[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 32 (Friday, March 4, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D190]
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                                              Friday, March 4, 2011

[[Page D190]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1245-S1307
Measures Introduced: Three bills were introduced, as follows: S. 491-
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  Pages S1263-64
Measures Considered:
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act: Senate began consideration of 
the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 1, making appropriations 
for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of 
the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011. 
                                                         Pages S1247-50
   A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the 
provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on 
cloture will occur on Tuesday, March 8, 2011.            
Pages S1247-48
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.         
Page S1248
Patent Reform Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the filing deadline for second-degree amendments to S. 
23, Patent Reform Act, be 5 p.m., on Monday, March 7, 2011. 
                                                             Page S1306
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Daniel L. Glaser, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Terrorist Financing, Department of the Treasury.
  Jon D. Leibowitz, of Maryland, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for 
a term of seven years from September 26, 2010.
  Paul Piquado, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce.
  Robert Patterson, of New York, to be Ambassador to Turkmenistan.
  Eric S. Edelman, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four 
years.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nomination in the 
rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, and Navy. 
                                                         Pages S1306-07
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S1263, S1306
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S1263
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S1264
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S1264
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1262-63
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S1264-S1306
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1306
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 1:19 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, March 7, 2011. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1306.)