[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 83 (Wednesday, June 12, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D552]
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                                           Wednesday, June 12, 2013

[[Page D552]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4351-S4434
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1142-1155, and S. Res. 168-169. 
                                                         Pages S4405-06
Measures Passed:
  National Aphasia Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 168, 
designating June 2013 as ``National Aphasia Awareness Month'' and 
supporting efforts to increase awareness of aphasia.         
  Page S4432
  National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 169, designating the month of June 2013 as ``National 
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month''.            
  Page S4432
Measures Considered:
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization 
Act--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of S. 744, to provide 
for comprehensive immigration reform, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                          
  Pages S4359-S4400
Pending:
  Leahy/Hatch Amendment No. 1183, to encourage and facilitate 
international participation in the performing arts.          
Page S4359
  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.    
Page S4359
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 
13, 2013.                                                    
Page S4432
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Papers Returned--
Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the 
Committee on Appropriations be discharged from further consideration of 
H.R. 2217, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014; that the papers 
with respect to the bill be returned to the House of Representatives, 
as requested by the House; that when the bill is received back in the 
Senate, it be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with no 
intervening action or debate.                                
  Page S4432
Nomination Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.                  
Page S4434
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4403
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S4403
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S4404
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4404-05
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4406-07
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4407-10
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4402-03
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4410-31
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S4431-32
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4432
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:02 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2013. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4432.)