[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 66 (Thursday, May 10, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D450-D451]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Thursday, May 10, 2012

[[Page D450]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 5326, Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
      Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3051-S3106
Measures Introduced: Ninety-seven bills and six resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3076-3172, and S. Res. 453-458. 
                                                         Pages S3084-87
Measures Passed:
  Civil Air Patrol Congressional Gold Medal: Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 
S. 418, to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members 
of the Civil Air Patrol, and the bill was then passed.   
  Pages S3071-73
  Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act: Senate passed H.R. 
4967, to prevent the termination of the temporary office of bankruptcy 
judges in certain judicial districts.                    
  Pages S3102-03
  Commemorating and Acknowledging Law Enforcement Officers: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 456, commemorating and acknowledging the dedication 
and sacrifice made by the Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
officers who have been killed or injured in the line of duty. 
                                                             Page S3103
  Founding of Department of Agriculture Sesquicentennial: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 458, commemorating May 15, 2012, as the sesquicentennial of 
the founding of the Department of Agriculture.           
  Pages S3103-04
Measures Considered:
  Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act--Cloture: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 2072, 
to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States. 
                                                         Pages S3051-71
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of 
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the 
unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, May 10, 2012, a vote on 
cloture will occur upon disposition of the nominations of George Levi 
Russell III, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Maryland, and John J. Tharp, Jr., of Illinois, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. 
                                                             Page S3104
  Russell and Tharp Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was reached providing that at 4:30 p.m., on Monday, May 14, 
2012, Senate will begin consideration of the following nominations: 
George Levi Russell III, of Maryland, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Maryland, and John J. Tharp, Jr., of 
Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Illinois; that there be 60 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 in the order listed; and that no further motions be in 
order.                                                       
  Page S3104
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Deborah Ruth Malac, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Liberia.
  Fernando Torres-Gil, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2014.
  Thomas Skerik Sowers II, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Public and Intergovernmental Affairs).
  5 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.        
Pages S3104-06
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3082
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S3082
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S3082
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S3082-84

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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3087-88
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3088-91
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S3081
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S3091-93
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3093
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:11 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, May 14, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3104.)