[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 22, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D673-D674]
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                                           Wednesday, June 22, 2011

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3981-S4036      
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1244-1261, and S.J. Res. 21.              
  Pages S4023-24
Measures Reported:
  S. 618, to promote the strengthening of the private sector in Egypt 
and Tunisia, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 112-25)
  S. 1253, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year. (S. 
Rept. No. 112-26)
  S. 1254, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year.
  S. 1255, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for 
military construction.
  S. 1256, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy.                      
Page S4023
Measures Considered:
  Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act--Agreement: 
Senate began consideration of S. 679, to reduce the number of executive 
positions subject to Senate confirmation, after agreeing to the motion 
to proceed and agreeing to the committee-reported amendment, which will 
be considered as original text for the purpose of further amendment, 
and taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                      Pages S3991-S4019
Pending:
  DeMint Amendment No. 501, to repeal the authority to provide certain 
loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United 
States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, and 
rescind related appropriated amounts.                        
Page S4008
  DeMint Amendment No. 510, to strike the provision relating to the 
Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics.                      
Page S4008
  DeMint Amendment No. 511, to enhance accountability and transparency 
among various Executive agencies.                            
Page S4008
  Vitter Amendment No. 499, to end the appointments of presidential 
Czars who have not been subject to the advice and consent of the Senate 
and to prohibit funds for any salaries and expenses for appointed 
Czars.                                                   
Pages S4008-09
  Coburn Amendment No. 500, to prevent the creation of duplicative and 
overlapping Federal programs.                            
Pages S4010-11
  Portman Amendment No. 509, to provide that the provisions relating to 
the Assistant Secretary (Comptroller) of the Navy, the Assistant 
Secretary (Comptroller) of the Army, and the Assistant Secretary 
(Comptroller) of the Air Force, the chief financial officer positions, 
and the Controller of the Office of Management and Budget shall not 
take effect.                                             
Pages S4016-18
  Cornyn Amendment No. 504, to strike the provisions relating to the 
Comptroller of the Army, the Comptroller of the Navy, and the 
Comptroller of the Air Force.                            
Pages S4018-19
  Subsequently, the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, was vitiated.                  
Page S3991
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that no amendment 
offered to the bill be divisible; provided further, that the Vitter and 
DeMint amendments be subject to a 60 vote threshold and the Coburn 
amendment be subject to a two-thirds vote threshold; and that upon the 
disposition of amendments, Senate vote on passage of the bill, as 
amended, if amended; that the vote on passage be subject to a 60 vote 
threshold; and if the bill does not achieve 60 affirmative votes on 
passage, the bill be returned to the calendar; and that upon 
disposition of the bill, Senate proceed to the immediate consideration 
of S. Res. 116, to provide for expedited Senate consideration of 
certain nominations subject to advice and consent; that only relevant 
amendments be in order; and that upon disposition of the

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amendments to S. Res. 116, Senate vote on adoption of S. Res. 116 as 
amended, if amended.                                     
Pages S3995-96
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached provided for further 
consideration of the bill at 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, June 23, 2011; 
that Vitter Amendment No. 499 (listed above) and DeMint Amendment No. 
510 (listed above) be debated concurrently; that there be up to 30 
minutes of debate, with Senators Vitter, DeMint, Reid, or designee, and 
McConnell, or designee, each controlling 7\1/2\ minutes; that upon the 
use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on or in relation to Vitter 
Amendment No. 499 and DeMint Amendment No. 510, in that order; that 
there be no amendments, motions, or points of order in order to either 
amendment prior to the votes, other than budget points of order and the 
applicable motions to waive; and that the provisions of the previous 
order regarding amendments remain in effect.                 
Page S4019
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 
providing that at a time to be determined by the Majority and 
Republican Leaders, Senate will begin consideration of the nominations 
of James Michael Cole, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy 
Attorney General, Virginia A. Seitz, of the District of Columbia, to be 
an Assistant Attorney General, and Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of 
Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General; that there be two hours 
for debate concurrently on the nominations equally divided in the usual 
form; that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote, without 
intervening action or debate, on confirmation of the nominations in the 
order listed; that no further motions be in order to the nominations. 
                                                             Page S4035
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Brian T. Baenig, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Agriculture.
  Mary Beth Leonard, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Mali.
  Margaret Bartley, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years.
  Gloria Wilson Shelton, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen 
years.
  Routine lists in the Army and Navy.                        
Page S4036
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4022
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S4022-23
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S4023
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4024-25
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4025-33
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S4022
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4033-35
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S4035
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4035
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4035
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:24 p.m., 
until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 23, 2011. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4035.)