[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 77 (Tuesday, June 4, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D513-D514]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Tuesday, June 4, 2013

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to S. Res. 161, relative to the death of Senator 
      Frank R. Lautenberg, of New Jersey.
      The House passed H.R. 2216, Military Construction and Veterans 
      Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3915-S3964
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and five resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1087-1096, S. Res. 159-162, and S. Con. Res. 18. 
                                                         Pages S3954-55
Measures Passed:
  Providing for the Use of the Catafalque: Senate agreed to S. Con. 
Res. 18, providing for the use of the catafalque situated in the 
Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center in connection with 
memorial services to be conducted in the United States Senate Chamber 
for the Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg, late a Senator from the State of 
New Jersey.                                                  
  Page S3926
  Relative to the Memorial Observances of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 160, relative to the memorial observances of 
the Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg, late a Senator from the State of New 
Jersey.                                                  
  Pages S3926-27
  Relative to the Death of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 161, relative to the death of the Honorable Frank R. 
Lautenberg, Senator from the State of New Jersey.            
  Page S3963
  National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
162, expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to childhood 
stroke and recognizing May 2013 as ``National Pediatric Stroke 
Awareness Month''.                                           
  Page S3963
Measures Considered:
  Farm Bill--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of S. 954, to 
reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018, taking action on the 
following amendment proposed thereto:           
Pages S3923-26 S3927-49
  Pending:
  Stabenow (for Leahy) Amendment No. 998, to establish a pilot program 
for gigabit Internet projects in rural areas.                
Page S3923
  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 Tuesday, 
June 4, 2013, a vote on cloture will occur at 10 a.m., on Thursday, 
June 6, 2013.                                                
Page S3949
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the bill at approximately 9:00 a.m., on 
Thursday, June 6, 2013, and that notwithstanding the Senate not being 
in session, the filing deadline for first-degree amendments to the bill 
be 1:00 p.m., on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, and the filing deadline for 
second-degree amendments to the bill be at 9:45 a.m., on Thursday, June 
6, 2013.                                                     
Page S3949
Student Loans--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 1003, to amend the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student loans.       
  Page S3949
   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 Tuesday, June 4, 2013, a 
vote on cloture will occur upon conclusion of the vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture on S. 954, and notwithstanding cloture having been 
invoked, if invoked.                                         
Page S3949
Student Loan Affordability Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration of 
the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 953, to amend the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for 
undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans, to modify required 
distribution rules for pension plans, to

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limit earnings stripping by expatriated entities, to provide for 
modifications related to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. 
                                                             Page S3949
  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 Tuesday, June 4, 2013, a vote on cloture 
will occur upon conclusion of the vote on the motion to invoke cloture 
on the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1003, and 
notwithstanding cloture having been invoked, if invoked.     
Page S3949
Cloture Motions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at 10:00 a.m., on Thursday, June 6, 2013, Senate vote on 
the motion to invoke cloture on S. 954, to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2018; that upon the conclusion of that vote, and 
notwithstanding cloture having been invoked, if invoked, Senate vote on 
the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration 
of S. 1003, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest 
rates for new student loans; that upon conclusion of the vote, and 
notwithstanding cloture having been invoked, if invoked, Senate vote on 
the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration 
of S. 953, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 
reduced interest rate for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans, 
to modify required distribution rules for pension plans, to limit 
earnings stripping by expatriated entities, to provide for 
modifications related to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; that upon 
conclusion of the vote, and notwithstanding cloture having been 
invoked, if invoked, Senate resume consideration of S. 954, to 
reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018, post-cloture, if 
cloture was invoked on the bill; that upon disposition of S. 954, to 
reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018, if cloture had been 
invoked on one of the motions to proceed, Senate then resume that 
motion to proceed, post-cloture; if cloture was invoked on both motions 
to proceed, Senate consider the motions, post-cloture in the order in 
which cloture was invoked; and if the motion to proceed to S. 1003, to 
amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new 
student loans, is agreed to, and notwithstanding cloture having been 
invoked on the other motion to proceed to S. 953, to amend the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for 
undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans, to modify required 
distribution rules for pension plans, to limit earnings stripping by 
expatriated entities, to provide for modifications related to the Oil 
Spill Liability Trust Fund, Senate resume the following motion to 
proceed, post-cloture, upon disposition of S. 1003, to amend the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student loans. 
                                                             Page S3949
Awarding the Medal of Honor to James Megellas--Referral Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be discharged from further 
consideration of S. 993, to authorize and request the President to 
award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, 
Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on 
January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, and 
the bill then be referred to the Committee on Armed Services. 
                                                             Page S3952
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Patricia Ann Millett, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the District of Columbia Circuit.
  Cornelia T. L. Pillard, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
  Robert Leon Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.                  
Page S3964
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3952
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S3952
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S3952-54
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3955-57
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3957-62
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S3951
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S3962-63
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3963
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned, as a further 
mark of respect to the memory of the late Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, 
in accordance with S. Res. 161, at 7:14 p.m., until 9 a.m. on Thursday, 
June 6, 2013. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority 
Leader in today's Record on page S3963.)