[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 2, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D353-D354]
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                                           Wednesday, April 2, 2014

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2048-S2134
Measures Introduced: Three bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2200-2202, and S. Res. 409.                      
  Page S2095
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 384, expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the 
humanitarian crisis in Syria and neighboring countries, resulting 
humanitarian and development challenges, and the urgent need for a 
political solution to the crisis.                            
Page S2095
Measures Passed:
  Congratulating the Penn State University Wrestling Team: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 409, congratulating the Penn State University 
wrestling team for winning the 2014 National Collegiate Athletic 
Association Wrestling Championships.                         
  Page S2134
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 S2043-44
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 S2044-81, S2082-90
  Pending:
  Reid (for Reed) Amendment No. 2874, of a perfecting nature. 
                                                             Page S2045
  Reid Amendment No. 2875 (to Amendment No. 2874), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S2045
  Reid Amendment No. 2877 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 2874), to change the enactment date.           
Page S2045
  Reid Amendment No. 2878 (to Amendment No. 2877), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S2045
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 61 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 96), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on Reid (for Reed) Amendment No. 
2874 (listed above).                                         
Page S2047
  Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance, with 
instructions, Reid Amendment No. 2879, to change the enactment date, 
fell when cloture was invoked on Reid (for Reed) Amendment No. 2874. 
                                                             Page S2045
  Reid Amendment No. 2880 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 2879), 
of a perfecting nature, fell when Reid motion to commit the bill to the 
Committee on Finance, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 2879 fell. 
                                                             Page S2045
  Reid Amendment No. 2881 (to Amendment No. 2880), of a perfecting 
nature, fell when Reid Amendment No. 2880 (to (the instructions) 
Amendment No. 2879) fell.                                    
Page S2045
  Reid Amendment No. 2876 (to Amendment No. 2875), of a perfecting 
nature, fell as it was not in order to be offered and its pendency is 
inconsistent with the Senate's precedents with respect to the offering 
of amendments, their number, degree, and kind.               
Page S2045
  By 46 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 97), Senate failed to table Reid 
Amendment No. 2878 (to Amendment No. 2877) (listed above).   
Page S2081
  By 67 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. 98), Senate tabled the appeal of the 
ruling of the Chair that Vitter Amendment No. 2931 is not in order to 
be offered and its pendency is inconsistent with the Senate's 
precedents with respect to the offering of amendments, their number, 
degree, and kind.                                            
Page S2081
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, 
April 3, 2014,

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and that all time during adjournment count post-cloture on Reid (for 
Reed) Amendment No. 2874.                                    
Page S2134
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Tomasz P. Malinowski, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. 
                                                  Pages S2081-82, S2134
  Portia Y. Wu, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Labor.                               
Pages S2081-82, S2134
  Deborah L. Birx, of Maryland, to be Ambassador at Large and 
Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS 
Globally.                                         
Pages S2081-82, S2134
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2092
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S2093
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S2043, S2093
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S2093
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2093-95
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2095-96
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2096-97
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S2092
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S2097-S2134
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S2134
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2134
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S2134
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--98) 
                                                     Pages S2047, S2081
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 8:02 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 3, 2014. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2134.)