and extend the Museum and Library Services Act. 
                                                             Page S8477
Measures Passed:
  National and Commercial Space Programs: Senate passed H.R. 3237, to 
enact certain laws relating to national and commercial space programs 
as title 51, United States Code, ``National and Commercial Space 
Programs''.                                                  
  Page S8479
  CAPTA Reauthorization Act: Senate passed S. 3817, to amend the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption 
Reform Act of 1978, and the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 to 
reauthorize the Acts, after agreeing to the committee amendments. 
                                                      Pages S8479-S8508
  Removal Clarification Act: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of H.R. 5281, to amend title 28, United 
States Code, to clarify and improve certain provisions relating to the 
removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal 
courts, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S8508-10
  Durbin (for Leahy) Amendment No. 4732, to improve the bill. 
                                                         Pages S8509-10
  Shigeru Yamada Relief: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. 124, for the relief of Shigeru Yamada, and 
the bill was then passed.                                
  Pages S8510-11
  Hotaru Nakama Ferschke Relief: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 1774, for the relief of 
Hotaru Nakama Ferschke, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:                
  Pages S8510-11
  Durbin (for Webb) Amendment No. 4733, to add PAYGO language. 
                                                         Pages S8510-11
Appointments:
  United States Commission on Civil Rights: The Chair, on behalf of the 
President pro tempore and upon the recommendation of the Majority 
Leader, pursuant to Public Law 98-183, as amended by Public Law 103-
419, appointed the following individual to the United States Commission 
on Civil Rights: Alice C. ``Dina'' Titus of Nevada vice Arlan D. 
Melendez of Nevada.                                          
  Page S8511
  Airport and Airway Extension Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was reached providing that at approximately 8:15 a.m., on 
Saturday, December 4, 2010, Senate resume consideration of the 
amendment of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the 
Senate to H.R. 4853, with the time from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., 
equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their 
designees, with the time under Democratic control be equally divided 
and controlled between Senators Schumer and Baucus, or their designees; 
provided that at 10:30 a.m., Senate vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the House to 
the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 4853, with Reid Amendment No. 4727.
                                                             Page S8511
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Janice Lehrer-Stein, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2013.
  Leon Rodriguez, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour 
Division, Department of Labor.
  Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.                                                    
Page S8511
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S8477
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S8477
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S8477, S8510
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S8477
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S8477

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Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S8477
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S8477-78
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S8478
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S8478
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S8478
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 3:31 p.m., 
until 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, December 4, 2010. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8511.)