[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 30 (Wednesday, March 2, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D174-D175]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Wednesday, March 2, 2011

[[Page D174]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.J. Res. 44, Further Continuing Appropriations.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1077-S1169
Measures Introduced: Thirty-seven bills and one resolution were 
introduced, as follows: S. 430-466, and S. Con. Res. 9. 
                                                         Pages S1119-20
Measures Passed:
  Authorizing Committee Expenditures: Senate agreed to S. Res. 81, 
authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the periods 
March 1, 2011, through September 30, 2011, and October 1, 2011, through 
September 30, 2012, and October 1, 2012, through February 28, 2013. 
                                                         Pages S1078-83
  Further Continuing Appropriations: By 91 yeas to 9 nays (Vote No. 
29), Senate passed H.J. Res. 44, making further continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2011.                     
  Pages S1088-89
Measures Considered:
  Patent Reform Act--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of S. 
23, to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent 
reform, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                      Pages S1089-S1114
Adopted:
  Bennet/Udall (CO) Modified Amendment No. 117, to establish additional 
USPTO satellite offices.                          
Pages S1089, S1092-93
  Kirk/Pryor Amendment No. 123, to provide a fast lane for small 
businesses within the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to receive 
information and support regarding patent filing issues. 
                                                     Pages S1089, S1093
  Menendez Modified Amendment No. 124, to provide for prioritized 
examination for technologies important to American competitiveness. 
                                                  Pages S1089, S1111-12
Rejected:
  By 58 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 30), Lee Amendment No. 115, to 
express the sense of the Senate in support of a balanced budget 
amendment to the Constitution. (A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the amendment, having failed to achieve 60 
affirmative votes, was not agreed to).            
Pages S1089, S1107-11
Pending:
  Leahy Amendment No. 114, to improve the bill.              
Page S1089
  Bennet Amendment No. 116, to reduce the fee amounts paid by small 
entities requesting prioritized examination under Three-Track 
Examination.                                                 
Page S1089
  Feinstein Amendment No. 133, to strike the first inventor to file 
requirement.                         
Pages S1093-98, S1104-07, S1112-14
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding the Tuesday, March 1, 2011 adoption of the Leahy-
Grassley Modified Amendment No. 121, that the amendment be further 
modified.                                                    
Page S1109
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Thursday, March 
3, 2011.                                                     
Page S1167
Appointments:
  Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276d-276g, as amended, appointed 
the following Senator as Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the 
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group conference during the 112th 
Congress: Senator Klobuchar.                                 
  Page S1167
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the continuation of the national 
emergency originally declared in executive order 13288 on March 6, 
2003, with respect to the actions and policies of certain members of 
the

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Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine Zimbabwe's 
democratic processes or institutions; which was referred to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-6)     
Page S1118
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  13 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  11 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, 
Navy, and Public Health Service.              
Pages S1165-67,  S1167-69


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

  
  On page D175, March 2, 2011, the following language appears: 
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: 
4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. 13 Army 
nominations in the rank of general. 11 Marine Corps nominations in 
the rank of general. Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign 
Service, Marine Corps, Navy, and Public Health Service. Pages 
S1167-69
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Nominations 
Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: 4 Air Force 
nominations in the rank of general. 13 Army nominations in the 
rank of general. 11 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of 
general. Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, 
Marine Corps, Navy, and Public Health Service. Pages S1165-67, 
S1167-69


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

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Walter A. Barrows, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Railroad 
Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 2014.
  Nannette Jolivette Brown, of Louisiana, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
  Wilma Antoinette Lewis, of the District of Columbia, to be Judge for 
the District Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years.
  Nancy Torresen, of Maine, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Maine.
  S. Amanda Marshall, of Oregon, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Oregon for the term of four years.
  Thomas Gray Walker, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney 
for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of four years.
  Felicia C. Adams, of Mississippi, to be United States Attorney for 
the Northern District of Mississippi for the term of four years.
  Clayton D. Johnson, of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for the 
Northern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years.
  Alfred Cooper Lomax, of Missouri, to be United States Marshal for the 
Western District of Missouri for the term of four years.
  Charles F. Salina, of New York, to be United States Marshal for the 
Western District of New York for the term of four years.
  David V. Brewer, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2013.
  A routine list in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.                                              
Page S1167
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1118
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1118-19
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1120-21
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1121-45
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1117-18
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1145-64
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1165
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--30) 
                                                     Pages S1089, S1111
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:45 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2011. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1167.)