[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 113 (Tuesday, July 26, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D842]
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                                             Tuesday, July 26, 2011

[[Page D842]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4883-S4915
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1414-1421, and S. Res. 238-239.               
  Page S4911
Measures Passed:
  Christopher S. Bond United States Courthouse: Senate passed 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.                                       
  Pages S4914-15
  Myron Donovan Crocker United States Courthouse: Committee on 
Environment and Public Works was discharged from further consideration 
of S. 1406, to designate the United States courthouse under 
construction at 510 19th Street, Bakersfield, California, as the Myron 
Donovan Crocker United States Courthouse, and the bill was then passed.
                                                             Page S4915
Flood Insurance Reform Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that H.R. 1309, to extend the authorization of 
the national flood insurance program, to achieve reforms to improve the 
financial integrity and stability of the program, and to increase the 
role of private markets in the management of flood insurance risk, be 
discharged from the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, 
and that it be returned to the House of Representatives, pursuant to 
their Message on July 25, 2011, requesting its return.       
  Page S4915
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. EX. 117), Paul A. 
Engelmayer, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York.                    
Pages S4893-94, S4915
  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.                                
Pages S4893-94, S4915
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Robert S. Mueller III, of California, to be Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation for a term expiring September 4, 2013.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  29 Army nominations in the rank of general.                
Page S4915
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4908
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S4908, S4915
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S4908
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4908-09
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S4909-10
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S4910-11
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4911-12
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4912-14
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S4907
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S4914
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4914
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4914
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--117) 
                                                             Page S4894
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:48 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4915.)