[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 145 (Wednesday, November 14, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D947-D948]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                       Wednesday, November 14, 2012

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                              Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6765-S6828
Measures Introduced: Four bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3627-3630, and S. Res. 592-596.               
  Page S6800
Measures Reported:
  S. 1307, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey real 
property, including improvements, of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration in Ketchikan, Alaska. (S. Rept. No. 112-239)
  S. 183, to clarify the applicability of certain maritime laws with 
respect to the blowout and explosion of the mobile offshore drilling 
unit Deepwater Horizon, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. 692, to improve hurricane preparedness by establishing the 
National Hurricane Research Initiative, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute.
  S. 911, to establish the sense of Congress that Congress should 
enact, and the President should sign, bipartisan legislation to 
strengthen public safety and to enhance wireless communications, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1449, to authorize the appropriation of funds for highway safety 
programs and for other purposes, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. 1980, to prevent, deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported, and 
unregulated fishing through port State measures.
  S. 2279, to amend the R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1986 to 
provide additional protection for the R.M.S. Titanic and its wreck 
site.
  S. 2388, to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute.                  
Page S6800
Measures Passed:
  Taking Essential Steps for Testing Act: Senate passed H.R. 6118, to 
amend section 353 of the Public Health Service Act with respect to 
suspension, revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification. 
                                                             Page S6827
  Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 
beyond Borders Act: Senate passed H.R. 6131, to extend the Undertaking 
Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act 
of 2006.                                                     
  Page S6827
  Superstorm Sandy Relief: Senate agreed to S. Res. 596, permitting the 
solicitation of donations in Senate buildings for the relief of victims 
of Superstorm Sandy.                                         
  Page S6827
Measures Considered:
  National Defense Authorization Act: Senate began consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3254, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year.                          
  Pages S6765-74
  Cybersecurity Act: By 51 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 202), 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 S. 3414, to enhance the security and resiliency of 
the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States. 
                                                         Pages S6774-84
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to proceed to the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was 
not invoked on August 2, 2012, was agreed to.                
Page S6784
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to reconsider the vote by

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which cloture was not invoked on August 2, 2012, was agreed to. 
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  Sportsmen's Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at 9:15 a.m., on Thursday, November 15, 2012, Senate 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S. 3525, to protect and enhance 
opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting; and that 
the filing deadline for second-degree amendments to the bill be at 9:10 
a.m., on Thursday, November 15, 2012.                    
  Pages S6827-28
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Valerie E. Caproni, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
  Kenneth John Gonzales, of New Mexico, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of New Mexico.
  Raymond P. Moore, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Colorado.
  Beverly Reid O'Connell, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Central District of California.
  William L. Thomas, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Florida.
  Analisa Torres, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of New York.
  Derrick Kahala Watson, of Hawaii, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Hawaii.
  Claire R. Kelly, of New York, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of International Trade.
  A routine list in the Coast Guard.                         
Page S6828
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S6797
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S6797
Executive Communications:                             
  Pages S6797-S6800
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6800-01
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6801-06
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6795-97
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6806-27
Notices of Intent:                                           
  Page S6827
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S6827
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S6827
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--202) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2:30 p.m. and adjourned at 7:02 p.m., 
until 9 a.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2012. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S6827-
28.)