[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 165 (Tuesday, November 19, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1107-D1108]
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                                         Tuesday, November 19, 2013

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8143-S8291
Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1722-1738, and S. Res. 299-301.   
  Page S8186
Measures Reported:
  S. 1398, to require the Federal Government to expedite the sale of 
underutilized Federal real property. (S. Rept. No. 113-122) 
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Measures Passed:
  Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Congressional Gold Medal: Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 381, to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 
World War II members of the ``Doolittle Tokyo Raiders'', for 
outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in 
conducting the bombings of Tokyo, and the bill was then passed, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:        
  Page S8289
  Donnelly (for Brown) Amendment No. 2344, to award the gold medals to 
the next of kin of surviving members, as appropriate, and to designate 
the gold medals as numismatic items.                     
Pages S8289-90
  The Medal of Honor: Committee on Armed Services was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 3304, to authorize the President to award 
the Medal of Honor to Bennie G. Adkins and Donald P. Sloat of the 
United States Army for acts of valor during the Vietnam Conflict and to 
authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to certain other veterans who 
were previously recommended for award of the Medal of Honor, and the 
bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                                            
  Page S8290
  Donnelly (for Levin) Amendment No. 2345, of a perfecting nature. 
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  Donnelly (for Levin) Amendment No. 2346, to amend the title. 
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  Authorizing Production of Records: Senate agreed to S. Res. 300, to 
authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on 
Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs.                                                     
  Page S8290
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
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, taking 
action on the following amendments and motions proposed thereto: 
                                               Pages S8153-58, S8158-81
Rejected:
  By 43 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 237), Inhofe (for Ayotte) Amendment 
No. 2255, to propose alternative requirements and limitations 
applicable to individuals detained at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the amendment, having failed to achieve 60 affirmative 
votes, the amendment was not agreed to.)                 
Pages S8169-79
  By 52 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 238), Levin/McCain Amendment No. 
2175, to propose an alternative to section 1033, relating to a 
limitation on the transfer or release of individuals detained at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the amendment, having failed to 
achieve 60 affirmative votes, the amendment was not agreed to.) 
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Withdrawn:
  Reid motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Armed Services, 
with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 2125, to change the enactment 
date.                                                        
Page S8153
Pending:
  Reid (for Levin/Inhofe) Amendment No. 2123, to increase to 
$5,000,000,000 the ceiling on the general transfer authority of the 
Department of Defense.                                       
Page S8153
  Reid (for Levin/Inhofe) Amendment No. 2124 (to Amendment No. 2123), 
of a perfecting nature.                                      
Page S8153
  Reid motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Armed Services, 
with instructions, Reid

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Amendment No. 2305, to change the enactment date.            
Page S8180
  Reid Amendment No. 2306 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 2305), 
of a perfecting nature.                                      
Page S8180
  Reid Amendment No. 2307 (to Amendment No. 2306), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                  
Pages S8180-81
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Reid Amendment No. 2126 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 2125), 
of a perfecting nature, fell when Reid motion to recommit the bill to 
the Committee on Armed Services, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 
2125, was withdrawn.                                         
Page S8153
  Reid Amendment No. 2127 (to Amendment No. 2126), of a perfecting 
nature, fell when Reid Amendment No. 2126 (to (the instructions) 
Amendment No. 2125), fell.                                   
Page S8153
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
November 20, 2013; that there be up to six hours of debate only on the 
issue of sexual assault; with Senator Gillibrand, or designee 
controlling three hours; Senators McCaskill and Ayotte, or designees, 
each controlling 75 minutes; the Ranking Member, or designee, 
controlling 20 minutes; and the Chairman, or designee, controlling 10 
minutes.                                                     
Page S8289
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Linda Thomas-Greenfield, an Assistant Secretary of State (African 
Affairs), to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African 
Development Foundation for the remainder of the term expiring September 
27, 2015.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.            
Page S8290
Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
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Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S8184, S8290
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S8184-86
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8186-89
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S8189-99
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S8184
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S8199-S8288
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S8288-89
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S8289
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--238) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:13 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8290.)