[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 101 (Tuesday, July 16, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D704-D705]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Tuesday, July 16, 2013

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senator-Elect Edward J. Markey, of Massachusetts, was 
      administered the oath of office by the Vice President.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5691-S5715
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1297-1310, and S. Res. 196.                   
  Page S5708
Measures Passed:
  Majority Party's Committee Membership: Senate agreed to S. Res. 196, 
to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for 
the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, or until their successors are 
chosen.                                                      
  Page S5713
Measures Considered:
Keep Student Loans Affordable Act: Senate began 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.               
  Page S5691
Swearing in of Senator Markey: The Chair laid before the Senate the 
certificate of election of Senator-elect Edward J. Markey, of the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the oath of office was then 
administered as required by the U.S. Constitution and prescribed by 
law.                                                         
  Page S5691
Cloture Motions Withdrawn--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the cloture motions with respect to the 
nominations of Richard F. Griffin, Jr., and Sharon Block, both of the 
District of Columbia, and Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, all to be a 
Member of the National Labor Relations Board, be withdrawn. 
                                                             Page S5704
Hochberg Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
nomination of Fred P. Hochberg, of New York, to be President of the 
Export-Import Bank of the United States, occur at 10:00 a.m., on 
Wednesday, July 17, 2013.                                    
  Page S5704
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, Senate resume 
consideration of the nomination, and that the time until 10:00 a.m., be 
equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their 
designees.                                                   
Page S5713
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 66 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. EX. 174), Richard Cordray, of Ohio, 
to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. 
                                            Pages S5692-98, S5698-S5705
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 71 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. 173), 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 nomination. 
                                                         Pages S5694-95
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Kent Yoshiho Hirozawa, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 
2016.
  Nancy Jean Schiffer, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National 
Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 
2014.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.                  
Page S5715
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Richard F. Griffin, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be a Member 
of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years 
expiring August 27,

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2016, which was sent to the Senate on February 13, 2013.
  Sharon Block, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring 
December 16, 2014, which was sent to the Senate on February 13, 2013. 
                                                             Page S5715
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5707
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S5691, S5707
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5707-08
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5708-10
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5710-12
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5706-07
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S5712-13
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--174) 
                                                  Pages S5695, S5704-05
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:05 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5713.)