[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 17, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D729-D730]
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                                             Tuesday, July 17, 2012

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5051-S5092
Measures Introduced: Seven bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3389-
3395.                                                    
  Pages S5084-85
Measures Reported:
  S. 1201, to conserve fish and aquatic communities in the United 
States through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation, to 
improve the quality of life for the people of the United States. (S. 
Rept. No. 112-187)
  S. 1324, to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the 
importation, exportation, transportation, and sale, receipt, 
acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, of any live 
animal of any prohibited wildlife species. (S. Rept. No. 112-188) 
                                                             Page S5084
Measures Passed:
  HEARTH Act: Committee on Indian Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 205, to amend the Act titled ``An Act to 
authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, 
educational, recreational, residential, business, and other purposes 
requiring the grant of long-term leases'', approved August 9, 1955, to 
provide for Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior 
express approval from the Secretary of the Interior, and the bill was 
then passed.                                                 
  Page S5057
  Yellow Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing Bonding: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 483, 
commending efforts to promote and enhance public safety on the need for 
yellow corrugated stainless steel tubing bonding, and the resolution 
was then agreed to.                                          
  Page S5090
Measures Considered:
  DISCLOSE Act: Senate continued 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 S5051-72
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Pursuant to the order of July 16, 2012, the motion to proceed to the 
motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on July 
16, 2012 was agreed to.                                      
Page S5071
  Pursuant to the order of July 16, 2012, the motion to reconsider the 
vote by which cloture was not invoked on July 16, 2012 was agreed to. 
                                                             Page S5071
  By 53 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 180), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having not voted in the affirmative, Senate upon 
reconsideration rejected the motion to close further debate on the 
motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.              
Page S5072
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.         
Page S5072
Bring Jobs Home Act--Cloture: 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 S5072-82
  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, a vote on cloture will 
occur on Thursday, July 19, 2012.                            
Page S5072
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the continuation 
of the national emergency with respect to the former Liberian regime of 
Charles Taylor that was established in Executive Order 13348 on July 
22, 2004; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs. (PM-56)                                       
Page S5084
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Bidtah N. Becker, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture 
and Arts Development for a term expiring May 19, 2018.

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  Routine lists in the Air Force and Army.               
Pages S5090-92
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S5084, S5090
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5085-86
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5086-89
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5082-84
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S5089
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S5089-90
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5090
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--180) 
                                                             Page S5072
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:57 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18, 2012. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5090.)