[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 128 (Thursday, September 20, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D892-D893]
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                                       Thursday, September 20, 2012

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6475-S6558
Measures Introduced: Thirty bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3578-3607, and S. Res. 571-574.           
  Pages S6545-46
Measures Reported:
  S. 3578, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
(S. Rept. No. 112-221)
  Report to accompany S. 1641, to implement the United States-Colombia 
Trade Promotion Agreement. (S. Rept. No. 112-222)
  Report to accompany S. 1642, to implement the United States-Korea 
Free Trade Agreement. (S. Rept. No. 112-223)
  Report to accompany S. 1643, to implement the United States-Panama 
Trade Promotion Agreement. (S. Rept. No. 112-224)
  Report to accompany S. 3326, to amend the African Growth and 
Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add 
South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under 
that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and apparel rules 
of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free 
Trade Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions 
contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. (S. Rept. 
No. 112-225)
  Report to accompany 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. (S. Rept. No. 
112-226)
  Report to accompany S. 3568, to create a Citrus Disease Research and 
Development Trust Fund to support research on diseases impacting the 
citrus industry, to renew and modify the temporary duty suspensions on 
certain cotton shirting fabrics, and to modify and extend the Wool 
Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund. (S. Rept. No. 112-227)
  Report to accompany S. 2389, to deem the submission of certain claims 
to an Indian Health Service contracting officer as timely. (S. Rept. 
No. 112-228)
  Report to accompany S. 3276, to extend certain amendments made by the 
FISA Amendments Act of 2008. (S. Rept. No. 112-229)
  S. 3486, to implement the provisions of the Hague Agreement and the 
Patent Law Treaty, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S6545
Measures Considered:
  Continuing Appropriations Resolution: Senate began consideration of 
H.J. Res. 117, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, 
taking action on the following amendments and motions proposed thereto:
                                                         Pages S6500-02
Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 2844, to change the enactment date.     
Page S6501
  Reid Amendment No. 2845 (to Amendment No. 2844), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S6501
  Reid motion to commit the joint resolution to the Committee on 
Appropriations, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 2846, to change 
the enactment date.                                          
Page S6502
  Reid Amendment No. 2847 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 2846), 
of a perfecting nature.                                      
Page S6502
  Reid Amendment No. 2848 (to Amendment No. 2847), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S6502
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the joint resolution, 
and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Saturday, 
September 22, 2012.                                      
Pages S6501-02
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 67 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. 195), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to proceed to consideration of the joint resolution. 
                                                         Pages S6500-01

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Sportsmen's Act: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to 
consideration of S. 3525, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting.             
  Pages S6502-20
  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 upon disposition of H.J. Res. 117, making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013.                         
Page S6502
Appointment:
  Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 107-12, 
reappointed the following individual as a member of the Public Safety 
Officer Medal of Valor Review Board: Trevor Whipple of Vermont. 
                                                             Page S6558
Kelly Nomination Joint Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that, as if in Executive Session, the 
nomination of Keith Kelly, of Montana, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, sent to the Senate by the 
President, be referred jointly to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
                                                             Page S6510
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Ketanji Brown Jackson, of Maryland, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Columbia.
  Nelson Stephen Roman, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of New York.
  Robert D. Okun, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge 
of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.                                               
Page S6558
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S6541-42
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S6542
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S6476, S6542
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S6542, S6558
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6542-45
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S6545
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6546-48
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6548-57
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6535-41
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S6557
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S6557-58
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--195) 
                                                         Pages S6500-01
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 8:21 p.m., 
until 12 p.m. on Friday, September 21, 2012. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6558.)