[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 26, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D639-D640]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Wednesday, June 26, 2013

[[Page D639]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5203-S5313
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1223-1236, and S. Res. 187-189.   
  Page S5264
Measures Passed:
  Ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 144, concerning the ongoing conflict in the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo and the need for international efforts 
supporting long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights, 
after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
  Pages S5302-04
  Organization of African Unity 50th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 166, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the 
Organization of African Unity (OAU) and commending its successor, the 
African Union.                                               
  Page S5304
  Congratulating the Chicago Blackhawks: Senate agreed to S. Res. 187, 
congratulating the Chicago Blackhawks on winning the 2013 Stanley Cup. 
                                                         Pages S5304-05
  Lincoln Highway Centennial: Senate agreed to S. Res. 188, recognizing 
June 30, 2013, as the centennial of the Lincoln Highway, the first 
transcontinental highway, which originally spanned 3,389 miles through 
13 states, including the great State of Nebraska.            
  Page S5305
  Relative to the Death of Former Senator William Dodd Hathaway: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 189, relative to the death of the Honorable William 
Dodd Hathaway, former United States Senator for the State of Maine. 
                                                             Page S5305
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 and motions proposed thereto:                 
  Pages S5205-58
Adopted:
  By 69 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. 163), Leahy Modified Amendment No. 
1183, to strengthen border security and enforcement. 
                                                     Pages S5205, S5215
Withdrawn:


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  On page D639, June 26, 2013, the following language appears: 
Adopted: By 69 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. 163), Leahy Modified 
Amendment No. 1183, to strengthen border security and enforcement. 
Page S5215
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Adopted: By 69 
yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. 163), Leahy Modified Amendment No. 1183, 
to strengthen border security and enforcement. Page S5205, S5215


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  Reid Amendment No. 1551 (to Modified Amendment No. 1183), to change 
the enactment date.                                  
Pages S5205, S5215
Pending:
  Boxer/Landrieu Amendment No. 1240, to require training for National 
Guard and Coast Guard officers and agents in training programs on 
border protection, immigration law enforcement, and how to address 
vulnerable populations, such as children and victims of crime. 
                                                             Page S5205
  Cruz Amendment No. 1320, to replace title I of the bill with specific 
border security requirements, which shall be met before the Secretary 
of Homeland Security may process applications for registered immigrant 
status or blue card status and to avoid Department of Homeland Security 
budget reductions.                                           
Page S5205
  Leahy (for Reed) Amendment No. 1224, to clarify the physical present 
requirements for merit-based immigrant visa applicants.      
Page S5205
  Reid Amendment No. 1552 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
the reported committee substitute amendment to the bill), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S5205
  Reid Amendment No. 1553 (to Amendment No. 1552), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S5205
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 68 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. 162), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to waive section 4(g)(3) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go 
Act of 2010, and all applicable sections of that Act and other budget 
related Acts and applicable budget resolutions, with respect to the 
bill and amendments. Subsequently, the point of order that the bill was 
in violation of section 4(g)(3) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 
2010, was not sustained, and thus the point of order fell.   
Page S5215
  By 67 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. 164), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having

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voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion to close further 
debate on the committee-reported substitute amendment to the bill. 
                                                             Page S5216
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that on Thursday, 
June 27, 2013, upon disposition of the nomination of Anthony Renard 
Foxx, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of Transportation, all post-
cloture time be considered expired with respect to the committee-
reported substitute amendment; that the pending amendments to the 
underlying bill be withdrawn; that the Majority Leader then be 
recognized for the purpose of raising points of order against the 
remaining pending amendments to the substitute amendment; that after 
the amendments fall, Senate vote on adoption of the committee-reported 
substitute amendment; that upon disposition of the committee-reported 
substitute amendment, Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on 
the bill, as amended; and that if cloture is invoked, it be considered 
as if cloture has been invoked at 7:00 a.m., on Thursday, June 27, 
2013.                                                        
Page S5258
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, June 
26, 2013, and the time until 11:30 a.m. be equally divided and 
controlled between the two Managers, or their designees, with senators 
permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.        
Page S5305
Foxx Nomination--Agrreement:  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that notwithstanding Rule XXII, at 11:30 a.m., on 
Thursday, June 27, 2013, Senate begin consideration of the nomination 
of Anthony Renard Foxx, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of 
Transportation, that there be two minutes for debate equally divided in 
the usual form; that following 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.         
  Page S5258
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, of Puerto Rico, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico.
  Bruce Howe Hendricks, of South Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of South Carolina.
  Alison Renee Lee, of South Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of South Carolina.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  A routine list in the Air Force.                           
Page S5313
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S5261
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5261
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S5261
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S5261
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S5261-63
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S5263-64
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Page S5264-66


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  On page D640, June 26, 2013, the following language appears: 
Additional Cosponsors: Page S5264
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Additional 
Cosponsors: Page S52640966


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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5266-75
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5261-66
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S5275-S5302
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--164) 
                                                         Pages S5215-16
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned, as a further 
mark of respect to the memory of the late William Dodd Hathaway, former 
United States Senator for the State of Maine, in accordance with S. 
Res. 189, at 8:35 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2013. 
(For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in 
today's Record on page S5306)