[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 162 (Thursday, November 14, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1085-D1086]
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                                        Thursday, November 14, 2013

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8013-S8070
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1700-1717, and S. Res. 295-297.    
  Page 8049
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 292, expressing support for the victims of the typhoon in the 
Philippines and the surrounding region.
  S. 657, to eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other 
detention facilities that do not meet primary indicators of health, 
sanitation, and safety.
  S. 1683, to provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain 
foreign recipients.                                          
Page S8048
Measures Passed:
  National Day on Writing: Senate agreed to S. Res. 295, expressing the 
support for the designation of October 20, 2013, as the ``National Day 
on Writing''.                                                
  Page S8069
  National Wildlife Refuge Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 296, 
designating the week beginning on October 13, 2013, as ``National 
Wildlife Refuge Week''.                                      
  Page S8069
  Congratulating the Minnesota Lynx Women's Basketball Team: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 297, congratulating the Minnesota Lynx women's 
basketball team on winning the 2013 Women's National Basketball 
Association Championship.                                    
  Page S8069
  Support for Victims of Typhoon in the Philippines and Surrounding 
Region: Senate agreed to S. Res. 292, expressing support for the 
victims of the typhoon in the Philippines and the surrounding region. 
                                                         Pages S8069-70
  Release of Detainees in Iran: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 284, calling on the 
Government of Iran to immediately release Saeed Abedini and all other 
individuals detained on account of their religious beliefs, and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                               
  Page S8070
Measures Considered:
Drug Quality and Security Act--Agreement: Senate began consideration of 
H.R. 3204, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with 
respect to human drug compounding and drug supply chain security, after 
agreeing to the motion to proceed, and taking action on the following 
amendments and motions proposed thereto:             
  Pages S8026, S8027
Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 2033, to change the enactment date.     
Page S8026
  Reid Amendment No. 2034 (to Amendment No. 2033), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S8026
  Reid Motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 2035, to 
change the enactment date.                                   
Page S8026
  Reid Amendment No. 2036 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 2035), 
of a perfecting nature.                                      
Page S8026
  Reid Amendment No. 2037 (to Amendment No. 2036), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S8026
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the 
nomination of Robert Leon Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit. 
                                                             Page S8027
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that on Monday, 
November 18, 2013, the first-degree filing deadline for amendments to 
the bill be at 3:00 p.m., and the second-degree filing deadline for 
amendments to the bill be at 4:00 p.m.; that if cloture is not invoked 
on the nomination of Robert Leon Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, 
to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, 
Senate resume consideration of the bill, and vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture on the bill; and that if cloture is invoked on the bill, 
all post-cloture time be yielded back, the pending amendments be 
withdrawn, and Senate vote on passage of the bill.           
Page S8070
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to

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proceed to consideration of S. 1197, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year.                                                        
  Page S8027
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of 
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the 
unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, November 14, 2013, a vote on 
cloture will occur upon disposition of H.R. 3204, to amend the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to human drug compounding and 
drug supply chain security.                                  
Page S8027
House Messages:
  PREEMIE Reauthorization Act: Senate concurred in the amendments of 
the House of Representatives to S. 252, to reduce preterm labor and 
delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due 
to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity. 
                                                             Page S8069
Wilkins Nomination--Agreement: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Robert Leon Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit. 
                                                             Page S8027
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of 
Thursday, November 14, 2013, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. 
on Monday, November 18, 2013.                                
Page S8027
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 5 p.m., 
on Monday, November 18, 2013, Senate resume consideration of the 
nomination, with the time until 5:30 p.m. equally divided and 
controlled in the usual form, prior to the vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the nomination.                                   
Page S8070
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  James Walter Brewster, Jr., of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the 
Dominican Republic.
  Kenneth L. Mossman, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2016.
  Philip S. Goldberg, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of the Philippines.
  Gregory B. Starr, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Diplomatic Security).
  Michael D. Lumpkin, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard.                          
Page S8070
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S8047
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S8047-48
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S8048
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S8048
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S8048-49
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8050-51
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S8051-56
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S8046-47
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S8056-68
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S8068-69
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S8069
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:35 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, November 18, 2013. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8070.)