[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 104 (Thursday, July 12, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D712-D713]
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                                            Thursday, July 12, 2012

[[Page D712]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4919-S4983
Measures Introduced: Eight bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3377-
3384.                                                        
  Page S4950
Measures Reported:
  S. 2218, to reauthorize the United States Fire Administration. (S. 
Rept. No. 112-180)
  S. 1409, to intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover 
payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112-181)
  Report to accompany S. 2554, to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the 
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2017. 
(S. Rept. No. 112-182)
  H.R. 3902, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to revise 
the timing of special elections for local office in the District of 
Columbia.
  S. 1744, to provide funding for State courts to assess and improve 
the handling of proceedings relating to adult guardianship and 
conservatorship, to authorize the Attorney General to carry out a pilot 
program for the conduct of background checks on individuals to be 
appointed as guardians or conservators, and to promote the widespread 
adoption of information technology to better monitor, report, and audit 
conservatorships of protected persons, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute.                                             
Page S4950
Measures Passed:
  District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act: Senate passed H.R. 
3902, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to revise the 
timing of special elections for local office in the District of 
Columbia.                                                    
  Page S4980
  National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 2527, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
mint coins in recognition and celebration of the National Baseball Hall 
of Fame, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S4980-81
  Reid (for Gillibrand) Amendment No. 2553, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S4980-81
Measures Considered:
Disclose Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 3369, to amend the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements 
for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities. 
                                               Pages S4919-32, S4938-43
  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, July 12, 2012, a vote on 
cloture will occur on Monday, July 16, 2012.                 
Page S4942
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that on 
Monday, July 16, 2012, following the vote on confirmation of the 
nomination of Kevin McNulty, of New Jersey, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of New Jersey, there be up to 10 
minutes of debate, equally divided between the two Leaders, or their 
designees, prior to the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                               
Pages S4942-43
Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act: Senate continued consideration 
of S. 2237, to provide a temporary income tax credit for increased 
payroll and extend bonus depreciation for an additional year, taking 
action on the following amendments and motions proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S4932-38
Rejected:
  Reid Amendment No. 2524 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 2521), of a perfecting nature. (By 73 yeas to 24 nays 
(Vote No. 175), Senate tabled the amendment.)        
Pages S4932, S4936
Pending:
  Reid (for Landrieu) Amendment No. 2521, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                       
Pages S4932, S4937-38
  Reid Amendment No. 2522 (to Amendment No. 2521), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S4932
  Reid Amendment No. 2523 (to Amendment No. 2522), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S4932

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  Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance, with 
instructions, Reid Amendment No. 2526, to change the enactment date. 
                                                             Page S4932
  Reid Amendment No. 2527 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 2526), 
of a perfecting nature.                                      
Page S4932
  Reid Amendment No. 2528 (to Amendment No. 2527), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S4932
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Reid Amendment No. 2525 (to Amendment No. 2524), to change the 
enactment date, fell when Reid Amendment No. 2524 (to the language 
proposed to be stricken by Amendment No. 2521) was tabled.   
Page S4938
  By 57 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 176), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on Reid (for Landrieu) 
Amendment No. 2521.                                          
Page S4938
  By 53 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 177), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the bill.     
Page S4938
  Subsequently, the bill was returned to the calendar.       
Page S4938
McNulty Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at 5 p.m., on Monday, July 16, 2012, Senate 
begin consideration of the nomination of Kevin McNulty, of New Jersey, 
to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey; that 
there be 30 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 nomination; and that no 
further motions be in order.                                 
  Page S4942
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Mark A. Barnett, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of International Trade.
  Angela Tammy Dickinson, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for 
the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years.
  A routine list in the Foreign Service.                 
Pages S4982-83
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4949
Measures Read the First Time:                                
  Page S4949
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4949-50
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S4950
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4950-52
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4952-60
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4945-48
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4960-80
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4980
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--177) 
                                                     Pages S4936, S4938
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:32 a.m. and adjourned at 5:48 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, July 16, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4982.)