[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 120 (Monday, September 10, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D829-D830]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Monday, September 10, 2012

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6023-S6074
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3522-3525. 
                                                              Pages S6062-63
Measures Reported:
  Reported on Tuesday, August 28, during the adjournment:
  Report to accompany S. 3240, to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
2017. (S. Rept. No. 112-203)
  S. 1002, to prohibit theft of medical products, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112-204)
  S. 1515, to permit certain members of the United States Secret Service and 
certain members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division who 
were appointed in 1984, 1985, or 1986 to elect to be covered under the 
District of Columbia Police and Firefighter Retirement and Disability System 
in the same manner as members appointed prior to 1984, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112-205)
  H.R. 915, to establish a Border Enforcement Security Task Force program to 
enhance border security by fostering coordinated efforts among Federal, 
State, and local border and law enforcement officials to protect United 
States border cities and communities from trans-national crime, including 
violence associated with drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal alien 
trafficking and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the 
international borders of the United States, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112-206)
  S. 3193, to make technical corrections to the legal description of certain 
land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of Mission Indians. (S. Rept. 
No. 112-207)
  S. 3521, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain 
expiring provisions. (S. Rept. No. 112-208)
  Reported on Monday, September 10:
  S. 3524, to deter the evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty 
orders. (S. Rept. No. 112-209)                                    
Page S6062
Measures Considered:
  Veterans Jobs Corps Act: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 3457, to require the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps.         
  Pages S6025-33, S6038-45
  September 11th Observance--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, there be 
a moment of silence in observance of the 11th anniversary of the attacks on 
September 11, 2001.                                               
  Page S6066
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 89 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. EX. 190), Stephanie Marie Rose, of Iowa, to 
be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. 
                                                       Pages S6033-38, S6074
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  5 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  6 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, and Navy. 
                                                                  Page S6066
Messages from the House:                                      
  Pages S6054-55
Measures Referred:                                                
  Page S6055
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                          
  Pages S6055, S6066
Measures Read the First Time:                             
  Pages S6055, S6066
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                         
  Page S6055
Executive Communications:                                     
  Pages S6055-62
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Pages S6063-65
Additional Statements:                                        
  Pages S6051-54
Amendments Submitted:                                             
  Page S6065
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                     
  Page S6065
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Pages S6065-66
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--190)       
  Page S6037

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:54 p.m., until 10 
a.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6067.)