[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 107 (Wednesday, July 24, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D758-D759]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Wednesday, July 24, 2013

[[Page D758]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 1911, Smarter Solution for Students Act, as 
      amended.
      The House passed H.R. 2397, Department of Defense Appropriations 
      Act, 2014.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5851-S5924
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
1349-1361.                                                   
  Page S5907
Measures Reported:
  S. 960, to foster stability in Syria, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 
113-79)
  S. Res. 156, expressing the sense of the Senate on the 10-year 
anniversary of NATO Allied Command Transformation, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble.
  S. 375, to require Senate candidates to file designations, 
statements, and reports in electronic form.                  
Page S5907
Measures Passed:
  Smarter Solutions for Students Act: By 81 yeas to 18 nays (Vote No. 
185), Senate passed H.R. 1911, to amend the Higher Education Act of 
1965 to establish interest rates for new loans made on or after July 1, 
2013, to direct the Secretary of Education to convene the Advisory 
Committee on Improving Postsecondary Education Data to conduct a study 
on improvements to postsecondary education transparency at the Federal 
level, by the order of the Senate of Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 60 
Senators having voted in the affirmative, after taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                   
  Pages S5863-94
Adopted:
  Harkin (for Manchin) Amendment No. 1773, to establish student loan 
interest rates. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing 
that the requirement of a 60 affirmative vote threshold, be vitiated.) 
                                                  Pages S5866, S5893-94
Rejected:
  By 46 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 183), Reed Amendment No. 1778 (to 
Amendment No. 1773), to provide for interest rate caps for certain 
Federal student loans. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the amendment, having failed to achieve 60 affirmative 
votes, the amendment was not agreed to.)       
Pages S5870-74, S5891-92
  By 34 yeas to 65 nays (Vote No. 184), Sanders Amendment No. 1774 (to 
Amendment No. 1773), to provide a sunset date. (A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the amendment, having failed to 
achieve 60 affirmative votes, the amendment was not agreed to.) 
                                               Pages S5866-70, S5892-93
  Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center: Senate passed 
H.R. 1092, to designate the air route traffic control center located in 
Nashua, New Hampshire, as the ``Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic 
Control Center''.                                            
  Page S5923
Measures Considered:
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of 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, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S5856-63
Adopted:
  Portman Modified Amendment No. 1749, to prioritize certain projects 
under the bridges in critical corridors program.         
Pages S5857-58
Pending:
  Murray (for Cardin) Amendment No. 1760, to require the Secretary of 
Transportation to submit to Congress a report relating to the condition 
of lane miles and highway bridge deck.                   
Pages S5858-61
  Coburn Amendment No. 1750, to prohibit funds from being directed to 
federal employees with unpaid Federal tax liability.         
Page S5861

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  Coburn Amendment No. 1751, to prohibit Federal funding of union 
activities by Federal employees.                             
Page S5861
  Coburn Amendment No. 1754, to prohibit Federal funds from being used 
to meet the matching requirements of other Federal Programs. 
                                                         Pages S5861-63
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 25, 2013. 
                                                             Page S5924
Tennessee Wilderness Act--Bill Referral: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be discharged from further consideration of S. 1294, to 
designate as wilderness certain public land in the Cherokee National 
Forest in the State of Tennessee, and the bill then be referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.           
  Page S5923
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.            
Page S5924
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5901
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5901
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                  
  Pages S5851-52, S5901
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5901-03
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S5903-07
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5907
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5907-08
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5908-16
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5916-22
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S5922
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S5922-23
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5923
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--185) 
                                                     Pages S5892, S5894
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:22 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 25, 2013. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5924.)