Congressional Record
111th Congress (2009-2010)
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Daily Digest - Monday, June 21, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Daily Digest
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5163-S5215
Measures Introduced:
Four bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3513-3516, S.J. Res. 34, and S. Res. 561.
Pages S5201-02
Measures Reported:
S. 2724, to provide for environmental restoration activities and forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-211)
S. 3250, to provide for the training of Federal building personnel. (S. Rept. No. 111-212)
S. 2872, to authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through fiscal year 2014, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 111-213)
Page S5201
Measures Passed:
Recognizing the Contributions of Fathers:
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 560, recognizing the immeasurable contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their families, especially on Father's Day, and the resolution was then agreed to.
Page S5212
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 561, designating June 25, 2010, as ``National Huntington's Disease Awareness Day''.
Pages S5212-13
Nominations Confirmed:
Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By unanimous vote of 89 yeas (Vote No. EX. 195), Mark A. Goldsmith, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Pages S5186-93, S5215
By unanimous vote of 89 yeas (Vote No. EX. 196), Marc T. Treadwell, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia.
Pages S5186-93, S5215
Josephine Staton Tucker, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.
Pages S5186-94, S5215
Nomination Received:
Senate received the following nomination: Michael S. Owen, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone.
Page S5214
Nominations Discharged:
The following nominations were discharged from further committee consideration and placed on the Executive Calendar:
Rafael Moure-Eraso, of Massachusetts, to be Chairperson of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years, which was sent to the Senate on March 24, 2010, from the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mark A. Griffon, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years, which was sent to the Senate on March 24, 2010, from the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Christopher A. Masingill, of Arkansas, to be Federal Cochairperson, Delta Regional Authority, which was sent to the Senate on April 26, 2010, from the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Malcolm D. Jackson, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, which was sent to the Senate on April 29, 2010, from the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pages S5212, S5215
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Page S5200
Executive Communications:
Pages S5200-01
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S5202-03
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S5203-11
Additional Statements:
Pages S5199-S5200
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S5211-12
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S5212
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S5212
Record Votes:
Two record votes were taken today. (Total--196)
Page S5213
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:27 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, D702June 22, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5213.)
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
S. 1017, to reauthorize the Cane River National Heritage Area Commission and expand the boundaries of the Cane River National Heritage Area in the State of Louisiana, with amendments;
S. 1018, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, to construct a curatorial center for the use of Cane River Creole National Historical Park, the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, and the University, with amendments;
S. 553, to revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota to include existing hiking trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 1080, to clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 1270, to modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 1272, to provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild or recreation rivers, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 1629, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the archaeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia town site in the state of Illinois, with amendments;
S. 1719, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Alta, Utah, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 1787, to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, with amendments;
S. 2722, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of adding the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, in the State of Wyoming, as a unit of the National Park System;
S. 2726, to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, with an amendment;
S. 2738, to authorize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor free persons and slaves who fought for independence, liberty, and justice for all during the American Revolution, with amendments;
S. 2830, to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 2892, to establish the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area, with amendments;
S. 2907, to establish a coordinated avalanche protection program, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 2933, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System, with an amendment;
S. 2941, to provide supplemental ex gratia compensation to the Republic of the Marshall Islands for impacts of the nuclear testing program of the United States, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
H.R. 86, to eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, California, into the California Coastal National Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands;
H.R. 129, to authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the Los Padres National Forest in California, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
H.R. 601, to provide for the conveyance of parcels of land to Mantua, Box Elder County, Utah;
H.R. 762, to validate final patent number 27-2005-0081;
H.R. 1043, to provide for a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Mendocino National Forest in the State of California, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
H.R. 2008, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project;
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H.R. 2741, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project;
H.R. 3804, to make technical corrections to various Acts affecting the National Park Service, to extend, amend, or establish certain National Park Service authorities; and
H.R. 4474, to authorize the continued use of certain water diversions located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of Idaho.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:
2 public bills, H.R. 5562-5563; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 91-93; and H. Res. 1456, were introduced.
Page H4638
Additional Cosponsors:
Page H4638
Reports Filed:
There were no reports filed today.
Speaker:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H4637
Chaplain:
The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend Doug Tanner, Faith & Politics Institute.
Page H4637
Quorum Calls--Votes:
There were no yea-and-nay votes, and there were no recorded votes. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment:
The House met at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 11:03 a.m.
Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
Committee on Armed Services:
to hold hearings to examine the progress in preventing military suicides and challenges in detection and care of the invisible wounds of war, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion, to hold hearings to examine innovation in America, focusing on opportunities and obstacles, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
to hold hearings to examine S. 3495, to promote the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles, focusing on reducing oil consumption, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works:
Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund program, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
to hold hearings to examine Iran policy in the aftermath of U.N. sanctions, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
to hold hearings to examine the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Olmstead enforcement, focusing on ensuring community opportunities for individuals with disabilities, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
to hold closed hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing entitled ``Investigation of Protection Payments for Safe Passage along the Afghan Supply Chain,'' 2:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Conference:
Kmeeting of conferees on H.R. 4173, to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, 12 noon, SD-106.
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Program for Tuesday:
After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 12:30 p.m.), Senate will be in a period of morning business.
(Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)
Program for Tuesday:
To be announced.
HOUSE
Davis, Danny K., Ill., E1149
Honda, Michael M., Calif., E1150
Luetkemeyer, Blaine, Mo., E1149
Moore, Gwen, Wisc., E1149
Price, David E., N.C., E1149
Roskam, Peter J., Ill., E1150
Rothman, Steven R., N.J., E1150
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