[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 25, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D303-D304]
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                                            Tuesday, March 25, 2014

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1697-S1740
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2151-2157, S. Res. 395-398, and S. Con. Res. 34. 
                                                         Pages S1730-31
Measures Passed:
  Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act: Senate passed H.R. 
3771, to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash 
contributions for the relief of victims of the Typhoon Haiyan in the 
Philippines.                                                 
  Page S1706
  Subsequently, Senate indefinitely postponed S. 1821, to accelerate 
the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the 
relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.      
Page S1706
  Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act: 
Senate passed H.R. 4275, to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
for cooperative and small employer charity pension plans.    
  Page S1710
  National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 396, 
designating March 25, 2014, as ``National Cerebral Palsy Awareness 
Day''.                                                   
  Pages S1739-40
  Public Service Recognition Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 397, 
expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants should be 
commended for their dedication and continued service to the United 
States during Public Service Recognition Week.           
  Pages S1739-40
  Authorizing Production of Records: Senate agreed to S. Res. 398, to 
authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on 
Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs.                                                 
  Pages S1739-40
Measures Considered:
Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic 
Stability of Ukraine Act--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of 
the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2124, to support 
sovereignty and democracy in Ukraine. 
                                     Pages S1703-06, S1706-10, S1710-20
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to proceed be withdrawn.                                 
Pages S1719-20
Ukraine Loan Guarantees--Agreement: Senate began consideration of H.R. 
4152, to provide for the costs of loan guarantees for Ukraine, taking 
action on the following amendment proposed thereto:      
  Pages S1719-20
Pending:
  Reid (for Menendez/Corker) Amendment No. 2867, to provide a complete 
substitute.                                                  
Page S1720
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that no 
other amendments be in order; that no points of order or motions be in 
order other than budget points of order and the applicable motions to 
waive; that following morning business on Thursday, March 27, 2014, 
there be two hours of debate equally divided between the two Leaders, 
or their designees, prior to a vote on or in relation to Reid (for 
Menendez/Corker) Amendment No. 2867 (listed above); that upon 
disposition of Reid (for Menendez/Corker) Amendment No. 2867, the bill 
be read a third time and Senate vote on passage of the bill, as 
amended, if amended.                                     
Pages S1719-20
Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act: Senate 
began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 
3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that 
emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees 
under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act.                          
  Page S1720
Cooper, Harpool, McHugh, Smith, and Westphal Nominations--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 11 a.m., 
on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, Senate vote on the motions to invoke 
cloture on the nominations of Christopher Reid Cooper, of the District 
of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Columbia, M. Douglas Harpool, of Missouri, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Missouri, Gerald Austin

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McHugh, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Edward G. Smith, of 
Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Pennsylvania; that if cloture is invoked on any of these 
nominations, the time until 2:30 p.m. be equally divided between the 
Leaders, or their designees, and that at 2:30 p.m., all post-cloture 
time be expired, and Senate vote on confirmation of the nominations in 
the order upon which cloture was invoked; that following Senate action 
on these nominations, Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination of 
Joseph William Westphal, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom 
of Saudi Arabia, Department of State; and that there be two minutes for 
debate prior to each vote and all roll call votes after the first vote 
in each sequence be 10 minutes in length.                    
  Page S1720
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1729
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1729
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S1697, S1729
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S1729, S1740
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1729-30
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1731-32
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1732-34
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1726-29
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1734-39
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S1739
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1739
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1739
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:16 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1740.)