[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 10 (Thursday, January 16, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D58-D59]
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                                         Thursday, January 16, 2014

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the amendment of the 
      House to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3547, Consolidated 
      Appropriations Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S383-S459
Measures Introduced: Twenty-four bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1935-1958, S.J. Res. 30, and S. Res. 333-
336.                                                      
  Pages S439-40
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 1871, to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate formula and 
to improve beneficiary access under the Medicare program. (S. Rept. No. 
113-135)                                                      
Page S438
Measures Passed:
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 74, providing 
for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 3547.              
  Page S425
  National Mentoring Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 335, designating 
January 2014 as ``National Mentoring Month''.             
  Pages S457-58
  National Asbestos Awareness Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 336, 
designating the first week of April 2014 as ``National Asbestos 
Awareness Week''.                                             
  Page S458
Measures Considered:
Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act--Agreement: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1926, to 
delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters 
Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and to reform the National 
Association of Registered Agents and Brokers.    
  Pages S383-85, S425-32
  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, January 16, 2014, a vote on 
cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, January 27, 2014. 
                                                              Page S432
House Messages:
  Consolidated Appropriations Act: By 72 yeas to 26 nays (Vote No. 13), 
Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the amendment of the House to 
the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3547, making consolidated 
appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, after taking 
action on the following motions and amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                         Page S385-S425
Withdrawn:
  Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill, with Reid Amendment No. 2655, to change the 
enactment date.                                               
Page S385
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 72 yeas to 26 nays (Vote No. 12), 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 Reid motion to concur in 
the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill. 
                                                          Pages S424-25
  Reid motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the 
Committee on Appropriations, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 
2657, to change the enactment date, fell when cloture was invoked on 
the Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill.                          
Page S385
  Reid Amendment No. 2658 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 2657), 
of a perfecting nature, fell when Reid motion to refer the message of 
the House on the bill to the Committee on Appropriations, with 
instructions, Reid Amendment No. 2657 fell.                   
Page S385
  Reid Amendment No. 2659 (to Amendment No. 2658), of a perfecting 
nature, fell when Reid

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Amendment No. 2658 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 2657). 
                                                              Page S385
  Reid Amendment No. 2656 (to Amendment No. 2655), of a perfecting 
nature, fell when Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the House 
to the amendment of the Senate to the bill, with Reid Amendment No. 
2655 was withdrawn.                                           
Page S385
Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the 
upcoming recess or adjournment of the Senate, the President of the 
Senate, the President Pro Tempore and the Majority and Minority Leaders 
be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, 
conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by 
concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate. 
                                                              Page S458
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during the adjournment or recess of the Senate from 
Thursday, January 16, 2014, through Monday, January 27, 2014, Senators 
Levin, Warner and Rockefeller be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills 
or joint resolutions.                                         
  Page S458
Pro Forma--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Senate adjourn and convene for pro forma sessions 
only with no business conducted on the following dates and times, and 
that following each pro forma session, Senate adjourn until the next 
pro forma session: Friday, January 17, 2014, at 11:15 a.m.; Tuesday, 
January 21, 2014, at 10:30 a.m.; and Friday, January 24, 2014, at 9:30 
a.m.; and that the Senate adjourn on Friday, January 24, 2014 until 2 
p.m., on Monday, January 27, 2014.                            
  Page S458
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Stephen R. Bough, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Missouri.
  Richard Franklin Boulware II, of Nevada, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Nevada.
  Salvador Mendoza, Jr., of Washington, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Washington.
  Staci Michelle Yandle, of Illinois, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Illinois.
  Gustavo Velasquez Aguilar, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
  Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years 
from February 1, 2014.
  Nina Hachigian, of California, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with 
the rank and status of Ambassador.
  Matthew H. Tueller, of Utah, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Yemen.
  Maria Contreras-Sweet, of California, to be Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration.
  Richard Christman, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2017.
  Shamina Singh, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring October 6, 2014.
  Shamina Singh, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring October 6, 2019.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army and Coast Guard.                  
Page S459
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                        
  Page S383, S437
Measures Read the First Time:                          
  Pages S437, S458
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S437-38
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S440-41
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S441-49
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S435-37
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S449-56
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                 
  Page S456
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                       
  Pages S456-57
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Page S457
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--13) 
                                                              Page S425
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:55 p.m., 
until 11:15 a.m. on Friday, January 17, 2014. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S458.)