[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 1, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D344-D345]
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                                             Tuesday, April 1, 2014

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Reesumee of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1883-S2042
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2189-2199, and S. Res. 408.                   
  Page S1923
Measures Reported:
  S. 864, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize technical 
assistance to small public water systems, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-142)
  S. 970, to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to 
reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research 
regarding the water resources research and technology institutes 
established under the Act, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 113-143)
  H.R. 724, to amend the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for 
dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles. (S. Rept. No. 
113-144)
  H.R. 1206, to grant the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority 
to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps. (S. Rept. No. 113-
145)                                                         
Page S1923
Measures Passed:
  Honoring Jan Karski: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 371, honoring the legacy and 
accomplishments of Jan Karski on the centennial of his birth, and the 
resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                                 
  Page S2041
  Reid (for Menendez) Amendment No. 2956, to recognize the life and 
legacy of Dr. Jan Karski on the centennial of his birth.     
Page S2041
  Reid (for Menendez) Amendment No. 2957, to amend the title. 
                                                             Page S2041
  Parkinson's Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 408, supporting 
the designation of April as ``Parkinson's Awareness Month''. 
                                                             Page S2041
Measures Considered:
Minimum Wage Fairness Act: Senate began consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 1737, to provide for an increase in the 
Federal minimum wage and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
extend increased expensing limitations and the treatment of certain 
real property as section 179 property.                   
  Pages S1883-85
Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act--
Agreement: Senate continued 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, taking action on the following motions and 
amendments proposed thereto:                          
  Pages S1897-S1912
Pending:
  Reid (for Reed) Amendment No. 2874, of a perfecting nature. 
                                                             Page S1897
  Reid Amendment No. 2875 (to Amendment No. 2874), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S1897
  Reid Amendment No. 2876 (to Amendment No. 2875), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S1897
  Reid Amendment No. 2877 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 2874), to change the enactment date.           
Page S1897
  Reid Amendment No. 2878 (to Amendment No. 2877), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S1897
  Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance, with 
instructions, Reid Amendment No. 2879, to change the enactment date. 
                                                             Page S1897
  Reid Amendment No. 2880 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 2879), 
of a perfecting nature.                                      
Page S1897
  Reid Amendment No. 2881 (to Amendment No. 2880), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S1897
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9 a.m., on Wednesday, April 
2, 2014, with the time until 10 a.m. equally divided and

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controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees; and that the 
filing deadline for second-degree amendments be 9:30 a.m., on 
Wednesday, April 2, 2014.                                    
Page S2041
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the President's report to Congress 
relative to the Secretary of the Interior's certification under section 
8 of the Fisherman's Protective Act of 1967, as amended (the ``Pelly 
Amendment'') (22 U.S.C. 1978) that nationals of Iceland have conducted 
whaling activities that diminish the effectiveness of the Convention on 
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 
(CITES); which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation. (PM-37)                                  
Pages S1918-19
Malinowski, Wu and Birx Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-
time agreement was reached providing that on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, 
at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with 
the Republican Leader, Senate begin consideration of the nominations of 
Tomasz P. Malinowski, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Portia Y. 
Wu, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, 
and Deborah L. Birx, of Maryland, to be Ambassador at Large and 
Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS 
Globally; that there be 2 minutes for debate equally divided in the 
usual form on each nomination; 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 all roll call 
votes after the first be 10 minutes in length; that no further motions 
be in order; and the Senate then resume legislative session. 
                                                     Pages S1895, S2041
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. EX. 94), Kevin Whitaker, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia. 
                                                  Pages S1896, S2041-42
  By 99 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. EX. 95), John P. Carlin, of New York, 
to be an Assistant Attorney General.                 
Pages S1897, S2042
  Christopher P. Lu, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor. 
                                                     Pages S1897, S2042
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1919
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S1919, S2041
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1919-21
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S1921-23
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1923-25
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1925-37
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1916-18
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S1937-S2040
Notices of Intent:                                           
  Page S2040
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S2040-41
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S2041
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--95) 
                                                         Pages S1896-97
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:11 p.m., 
until 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2041.)