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Bacharach Nomination—Cloture: Senate began 

consideration of the nomination of Robert E. 

Bacharach, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit 

Judge for the Tenth Circuit. Pages S5449–50 

A motion was entered to close further debate on 

the nomination, 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, July 26, 2012, a vote on cloture 

will occur at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday, 

July 30, 2012. Pages S5449–50 

A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 

providing that at 4:30 p.m., on Monday, July 30, 

2012, Senate resume consideration of the nomination 

with one hour of debate equally divided and controlled in the usual form prior to a cloture vote on 

the nomination. Page S5628 

Galante Nomination—Agreement: A unanimousconsent-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 nomination of Carol J. 

Galante, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 

Housing and Urban Development; that there be 60 

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; that the nomination 

be subject to a 60 vote threshold; and that no further motions be in order to the nomination. 

 Page S5623 

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: 

6 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. 

7 Army nominations in the rank of general. 

1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general. 

19 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral. 

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

 Pages S5628–29 

Messages from the House: Pages S5482–83 

Measures Read the First Time: Pages S5483, S5628 

Enrolled Bills Presented: Page S5483 

Executive Communications: Pages S5483–85 

Executive Reports of Committees: Pages S5485–86 

Additional Cosponsors: Pages S5487–88 

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: 

 Pages S5488–94 

Additional Statements: Pages S5478–82 

Amendments Submitted: Pages S5494–S5622 

Authorities for Committees to Meet: 

 Pages S5622–23 

Privileges of the Floor: Page S5623 

Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. 

(Total—185) Page S5450 

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

adjourned at 7 p.m., until 2 p.m. on Monday, July 

30, 2012. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of 

the Acting Majority Leader in today’s Record on 

page S5628.) 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT 

AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 3239, to 

provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens, after receiving 

testimony from Senator Feinstein; David Lathem, 

Lathem Farms, Pendergrass, Georgia; Eric Benson, JS 

West, Modesto, California; Greg Herbruck, 

Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch, Saranac, Michigan; and 

Amon Baer, Mendelson Egg Company, Lake Park, 

Minnesota. 

FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT 

COUNCIL’S ANNUAL REPORT 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 

Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s Annual Report 

to Congress, after receiving testimony from Timothy 

F. Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury. 

BUSINESS MEETING 

Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: 

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with 

Disabilities, Adopted by the United Nations General 

Assembly on December 13, 2006, and Signed by the 

United States of America on June 30, 2009 (Treaty 

Doc 112–7), as amended; and 

The nominations of Gene Allan Cretz, of New 

York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana, 

Deborah Ruth Malac, of Virginia, to be Ambassador 

to the Republic of Liberia, David Bruce Wharton, of 

Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 

Zimbabwe, 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, Michael David Kirby, of Virginia, to be 

Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia, Thomas Hart 

Armbruster, of New York, to be Ambassador to the 

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Holtz, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman, and lists in the Foreign Service, all 

of the Department of State. 

CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK 

GRANT REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 

Subcommittee on Children and Families concluded a 

hearing to examine the Child Care and Development 

Block Grant reauthorization, focusing on helping to 

meet the child care needs of American families, after 

receiving testimony from Linda K. Smith, Deputy 

Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services 

and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood 

Development, Administration for Children and Families; Rolf Grafwallner, Maryland State Department 

of Education Assistant State Superintendent, Baltimore; Janet Singerman, Child Care Resources Inc., 

Charlotte, North Carolina; Phil Acord, Children’s 

Home, Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Susana Coro, 

Falls Church/McLean Children’s Center, Falls 

Church, Virginia. 

TRIBAL GAMING 

Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an 

oversight hearing to examine the regulation of tribal 

gaming, focusing on brick and mortar to the internet, after receiving testimony from former Representative Jon C. Porter, Las Vegas, Nevada, on behalf of Porter Gordon Silver Communications; Tracie 

Stevens, Chairwoman, National Indian Gaming 

Commission; Bruce Bozsum, The Mohegan Tribe, 

Uncasville, Connecticut; Glen Gobin, The Tulalip 

Tribes, Tulalip, Washington; Jamie Hummingbird, 

Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission, Tahlequah, 

Oklahoma, on behalf of the National Tribal Gaming 

Commissioners/Regulators Association; Elizabeth 

Lohah Homer, Homer Law, Washington, D.C.; and 

Gene Johnson, Spectrum Gaming Group, Linwood, 

New Jersey. 

NOMINATION 

Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a 

hearing to examine the nomination of William Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney 

General, Department of Justice, after the nominee, 

who was introduced by Senator Kohl, testified and 

answered questions in his own behalf. 

INTELLIGENCE 

Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed 

hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony 

from officials of the intelligence community. 

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Committee recessed subject to the call. 

House of Representatives 

Chamber Action 

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 6205–6227; and 3 resolutions, H. 

Res. 742–744 were introduced. Pages H5326–27 

Additional Cosponsors: Page H5328 

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: 

H.R. 6122, to revise the authority of the Librarian 

of Congress to accept gifts and bequests on behalf of 

the Library, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 

112–624); 

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, with an amendment 

(H. Rept. 112–625); 

H.R. 3641, to establish Pinnacles National Park 

in the State of California as a unit of the National 

Park System, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112–626); and H.R. 4606, to authorize the issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in Glacier National Park, and for 

other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 

112–627). Page H5326 

Condemning, in the strongest possible terms, the 

heinous atrocities that occurred in Aurora, Colorado: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 134, to 

condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the heinous atrocities that occurred in Aurora, Colorado. 

 Pages H5297–H5302 

H. Con. Res. 134 was considered pursuant to the 

order of the House of July 25, 2012. 

Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012: The 

House passed H.R. 4078, to provide that no agency 

may take any significant regulatory action until the 

unemployment rate is equal to or less than 6.0 percent, by a recorded vote of 245 ayes to 172 noes, 

Roll No. 536. Consideration of the measure began 

yesterday, July 25th. Pages H5302–20 

Rejected the Sutton motion to recommit the bill 

to the Committee on Oversight and Government 

Reform with instructions to report the same back to 


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