[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 109 (Thursday, July 19, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D745-D746]
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                                            Thursday, July 19, 2012

[[Page D745]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House passed H.R. 5856, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
      2013.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5169-S5238
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3403-3415 and S. Con. Res. 52.            
  Pages S5211-12
Measures Reported:
  S. 2104, to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to 
reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research 
regarding the water resources research and technology institutes 
established under that Act. (S. Rept. No. 112-189)
  H.R. 1160, to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 
McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to the State of North Carolina. 
(S. Rept. No. 112-190)
  S. 285, for the relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke, with an amendment.
  S. 3276, to extend certain amendments made by the FISA Amendments Act 
of 2008, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3406, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment 
(normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian 
Federation and Moldova, to require reports on the compliance of the 
Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade 
Organization, and to impose sanctions on persons responsible for gross 
violations of human rights.                                  
Page S5211
Measures Considered:
  Bring Jobs Home Act: Senate continued consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 3364, to provide an incentive for 
businesses to bring jobs back to America.             
  Pages S5169-S5202
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 56 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 181), 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 motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                                   
Page S5189
Second Reading--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that S. 3412 and S. 3413 be considered as having been read 
twice and placed on the calendar.                    
  Pages S5210, S5238
Shipp Nomination--Agreement: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Michael A. Shipp, of New Jersey, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of New Jersey.               
  Page S5202
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination 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 19, 2012, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on 
Monday, July 23, 2012.                                       
Page S5202
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 5 
p.m., on Monday, July 23, 2012, Senate resume consideration of the 
nomination; with 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled in 
the usual form; provided further, that the cloture vote on the 
nomination be at 5:30 p.m.                                   
Page S5238
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S5209-10
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S5210, S5238
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S5210, S5238
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S5210
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5210-11
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5211
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5212-13
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5213-24
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5205-09
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5224-38
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S5238

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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5238
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--181) 
                                                             Page S5189
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 5:46 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, July 23, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5238.)