[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 24, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D31-D32]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Tuesday, January 24, 2012

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                              Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

      House and Senate met in Joint Session to receive a State of the 
      Union
      Address from the President of the United States.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S51-S79
Measures Introduced: One bill and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2034, S.J. Res. 35, and S. Res. 353.               
  Page S75
Measures Passed:
  Congratulating the North Dakota State University football team: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 353, congratulating the North Dakota State 
University football team for winning the 2011 National Collegiate 
Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision 
title.                                                     
  Pages S77-78
  Escort Committee--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Presiding Officer of the Senate be 
authorized to appoint a committee on the part of the Senate to join a 
like committee on the part of the House to escort the President of the 
United States into the House Chamber for the joint session.    
  Page S56
  Debt Ceiling Increase--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement 
was reached providing that at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, 
January 26, 2012, Senate begin consideration of motion to proceed to 
consideration of H.J. Res. 98, relating to the disapproval of the 
President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as 
submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on 
January 12, 2012; that the time until noon be for debate on the motion 
to proceed, with the time equally divided and controlled between the 
two Leaders, or their designees; that at noon, Senate vote on the 
adoption of the motion to proceed; that if the motion is successful, 
then the time for debate with respect to the joint resolution be 
equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees; that upon 
the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on passage of the joint 
resolution; and that all other provisions of the statute governing 
consideration of the joint resolution remain in effect.        
  Page S77
  Bill Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1791, to 
designate the United States courthouse under construction at 101 South 
United States Route 1 in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the ``Alto Lee Adams, 
Sr., United States Courthouse'', and the bill be referred to the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works.                     
  Page S78
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report on the State of the Union delivered to a 
Joint Session of Congress on January 24, 2012; which was ordered to lie 
on the table. (PM-37)                                      
Pages S68-73
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Jessica Lynn Wright, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  James N. Miller, Jr., of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense 
for Policy.
  Frank Kendall III, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
  Erin C. Conaton, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary 
of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
  Jeremy C. Stein, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of 
fourteen years from February 1, 2004.
  Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve

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System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2000.
  Marietta S. Robinson, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from 
October 27, 2010.
  Adam E. Sieminski, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Energy 
Information Administration.
  Anthony T. Clark, of North Dakota, to be a Member of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2016.
  James J. Jones, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection 
Agency.
  Linda Thomas-Greenfield, of Louisiana, to be Director General of the 
Foreign Service.
  Pamela A. White, of Maine, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti.
  John Christopher Stevens, of California, to be Ambassador to Libya.
  Tracey Ann Jacobson, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Kosovo.
  Scott H. DeLisi, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Uganda.
  Deborah S. Delisle, of South Carolina, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education.
  Constance B. Tobias, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of 
Veterans' Appeals for a term of six years.                 
Pages S78-79
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Scott C. Doney, of Massachusetts, to be Chief Scientist of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which was sent to the 
Senate on January 26, 2011.
  Timothy Charles Scheve, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the 
Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 
14, 2015, which was sent to the Senate on January 26, 2011.
  Gineen Maria Bresso, of Florida, to be a Member of the Election 
Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2013, which was 
sent to the Senate on March 17, 2011.
  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, which was sent to the Senate on June 22, 2011.          
Page S79
Messages from the House:                                       
  Page S73
Measures Referred:                                             
  Page S73
Executive Communications:                                  
  Pages S73-75
Additional Cosponsors:                                     
  Pages S75-77
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                    
  Page S77
Additional Statements:                                     
  Pages S67-68
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                  
  Page S77
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                            
  Page S77
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:23 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 26, 2012. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S78.)