[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 96 (Monday, June 25, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D648-D649]
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                                              Monday, June 25, 2012

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4433-S4600
Measures Introduced: Four bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3337-3340, and S. Res. 503-504.                  
  Page S4460
Measures Reported:
  S. 1379, to amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to 
revise certain administrative authorities of the District of Columbia 
courts, and to authorize the District of Columbia Public Defender 
Service to provide professional liability insurance for officers and 
employees of the Service for claims relating to services furnished 
within the scope of employment with the Service, with an amendment. (S. 
Rept. No. 112-178)                                       
Pages S4459-60
Measures Passed:
  National Aphasia Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 503, 
designating June 2012 as ``National Aphasia Awareness Month'' and 
supporting efforts to increase awareness of aphasia.     
  Pages S4593-94
  Honoring the Athletes and Others Killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 504, expressing support for the International 
Olympic Committee to recognize with a minute of silence at the 2012 
Olympics Opening Ceremony the athletes and others killed at the 1972 
Munich Olympics.                                             
  Page S4594
Measures Considered:
  Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act: Senate began 
consideration of S. 1940, to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, 
after agreeing to the motion to proceed, and taking action on the 
following amendments and motion proposed thereto: 
                                                  Pages S4434, S4446-48
Pending:
  Reid (for Johnson (SD)/Shelby) Amendment No. 2468, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S4447
  Reid (for Pryor/Hoeven) Amendment No. 2469 (to Amendment No. 2468), 
to require the Government Accountability Office to study the effect of 
applying the mandatory purchase requirements to areas of residual risk, 
and to require the Administrator to study voluntary community-based 
flood insurance options.                                     
Page S4447
  Reid Amendment No. 2470, to change the enactment date. 
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  Reid Amendment No. 2471 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 2468), to change the enactment date.           
Page S4448
  Reid Amendment No. 2472 (to Amendment No. 2471), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S4448
  Reid motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 2473, 
to change the enactment date.                                
Page S4448
  Reid Amendment No. 2474 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 2473), 
of a perfecting nature.                                      
Page S4448
  Reid Amendment No. 2475 (to Amendment No. 2474), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S4448
  Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act: Senate began consideration of 
the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2237, to provide a 
temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus 
depreciation for an additional year.                         
  Page S4448
House Messages:
  Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act--Agreement: By 
89 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. 166), three-fifths of those Senators duly 
chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the 
motion to close further debate on Reid motion to concur in the 
amendment of the House of Representatives to S. 3187, to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee 
programs for prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish user-
fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars.              
  Page S4449
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 2:15 
p.m., on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, there be 6 hours and 15 minutes of 
debate remaining post-cloture on the Reid motion to concur in the 
amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill, with 2 hours 
under the control of Senator

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Harkin, 4 hours under the control of Senator Burr and 15 minutes under 
the control of Senator Paul.                                 
Page S4594
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Katherine Polk Failla, of New York, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of New York.
  Troy L. Nunley, of California, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of California.
  Sheri Polster Chappell, of Florida, to be United States District 
Judge for the Middle District of Florida.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Public Health Service. 
                                                      Pages S4594-S4600
Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S4459
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4460-61
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4461-64
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4455-59
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4464-83
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S4483
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4483
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--166) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:10 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4594.)