[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 11, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D138-D139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Tuesday, February 11, 2014

[[Page D138]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senator-Designate John E. Walsh, of Montana, was administered the 
      oath of office by the Vice President.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S859-S913
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2011-2016, and S. Res. 353.                   
  Pages S890-91
Measures Passed:
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer 
Corps Amendments Act: Senate passed S. 1068, to reauthorize and amend 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned 
Officer Corps Act of 2002, after agreeing to the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                  
  Pages S903-13
  Reid (for Begich) Amendment No. 2740, to treat certain officers in 
the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration as employees of the Administration for purposes of 
vacant positions of employment open only to current employees of the 
Administration.                                               
Page S907
Measures Considered:
Bipartisan Budget Act: Senate continued consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 1963, to repeal section 403 of the 
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.                            
  Pages S860-85
Appointments:
  Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Vice President, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 9355(a), appointed the 
following Senator to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force 
Academy: Senator Moran, vice Senator Hoeven.                  
  Page S913
  Board of Visitors of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to Section 1295b(h) of title 46 
App., United States Code, and upon the recommendation of the Chairman 
of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, appointed the 
following Senators to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Merchant Marine 
Academy: Senators Boozman and Wicker.                         
  Page S913
  Swearing-in of Senator Walsh: The Chair laid before the Senate the 
certificate of appointment of Senator-Designate John E. Walsh of the 
State of Montana, and the oath of office was then administered as 
required by the U.S. Constitution and prescribed by law. 
                                                          Pages S871-72
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 
providing that at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, February 12, 2014, Senate 
begin consideration of the following nominations: Tina S. Kaidanow, of 
the District of Columbia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Coordinator for 
Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large, 
Daniel Bennett Smith, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Intelligence and Research), Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, 
to be United States Alternate Governor of the International Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development for a term of five years, and United 
States Alternate Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank for a 
term of five years, and Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be an 
Under Secretary of State (Economic Growth, Energy, and the 
Environment); that there be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in 
the usual form; that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate 
vote, without intervening action or debate, on confirmation of the 
nominations, in the order listed; that no further motions be in order; 
provided further, that there be two minutes for debate, equally divided 
in the usual form prior to each vote, and all votes after the first, be 
ten minutes in length.                                   
  Pages  S902-03


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  On page D138, February 11, 2014, the following language appears: 
Pages S879-80, S902-03
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Pages S902-03


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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:

[[Page D139]]


  By 90 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. EX. 27), Richard Stengel, of New York, 
to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy. 
                                                    Pages S885-86, S913
  By 97 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. EX. 28), Sarah Sewall, of 
Massachusetts, to be an Under Secretary of State (Civilian Security, 
Democracy, and Human Rights).                       
Pages S885-86, S913
  By 92 yeas to 6 nays (Vote No. EX. 29), Charles Hammerman Rivkin, of 
the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Economic and Business Affairs).                    
Pages S885-86, S913
  Sloan D. Gibson, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs.                                
Pages S885-87, S913
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S889
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                              
  Page S889
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S889-90
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page S891
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S891-97
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S888-89
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S897-S902
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                 
  Page S902
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S902
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Page S902
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--29) 
                                                          Pages S885-86
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:45 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2014. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S913.)