[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 97 (Tuesday, July 9, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D670-D671]
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                                              Tuesday, July 9, 2013

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5531-S5581
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced as follows: S. 1270. 
                                                             Page S5567
Measures Passed:
  Presidential and Provincial Elections in Afghanistan April 2014: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 151, urging the Government of Afghanistan to 
ensure transparent and credible presidential and provincial elections 
in April 2014 by adhering to internationally accepted democratic 
standards, establishing a transparent electoral process, and ensuring 
security for voters and candidates, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the committee amendment to 
the preamble.                                            
  Pages S5572-75
Measures Considered:
Keep Student Loans Affordable Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1238, to 
amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the current reduced 
interest rate for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans for 1 
year, to modify required distribution rules for pension plans. 
                                               Pages S5531-37, S5543-64
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, July 10, 2013, the Majority Leader 
be recognized and that following the remarks of the two Leaders, the 
time until 12 p.m. be equally divided and controlled between the two 
Leaders or their designees with Senators permitted to speak therein for 
up to ten minutes each; and that at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, 
2013, Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill.                        
Page S5575
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 54 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 170), Jennifer A. Dorsey, of 
Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada. 
                                                  Pages S5537-43, S5581
  Geoffrey R. Pyatt, of California, to be Ambassador to Ukraine.
  Tulinabo Salama Mushingi, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Burkina 
Faso.
  Daniel R. Russel, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(East Asian and Pacific Affairs).                            
Page S5581
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Wanda Felton, of New York, to be First Vice President of the Export-
Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2017.
  Mark Bradley Childress, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the United 
Republic of Tanzania.
  Tomasz P. Malinowski, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
  Carlos Roberto Moreno, of California, to be Ambassador to Belize.
  Evan Ryan, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Educational and Cultural Affairs).
  Dennis V. McGinn, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy.
  1 Air Force 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 Army, Foreign Service, and Navy. 
                                                         Pages S5575-81
Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5567
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5567-69
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5569-72
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5564-67
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S5572
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S5572
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--170) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7 p.m., until 
10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of

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the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5575.)