[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 50 (Thursday, April 7, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D374]
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                                            Thursday, April 7, 2011

[[Page D374]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 1363, Department of Defense and Further 
      Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2215-S2286
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 754-768, and S. Res. 135-137.     
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Measures Reported:
  S. 394, to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting 
cartels illegal.
  S. 410, to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings. 
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Measures Passed:
  FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act: Senate passed H.R. 658, to 
modernize the air traffic control system, improve the safety, 
reliability, and availability of transportation by air in the United 
States, provide modernization of the air traffic control system, 
reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, after striking all 
after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the text of S. 
223, Senate companion measure, as amended.                   
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  Senate insisted on its amendment, asks a conference with the House 
thereon, and the Chair appointed the following conferees on the part of 
the Senate: Senators Rockefeller, Boxer, Nelson (FL), Cantwell, Baucus, 
Hutchison, Ensign, DeMint, and Hatch.                        
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  Authorizing Document Production: Senate agreed to S. Res. 136, to 
authorize document production in United States v. Douglas D. Hampton 
(D.D.C.).                                                    
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  Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
137, supporting the goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and Sons To 
Work Day.                                                
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Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency originally declared in Executive Order 13536 on 
April 12, 2010 with respect to Somalia; which was referred to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-8)     
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
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Measures Read the First Time:                                
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Executive Communications:                                
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Executive Reports of Committees:                             
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
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Additional Statements:                                   
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Amendments Submitted:                                    
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Notices of Intent:                                           
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Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 9:48 p.m., 
until 11 a.m. on Friday, April 8, 2011. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2286.)