[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 82 (Tuesday, June 11, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D545-D546]
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                                             Tuesday, June 11, 2013

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4069-S4350
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
1128-1141.                                               
  Pages S4212-13
Measures Considered:
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization 
Act--Agreement: Senate began consideration of S. 744, to provide for 
comprehensive immigration reform, after agreeing to the motion to 
proceed, and taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                          
  Pages S4071-86, S4086-93, S4093-S4206
Pending:
  Leahy/Hatch Amendment No. 1183, to encourage and facilitate 
international participation in the performing arts.      
Pages S4195-97
  Grassley/Blunt Amendment No. 1195, to prohibit the granting of 
registered provisional immigrant status until the Secretary has 
maintained effective control of the borders for 6 months. 
                                                      Pages S4197-S4206
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
   By 82 yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. 146), 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 bill.                                   
Page S4086
  By 84 yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. 147), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill.                        
Page S4093
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 
June 12, 2013.                                               
Page S4349
Appointments:
  Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission: The 
Chair announced, on behalf of the Republican Leader, after consultation 
with the Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services, pursuant to 
the provisions of Public Law 112-239, the appointment of the following 
individuals to be members of the Military Compensation and Retirement 
Modernization Commission: The Honorable Stephen E. Buyer, of Indiana, 
and Edmund P. Giambastiani, Admiral, U.S. Navy (ret), of Florida. 
                                                             Page S4349
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Stephen Woolman Preston, of the District of Columbia, to be General 
Counsel of the Department of Defense.
  Jason Furman, of New York, to be a Member and Chairman of the Council 
of Economic Advisers.
  Daniel Brooks Baer, of Colorado, to be U.S. Representative to the 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of 
Amassador.
  Keith Michael Harper, of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during 
his tenure of service as United States Representative to the UN Human 
Rights Council.
  Michael G. Carroll, of New York, to be Inspector General, United 
States Agency for International Development.
  James Cole, Jr., of New York, to be General Counsel, Department of 
Education.
  Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be Assistant Secretary 
for Civil Rights, Department of Education.                   
Page S4350
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4210-12
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S4212
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4213-14
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4214-16
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4209-10
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4216-31
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4232
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4232
Text of S. 954 as Previously Passed:                  
  Pages S4232-S4349
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--147) 
                                                      Page S4086, S4093
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:39 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. (For Senate's program, see 
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remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4349.)