[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 84 (Thursday, June 13, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D562-D563]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Thursday, June 13, 2013

[[Page D562]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4435-S4496
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1156-1170, S.J. Res. 17, and S. Res. 170-
171.                                                         
  Page S4481
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. Res. 64, authorizing expenditures by 
committees of the Senate for the period March 1, 2013, through 
September 30, 2013. (S. Rept. No. 113-41)
  S. 579, to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to 
obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil 
Aviation Organization Assembly. (S. Rept. No. 113-42)
  S. 793, to support revitalization and reform of the Organization of 
American States. (S. Rept. No. 113-43)                   
Pages S4480-81
Measures Passed:
  Free Elections in Iran: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 154, calling for free and fair 
elections in Iran, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S4494-95
  Reid (for Hoeven) Amendment No. 1279, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S4494
  Reid (for Hoeven) Amendment No. 1280, to amend the preamble. 
                                                             Page S4494
  Reid (for Hoeven) Amendment No. 1281, to amend the title. 
                                                         Pages S4494-95
  World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 171, 
designating June 15, 2013, as ``World Elder Abuse Awareness Day''. 
                                                         Pages S4495-96
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 S4435-43, S4450-60, S4460-72
Rejected:
  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. (By 57 yeas 
to 43 nays (Vote No. 148), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                 Pages S4435, S4437-38,


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D562, June 13, 2013, the following language appears: 
Rejected: 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. (By 57 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 148), Senate tabled the 
amendment.) Pages S44370938
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Rejected: 
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. (By 57 
yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 148), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
Pages S4435, S44370938


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 

Pending:
  Leahy/Hatch Amendment No. 1183, to encourage and facilitate 
international participation in the performing arts.          
Page S4435
  Thune Amendment No. 1197, to require the completion of the 350 miles 
of reinforced, double-layered fencing described in section 102(b)(1)(A) 
of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted and 
to required the completion of 700 miles of such fencing before the 
status of registered provisional immigrants may be adjusted to 
permanent resident status.                               
Pages S4440-41
  Landrieu Amendment No. 1222, to apply the amendments made by the 
Child Citizenship Act of 2000 retroactively to all individuals adopted 
by a citizen of the United States in an international adoption and to 
repeal the pre-adoption parental visitation requirement for automatic 
citizenship and to amend section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act relating to automatic citizenship for children born outside of the 
United States who have a United States citizen parent.   
Pages S4441-43
  Tester Amendment No. 1198, to modify the Border Oversight Task Force 
to include tribal government officials.                      
Page S4450
  Vitter Amendment No. 1228, to prohibit the temporary grant of legal 
status to, or adjustment to citizenship status of, any individual who 
is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of 
Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT System (a biometric 
border check-in and check-out system first required by Congress in 
1996) has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of 
entry and Congress passes a joint resolution, under fast track 
procedures, stating that such integrated entry and exit data system has 
been sufficiently implemented.                           
Pages S4450-60

[[Page D563]]


  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that on Monday, 
June 17, 2013, following the vote on confirmation of the nomination of 
Kenneth John Gonzales, of New Mexico, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of New Mexico, Senate resume consideration of 
the bill.                                                    
Page S4496
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13405 of June 16, 2006, with respect to Belarus; which was referred to 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-12) 
                                                             Page S4477
Restrepo and Gonzales Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was reached providing that at 5:00 p.m., on Monday, June 17, 
2013, Senate begin consideration of the nominations of Luis Felipe 
Restrepo, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Kenneth John Gonzales, of New 
Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the District of New 
Mexico; that there be 30 minutes 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 
nominations in the order listed; and that no further motions be in 
order.                                                       
  Page S4494
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 
                                                  Pages S4444-50, S4496
  By a unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. EX. 149), Jeffrey L. 
Schmehl, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Pennsylvania.                 
Pages S4444-50, S4496


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  On page D563, June 13, 2013, the following language appears: 
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: 
Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Pages 
S44440950 By a unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. EX. 
149), Jeffrey L. Schmehl, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Pages 
S44440950
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Nominations 
Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: Nitza I. 
Quinones Alejandro, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Pages 
S44440950, S4496 By a unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote 
No. EX. 149), Jeffrey L. Schmehl, of Pennsylvania, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 
Pages S44440950, S4496


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Mark Thomas Nethery, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a 
term expiring October 6, 2018.
  Charles P. Rose, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term 
expiring May 26, 2019.
  John Gerson Levi, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2014.
  Samantha Power, of Massachusetts, to be the Representative of the 
United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and 
status of Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States of 
America in the Security Council of the United Nations.
  Samantha Power, of Massachusetts, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United 
Nations during her tenure of service as Representative of the United 
States of America to the United Nations.
  Stephanie Sanders Sullivan, of New York, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of the Congo.
  Joseph Y. Yun, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to Malaysia.    
Page S4496
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Avril D. Haines, of New York, to be Legal Adviser of the Department 
of State, which was sent to the Senate on April 18, 2013.    
Page S4496
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S4477-78
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S4478
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S4478-80
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S4481
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4481-82
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4483-84
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4476-77
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4484-93
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S4493
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S4493-94
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--149) 
                                                     Pages S4438, S4450
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:03 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, June 17, 2013. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4496.)