[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 65 (Thursday, May 9, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D422-D423]
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                                              Thursday, May 9, 2013

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3285-S3353
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 911-929, S.J. Res. 15, and S. Res. 135-138. 
                                                             Page S3326
Measures Passed:
  Congressional Gold Medal: Senate passed H.R. 360, to award 
posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise 
McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives 
they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist 
Church, where these 4 little Black girls' ultimate sacrifice served as 
a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.                
  Pages S3351-52
  Korean War Anniversary and Congratulating President Park Geun-Hye: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 136, recognizing the 60th Anniversary of the 
Korean War Armistice and the Mutual Defense Treaty of 1953, and 
congratulating Park Geun-Hye on her election to the Presidency of the 
Republic of Korea.                                           
  Page S3352
  Older Americans Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 137, designating May 
2013 as ``Older Americans Month''.                           
  Page S3352
  National Charter Schools Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 138, 
congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and administrators of 
charter schools across the United States for their ongoing 
contributions to education, and supporting the ideals and goals of the 
14th annual National Charter Schools Week, to be celebrated the week of 
May 5 through May 11, 2013.                                  
  Page S3352
Measures Considered:
  Water Resources Development Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
consideration of S. 601, to provide for the conservation and 
development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers 
and harbors of the United States, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                
  Pages S3294-S3304, S3308-19
Adopted:
  Boxer (for Blunt/Nelson) Amendment No. 800, to provide for the 
consideration of resilient construction techniques in certain studies 
relating to extreme weather events.                          
Page S3310
  Boxer (for Sessions) Modified Amendment No. 811, to require the 
Tennessee Valley Authority to grant certain use restrictions. 
                                                             Page S3310
  Boxer (for Coburn/McCain) Amendment No. 823, to ensure environmental 
infrastructure activities are not exempt from review by the 
Infrastructure Deauthorization Commission.                   
Page S3310
  Boxer (for Warner/Kane) Amendment No. 873, to include a provision 
relating to Four Mile Run, city of Alexandria and Arlington County, 
Virginia.                                                    
Page S3310
  A motion was entered to close further debate on 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, May 9, 2013, a vote on cloture will occur at 12 p.m., on 
Tuesday, May 14, 2013.                                       
Page S3319
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the 
following amendment be the next amendment in order to the bill: Inhofe 
Amendment No. 797; and that no second-degree amendments be in order to 
the amendment prior to votes on or in relation to the amendment. 
                                                             Page S3310
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the filing 
deadline for all first-degree amendments to the bill be 4 p.m., on 
Monday, May 13, 2013.                                        
Page S3352
Appointments:
  Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: The 
Chair, on behalf of the Republican Leader, pursuant to Public Law 112-
275, appointed the following individual to be a member of the 
Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Dr. Wade F. 
Horn of Maryland.                                            
  Page S3352
Tavenner Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-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

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Marilyn B. Tavenner, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Centers 
for Medicare and Medicaid Services; that there be one hour 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 
to the nomination.                                           
  Page S3351
Orrick Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-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 William H. Orrick III, of the 
District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of California; that there be one hour 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 no further motions be in order to 
the nomination.                                              
  Page S3351
Moniz Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-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 Ernest J. Moniz, of Massachusetts, 
to be Secretary of Energy; that there be three hours 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 no further motions be in order to 
the nomination.                                              
  Page S3351
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Shelly Deckert Dick, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Louisiana.             
Pages S3305-08, S3353
  By a unanimous vote of 97 yeas (Vote No. EX. 118), Nelson Stephen 
Roman, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of New York.                             
Pages S3305-08, S3353
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Madeline Hughes Haikala, of Alabama, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Alabama.
  Gregory Howard Woods, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of New York.
  Thomas Edgar Wheeler, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Federal Communications Commission for the remainder of the term 
expiring June 30, 2013.
  Thomas Edgar Wheeler, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from 
July 1, 2013.
  Penny Pritzker, of Illinois, to be Secretary of Commerce.
  Joseph W. Nega, of Illinois, to be a Judge of the United States Tax 
Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Michael B. Thornton, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State 
for Arms Control and International Security.
  Davita Vance-Cooks, of Virginia, to be Public Printer.
  Mark D. Gearan, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring December 1, 2015.                                   
Page S3353
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3324
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S3325
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S3325-26
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3326-29
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3329-44
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3323-24
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S3344-51
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S3351
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3351
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--118) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 5:50 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, May 13, 2013. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3352.)