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Wednesday, September 19, 2012 

Daily Digest 

Senate 

Chamber Action 

Routine Proceedings, pages S6393–S6473 

Measures Introduced: Twenty-five bills and twelve 

resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 

3553–3577, and S. Res. 559–570. Pages S6453–55 

Measures Reported: 

S. 2071, to grant the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps. (S. Rept. No. 112–212) 

S. 76, to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate and address 

cancer and disease clusters, including in infants and 

children. (S. Rept. No. 112–213) 

S. 357, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 

to identify and declare wildlife disease emergencies 

and to coordinate rapid response to those emergencies, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 112–214) 

S. 1494, to reauthorize and amend the National 

Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, 

with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 112–215) 

S. 2156, to amend the Migratory Bird Hunting 

and Conservation Stamp Act to permit the Secretary 

of the Interior, in consultation with the Migratory 

Bird Conservation Commission, to set prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation 

Stamps and make limited waivers of stamp requirements for certain users, with amendments. (S. Rept. 

No. 112–216) 

S. 2282, to extend the authorization of appropriations to carry out approved wetlands conservation 

projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017. (S. Rept. No. 

112–217) 

S. 134, to authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe 

to lease adjudicated water rights. (S. Rept. No. 

112–218) 

S. 3315, to repeal or modify certain mandates of 

the Government Accountability Office, with an 

amendment. (S. Rept. No. 112–219) 

S. 3341, to require a quadrennial diplomacy and 

development review. (S. Rept. No. 112–220) 

S. Res. 466, calling for the release from prison of 

former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia 

Tymoshenko, with an amendment in the nature of 

a substitute and with an amended preamble. 

S. Res. 516, expressing the sense of the Senate on 

the restitution of or compensation for property seized 

during the Nazi and Communist eras. 

S. Res. 543, to express the sense of the Senate on 

international parental child abduction, with an 

amendment in the nature of a substitute and with 

an amended preamble. 

S. 645, to amend the National Child Protection 

Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background 

check system, with an amendment in the nature of 

a substitute. 

S. 1440, to reduce preterm labor and delivery and 

the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity, with an amendment in 

the nature of a substitute. 

S. 3391, to amend section 353 of the Public 

Health Service Act with respect to suspension, revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification. 

S. 3566, to provide for scientific frameworks with 

respect to recalcitrant cancers. 

S. 3568, to create a Citrus Disease Research and 

Development Trust Fund to support research on diseases impacting the citrus industry, to renew and 

modify the temporary duty suspensions on certain 

cotton shirting fabrics, and to modify and extend the 

Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund. 

S. Con. Res. 50, expressing the sense of Congress 

regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the 

Internet has thrived. Page S6451 

Measures Passed: 

National Health Information Technology Week: 

Senate agreed to S. Res. 562, designating the week 

beginning on September 10, 2012 and ending on 

September 14, 2012 as ‘‘National Health Information Technology Week’’ to recognize the value of 

health information technology in improving health 

quality. Pages S6469–70 

National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 563, designating December 3, 

2012, as ‘‘National Phenylketonuria Awareness 

Day’’. Page S6470 


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National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: 

Senate agreed to S. Res. 564, designating the month 

of October 2012 as ‘‘National Medicine Abuse 

Awareness Month’’. Page S6470 

National Day on Writing: Senate agreed to S. 

Res. 565, expressing support for the designation of 

October 20, 2012, as the ‘‘National Day on Writing’’. Pages S6470–71 

National Estuaries Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 

566, designating September 29, 2012, as ‘‘National 

Estuaries Day’’. Page S6471 

Honoring the Life of George Hickman: Senate 

agreed to S. Res. 567, honoring the life and career 

of George Hickman. Page S6471 

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: 

Senate agreed to S. Res. 568, designating the week 

beginning September 16, 2012, as ‘‘National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week’’. Page S6471 

National Character Counts Week: Senate agreed 

to S. Res. 569, designating the week beginning October 21, 2012, as ‘‘National Character Counts 

Week’’. Pages S6471–72 

National Parents as Teachers Day: Senate 

agreed to S. Res. 570, designating November 8, 

2012, as ‘‘National Parents as Teachers Day’’. 

 Page S6472 

Honoring the Contributions of Lodi Gyaltsen 

Gyari: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 557, 

honoring the contributions of Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari as 

Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and 

in promoting the legitimate rights and aspirations of 

the Tibetan people, and the resolution was then 

agreed to. Pages S6472–73 

Measures Considered: 

Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act: 

Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed 

to consideration of S. 3521, to amend the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring 

provisions. Page S6393 

Subsequently, Senator Reid withdrew the motion 

to proceed. Page S6393 

Veterans Jobs Corps Act: Senate resumed consideration of S. 3457, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps, taking action on the following amendments and motions proposed thereto: Pages S6395–S6405 

Pending: 

Reid Amendment No. 2810 (to the language proposed to be stricken by Amendment No. 2789), to 

change the enactment date. Page S6395 

Reid Amendment No. 2811 (to Amendment No. 

2810), of a perfecting nature. Page S6395 

Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee 

on Veterans Affairs, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 2812, to change the enactment date. 

 Page S6395 

Reid Amendment No. 2813 (to (the instructions) 

Amendment No. 2812), of a perfecting nature. 

 Page S6395 

Reid Amendment No. 2814 (to Amendment No. 

2813), of a perfecting nature. Page S6395 

During consideration of this measure today, Senate 

also took the following action: 

By 58 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 193), three-fifths 

of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having 

voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion 

to waive pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the applicable sections of that Act with respect to consideration of 

Reid (for Murray) Amendment No. 2789, in the nature of a substitute. Subsequently, a point of order 

that the amendment was in violation pursuant to 

Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 

1974 was sustained, and the amendment thus fell. 

 Pages S6396–S6404 

Reid (for Murray) Amendment No. 2789, in the 

nature of a substitute, fell when the point of order 

was sustained against the amendment. Page S6395 

Reid Amendment No. 2808 (to Amendment No. 

2789), to change the enactment date, fell when Reid 

(for Murray) Amendment No. 2789 fell. Page S6395 

Reid Amendment No. 2809 (to Amendment No. 

2808), of a perfecting nature, fell when Reid 

Amendment No. 2808 (to Amendment No. 2789) 

fell. Page S6395 

Subsequently, the motion to invoke cloture on 

Reid (for Murray) Amendment No. 2789 was withdrawn. Page S6405 

Subsequently, the motion to invoke cloture on the 

bill was withdrawn. Page S6405 

Subsequently, the bill was returned to the Senate 

Calendar. Page S6405 

Continuing Appropriations Resolution—Agreement: Senate began consideration of the motion to 

proceed to consideration of H.J. Res. 117, making 

continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013. 

 Pages S6405–22 

A motion was entered to close further debate on 

the motion to proceed to consideration of the joint 

resolution, 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, September 13, 2012, a vote on cloture 

will occur at 2:15 p.m., Wednesday, September 19, 

2012. Page S6405 

During consideration of this measure today, Senate 

also took the following action: 


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By 76 yeas to 22 nays (Vote No. 194), three-fifths 

of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having 

voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion 

to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 

consideration of the joint resolution. Page S6405 

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 2 p.m., on Thursday, September 20, 

2012, all post-cloture time on the motion to proceed 

to consideration of the joint resolution, be considered 

expired, and Senate vote on the motion to proceed 

to consideration of the joint resolution, and that following the vote, the Majority Leader be recognized. 

 Page S6473 

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: 

Joseph Eldridge, of the District of Columbia, to 

be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United 

States Institute of Peace for a term of four years. 

George E. Moose, of Virginia, to be a Member of 

the Board of Directors of the United States Institute 

of Peace for a term of four years. 

Sylvia M. Becker, of the District of Columbia, to 

be a Member of the Foreign Claims Settlement 

Commission of the United States for the term expiring September 30, 2013. 

Keith Kelly, of Montana, to be Assistant Secretary 

of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training. 

Bibiana Boerio, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of 

the Mint for a term of five years. 

Beth J. Rosenberg, of Massachusetts, to be a 

Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years. 

Robert F. Godec, of Virginia, to be Ambassador 

to the Republic of Kenya. 

Cheryl Saban, of California, to be Representative 

of the United States of America to the Sixty-seventh 

Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. 

Caitlin Joan Halligan, of New York, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia 

Circuit. 

Jennifer A. Dorsey, of Nevada, to be United States 

District Judge for the District of Nevada. 

Andrew Patrick Gordon, of Nevada, to be United 

States District Judge for the District of Nevada. 

Michael J. McShane, of Oregon, to be United 

States District Judge for the District of Oregon. 

Derek Anthony West, of California, to be Associate Attorney General. 

Frederick Vollrath, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 

Secretary of Defense. 

A routine list in the Coast Guard. Page S6473 

Messages from the House: Page S6446 

Measures Referred: Page S6446 

Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S6446 

Measures Read the First Time: Pages S6446, S6473 

Executive Communications: Pages S6446–51 

Executive Reports of Committees: Pages S6451–53 

Additional Cosponsors: Pages S6455–58 

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: 

 Pages S6458–67 

Additional Statements: Pages S6441–45 

Amendments Submitted: Pages S6467–68 

Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Pages S6468–69 

Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S6469 

Privileges of the Floor: Page S6469 

Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. 

(Total—194) Pages S6404–05, S6405 

Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:25 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, 

September 20, 2012. (For Senate’s program, see the 

remarks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on 

page S6473.) 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

BUSINESS MEETING 

Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported 7,276 nominations in the Army, Navy, 

and Air Force. 

AMERICA COMPETES ACT 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 

Committee concluded a hearing to examine five 

years of the ‘‘America COMPETES Act’’, focusing on 

progress, challenges, and next steps, after receiving 

testimony from Carl Wieman, University of Colorado Boulder, and Norman R. Augustine, both of 

Bethesda, Maryland; Jeffrey L. Furman, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts; Peter Lee, Microsoft 

Research, Redmond, Washington; and John L. 

Winn, National Math and Science Initiative, Dallas, 

Texas. 

WATER AND POWER BILLS 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power concluded a hearing 

to examine S. 3265, to amend the Federal Power Act 

to remove the authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to collect land use fees for land 

that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from Federal ownership but that is subject to 

a power site reservation, H.R. 2842, to authorize all 

Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, 

S. 3464, to amend the Mni Wiconi Project Act of 


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