[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 67 (Monday, May 16, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D507-D508]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                               Monday, May 16, 2011

[[Page D507]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2975-S3002
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 999-1005, and S. Res. 185.                       
  Page S2992
Measures Passed:
  Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray Post Office: Senate passed S. 349, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
4865 Tallmadge Road in Rootstown, Ohio, as the ``Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. 
Murray Post Office''.                                  
  Pages S2999-3000
  Spencer Byrd Powers, Jr. Post Office: Senate passed S. 655, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
95 Dogwood Street in Cary, Mississippi, as the ``Spencer Byrd Powers, 
Jr. Post Office''.                                     
  Pages S2999-3000
  Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 793, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 12781 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Inverness, California, as the 
``Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office''.        
  Pages S2999-3000


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

  
  On page D507, May 16, 2011, the following language appears: 
Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray Post Office: . . . Page S3000 Spencer 
Byrd Powers, Jr. Post Office: . . . . Page S3000 Specialist Jake 
Robert Velloza Post Office: . . . . Page S3000
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Marine Sgt. Jeremy 
E. Murray Post Office: . . . . Pages S2999-3000 Spencer Byrd 
Powers, Jr. Post Office: . . . . Pages S2999-3000 Specialist Jake 
Robert Velloza Post Office: . . . . Pages S2999-3000


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

  National Public Works Week: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 177, designating the week of May 
15 through May 21, 2011, as ``National Public Works Week'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                               
  Page S3000
Appointments:
  Board of Visitors of the U.S. Naval Academy: The Chair, on behalf of 
the Vice President, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 6968(a), reappointed the 
following Senators to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Naval Academy:
  Senator Mikulski, from the Committee on Appropriations, and Senator 
Cardin, At Large.                                            
Page S3000
  Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Vice President, Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4355(a), reappointed the 
following Senators to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military 
Academy:
  Senator Landrieu, from the Committee on Appropriations, and Senator 
Reed, At Large.                                              
Page S3000
  Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Vice President, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 9355(a), appointed and 
reappointed the following Senators to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. 
Air Force Academy:
  Senator Bennet, designee of the Chairman of the Committee on Armed 
Services, and Senator Nelson (NE), from the Committee on 
Appropriations.                                              
Page S3000
  Board of Visitors of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to 14 U.S.C. 194 (a), as amended 
by Public Law 101-595, and upon the recommendation of the Chairman of 
the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, appointed the 
following Senators to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Coast Guard 
Academy:
  Senator Rockefeller, ex officio, as Chairman of the Committee on 
Commerce, Science and Transportation; and Senator Begich, Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.                       
Page S3000
  Board of Visitors of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, and pursuant to Title 46, Section 1295 b(h), of the 
U.S. Code, reappointed the following Senators to the Board of Visitors 
of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy:
  Senator Rockefeller, ex officio, as Chairman of the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senator Lautenberg, from the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.          
Page S3000
  United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: The 
Chair, on behalf of the Republican Leader, pursuant to the provisions 
of Public Law 99-93, as amended by Public Law 99-151, appointed the 
following Senators as members of the United States Senate Caucus on 
International Narcotics Control:
  Senator Grassley, Co-Chairman, Senator Cornyn, and Senator Risch. 
                                                         Pages S3000-01

[[Page D508]]

Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act and Offshore Production and Safety 
Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 
providing that at 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, the Majority 
Leader be recognized to move to proceed to consideration of S. 940, to 
reduce the Federal budget deficit by closing big oil tax loopholes, and 
S. 953, to authorize the conduct of certain lease sales in the Outer 
Continental Shelf, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to 
modify the requirements for exploration; that there be up to four hours 
of debate prior to a vote on the motion to proceed to consideration of 
S. 940; that the vote on the motion to proceed be subject to a 60 vote 
threshold; provided further, that at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, May 
18th, 2011, Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to 
consideration of S. 953, to authorize the conduct of certain lease 
sales in the Outer Continental Shelf, to amend the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act to modify the requirements for exploration; that there 
be up to four hours of debate prior to a vote on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of S. 953; that the vote on the motion to proceed be 
subject to a 60 vote threshold; if a motion to proceed contained in 
this agreement does not achieve 60 affirmative votes, the motion be 
withdrawn; and that the time for debate on the motions to proceed to S. 
940 and S. 953, be equally divided in the usual form.      
  Pages S2999, S3002


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

  
  On page D508, May 16, 2011, the following language appears: 
Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act and Offshore Production and Safety 
Act--Agreement: . . . . Page S2999
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Close Big Oil Tax 
Loopholes Act and Offshore Production and Safety Act--Agreement: . 
. . . Pages S2999, S3002


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

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Terry D. Garcia, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce.
  Dan W. Mozena, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of 
Bangladesh.
  Frankie Annette Reed, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of the Fiji Islands, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of 
Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of Kiribati.
  4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.                  
Page S3002
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2990
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S2975, S2990
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S2990, S3000
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2990-92
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2992-93
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2993-99
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2989-90
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S2999
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:09 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3001.)