[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 35 (Wednesday, March 9, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D210-D211]
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                                           Wednesday, March 9, 2011

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House and Senate met in a Joint Meeting to receive the Honorable 
      Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1415-S1513
Measures Introduced: Twenty-two bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 516-537, and S. Res. 96-97.   
  Pages S1501-02
Measures Reported:
  S. 493, to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, with 
amendments.                                                  
Page S1501
Measures Passed:
  National Asbestos Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 63, designating the 
first week of April 2011 as ``National Asbestos Awareness Week,'' and 
the resolution was then agreed to.                           
  Page S1512
  Affirming the Importance of Exercise and Physical Activity: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 97, affirming the importance of exercise and physical 
activity as key components of a healthy lifestyle, including in 
combating obesity, reducing chronic disease, and lowering health care 
costs.                                                   
  Pages S1512-13
Measures Failed:
  Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act: By 44 yeas to 56 nays (Vote 
No. 36), Senate failed to pass 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. Pursuant to 
the unanimous-consent agreement of Tuesday, March 8, 2011, requiring 60 
affirmative votes for passage of the bill, and the bill was returned to 
the calendar, after taking action on the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S1422-91
Rejected:
  By 42 yeas to 58 nays (Vote No. 37), Reid (for Inouye) Amendment No. 
149, in the nature of a substitute. (Pursuant to the unanimous-consent 
agreement of Tuesday, March 8, 2011, providing that the amendment, 
having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, the amendment was not 
agreed to.)                                                  
Page S1491
Maiden Speeches--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that the following Senators be recognized, as if in 
morning business, at the times listed below, for the purpose of giving 
their maiden speeches to the Senate: Senator Moran, at 10:30 a.m., on 
Thursday, March 10, 2011 for up to 15 minutes; and Senator Coats, at 
2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 for up to 30 minutes. 
                                                             Page S1513
Cogburn Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at 2:15 p.m., on Thursday, March 10, 2011, 
Senate begin consideration of the nomination of Max Oliver Cogburn, 
Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of North Carolina; that there be 15 minutes of debate, 
equally divided and controlled in the usual form; that upon the use or 
yielding back of time, Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination, 
without intervening action or debate; and that no further motions be in 
order.                                                       
  Page S1513
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Steve Six, of Kansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth 
Circuit.
  William Francis Kuntz, II, of New York, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
  Ronald W. Sharpe, of the Virgin Islands, to be United States Attorney 
for the District of the Virgin Islands for the term of four years.
  Robert William Matheison, of Virginia, to be United States Marshal 
for the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four years.
  Juan Mattos Jr., of New Jersey, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of New Jersey for the term of four years.

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  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army and Navy.                        
Page S1513
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1501
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1501
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S1501
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1502-03
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1503-11
Additional Statements:                                
  Pages S1498-S1501
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S1511
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                            
  Pages S1511-12
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1512
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--37) 
                                                             Page S1491
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:02 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 10, 2011. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1513.)