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Daily Digest - Monday, September 13, 2010

Monday, September 13, 2010

HIGHLIGHTS

See Resume of Congressional Activity.

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Measures Introduced: Eight bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3766-3773.

Pages S7033-34 

Measures Reported:

Reported on Thursday, September 2, during the adjournment:
S. 3765, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance and to modify the provision of compensation and pension to surviving spouses of veterans in months of the deaths of the veterans. (S. Rept. No. 111-282)
S. 3073, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to protect and restore the Great Lakes, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-283)
S. 3539, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program to assist in the restoration of San Francisco Bay, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-284)
S. 3234, to improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-285)
S. 3325, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the waiver of the collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of veterans, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-286)
S. 3486, to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay. (S. Rept. No. 111-287)
S. 3609, to extend the temporary authority for performance of medical disability examinations by contract physicians for the Department of Veterans Affairs. (S. Rept. No. 111-288)
Reported on Monday, September 13:
S. 3084, to increase the competitiveness of United States businesses, particularly small and medium-sized manufacturing firms, in interstate and global commerce, foster job creation in the United States, and assist United States businesses in developing or expanding commercial activities in interstate and global commerce by expanding the ambit of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program and the Technology Innovation Program to include projects that have potential for commercial exploitation in nondomestic markets, providing for an increase in related resources of the Department of Commerce, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-289)

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Measures Passed:

National Aerospace Week: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 292, supporting the goals and ideals of National Aerospace Week, and the resolution was then agreed to.

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Small Business Lending Fund Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, September 14, 2010, Senate resume consideration of H.R. 5297, to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, with the time until 11 a.m., equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees.

Pages S7048-49

Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:

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By 71 yeas, 21 nays (Vote No. EX. 230), Jane Branstetter Stranch, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.

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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Robert Neil Chatigny, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.
Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
Louis B. Butler, Jr., of Wisconsin, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Edward Milton Chen, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California.
John J. McConnell, Jr., of Rhode Island, to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island.
Elizabeth Ann Hagen, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety (Recess Appointment).
Peter A. Diamond, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2000.
Samuel Epstein Angel, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission for a term of nine years.
Alan D. Bersin, of California, to be Commissioner of Customs, Department of Homeland Security.
Donald M. Berwick, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Jeffrey Alan Goldstein, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury.
Richard Sorian, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Recess Appointment).
Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador (Recess Appointment).
Cameron Munter, of California, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Pamela Ann White, of Maine, to be Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia.
Thomas M. Beck, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2013.
Marsha Ternus, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2012.
Winslow Lorenzo Sargeant, of Wisconsin, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration (Recess Appointment).
8 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.

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Measures Read the First Time:

Pages S7027, S7048

Executive Communications:

Pages S7027-33

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S7034-36

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

Pages S7036-44

Additional Statements:

Page S7027

Amendments Submitted:

Pages S7044-48

Privileges of the Floor:

Page S7048

Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--EX. 230)

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2:30 p.m. and adjourned at 6:55 p.m., until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 14, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7049.)

IMPEACHMENT TRIAL: PORTEOUS

Impeachment Trial Committee (Porteous): Committee began hearings to examine the Articles Against Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., after receiving testimony from Representatives Schiff and Goodlatte; Jacob Amato, River Ridge, Louisiana; Robert Creely, Harahan, Louisiana; and Joseph Mole, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Committee will meet again on Tuesday, September 14.

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(For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D933)
H.R. 4380, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty. Signed on August 11, 2010. (Public Law 111-227)
H.R. 5872, to provide adequate commitment authority for fiscal year 2010 for guaranteed loans that are obligations of the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Signed on August 11, 2010. (Public Law 111-228)
H.R. 5981, to increase the flexibility of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with respect to the amount of premiums charged for FHA single family housing mortgage insurance. Signed on August 11, 2010. (Public Law 111-229)
H.R. 6080, making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010. Signed on August 13, 2010. (Public Law 111-230)
H.R. 511, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to terminate certain easements held by the Secretary on land owned by the Village of Caseyville, Illinois, and to terminate associated contractual arrangements with the Village. Signed on August 16, 2010. (Public Law 111-231)
H.R. 2097, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner. Signed on August 16, 2010. (Public Law 111-232)
H.R. 3509, to reauthorize State agricultural mediation programs under title V of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987. Signed on August 16, 2010. (Public Law 111-233)
H.R. 4275, to designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold Federal Building''. (Public Law 111-234)
H.R. 5278, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 405 West Second Street in Dixon, Illinois, as the ``President Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building''. Signed on August 16, 2010. (Public Law 111-235)
H.R. 5395, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 151 North Maitland Avenue in Maitland, Florida, as the ``Paula Hawkins Post Office Building''. Signed on August 16, 2010. (Public Law 111-236)
H.R. 5552, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly and to provide for the assessment by the Secretary of the Treasury of certain criminal restitution. Signed on August 16, 2010. (Public Law 111-237)

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense, business meeting to markup proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Department of Defense, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to hold hearings to examine rape in the United States, focusing on the chronic failure to report and investigate rape cases, 2:15 p.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Impeachment Trial Committee (Porteous): to continue hearings to examine the Articles Against Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., 8 a.m., SH-216.

No committee meetings are scheduled.

On Tuesday , Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 5297, Small Business Lending Fund Act, and D938after a period of debate, vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Reid (for Johanns) Amendment No. 4596 (to Amendment No. 4595), Reid (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 4595 (to Amendment No. 4594), and Reid (for Baucus/Landrieu) Amendment No. 4594 at 11 a.m.

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During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.

September 16, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine the promise of human embryonic stem cell research, 10 a.m., SD-124.

September 16, Full Committee, business meeting to markup proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Department of Defense, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, and the Legislative Branch, 2 p.m., SD-106.
Committee on Armed Services: September 16, to hold hearings to examine the current security situation on the Korean Peninsula; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 15, to hold hearings to examine covered bonds, focusing on potential uses and regulatory issues, 10 a.m., SD-538.

September 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Treasury Department's report on international economic and exchange rate policies, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on the Budget: September 16, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 10 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 15, to hold hearings to examine the federal role in national rail policy, 2 p.m., SR-253.

September 16, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Reagan Washington National Airport and the Perimeter Rule, 2 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Foreign Relations: September 15, to hold hearings to examine banking reform, focusing on capital increase proposals from multilateral development banks, 10 a.m., SD-419.

September 16, Full Committee, business meeting to consider Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed in Prague on April 8, 2010, with Protocol (Treaty Doc. 111-05), 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 15, business meeting to consider S. 3751, to amend the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, and the nominations of Subra Suresh, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the National Science Foundation, Mary Minow, of California, to be a Member of the National Museum and Library Services Board, and any pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 15, to resume hearings to examine nuclear terrorism, focusing on strengthening our domestic defenses, 10 a.m., SD-342.

September 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 3 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: September 14, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to hold hearings to examine rape in the United States, focusing on the chronic failure to report and investigate rape cases, 2:15 p.m., SD-226.

September 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine prohibiting obscene animal crush videos in the wake of ``United States v. Stevens'', 10 a.m., SD-226.

September 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Susan L. Carney, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Amy Totenberg, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, James Emanuel Boasberg, and Amy Berman Jackson, both to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, and James E. Shadid, and Sue E. Myerscough, both to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, 2 p.m., SD-226.

September 16, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 3675, to amend chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code, to address reorganization of small businesses, S. 3717, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide for certain disclosures under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), S. 2888, to amend section 205 of title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualifying law school students participating in legal clinics from the application of the general conflict of interest rules under such section, and the nominations of Kathleen M. O'Malley, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, Beryl Alaine Howell, and Robert Leon Wilkins, both to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, Edward Milton Chen, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, Louis B. Butler, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, John J. McConnell, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island, Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Robert Neil Chatigny, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, and Michael J. Moore, to be United D939States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, Michael Robert Bladel, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Iowa, Kenneth James Runde, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa, James Edward Clark, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Kentucky, Joseph H. Hogsett, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, and Beverly Joyce Harvard, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Georgia, all of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.

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Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: September 16, to hold hearings to examine the Deepwater drilling moratorium, focusing on a review of the Obama Administration's economic impact analysis on United States small businesses, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
Select Committee on Intelligence: September 14, to receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Impeachment Trial Committee (Porteous): September 14, to continue hearings to examine the Articles Against Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., 8 a.m., SH-216.

September 15, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the Articles Against Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., 8 a.m., SH-216.

September 16, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the Articles Against Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., 8 a.m., SH-216.

Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 15, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Medicare's Competitive Bidding Program for Durable Medical Equipment: Implications for Quality, Cost and Access,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

September 15, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the following public health measures: H.R. 211, Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2009; H.R. 758, Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act; H.R. 1032, Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment For Women Act; H.R. 1210, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2009; H.R. 1230, Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2009; H.R. 1362, National MS and Parkinson's Disease Registries Act; H.R. 1995, Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2009; H.R. 2408, Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act; H.R. 2818, Methamphetamine Education, Treatment, and Hope Act of 2009; H.R. 2941, To reauthorize and enhance Johanna's Law to increase public awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers; H.R. 2999, Veterinary Public Health Workforce and Education Act; H.R. 5354, Gestational Diabetes Act of 2009; H.R. 5462, Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010; H.R. 5986, Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2010; H.R. 6010, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review uptake and utilization of diabetes screening benefits and establish an outreach program with respect to such benefits; H.R. 6081, Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010; the Telehealth Improvement and Expansion Act of 2010; and the Health Data Collection Improvement Act, 4 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.

September 16, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, hearing on H.R. 5828, Universal Service Reform Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, September 15, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``The Future of Housing Finance: A Progress Update on the GSEs,'' 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

September 16, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Address Concerns Over the SEC's New Confidentiality Provision,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 16, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight, hearing on Fulfilling the Promise of Peace: Human Rights, Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland and Bosnia, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, September 15, hearing entitled ``The Evolving Nature of Terrorism--Nine Years after the 9/11 Attacks,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, September 15, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 1521, Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009; H.R. 4677, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2010; and H.R. 5043, Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

September 15, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.

September 16, Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, hearing on Competition in the Evolving Digital Marketplace, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, September 16, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4339, Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Fellowship Act; and H.R. 6015, To require the Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce to publish certain economic data regarding territories and Freely Associated States, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

September 16, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following measures: H.R. 3061, Pine River Indian Irrigation Project Act of 2009; H.R. 5039, To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Groundwater Replenishment System Expansion to reclaim and reuse municipal wastewater in the Orange County, California region; H.R. 5413, Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010; and a measure To amend Section 301(d) of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 to provide for notice regarding certification of certain projects, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on Rules, September 15, to consider H.R. 4785, Rural Energy Savings Program Act, 4 p.m., H-313 Capitol.

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Committee on Science and Technology, September 16, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing on Camp Lejeune: Contamination and Compensation, Looking Back, Moving Forward, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 15, hearing on Enbridge Pipeline Oil Spill in Marshall, Michigan, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

September 16, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Pilot Flight and Duty Time Rule, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 15, to mark up the following: Draft Legislation; H.R. 3685, To require the Secretary of Veterans affairs to include on the main page of the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet website and to publicize such Internet website; H.R. 5360, Blinded Veterans Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2010; H.R. 5630, To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for qualifications for vocational rehabilitation counselors and vocational rehabilitation employment coordinators employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 3787, To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the reserve components as active service for purpose of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and H.R. 5993, SAVINGS Act of 2010, 9:30 a.m.; followed by a hearing on Personality Disorder Dischargers: Impact on Veterans' Benefits, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.

September 16, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on Examining Training Requirements of Veterans Benefits Administration Claims Processing Personnel, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.

September 16, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on Update of the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, September 15 and 16, hearings on China's Exchange Rate Policy, 10:30 a.m., on September 15, and 2 p.m., on September 16, 1100 Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 15, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 1 p.m., 304-HVC.

September 16, full Committee, executive, briefing on Update on FISA Court, 2 p.m., 304-HVC.

September 16, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, executive, briefing on Analytical Efforts at the National Counterterrorism Center, 3 p.m., 304-HVC.

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: September 15, to receive a briefing on minority politics, minority pressures, 11 a.m., CVC.
September 13, 2010

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Resume of Congressional Activity

The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative business transacted by the Senate and House.

The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

Congressional Record:

Pages of proceedings

House: 7,001
Total: 6,628

..

Extensions of Remarks

House: ..
Total: 1,577

..

Senate: Public bills enacted into law
House: 23
Total: 89

112

Senate: Private bills enacted into law
House: ..
Total: ..

..

Senate: Bills in conference
House: 1
Total: 1

..

Senate: Measures passed, total
House: 341
Total: 598

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Senate bills

House: 54
Total: 21

..

House bills

House: 81
Total: 216

..

Senate joint resolutions

House: 3
Total: 3

..

House joint resolutions

House: 3
Total: 4

..

Senate concurrent resolutions

House: 6
Total: 3

..

House concurrent resolutions

House: 24
Total: 38

..

Simple resolutions

House: 170
Total: 313

..

Senate: Measures reported, total
House: *239
Total: *186

425

Senate bills

House: 165
Total: ..

..

House bills

House: 61
Total: 114

..

Senate joint resolutions

House: 1
Total: ..

..

House joint resolutions

House: ..
Total: ..

..

Senate concurrent resolutions

House: 1
Total: ..

..

House concurrent resolutions

House: ..
Total: 3

..

Simple resolutions

House: 11
Total: 69

..

Senate: Special reports
House: 3
Total: 8

..

Senate: Conference reports
House: ..
Total: 2

..

Senate: Measures pending on calendar
House: 353
Total: 78

..

Senate: Measures introduced, total
House: 1,100
Total: 2,425

3,525

Bills

House: 834
Total: 1,694

..

Joint resolutions

House: 13
Total: 29

..

Concurrent resolutions

House: 23
Total: 89

..

Simple resolutions

House: 230
Total: 613

..

Senate: Quorum calls
House: 4
Total: 4

..

Senate: Yea-and-nay votes
House: 229
Total: 337

..

Senate: Recorded votes
House: ..
Total: 177

..

Senate: Bills vetoed
House: ..
Total: 1

..

Senate: Vetoes overridden
House: ..
Total: ..

..

DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS

Civilian nominations, totaling 534 (including 209 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:

Other Civilian nominations, totaling 1,271 (including 112 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:

Air Force nominations, totaling 5,200 (including 759 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:

Navy nominations, totaling 3,516 (including 8 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:

Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,191 (including 714 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:

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Program for Tuesday: Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 5297, Small Business Lending Fund Act, and after a period of debate, vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Reid (for Johanns) Amendment No. 4596 (to Amendment No. 4595), Reid (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 4595 (to Amendment No. 4594), and Reid (for Baucus/Landrieu) Amendment No. 4594 at 11 a.m.
Senate: (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)

Program for Tuesday: To be announced.

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