[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 111 (Friday, July 22, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D826-D827]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Friday, July 22, 2011

[[Page D826]]

                              Daily Digest


Highlights

      The House passed H.R. 2551, Legislative Branch Appropriations 
      Act, 2012.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4813-S4853
Measures Introduced: Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1406-1409, and S. Res. 237.                  
  Pages S4845-46
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 968, to prevent online threats to economic 
creativity and theft of intellectual property. (S. Rept. No. 112-39)
  S. 27, to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating 
generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the 
market.
  S. 846, to designate the United States courthouse located at 80 
Lafayette Street in Jefferson City, Missouri, as the Christopher S. 
Bond United States Courthouse.                               
Page S4845
Measures Passed:
  September 11th Moment of Remembrance: Senate agreed to S. Res. 237, 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding coming together as a 
Nation and ceasing all work or other activity for a moment of 
remembrance beginning at 1 PM Eastern Daylight Time on September 11, 
2011, in honor of the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks 
committed against the United States on September 11, 2001. 
                                                         Pages S4836-37
  Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Senate passed S. 300, to 
prevent abuse of Government charge cards, after agreeing to the 
committee amendments.                                    
  Pages S4850-52
Measures Considered:
  Cut, Cap, and Balance Act:Senate continued consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 2560, to cut, cap, and 
balance the Federal budget.                              
  Pages S4814-26
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 116), Senate tabled the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill.                    
Pages S4825-26
Moment of Silence--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-agreement was reached 
providing that at 3:40 p.m., on Monday, July 25, 2011, Senate observe a 
moment of silence in memory of Office Jacob J. Chestnut and Detective 
John M. Gibson of the United States Capitol Police, who were killed 13 
years ago defending the Capitol against an armed intruder.   
  Page S4852
Engelmayer and Manglona Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-
time agreement was reached providing that at 4:30 p.m., on Monday, July 
25, 2011, Senate begin consideration of the nomination of Paul A. 
Engelmayer, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York, and the nomination of Ramona Villagomez 
Manglona, of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be Judge for the District 
Court for the Northern Mariana Islands for a term of ten years; that 
there be one hour for debate, 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 nomination of Paul A. 
Engelmayer, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York, and the nomination of Ramona Villagomez 
Manglona, of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be Judge for the District 
Court for the Northern Mariana Islands for a term of ten years, in that 
order; that no further motions be in order.                  
  Page S4852
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  James T. Ryan, of Utah, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring 
September 7, 2013.
  Larry W. Walther, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank

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of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2013.
  Mary B. DeRosa, of the District of Columbia, to be an Alternate 
Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-sixth 
Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
  Frank E. Loy, of the District of Columbia, to be an Alternate 
Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-sixth 
Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
  Kendrick B. Meek, of Florida, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sixty-sixth Session of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations.
  6 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  5 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.                 
Page S4853
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4845
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S4845
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S4813, S4845


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  On page D827, July 22, 2011 the following language appears: 
Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S4845
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Measures Placed on 
the Calendar: Pages S4813, S4845


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     Additional Cosponsors:
     s on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
     l Statements:                                       30Privileges 
     of the Floor:                                           30Record 
     Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--116) 
                                                         Pages S4825-26
     Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:44 
     prd Vo.m., until 2 p.m. on Monday, July 25, 2011. (For 
     Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority 
     Leader in today's Record on page S4853.)