[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1016-D1017]
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                                          Monday, December 10, 2012

[[Page D1016]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7691-S7709
Measures Introduced: Two bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3667-3668, and S. Res. 612.                  
  Pages S7702-03
Measures Passed:
  March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act: Senate passed H.R. 3187, to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and 
celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the March 
of Dimes Foundation.                                         
  Page S7706
  Honoring the life of former Senator Arlen Specter: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 612, honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Arlen 
Specter, distinguished former Senator for the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania.                                            
  Pages S7706-07
Transaction Account Guarantee Program--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the cloture vote on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 3637, to temporarily extend the 
transaction account guarantee program, be postponed to occur at 2:15 
p.m., on Tuesday, December 11, 2012; that if cloture is invoked on the 
motion to proceed, the motion to proceed be agreed to; and the Majority 
Leader be recognized.                                        
  Page S7707
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, Senate resume 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3637, to 
temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, with the 
time until 12:30 p.m., equally divided and controlled between the two 
Leaders or their designees.                                  
Page S7707
Dowdell and Bernal Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was reached providing that at a time to be determined by the 
Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, Senate 
begin consideration of the nominations of John E. Dowdell, of Oklahoma, 
to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Oklahoma, and Jesus G. Bernal, of California, to be United States 
District Judge for the Central District of California; that there be 30 
minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form; that following 
the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote, without intervening 
action or debate, on the confirmation of the nomination of John E. 
Dowdell, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Oklahoma, and the nomination of Jesus G. Bernal, 
of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central 
District of California, in that order; and that no further motions be 
in order.                                                    
  Page S7706
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Timothy Hyungrock Haahs, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term 
expiring September 7, 2014.
  Michael Wayne Hail, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term 
expiring December 10, 2017.
  Morton H. Halperin, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a 
term of three years.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  35 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army.                             
Pages S7707-09
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S7701
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S7692, S7701
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S7701
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S7701
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S7703
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S7703-04
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S7700-01
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S7704-06
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned, as a further mark 
of respect to the memory of the late former Senator Arlen Specter, in 
accordance with S. Res. 612, at 6 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 
December 11, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting 
Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7707.)