[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 165 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1057-D1058]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Thursday, December 20, 2012

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                              Daily Digest


Highlights

      House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4310--
      National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8235-S8321
Measures Introduced: Six bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3699-3704, and S. Res. 626-627.                  
  Page S8302
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany H.R. 2471, to amend section 2710 of title 18, 
United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may 
obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and 
that consent may be obtained through the Internet. (S. Rept. No. 112-
258)
  S. 3523, to amend title 17, United States Code, to extend protection 
to fashion design. (S. Rept. No. 112-259)                    
Page S8302
Measures Passed:
  Date for Counting Electoral Votes: Senate passed H.J. Res. 122, 
establishing the date for the counting of the electoral votes for 
President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012. 
                                                             Page S8251
  Maniilaq Association: Senate passed H.R. 443, to provide for the 
conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq 
Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                        
  Page S8308
  Durbin (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 3423, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S8308
  Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 4053, to intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and 
recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending.
                                                             Page S8308
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer 
Corps Amendments Act: Senate passed S. 2388, to reauthorize and amend 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned 
Officer Corps Act of 2002, after agreeing to the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S8308-18
  Durbin (for Begich) Amendment No. 3424, of a perfecting nature. 
                                                             Page S8313
  Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 439, expressing the 
sense of the Senate that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should 
eliminate the ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified 
advertising website Backpage.com, and the resolution was then agreed 
to.                                                      
  Pages S8318-20
  2012 Heisman Memorial Trophy: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 617, congratulating 
the recipient of the 2012 Heisman Memorial Trophy, and the resolution 
was then agreed to.                                          
  Page S8320
  Designating the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 627, designating the Chairman of the Senate 
Committee on Appropriations.                                 
  Page S8320
  Video Tape Service Provider: Senate passed H.R. 6671, to amend 
section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video 
tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent 
on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the 
Internet.                                                
  Pages S8320-21
Measures Considered:
  Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
consideration of H.R. 1, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, taking action on the 
following amendments and motions proposed thereto:       
  Pages S8236-37

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Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 3395, in the nature of a substitute.    
Page S8237
  Reid Amendment No. 3396 (to Amendment No. 3395), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S8237
  Reid Amendment No. 3397 (to Amendment No. 3396), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S8237
  Reid Amendment No. 3398 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 3395), to change the enactment date.           
Page S8237
  Reid Amendment No. 3399 (to Amendment No. 3398), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S8237
  Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations, 
with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3400, to change the enactment 
date.                                                        
Page S8237
  Reid Amendment No. 3401 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 3400), 
of a perfecting nature.                                      
Page S8237
  Reid Amendment No. 3402 (to Amendment No. 3401), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S8237
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that following 
disposition of the conference report to accompany H.R. 4310, 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; Senate vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture on Reid Amendment No. 3395 (listed above); and the 
filing deadline for second-degree amendments to the bill be at 1:30 
p.m., on Friday, December 21, 2012.                          
Page S8273
Conference Reports:
  National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-
time agreement was reached providing that at a time to be determined by 
the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, 
Senate begin consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 
4310, 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; that there be up to 
one hour of debate equally divided between the two Leaders, or their 
designees, prior to a vote on adoption of the conference report. 
                                                         Pages S8251-74
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the notification of the President's 
intent to terminate the designation of the Federation of Saint Kitts 
and Nevis as a beneficiary developing country under the Generalized 
System of Preferences (GSP) program; which was referred to the 
Committee on Finance. (PM-64)                         
Pages S8299-S8300
  Brann, Mannion, and Tigar 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 Matthew W. 
Brann, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Pennsylvania, Malachy Edward Mannion, of 
Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Middle 
District of Pennsylvania, and Jon S. Tigar, of California, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern 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 confirmation of the nominations, in 
that order; and that no further motions be in order.         
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Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S8300
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S8300
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S8300
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S8300-02
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8302-03
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S8303-05
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S8298-99
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S8305-08
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S8308
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S8308
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 9:24 p.m., 
until 1 p.m. on Friday, December 21, 2012. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8321.)