[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 51 (Friday, April 8, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D381-D382]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Friday, April 8, 2011

[[Page D381]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 1363, Department of Defense and Further 
      Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, as amended.
      The House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1363, 
      Department of Defense and Further Additional Continuing 
      Appropriations Act, 2011.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2287-S2364
Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 769-784, and S. Res. 138-139.                 
  Page S2348
Measures Reported:
  S. 627, to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act 
Processing Delays, with amendments.                          
Page S2348
Measures Passed:
  Department of Defense and Further Additional Continuing 
Appropriations Act: Senate passed H.R. 1363, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2011, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S2340-42
  Reid/McConnell Amendment No. 291, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S2340-41
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Senate Majority Whip be authorized to sign duly 
enrolled bills or joint resolutions on Friday, April 8, and Saturday, 
April 9, 2011.                                               
  Page S2362
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 
providing that at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, Senate will 
begin consideration of the nomination of Vincent L. Briccetti, of New 
York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
New York, and the nomination of John A. Kronstadt, of California, to be 
United States District Judge for the Central District of California; 
that there be one hour for debate equally divided in the usual form; 
that upon the use or yielding back of time, the nomination of Vincent 
L. Briccetti, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York, be confirmed, and Senate proceed to 
vote, without intervening action or debate, on confirmation of the 
nomination of John A. Kronstadt, of California, to be United States 
District Judge for the Central District of California; that no further 
motions be in order to any of the nominations.               
  Page S2362
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Wanda Felton, of New York, to be First Vice President of the Export-
Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2013.
  Sean Robert Mulvaney, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
expiring January 20, 2015.
  Timothy G. Massad, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Treasury.
  David S. Johanson, of Texas, to be a Member of the United States 
International Trade Commission for a term expiring December 16, 2018.
  James Harold Thessin, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Paraguay.
  William Carl Lineberger, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2016.
  Barbara Jeanne Ells, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture 
and Arts Development for a term expiring October 18, 2016.
  Deborah Downing Goodman, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture 
and

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Arts Development for a term expiring October 18, 2014.
  Cynthia Chavez Lamar, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture 
and Arts Development for a term expiring May 19, 2016.
  Anuj Chang Desai, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission of the United States for the term expiring 
September 30, 2011.
  Anuj Chang Desai, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission of the United States for the term expiring 
September 30, 2014.
  4 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army, Coast Guard, Foreign Service, and Navy. 
                                                         Pages S2363-64
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Jonathan Andrew Hatfield, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, 
Corporation for National and Community Service, which was sent to the 
Senate on January 26, 2011.                                  
Page S2364
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2346
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S2346
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                    
  Pages S2287,  S2346
Measures Read the First Time:                       
  Pages S2347,  S2362


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

  
  On page D382, April 8, 2011, the following language appears: 
Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S2346 Measures Read the 
First Time: Page S2347
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Measures Placed on 
the Calendar: Pages S2287, S2346 Measures Read the First Time: 
Pages S2347, S2362


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Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2347-48
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S2348
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2348-50
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2350-61
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2345-46
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2361-62
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S2362
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 11:57 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2011. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2363.)