[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 2 (Friday, January 4, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D13-D14]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Friday, January 4, 2013

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House and Senate met in joint session to count electoral 
      votes.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S19-S24
Measures Passed:
  National Flood Insurance Program: Senate passed H.R. 41, to 
temporarily increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency for carrying out the National Flood Insurance 
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  Pages S23-24
  Electoral Ballot Count: Senate met in Joint Session with the House of 
Representatives to count the electoral ballots of the several States 
cast in the election of the President and Vice President of the United 
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  Page S19
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that from Friday, January 4, 2013, through Monday, January 
21, 2013, the Majority Leader be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills 
or joint resolution.                                           
  Page S24
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Robert E. Bacharach, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Tenth Circuit.
  Caitlin Joan Halligan, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the District of Columbia Circuit.
  William J. Kayatta, Jr., of Maine, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the First Circuit.
  Jill A. Pryor, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Eleventh Circuit.
  Patty Shwartz, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Third Circuit.
  Srikanth Srinivasan, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the District of Columbia Circuit.
  Richard Gary Taranto, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Federal Circuit.
  Elissa F. Cadish, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Nevada.
  Valerie E. Caproni, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
  Sheri Polster Chappell, of Florida, to be United States District 
Judge for the Middle District of Florida.
  Pamela Ki Mai Chen, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of New York.
  Brian J. Davis, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for 
the Middle District of Florida.
  Shelly Deckert Dick, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Louisiana.
  Jennifer A. Dorsey, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Nevada.
  Katherine Polk Failla, of New York, 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.
  Andrew Patrick Gordon, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Nevada.
  Ketanji Brown Jackson, of Maryland, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Columbia.
  Rosemary Marquez, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Arizona.
  Michael J. McShane, of Oregon, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Oregon.
  Raymond P. Moore, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Colorado.
  Troy L. Nunley, of California, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of California.
  Beverly Reid O'Connell, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Central District of California.
  William H. Orrick, III, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of California.

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  Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  Luis Felipe Restrepo, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  Nelson Stephen Roman, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of New York.
  Jeffrey L. Schmehl, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  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.
  Mark A. Barnett, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of International Trade.
  Claire R. Kelly, of New York, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of International Trade.                                  
Page S24
Messages from the House:                                       
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Additional Statements:                                     
  Pages S22-23
Recess: Senate convened at 12:30 p.m. and recessed, pursuant to the 
provisions of S. Con. Res. 3, at 2:11 p.m., until 11:30 a.m. on Monday, 
January 21, 2013. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the 
Majority Leader in today's Record on page S24.)