[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 68 (Monday, May 14, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D462]
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                                               Monday, May 14, 2012

[[Page D462]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3107-S3135
Measures Introduced: Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3173-3176, and S. Res. 459.                      
  Page S3129
Measures Considered:
  Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act--Agreement: Senate resumed 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 2072, 
to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States. 
                                               Pages S3107-17, S3123-24
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 
11:15 a.m., on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, Senate adopt the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill; that the only first-degree 
amendments in order to the bill be the following: Lee Amendment No. 
2100; Paul Amendment No. 2101; Corker Amendment No. 2102; Vitter 
Amendment No. 2103; and Toomey Amendment No. 2104; that there be no 
amendments in order to any of the amendments prior to the votes; that 
there be no motions or points of order in order other than budget 
points of order and the applicable motions to waive; that there be up 
to two hours of debate to run concurrently on the amendments and the 
bill, equally divided, between the two Leaders, or their designees, 
prior to the votes on or in relation to the amendments in the order 
listed; that upon disposition of the amendments, Senate vote on passage 
of the bill, as amended, if amended; that there be two minutes equally 
divided prior to each vote; and all after the first vote be ten minute 
votes.                                                       
Page S3122
  Subsequently, the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill was withdrawn.                  
Page S3122
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  George Levi Russell, III, of Maryland, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Maryland.               
Pages S3117-23, S3135
  By 86 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. EX. 90), John J. Tharp, Jr., of 
Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Illinois.                                      
Pages S3117-23, S3135
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Frank Paul Geraci, Jr., of New York, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of New York.
  Fernando M. Olguin, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  5 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Navy. 
                                                         Pages S3133-35
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3129
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S3129
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S3129, S3133
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3129-31
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3131-33
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3127-29
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S3133
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--90)   
  Page S3123
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 6:42 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3133.)