[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 171 (Monday, December 20, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1223-D1224]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Monday, December 20, 2010

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10773-S10848
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced, as follows: S. 4050. 
                                                            Page S10815
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 4445, to amend Public Law 95-232 to repeal a restriction on 
treating as Indian country certain lands held in trust for Indian 
pueblos in New Mexico. (S. Rept. No. 111-379)
  S. Res. 680, supporting international tiger conservation efforts and 
the upcoming Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, with 
amendments and with an amended preamble.
  S. 3235, to amend the Act titled ``An Act to authorize the leasing of 
restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational, 
recreational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring the 
grant of long-term leases'', approved August 9, 1955, to provide for 
Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express 
approval from the Secretary of the Interior, with an amendment.
  S. 3973, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and 
modify provisions relating to the diesel emissions reduction program. 
                                                            Page S10814
Measures Passed:
  Shark Conservation Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 81, to 
amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the 
conservation of sharks, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:                   
  Page S10795
  Reid (for Kerry/Snowe) Amendment No. 4914, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                 
Page S10795
  Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4748, to 
amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 
2006 to require a northern border counternarcotics strategy, and the 
bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                       
  Pages S10805-06
  Kerry (for Schumer) Amendment No. 4915, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                 
Page S10805
  Pre-Disaster Mitigation Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
1746, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to reauthorize the pre-disaster mitigation program of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the bill was then passed, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                            Page S10806
  Kerry (for Lieberman/Collins) Amendment No. 4916, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                 
Page S10806
  Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions 
Act: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 6412, to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
require the Attorney General to share criminal records with State 
sentencing commissions, and the bill was then passed.       
  Page S10807
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that after 
any Leader time on Tuesday, December 21, 2010, Senator Alexander be 
recognized for up to 10 minutes; that following his remarks, Senate 
then resume consideration of the House Message with respect to H.R. 
3082, and that the time until 10:15 a.m., be divided, as follows: 10 
minutes under the control of Senator Inouye, or his designee; and 15 
minutes under the control of Senator McCain; that upon the use or 
yielding back of time, Senate then 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. 3082, with Reid Amendment No. 4885; 
further, that upon the conclusion of the vote, Senator Specter then be 
recognized for his farewell speech; that any time utilized by Senator 
Specter count post-cloture, if applicable.                  
Page S10847
Treaty with Russia on Measures for Further Reduction and Limitation of 
Strategic Offensive Arms: Senate continued consideration of Treaty Doc. 
111-5, between the United States of America and the Russian Federation 
on Measures for the Further

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Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed in Prague 
on April 8, 2010, with Protocol, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                        
  Pages S10775-S10805
Rejected:
  By 33 yeas to 64 nays (Vote No. 285), Inhofe Amendment No. 4833, to 
increase the number of Type One and Type Two inspections allowed under 
the Treaty.                                         
Pages S10795-S10802
  By 33 yeas to 64 nays (Vote No. 286), Thune Amendment No. 4841, to 
modify the deployed delivery vehicle limits of the Treaty. 
                                                            Page S10802
  By 35 yeas to 62 nays (Vote No. 287), LeMieux/Chambliss Amendment No. 
4847, to amend the Treaty to require negotiations to address the 
disparity between tactical nuclear weapon stockpiles. 
                                                Pages S10792-94, S10802
  Pending:
  Corker Modified Amendment No. 4904, to provide a condition and an 
additional element of the understanding regarding the effectiveness and 
viability of the New START Treaty and United States missile defenses. 
                                                        Pages S10802-05
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: 
Joseph Campbell Moore, of Wyoming, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Wyoming for the term of four years. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration.)
  William Benedict Berger, Sr., of Florida, to be United States Marshal 
for the Middle District of Florida for the term of four years. (Prior 
to this action, Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further 
consideration.)                                    
Pages S10807, S10848


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

  
  On page D1224, December 20, 2010, the following language 
appears: Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following 
nominations: Joseph Campbell Moore, of Wyoming, to be United 
States Marshal for the District of Wyoming for the term of four 
years. William Benedict Berger, Sr., of Florida, to be United 
States Marshal for the Middle District of Florida for the term of 
four years. Pages S10807, S10848
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Nominations 
Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: Joseph 
Campbell Moore, of Wyoming, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Wyoming for the term of four years. (Prior to this 
action, Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further 
consideration.) William Benedict Berger, Sr., of Florida, to be 
United States Marshal for the Middle District of Florida for the 
term of four years. (Prior to this action, Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration.) Pages 
S10807, S10848


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Ann D. Begeman, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2015.
  Nils Maarten Parin Daulaire, of Virginia, to be Representative of the 
United States on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization.
  Terry Lewis, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring 
December 17, 2011.
  Judith A. Ansley, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for the remainder of 
the term expiring September 19, 2011.
  Judith A. Ansley, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four 
years.
  John A. Lancaster, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for the remainder of 
the term expiring September 19, 2011.
  John A. Lancaster, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four 
years.                                                  
Pages S10847-48
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Beatrice A. Hanson, of New York, to be Director of the Office for 
Victims of Crime, which was sent to the Senate on December 23, 2009. 
                                                            Page S10848
Executive Communications:                               
  Pages S10813-14
Executive Reports of Committees:                            
  Page S10814
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S10815-16
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S10816-17
Additional Statements:                                      
  Page S10813
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S10817-24
Text of H.R. 2751 as Previously Passed:                 
  Pages S10824-47
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--287) 
                                                        Pages S10801-02
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:09 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 21, 2010. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S10847.)