[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 21, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D279-D280]
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                                          Wednesday, March 21, 2012

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1873-S1953
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2215-2222, S.J. Res. 38, and S. Res. 401-403. 
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Measures Passed:
  Authorizing testimony, document production, and legal representation: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 403, to authorize testimony, document 
production, and legal representation in United States v. Richard F. 
``Dickie'' Scruggs.                                      
  Pages S1944-45
Measures Considered:
  Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act--
Agreement: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 3606, to increase 
American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the 
public capital markets for emerging growth companies, taking action on 
the following amendments proposed thereto:            
  Pages S1884-S1919
Pending:
  Reid (for Merkley) Amendment No. 1884, to amend the securities laws 
to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded 
securities.                                       
Pages S1884, S1886-96
  Reid (for Reed) Amendment No. 1931 (to Amendment No. 1884), to 
improve the bill.                                        
Pages S1884-86
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
   By 76 yeas to 22 nays (Vote No. 53), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the bill.           
Page S1884
  Reid motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 1838, 
to change the enactment date, fell when cloture was invoked on the 
bill.                                                        
Page S1884
  Reid Amendment No. 1839 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 1838), 
of a perfecting nature, fell when Reid motion to recommit the bill to 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, with 
instructions, Reid Amendment No. 1838, fell.                 
Page S1884
  Reid Amendment No. 1840 (to Amendment No. 1839), of a perfecting 
nature, fell when Reid Amendment No. 1839 (to (the instructions) 
Amendment No. 1838), fell.                                   
Page S1884
  Chair sustained a point of order that Reid (for Cantwell) Amendment 
No. 1836 (to the language proposed to be stricken by Amendment No. 
1833), to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, was 
not germane, and the amendment thus fell.                    
Page S1884
  Reid Amendment No. 1837 (to Amendment No. 1836), to change the 
enactment date, fell when Reid (for Cantwell) Amendment No. 1836 (to 
the language proposed to be stricken by Amendment No. 1833), fell. 
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  Chair sustained a point of order that Reid (for Reed) Amendment No. 
1833, in the nature of a substitute, was not germane, and the amendment 
thus fell.                                                   
Page S1884
  Reid Amendment No. 1834 (to Amendment No. 1833), to change the 
enactment date, fell when Reid (for Reed) Amendment No. 1833, fell. 
                                                             Page S1884
  Reid Amendment No. 1835 (to Amendment No. 1834), of a perfecting 
nature, fell when Reid Amendment No. 1834 (to Amendment No. 1833), 
fell.                                                        
Page S1884
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, 
March 22, 2012, that the time until 12:30 p.m. be equally divided 
between the two Leaders, or their designees; that at 12:30 p.m., the 
post-cloture time be considered expired and Senate vote on or in 
relation to the following: Reid (for Reed) Amendment No. 1931 (to 
Amendment No. 1884), Reid (for Merkley) Amendment No. 1884, as amended, 
if amended, and passage of the bill, as amended, if amended; that there 
be two minutes equally divided in the usual form in-between the votes. 
                                                             Page S1919
  Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent-time agreement was reached provided that upon disposition of 
H.R.

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3606, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies 
Act, Senate resume consideration of the House Message to accompany S. 
2038, Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act; that there be four 
minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form prior to the vote 
on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House 
Message to accompany S. 2038; that if cloture is invoked on the motion 
to concur; that all post-cloture time be yielded back; the motion to 
concur with an amendment be withdrawn; and the motion to concur be 
agreed to; that all after the first vote be ten minute votes; and that 
the filing deadline for second-degree amendments to Reid motion to 
concur with respect to S. 2038, be at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 
22, 2012.                                                    
  Page S1945
  Bill Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that H.R. 306, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming 
wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge, be 
discharged from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and be 
referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.   
  Page S1945
  Senator Mikulski Tributes--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that there be printed as a Senate document a 
compilation of materials from the Congressional Record in tribute to 
Senator Barbara Mikulski, and that Members have until Thursday, March 
29, 2012, to submit such tributes.                           
  Page S1945
  Nuffer, Abrams, and Contreras Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent-time agreement was reached providing that following disposition 
of the House Message to accompany S. 2038, Stop Trading on 
Congressional Knowledge Act, Senate resume consideration of the 
following nominations: David Nuffer, of Utah, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Utah, Ronnie Abrams, of New York, to 
be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 
and Rudolph Contreras, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Columbia; that there be two minutes 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 nominations of David Nuffer, of Utah, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Utah, Ronnie Abrams, of New 
York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
New York, and Rudolph Contreras, of Virginia, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Columbia, in that order; and that no 
further motions be in order.                                 
  Page S1944
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Rainey Ransom Brandt, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  John S. Leonardo, of Arizona, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Arizona for the term of four years.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  4 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army, and Navy.                   
Pages S1946-53
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1930
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1930
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1930-32
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1932-33
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1933-42
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1929-30
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1942-43
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                            
  Pages S1943-44
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1944
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--53)   
  Page S1884
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:10 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2012. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1945.)