[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 168 (Friday, December 17, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1209-D1210]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Friday, December 17, 2010

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.J. Res. 105, Continuing Resolution.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10421-S10645
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 4040-4048, and S. Con. Res. 78.                 
  Page S10514
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 3804, to combat online infringement. (S. Rept. 
No. 111-373)
  Report to accompany S. 3650, to amend chapter 21 of title 5, United 
States Code, to provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or 
deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as 
preference eligibles for treatment in the civil service. (S. Rept. No. 
111-374)
  H.R. 2062, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide for 
penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian 
species. (S. Rept. No. 111-375)
  S. 1102, to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal 
employees, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 111-376)
  S. 1649, to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, 
to prepare for attacks using weapons of mass destruction, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-377)
  S. 583, to provide grants and loan guarantees for the development and 
construction of science parks to promote the clustering of innovation 
through high technology activities, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute.
  S. 773, to ensure the continued free flow of commerce within the 
United States and with its global trading partners through secure cyber 
communications, to provide for the continued development and 
exploitation of the Internet and intranet communications for such 
purposes, to provide for the development of a cadre of information 
technology specialists to improve and maintain effective cybersecurity 
defenses against disruption.
  S. 1274, to amend title 46, United States Code, to ensure that the 
prohibition on disclosure of maritime transportation security 
information is not used inappropriately to shield certain other 
information from public disclosure, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute.
  S. 2764, to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and 
Reauthorization Act of 2004, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. 2870, to establish uniform administrative and enforcement 
procedures and penalties for the enforcement of the High Seas Driftnet 
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes.
  S. 2889, to reauthorize the Surface Transportation Board, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3481, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify 
Federal responsibility for stormwater pollution.
  S. 3566, to authorize certain maritime programs of the Department of 
Transportation, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3597, to improve the ability of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, the Coast Guard, and coastal States to 
sustain healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems by maintaining and 
sustaining their capabilities relating to oil spill preparedness, 
prevention, response, restoration, and research, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute.                             
Pages S10513-14
Measures Passed:
  Real Estate Jobs and Investment Act: Senate passed H.R. 5901, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize the tax court to 
appoint employees, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                                
  Pages S10443-44
  Kerry (for Baucus) Amendment No. 4834, in the nature of a substitute.
                                                        Pages S10443-44
  Kerry (for Baucus) Amendment No. 4835, to amend the title. 
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  National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Improvement Act: Senate passed 
H.R. 4973, to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize 
volunteer programs and community partnerships for national wildlife 
refuges.                                                    
  Page S10444
  Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act: Senate passed S. 
1481, to amend section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act to improve the program under such section for supportive 
housing for persons with disabilities, after agreeing to the committee 
amendments, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S10444-51
  Kerry (for Johanns) Amendment No. 4836, to improve the bill. 
                                                            Page S10447
  America COMPETES Reauthorization Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
5116, to invest in innovation through research and development, to 
improve the competitiveness of the United States, and the bill was then 
passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S10451-52
  Bingaman (for Rockefeller) Amendment No. 4843, to invest in 
innovation through research and development, to improve competitiveness 
of the United States.                                       
Page S10452
  Continuing Resolution: Senate passed H.J. Res. 105, making further 
continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011.         
  Pages S10492-93
H.R. 5281 and H.R. 2965 House Messages--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-
time agreement was reached providing that at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, 
December 18, 2010, Senate resume consideration of the House Message 
with respect to H.R. 5281, and proceed to vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the motion to concur with respect to H.R. 5281; and if 
cloture is not invoked, there be 2 minutes for debate equally divided 
and controlled prior to the next vote with respect to the House Message 
with respect to H.R. 2965.                                  
  Page S10645
Treaty with Russia on Measures for Further Reduction and Limitation of 
Strategic Offensive Arms--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of 
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, taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                              Pages S10422-43, S10452-92, S10493-S10504
Pending:
  McCain/Barrasso Amendment No. 4814, to amend the preamble to strike 
language regarding the interrelationship between strategic offensive 
arms and strategic defensive arms.                      
Pages S10459-92
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the treaty at approximately 9 a.m., on Saturday, 
December 18, 2010.                                          
Page S10645
Diaz and Hollander Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that on Saturday, December 18, 2010, 
after the cloture votes with respect to the House Messages regarding 
H.R. 5281 and H.R. 2965, and notwithstanding Rule 22, if applicable, 
the Senate resume Executive Session and there be two minutes of debate, 
equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Sessions, or 
their designees, prior to a vote on confirmation of the nomination of 
Albert Diaz, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Fourth Circuit, and the nomination of Ellen Lipton Hollander, of 
Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Maryland; that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on 
confirmation in the order listed; further, that any time consumed 
during the votes and debate on the judges, count post-cloture, if 
applicable; and the Senate then resume legislative session. 
                                                        Pages S10644-45
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Susan Richard Nelson, of Minnesota, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Minnesota.
  Denise Jefferson Casper, of Massachusetts, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.       
Pages S10644-45


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  On page D1210, December 17, 2010 the following language appears: 
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: 
Susan Richard Nelson, of Minnesota, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Minnesota. Denise Jefferson Casper, of 
Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Massachusetts. Page S10645
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Nominations 
Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: Susan 
Richard Nelson, of Minnesota, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Minnesota. Denise Jefferson Casper, of 
Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Massachusetts. Page S10644-45


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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Carolyn N. Lerner, of Maryland, to be Special Counsel, Office of 
Special Counsel, for the term of