[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 166 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1195-D1196]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                       Wednesday, December 15, 2010

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the amendment of the 
      House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 
      4853, Airport and Airway Extension Act, with an amendment.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10235-S10309
Measures Introduced: Seven bills were introduced, as follows: S. 4027-
4033.                                                       
  Page S10304
Measures Reported:
  S. 3480, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and other laws to 
enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications 
infrastructure of the United States, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-368)
  S. 3297, to update United States policy and authorities to help 
advance a genuine transition to democracy and to promote recovery in 
Zimbabwe, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 111-369)                                                
Page S10303
Measures Passed:
  Coast Guard Authorization Act: Senate passed H.R. 6516, to make 
technical corrections to provisions of law enacted by the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2010.                                  
  Page S10308
House Messages:
  Airport and Airway Extension Act: By 81 yeas to 19 nays (Vote No. 
276), Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the amendment of the 
House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 4853, 
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 authorizations for the airport 
improvement program, with Reid/McConnell Modified Amendment No. 4753 
(to the House amendment to the Senate amendment), in the nature of a 
substitute, after taking action on the following motions and amendments 
proposed thereto:                                       
  Pages S10244-56
Withdrawn:
  Reid Amendment No. 4754 (to Amendment No. 4753), to change the 
enactment date.                                    
Pages S10244, S10251
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 47 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 273), two-thirds of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the Coburn motion to suspend rule XXII of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, including any germaneness requirements, for the 
purpose of proposing and considering amendment no. 4765. 
                                             Pages S10244-45, S10249-51
  By 37 yeas to 63 nays (Vote No. 274), two-thirds of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the DeMint motion to suspend rule XXII of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate for the purpose of proposing and considering 
amendment no. 4804.                                
                          Pages S10247, S10251
  By 43 yeas to 57 nays (Vote No. 275), two-thirds of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the Sanders motion to suspend rule XXII of the Standing Rules 
of the Senate for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment 
no. 4809.                                       
Pages S10245-46, S10251
  Printing Tributes--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the order for the printing of tributes be 
modified to provide that Members have until sine die of the 111th 
Congress, 2nd session to submit tributes and that the order for 
printing remain in effect.                                  
  Page S10308
Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following 
executive report of a committee:
  Report to accompany Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and 
Agriculture (Treaty Doc. 110-19) (Ex. Rept. 111-7).         
Page S10303
  Treaty With Russia on Measures for Further Reduction and Limitation 
of Strategic Offensive Arms: By 66 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 277), 
Senate

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agreed to the motion to proceed to executive session to consider Treaty 
Doc. 111-5, between the United States of America and the Russian 
Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of 
Strategic Offensive Arms, signed in Prague on April 8, 2010, with 
Protocol.                                                   
  Page S10261
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that, as if in 
Executive Session, at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, December 
16, 2010, Senate proceed to Executive Session and begin consideration 
of the treaty, and that the treaty be considered read. 
                                                        Pages S10308-09
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Clyde E. Terry, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2013.
  41 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.                 
Page S10309
Messages from the House:                                    
  Page S10302
Executive Communications:                               
  Pages S10302-03
Executive Reports of Committees:                            
  Page S10303
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S10304-05
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S10305-07
Additional Statements:                                      
  Page S10302
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S10307-08
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                         
  Page S10308
Privileges of the Floor:                                    
  Page S10308
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--277) 
                                           Pages S10251, S10255, S10261
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:24 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 16, 2010. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S10309.)