[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 103 (Wednesday, July 11, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D705-D706]
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                                           Wednesday, July 11, 2012

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4835-S4918
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3370-3376 and S.J. Res. 47.                  
  Pages S4892-93
Measures Passed:
  Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act: Senate passed H.R. 3001, 
to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, in recognition 
of his achievements and heroic actions during the Holocaust. 
                                                             Page S4916
  Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Senate passed H.R. 4155, to direct the 
head of each Federal department and agency to treat relevant military 
training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification 
requirements for Federal licenses.                           
  Page S4916
Measures Considered:
Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act: Senate began consideration of 
S. 2237, to provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll 
and extend bonus depreciation for an additional year, after agreeing to 
the motion to proceed, and taking action on the following amendments 
and motions proposed thereto:                            
  Pages S4835-85
Pending:
  Reid (for Landrieu) Amendment No. 2521, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S4884
  Reid Amendment No. 2522 (to Amendment No. 2521), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S4884
  Reid Amendment No. 2523 (to Amendment No. 2522), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S4884
  Reid Amendment No. 2524 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 2521), of a perfecting nature.                 
Page S4884
  Reid Amendment No. 2525 (to Amendment No. 2524), to change the 
enactment date.                                          
Pages S4884-85
  Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance, with 
instructions, Reid Amendment No. 2526, to change the enactment date. 
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  Reid Amendment No. 2527 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 2526), 
of a perfecting nature.                                      
Page S4885
  Reid Amendment No. 2528 (to Amendment No. 2527), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S4885
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Reid (for Landrieu) 
Amendment No. 2521 (listed above), and, in accordance with the 
provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on 
cloture will occur on Friday, July 13, 2012.                 
Page S4884
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of Reid (for 
Landrieu) Amendment No. 2521 (listed above).                 
Page S4885
Bring Jobs Back to America: Senate began consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 3364, to provide an incentive for 
businesses to bring jobs back to America.                
  Pages S4885-86
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the issuance of an 
Executive Order modifying the scope of the national emergency declared 
in Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997, with respect to Burma; which 
was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 
(PM-55)                                                  
Pages S4890-91
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Dorothy Kosinski, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
2016.
  Dawn M. Liberi, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Burundi.
  Stephen D. Mull, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Poland.
  Walter North, of Washington, to be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, 
and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as 
Ambassador to the Solomon Islands and Ambassador to the Republic of 
Vanuatu.
  4 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Navy.                             
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
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Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4891-92
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4893-94
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4894-95
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S4889
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S4895-S4915
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                            
  Pages S4915-16
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4916
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:03 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 12, 2012. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4916.)