[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 1, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D59-D60]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, February 1, 2012

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S233-S281
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2053-2061, and S. Res. 365-366.                   
  Page S261
Measures Passed:
  Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: Committee on 
Environment and Public Works was discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 588, to redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the 
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, and the bill was then 
passed.                                                       
  Page S276
  Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: Senate passed S. 1296, to 
revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources 
System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond 
Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in the State of Rhode Island. 
                                                              Page S276
  Honoring the Life of Kevin Hagan White: Senate agreed to S. Res. 365, 
honoring the life of Kevin Hagan White, the Mayor of Boston, 
Massachusetts from 1968 to 1984.                          
  Pages S276-77
  Honoring the Life of Wilman Villar Mendoza: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
366, honoring the life of dissident and democracy activist Wilman 
Villar Mendoza and condemning the Castro regime for the death of Wilman 
Villar Mendoza.                                               
  Page S277
Measures Considered:
Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act--Agreement: Senate 
continued consideration of S. 2038, to prohibit Members of Congress and 
employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from 
their official positions for personal benefit, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:           
  Pages S238-50, S250-54
Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 1470, in the nature of a substitute.     
Page S238
  Reid (for Lieberman) Amendment No. 1482 (to Amendment No. 1470), to 
make a technical amendment to a reporting requirement.        
Page S238
  Brown (OH) Amendment No. 1478 (to Amendment No. 1470), to change the 
reporting requirement to 10 days.                             
Page S238
  Brown (OH)/Merkley Modified Amendment No. 1481 (to Amendment No. 
1470), to prohibit financial conflicts of interest by Senators and 
staff.                                              
Pages S238, S241-43
  Toomey Amendment No. 1472 (to Amendment No. 1470), to prohibit 
earmarks.                                                     
Page S238
  Thune Amendment No. 1477 (to Amendment No. 1470), to direct the 
Securities and Exchange Commission to eliminate the prohibition against 
general solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under 
Regulation D.                                                 
Page S238
  McCain Amendment No. 1471 (to Amendment No. 1470), to protect the 
American taxpayer by prohibiting bonuses for Senior Executives at 
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while they are in conservatorship. 
                                                              Page S238
  Leahy/Cornyn Amendment No. 1483 (to Amendment No. 1470), to deter 
public corruption.                                            
Page S238
  Coburn Amendment No. 1473 (to Amendment No. 1470), to prevent the 
creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs.     
Page S238
  Coburn/McCain Amendment No. 1474 (to Amendment No. 1470), to require 
that all legislation be placed online for 72 hours before it is voted 
on by the Senate or the House.                                
Page S239
  Coburn Amendment No. 1476, in the nature of a substitute.   
Page S239
  Paul Amendment No. 1484 (to Amendment No. 1470), to require Members 
of Congress to certify that they are not trading using material, non-
public information.                                           
Page S239

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  Paul Amendment No. 1485 (to Amendment No. 1470), to apply the 
reporting requirements to Federal employees and judicial officers. 
                                                              Page S239
  Paul Amendment No. 1487 (to Amendment No. 1470), to prohibit 
executive branch appointees or staff holding positions that give them 
oversight, rule-making, loan or grant-making abilities over industries 
or companies in which they or their spouse have a significant financial 
interest.                                                     
Page S239
  DeMint Amendment No. 1488 (to Amendment No. 1470), to express the 
sense of the Senate that the Senate should pass a joint resolution 
proposing an amendment to the Constitution that limits the number of 
terms a Member of Congress may serve.                         
Page S239
  Paul Amendment No. 1490 (to Amendment No. 1470), to require former 
Members of Congress to forfeit Federal retirement benefits if they work 
as a lobbyist or engage in lobbying activities.               
Page S239
  Blumenthal/Kirk Amendment No. 1498 (to Amendment No. 1470), to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to deny retirement benefits accrued by an 
individual as a Member of Congress if such individual is convicted of 
certain offenses.                                         
Pages S239-40
  Shelby Amendment No. 1491 (to Amendment No. 1470), to extend the 
STOCK Act to ensure that the reporting requirements set forth in the 
STOCK Act apply to the executive branch and independent agencies. 
                                                          Pages S240-41
  Inhofe/Hutchison Amendment No. 1500 (to Amendment No. 1470), to 
prohibit unauthorized earmarks.                           
Pages S243-45
  Boxer/Isakson Amendment No. 1489 (to Amendment No. 1470), to require 
full and complete public disclosure of the terms of home mortgages held 
by Members of Congress.                                   
Pages S245-48
  Tester/Toomey Amendment No. 1492 (to Amendment No. 1470), to amend 
the Securities Act of 1933 to require the Securities and Exchange 
Commission to exempt a certain class of securities from such Act. 
                                                          Pages S248-49
  Tester/Cochran Amendment No. 1503 (to Amendment No. 1470), to require 
Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in 
electronic form.                                              
Page S249
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 11 a.m., on Thursday, February 2, 2012. 
                                                          Pages S277-78
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Michael A. Botticelli, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director of 
National Drug Control Policy.
  Christy L. Romero, of Virginia, to be Special Inspector General for 
the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, 
Navy.                                                     
Pages S278-81
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Alan D. Bersin, of California, to be Commissioner of Customs, 
Department of Homeland Security, which was sent to the Senate on 
January 26, 2011.
  John D. Podesta, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service for a term expiring October 6, 2014, which was sent to the 
Senate on January 26, 2011.                                   
Page S281
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S259
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S259-61
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S261-62
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S262-66
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S257-59
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S266-76
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S276
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:56 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2012. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S278.)