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June 18, 2010: Congressional Record publishes “Senate”

Volume 156, No. 92 covering the 2nd Session of the 111th Congress (2009 - 2010) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“Senate” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D696 on June 18, 2010.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

Friday, June 18, 2010

Daily Digest

Senate

Chamber Action

Routine Proceedings, pages S5141-S5161

Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3511-

3512.

Page S5153

Measures Reported:

S. 3362, to amend the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide competitive grants to publicly funded schools to implement effective technologies to reduce air pollutants (as defined in section 302 of the Clean Air Act), including greenhouse gas emissions, in accordance with that Act, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 111-207)

S. 3363, to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding the water resources research and technology institutes established under that Act. (S. Rept. No. 111-208)

S. 3372, to modify the date on which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and applicable States may require permits for discharges from certain vessels. (S. Rept. No. 111-209)

Page S5153

Measures Passed:

Affordable Health Care for America Act: Senate passed H.R. 3962, to provide a physician payment update, to provide pension funding relief, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto:

Pages S5150-51

Reid (for Baucus/Grassley) Amendment No. 4383, in the nature of a substitute.

Page S5150

Reid (for Baucus/Grassley) Amendment No. 4384, to amend the title.

Page S5150

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 101st Anniversary: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 242, honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 101st anniversary.

Page S5161

Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 5:15 p.m., on Monday, June 21, 2010, Senate begin consideration of the nominations of Mark A. Goldsmith, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, Marc T. Treadwell, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, and Josephine Staton Tucker, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, and debate concurrently until 6 p.m., with the time equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Sessions, or their designees; that at 6 p.m., Senate vote on confirmation of the nominations in the order listed; that there be 2 minutes of debate, equally divided, prior to any votes after the first; with succeeding votes limited to 10 minutes each.

Page S5161

Messages from the House:

Page S5153

Measures Referred:

Page S5153

Measures Read the First Time:

Page S5153

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S5153-54

Additional Statements:

Pages S5151-53

Amendments Submitted:

Pages S5154-61

Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:45 a.m. and adjourned at 1:59 p.m., until 2 p.m. on Monday, June 21, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5161.)

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 156, No. 92