[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 7, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                           Tuesday, January 7, 2014

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S35-S85
Measures Introduced: One bill and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1896, and S. Res. 329.                         
  Pages S68-69
Measures Passed:
  Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
288, supporting enhanced maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea and 
encouraging increased cooperation between the United States and West 
and Central African countries to fight armed robbery at sea, piracy, 
and other maritime threats.                                
  Pages S81-82
  Political Dialogue in Bangladesh: Senate agreed to S. Res. 318, 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the critical need for 
political dialogue in Bangladesh.                              
  Page S82
  Expressing Support for the Ukrainian People: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
319, expressing support for the Ukrainian people in light of President 
Yanukovych's decision not to sign an Association Agreement with the 
European Union.                                            
  Pages S82-83
  National Science and Technology Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 329, 
expressing support for the goals and ideals of the biennial USA Science 
& Engineering Festival in Washington, DC and designating April 21 
through April 27, 2014, as ``National Science and Technology Week''. 
                                                               Page S83
Measures Considered:
  Unemployment Benefits Extension--
Agreement: Senate continued consideration of the motion to proceed to 
consideration of S. 1845, to provide for the extension of certain 
unemployment benefits.                                     
Pages S37-65
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
   By 60 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. 2), 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 motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                                     
Page S39
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, 
post-cloture, at approximately 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, January 8, 
2014; and that all time during adjournment count post-cloture on the 
motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.                
Page S83
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, the proposed 
Agreement for Cooperation Between the American Institute in Taiwan 
(AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the 
United States (TECRO) Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM--26)   
Page S68
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Sharon Y. Bowen, of New York, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2018.
  Eric Rosenbach, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  David B. Shear, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
  J. Mark McWatters, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Credit 
Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2019.
  Janet Garvin McCabe, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Darci L. Vetter, of Nebraska, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, 
Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of 
Ambassador.
  Max Sieben Baucus, of Montana, to be Ambassador to the People's 
Republic of China.
  Paige Eve Alexander, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development.
  John Charles Cruden, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General.

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  Leon Rodriguez, of Maryland, to be Director of the United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
  33 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps. 
                                                           Pages S83-85
Additional Cosponsors:                                     
  Pages S69-70
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                    
  Page S70
Additional Statements
Amendments Submitted:                                      
  Pages S70-81
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                            
  Page S81
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total 2)       
  Page S39
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:55 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 8, 2014. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S83.)