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Thursday, August 2, 2012 

Daily Digest 

HIGHLIGHTS 

Senate passed S. 3326, African Growth and Opportunity Act. 

Senate and House passed H.R. 5986, African Growth and Opportunity 

Act. 

Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 56, Adjournment Resolution. 

Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 59, Adjournment Resolution. 

Senate 

Chamber Action 

Routine Proceedings, pages S5901–S6019 

Measures Introduced: Forty bills and eleven resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3481–3520, S. 

Res. 541–547, and S. Con. Res. 56–59. 

 Pages S5976–78 

Measures Reported: 

S. 1956, to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of 

the United States from participating in the European 

Union’s emissions trading scheme, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 

112–195) 

H.R. 5856, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2013, with an amendment in the nature of a 

substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112–196) 

H.R. 5882, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2013, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112–197) 

S. 546, to extend the Federal recognition to the 

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana. 

(S. Rept. No. 112–198) 

S. 1065, to settle land claims within the Fort Hall 

Reservation, with an amendment in the nature of a 

substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112–199) 

S. 1218, to provide for the recognition of the 

Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. (S. Rept. No. 

112–200) 

S. 379, to extend Federal recognition to the 

Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi 

Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan 

Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe. (S. 

Rept. No. 112–201) 

S. 772, to protect Federal employees and visitors, 

improve the security of Federal facilities and authorize and modernize the Federal Protective Service, 

with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 112–202) 

S. 225, to permit the disclosure of certain information for the purpose of missing child investigations, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 

S.J. Res. 44, granting the consent of Congress to 

the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding. Page S5976 

Measures Passed: 

African Growth and Opportunity Act: Senate 

passed S. 3326, to amend the African Growth and 

Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric 

program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make 

technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States relating to the textile 

and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade 

Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, after taking action of the following amendment proposed thereto: 

 Pages S5904–07, S5919–21, S5934 

Rejected: 

By 40 yeas to 58 nays (Vote No. 188), Coburn 

Amendment No. 2771, in the nature of a substitute. 

 Pages S5905–07, S5919–20 

African Growth and Opportunity Act: Senate 

passed H.R. 5986, to amend the African Growth 

and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country 

fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list 

of countries eligible for designation under that Act, 

to make technical corrections to the Harmonized 


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Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the 

textile and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican 

Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade 

Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. Page S5934 

Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to S. 

Con. Res. 56, providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of 

the House of Representatives. Page S5940 

National Security: Senate passed S. 3510, to prevent harm to the national security or endangering 

the military officers and civilian employees to whom 

internet publication of certain information applies. 

 Pages S5940–41 

Ambassador James R. Lilley and Congressman 

Stephen J. Solarz North Korea Human Rights Reauthorization Act: Senate passed H.R. 4240, to reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 

2004. Page S6006 

Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to S. Con. 

Res. 58, directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment 

of H.R. 4240. Page S6006 

Immigration: Committee on the Judiciary was 

discharged from further consideration of S. 3245, to 

extend by 3 years the authorization of the EB–5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the 

Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker 

Program, and the Conrad State 30 J–1 Visa Waiver 

Program, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing 

to the following amendments proposed thereto: 

 Pages S6006–07 

Reid (for Leahy) Amendment No. 2773, in the 

nature of a substitute. Page S6007 

Reid (for Leahy/Grassley) Amendment No. 2774, 

to amend the title. Page S6007 

Battery Recharging Stations: Senate passed H.R. 

1402, to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately 

owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net cost 

to the Federal Government. Page S6007 

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3670, to require the Transportation Security Administration to comply with the 

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment 

Rights Act, and the bill was then passed. Page S6007 

Condemning Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army: Senate agreed to S. Res. 402, condemning Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance 

Army for committing crimes against humanity and 

mass atrocities, and supporting ongoing efforts by 

the United States Government and governments in 

central Africa to remove Joseph Kony and Lord’s Resistance Army commanders from the battlefield, after 

agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature 

of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S6007–10 

Reid (for Coons) Amendment No. 2775, in the 

nature of a substitute. Page S6008 

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: Committee on Armed 

Services was discharged from further consideration of 

S. Res. 418, commemorating the 70th anniversary 

and commending the brave men of the 17th Bombardment Group (Medium) who became known as 

the ‘‘Doolittle Tokyo Raiders’’ for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in 

conducting the bombing of Tokyo on April 18, 

1942, and the resolution was then agreed to, after 

agreeing to the following amendments proposed 

thereto: Pages S6010–11 

Reid (for Brown (OH)) Amendment No. 2776, in 

the nature of a substitute. Page S6010 

Reid (for Brown (OH)) Amendment No. 2777, to 

amend the preamble. Page S6010 

Reid (for Brown (OH)) Amendment No. 2778, to 

amend the title. Pages S6010–11 

Support of the 2002 Declaration of Conduct of 

Parties in ASEAN and the People’s Republic of 

China: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 524, 

reaffirming the strong support of the United States 

for the 2002 declaration of conduct of parties in the 

South China Sea among the member states of 

ASEAN and the People’s Republic of China, and the 

resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the 

following amendment proposed thereto: 

 Pages S6011–12 

Reid (for Webb) Amendment No. 2779, to 

amend the preamble. Page S6011 

100th Anniversary of Navy Dental Corps: Senate agreed to S. Res. 544, congratulating the Navy 

Dental Corps on its 100th anniversary. Page S6012 

75th Anniversary of Air Force Weather: Senate 

agreed to S. Res. 545, commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Air Force Weather. Page S6012 

National Adult Education and Family Literacy 

Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 546, designating the 

week of September 10, 2012, as ‘‘National Adult 

Education and Family Literacy Week’’. 

 Pages S6012–13 


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Honoring the life of Dr. Sally Ride: Senate 

agreed to S. Res. 547, honoring the life of pioneering astronaut Dr. Sally Ride and expressing the 

condolences of the Senate on her death. Page S6013 

Authorizing the Use of the Rotunda: Senate 

agreed to H. Con. Res. 135, authorizing the use of 

the rotunda of the Capitol for the presentation of the 

Congressional Gold Medal to Daw Aung San Suu 

Kyi, in recognition of her leadership and perseverance in the struggle for freedom and democracy in 

Burma. Page S6013 

Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to S. 

Con. Res. 59, providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of 

the House of Representatives. Pages S6013–14 

Measures Considered: 

Veterans Jobs Corps Act—Cloture: Senate began 

consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3457, to require the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps. 

 Pages S5901–04, S5921–27, S5934–40, S5941–50 

A motion was entered to close further debate on 

the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, 

and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII 

of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to 

the unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, August 2, 2012, a vote on cloture will occur at 2:15 

p.m., on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Page S5950 

Cybersecurity Act—Cloture: By 52 yeas to 46 nays 

(Vote No. 187), three-fifths of those Senators duly 

chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to close further debate on S. 3414, to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure 

of the United States. Pages S5907–19 

Subsequently, Senator Reid entered a motion to 

reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the bill. Page S5919 

Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments—Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding 

the upcoming recess or adjournment of the Senate, 

the President of the Senate, the President Pro Tempore and the Majority and Minority Leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, 

committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate. 

 Page S6014 

Authority for Committees—Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that, 

notwithstanding the Senate’s recess, committees be 

authorized to report legislative and executive matters 

on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 from 12 noon until 

2 p.m. Page S6014 

Signing Authority—Agreement: A unanimousconsent agreement was reached providing that from 

Thursday, August 2, 2012 through Monday, September 10, 2012, the Majority Leader and Senators 

Webb, Reed, Conrad, and Cardin be authorized to 

sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. 

 Page S6014 

Pro Forma Sessions—Agreement: A unanimousconsent agreement was reached providing that the 

Senate convene for pro forma session only, with no 

business conducted, on the following dates and 

times, and that following each pro forma session, the 

Senate adjourn until the next pro forma session: Friday, August 3, 2012 at 10:15 a.m.; Tuesday, August 

7, 2012 at 11 a.m.; Friday, August 10, 2012 at 11 

a.m., Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 2:30 p.m.; Friday, August 17, 2012 at 11:30 a.m.; Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at 10 a.m.; Friday, August 24, 2012 

at 10 a.m., Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at 2:30 p.m.; 

Friday, August 31, 2012 at 11:30 a.m.; Tuesday, 

September 4, 2012 at 11:30 a.m.; and Friday, September 7, 2012 at 12 p.m.; and that the Senate adjourn on Friday, September 7, 2012, until 2 p.m., 

on Monday, September 10, 2012, unless the Senate 

has received a message from the House that it has 

adopted S. Con. Res. 59 which is the adjournment 

resolution, and if the Senate has received such a message, the Senate adjourn until Monday, September 

10, 2012, at 2 p.m., under the provisions of S. Con. 

Res. 59. Page S6014 

Rose Nomination—Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 5 

p.m., on Monday, September 10, 2012, Senate begin 

consideration of the nomination of Stephanie Marie 

Rose, of Iowa, to be United States District Judge for 

the Southern District of Iowa; that there be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form; 

that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate 

vote, without intervening action or debate, on confirmation of the nomination; and that no further motions be in order. Page S6004 

Status Quo Nominations—Agreement: As if in 

executive session, if the Senate adjourns under S. 

Con. Res. 59, a unanimous-consent agreement was 

reached providing that all nominations received by 

the Senate during the 112th Congress, 2nd session, 

remain in status quo, notwithstanding the provisions 

of Rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules 

of the Senate, with the following exception: Caitlin 

Joan Halligan, of New York, to be United States 

Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit. 

 Page S6006 


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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: 

By 55 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 189), 

Gershwin A. Drain, of Michigan, to be United States 

District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. 

 Pages S5927–32 

James Xavier Dempsey, of California, to be a 

Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 

Board for a term expiring January 29, 2016. 

Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 

Board for a term expiring January 29, 2014. 

Laura A. Cordero, of the District of Columbia, to 

be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry 

S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 15, 2015. 

Steven H. Cohen, of Illinois, to be a Member of 

the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 

2013. 

Matthew S. Rutherford, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. 

Paul W. Hodes, of New Hampshire, to be a 

Member of the National Council on the Arts for a 

term expiring September 3, 2016. 

Meredith M. Broadbent, of Virginia, to be a 

Member of the United States International Trade 

Commission for a term expiring June 16, 2017. 

Mark J. Mazur, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant 

Secretary of the Treasury. 

Rachel L. Brand, of Iowa, to be a Member of the 

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a 

term expiring January 29, 2017. 

Patricia M. Wald, of the District of Columbia, to 

be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties 

Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 

2013. 

Major General John Peabody, United States Army, 

to be a Member and President of the Mississippi 

River Commission. 

Danny Chappelle Williams, Sr., of Oklahoma, to 

be United States Attorney for the Northern District 

of Oklahoma for the term of four years. 

Patricia K. Falcone, of California, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. 

Ingrid A. Gregg, of Michigan, to be a Member of 

the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 

2017. 

James L. Henderson, 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. 

Gene Allan Cretz, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana. 

Sean Sullivan, of Connecticut, to be a Member of 

the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a 

term expiring October 18, 2015. 

Deborah Ruth Malac, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia. 

Thomas Skerik Sowers II, of Missouri, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Public and 

Intergovernmental Affairs). 

Thomas Hart Armbruster, of New York, to be 

Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands. 

David Bruce Wharton, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe. 

Greta Christine Holtz, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman. 

Alexander Mark Laskaris, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea. 

Marcie B. Ries, of the District of Columbia, to be 

Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria. 

John M. Koenig, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus. 

Kimberley Sherri Knowles, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior 

Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years. (Prior to this action, Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was 

discharged from further consideration.) 

 Pages S6004–06 

Michael David Kirby, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia. 

James B. Cunningham, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. 

(Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.) 

 Page S6006 

1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general. 

3 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nominations in the rank of admiral. 

Routine lists in the Foreign Service. Pages S6005 

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: 

Pamela Ki Mai Chen, of New York, to be United 

States District Judge for the Eastern District of New 

York. 

Christopher J. Meade, of New York, to be General 

Counsel for the Department of the Treasury. 

Iqbal Paroo, of Florida, to be a Member of the 

Board of Directors of the African Development 

Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 2017. 

William J. Mielke, of Wisconsin, to be a Member 

of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway 

Development Corporation. 

Arthur H. Sulzer, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. 

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Jenny R. Yang, of the District of Columbia, to be 

a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2017. 

John Hardy Isakson, of Georgia, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the 

Sixty-seventh Session of the General Assembly of the 

United Nations. 

Patrick J. Leahy, of Vermont, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixtyseventh Session of the General Assembly of the 

United Nations. 

Kevin K. Washburn, of New Mexico, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of the Interior. 

3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. 

8 Army nominations in the rank of general. 

1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral. 

Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy. 

 Pages S6014–19 

Messages from the House: Pages S5972–73 

Measures Referred: Pages S5973–74 

Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S5974 

Measures Read the First Time: Pages S5974, S6014 

Enrolled Bills Presented: Page S5974 

Executive Communications: Pages S5974–75 

Petitions and Memorials: Pages S5975–76 

Executive Reports of Committees: Page S5976 

Additional Cosponsors: Pages S5978–80 

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: 

 Pages S5980–95 

Additional Statements: Pages S5969–72 

Amendments Submitted: Pages S5995–S6004 

Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S6004 

Privileges of the Floor: Page S6004 

Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. 

(Total—189) Pages S5919–20, S5932 

Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and 

adjourned, pursuant to the provisions of S. Con. Res. 

59, at 8:31 p.m., until 10:15 a.m. on Friday, August 

3, 2012 (Unless the Senate has received a message 

from the House of Representatives that the House 

has adopted S. Con. Res. 59, Adjournment Resolution. And if the Senate has received such a message, 

the Senate stand adjourned until 2 p.m., on Monday, 

September 10, 2012). (For Senate’s program, see the 

remarks of the Majority Leader in today’s RECORD

on page S6014.) 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

BUSINESS MEETING 

Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: 

An original bill (H.R. 5856) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2013; and 

An original bill (H.R. 5882) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2013. 

TRI–PARTY REPO MARKET 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 

Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment concluded a hearing to examine the tri-party 

repo market, focusing on the remaining challenges, 

after receiving testimony from Matthew J. Eichner, 

Deputy Director of the Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System; Karen B. Peetz, The Bank of New York 

Mellon, Brooklyn Heights, New York; Steven R. 

Meier, State Street Global Advisors, Sudbury, Massachusetts; and Thomas G. Wipf, Morgan Stanley, 

Brooklyn, New York. 

BUSINESS MEETING 

Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably 

reported an original bill entitled, ‘‘The Family and 

Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012’’. 

BUSINESS MEETING 

Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: 

S. 225, to permit the disclosure of certain information for the purpose of missing child investigations, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; 

S.J. Res. 44, granting the consent of Congress to 

the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding; and 

The nominations of Thomas M. Durkin, to be 

United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, and Jon S. Tigar, and William H. 

Orrick, III, of the District of Columbia, both to be 

a United States District Judge for the Northern District of California. 

BUSINESS MEETING 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Thomas Skerik 

Sowers II, of Missouri, to be Assistant Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental 

Affairs. 


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