[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 94 (Thursday, June 27, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D647-D650]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Thursday, June 27, 2013

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed the nomination of Anthony Renard Foxx, of North 
      Carolina, to be Secretary of Transportation.
      Senate passed S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and 
      Immigration Modernization Act, as amended.
      Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 19, Adjournment Resolution.
      House agreed to S. Con. Res. 19, Adjournament Resolution.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5315-S5512
Measures Introduced: Thirty-two bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1237-1268, S. Res. 190-192, and S. Con. Res. 
19.                                                      
  Pages S5498-99
Measures Reported:
  S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, 
and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2014. (S. Rept. No. 113-45)
  S. 1244, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014. (S. Rept. No. 113-46)
  S. 1245, making appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014. (S. 
Rept. No. 113-47)
  H.R. 2216, making appropriations for military construction, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2014, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-48)
  S. 27, to clarify authority granted under the Act entitled ``An Act 
to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian 
Reservation in the State of Utah''. (S. Rept. No. 113-49)
  S. 59, to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at 
the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California. (S. Rept. No. 113-
50)
  S. 156, to allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit 
people within Glacier Bay National Park in the State of Alaska, with an 
amendment. (S. Rept. No. 113-51)
  S. 211, to amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River 
Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property 
descriptions. (S. Rept. No. 113-52)
  S. 225, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the 
Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks. (S. Rept. 
No. 113-53)
  S. 241, to establish the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation 
Area in the State of New Mexico, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-54)
  S. 256, to amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern 
Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and 
American Samoa, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 113-55)
  S. 284, to transfer certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way 
to Fort Sumner Irrigation District, New Mexico. (S. Rept. No. 113-56)
  S. 305, to authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land at 
Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond for addition to Vicksburg 
National Military Park, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 113-57)
  S. 312, to adjust the boundary of the Carson National Forest, New 
Mexico. (S. Rept. No. 113-58)
  S. 342, to designate the Pine Forest Range Wilderness area in 
Humboldt County, Nevada. (S. Rept. No. 113-59)
  S. 349, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a 
segment of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in 
the States

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of Connecticut and Rhode Island for study for potential addition to the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. (S. Rept. No. 113-60)
  S. 368, to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, 
with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 113-61)
  S. 371, to establish the Blackstone River Valley National Historical 
Park, to dedicate the Park to John H. Chafee. (S. Rept. No. 113-62)
  S. 447, to provide for the conveyance of certain cemeteries that are 
located on National Forest System land in Black Hills National Forest, 
South Dakota. (S. Rept. No. 113-63)
  S. 476, to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to 
extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park 
Commission, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 113-64)
  S. 507, to establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park 
in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, 
Washington, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 113-65)
  S. 609, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
Federal land in San Juan County, New Mexico, with amendments. (S. Rept. 
No. 113-66)
  S. 736, to establish a maximum amount for special use permit fees 
applicable to certain cabins on National Forest System land in the 
State of Alaska, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 113-67)
  S. 757, to provide for the implementation of the multispecies habitat 
conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada, and Lincoln County, 
Nevada, to extend the authority to purchase certain parcels of public 
land. (S. Rept. No. 113-68)
  H.R. 316, to reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric licenses 
and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
hydroelectric projects, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-69)                        
Pages S5497-98
Measures Passed:
  Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization 
Act: By 68 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 168), Senate passed S. 744, to 
provide for comprehensive immigration reform, after taking action on 
the following amendments and motions proposed thereto: 
                                            Pages S5315-17, S5329-S5475
Adopted:
  By 68 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 166), Senate adopted the committee-
reported substitute amendment.                               
Page S5330
Withdrawn:
  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.                                   
Pages S5316, S5329-30
  Reid Amendment No. 1553 (to Amendment No. 1552), of a perfecting 
nature.                                           
Pages S5316, S5329-30
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Chair sustained a point of order that Leahy (for Reed) Amendment No. 
1224, to clarify the physical present requirements for merit-based 
immigrant visa applicants, was not in order, and the amendment thus 
fell.                                                        
Page S5316
  Chair sustained a point of order that 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, 
was not in order, and the amendment thus fell.               
Page S5316
  Chair sustained a point of order that 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, was not in order, and the amendment thus 
fell.                                                        
Page S5316
  By 68 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 167), 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 bill.           
Page S5330
  Triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly: Senate 
passed H.R. 1151, to direct the Secretary of State to develop a 
strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial 
International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly.          
  Page S5509
  Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge: Senate passed H.R. 2383, to 
designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River 
connecting St. Louis, Missouri, and southwestern Illinois as the ``Stan 
Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge''.                           
  Page S5509
  Congressional Gold Medal: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 324, to grant 
the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special 
Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War 
II, and the bill was then passed.                        
  Pages S5509-10
  Battle of Gettysburg 150th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 192, 
commemorating the 150th

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anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and the significance of this 
battle in the history of the United States.                  
  Page S5510
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 19, providing 
for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an 
adjournment of the House of Representatives.                 
  Page S5510
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization 
Act Printing--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform, 
as amended, and passed by the Senate, be printed.            
  Page S5510
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that from Friday, June 28, 2013 through Monday, July 8, 2013, 
the Majority Leader and Senators Mikulski and Reed be authorized to 
sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions.               
  Page S5510
Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the 
upcoming recess or adjournment of the Senate, the President of the 
Senate, the President Pro Tempore, and the Majority and Minority 
Leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, 
boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by 
law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.
                                                             Page S5510
Pro Forma--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Senate adjourn, and convene for pro forma sessions 
only, with no business conducted on the following dates and times, and 
that following each pro forma session, the Senate adjourn until the 
next pro forma session: Friday, June 28, 2013 at 12:15 p.m.; Tuesday, 
July 2, 2013 at 10:15 a.m.; and Friday, July 5, 2013 at 12 p.m.; and 
that the Senate adjourn on Friday, July 5, 2013, until 2 p.m., on 
Monday, July 8, 2013, unless the Senate receives a message from the 
House of Representatives that it has adopted S. Con. Res. 19, providing 
for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an 
adjournment of the House of Representatives, and that if the Senate 
receives such a message, the Senate adjourn until 2 p.m., on Monday, 
July 8, 2013.                                                
  Page S5510
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the notification of the President's 
intent to terminate the designation of Bangladesh as a beneficiary 
developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) 
program; which was referred to the Committee on Finance. (PM-15) 
                                                             Page S5492
Dorsey Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at a time to be determined by the Majority 
Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination of Jennifer A. Dorsey, of Nevada, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Nevada; that there be 
one hour 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 S5508
Phillips Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at 5 p.m., on Monday, July 8, 2013, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination of Gregory Alan Phillips, of Wyoming, 
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit; 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 nomination; and that no further 
motions be in order.                                         
  Page S5508
West Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at a time to be determined by the Majority 
Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination of Derek Anthony West, of California, 
to be Associate Attorney General; that there be one hour 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 S5508
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By a unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. EX. 165), Anthony Renard 
Foxx, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of Transportation. 
                                                     Pages S5329, S5511
  Sylvia M. Becker, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for the term 
expiring September 30, 2013.
  Sylvia M. Becker, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for the term 
expiring September 30, 2016.
  Marietta S. Robinson, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from 
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  (Prior to this action, Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration.) 
                                               Pages S5508-09, S5511-12
  Allison M. Macfarlane, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2018.
  Brian C. Deese, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget.
  William S. Jasien, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 
2015.
  Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 
2011.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration.) 
                                               Pages S5508-09, S5511-12
  Daniel M. Tangherlini, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Administrator of General Services.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Navy. 
                                               Pages S5508-09, S5511-12
  Howard A. Shelanski, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget.                                              
Pages S5509, S5511
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr., of Louisiana, to be United States Attorney 
for the Eastern District of Louisiana for the term of four years.
  Robert Bonnie, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Natural Resources and Environment.
  Krysta L. Harden, of Georgia, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.
  Susan J. Rabern, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
  Katherine M. O'Regan, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  Ellen C. Herbst, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Ellen C. Herbst, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Commerce.
  Ronald J. Binz, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2018.
  James Costos, of California, to serve concurrently and without 
additional compensation as Ambassador to Andorra.
  Patrick Hubert Gaspard, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of South Africa.
  Steve A. Linick, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of 
State.
  James C. Swan, of California, to be Ambassador to the Democratic 
Republic of the Congo.
  Kirk W.B. Wagar, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Singapore.
  Alexa Lange Wesner, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Austria.
  Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.
  35 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  24 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Navy.                             
Pages S5510-11
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S5492, S5510
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5493-95
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S5495-97
Additional Cosponsors:                                
  Pages S5499-S5501
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5501-07
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5491-92
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S5507
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S5507-08
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5508
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--168) 
                                           Pages S5329, S5330, S5356-57
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:20 p.m., 
until 12:15 p.m. on Friday, June 28, 2013. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5510.)