[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 66 (Monday, May 5, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D457-D458]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                                Monday, May 5, 2014

[[Page D457]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2625-S2679
Measures Introduced: Four bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2287-2290, and S. Res. 434-437.           
  Pages S2647-48
Measures Reported:
  S. 839, to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000. (S. 
Rept. No. 113-156)                                           
Page S2647
Measures Passed:
  Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 434, electing Andrew B. Willison as the Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate.                                    
  Page S2625
  Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 435, notifying the President of the United States of the election 
of a Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.          
  Page S2625
  Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 436, notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.               
  Page S2625
  National Law Enforcement Museum Act: Senate passed H.R. 4120, to 
amend the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to extend the termination 
date.                                                        
  Page S2676
  Cinco de Mayo: Senate agreed to S. Res. 437, recognizing the historic 
significance of the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo.    
  Pages S2676-77
  National Chess Capital: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 102, 
expressing support for the designation of Saint Louis, Missouri, as the 
``National Chess Capital'' of the United States to enhance awareness of 
the educational benefits of chess and to encourage schools and 
community centers to engage in chess programs to promote problem-
solving, critical thinking, spatial awareness, and goal setting, and 
the resolution was then agreed to.                           
  Page S2677
Measures Considered:
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act--Agreement: Senate 
resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 
2262, to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry. 
                                               Pages S2625-28, S2636-39
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 11 a.m., 
on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on 
the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill; and that if cloture 
is invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, the 
time during the recess count post-cloture.                   
Page S2677


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D457, May 5, 2014, the following language appears: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 11 a.m., 
on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, Senate vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill; and 
that if cloture is invoked on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill, the time during the recess count post-
cloture. Page S2671
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that at 11 a.m., on 
Tuesday, May 6, 2014, Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture 
on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill; and that if 
cloture is invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of 
the bill, the time during the recess count post-cloture. Page 
S2677


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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 90 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. EX. 130), Nancy L. Moritz, of Kansas, 
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit. 
                                                  Pages S2635-36, S2679


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D457, May 5, 2014, the following language appears: 
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: 
By 90 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. EX. 130), Nancy L. Moritz, of 
Kansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit. 
Pages S2635-36 Peter A. Selfridge, of Minnesota, to be Chief of 
Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of 
service. Pages S2635-36
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Nominations 
Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: By 90 yeas 
to 3 nays (Vote No. EX. 130), Nancy L. Moritz, of Kansas, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit. Pages S2635-36, 
S2679 Peter A. Selfridge, of Minnesota, to be Chief of Protocol, 
and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service. 
Pages S2635-36, S2679


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  Peter A. Selfridge, of Minnesota, to be Chief of Protocol, and to 
have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service. 
                                                  Pages S2635-36, S2679
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Anthony G. Collins, of New York, to be a Member of the Advisory Board 
of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
  Marcia Denise Occomy, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
States Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five 
years.
  John Maeda, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2016.
  David Arthur Mader, of Virginia, to be Controller, Office of Federal 
Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget.
  Debra S. Wada, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army.
  J. Christopher Giancarlo, of New Jersey, to be a Commissioner of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 
2019.
  Cheryl A. LaFleur, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2019.
  George Albert Krol, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Kazakhstan.

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  Mark William Lippert, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Korea.
  James D. Nealon, of New Hampshire, to be to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Honduras.
  Dana Shell Smith, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the State of 
Qatar.
  Gentry O. Smith, of North Carolina, to be Director of the Office of 
Foreign Missions, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure 
of service.
  Robert M. Gordon, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, Department 
of Education.
  Jeffrey A. Murawsky, of Illinois, to be Under Secretary for Health of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  Routine lists in the Navy.                             
Pages S2678-79
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2647
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S2647
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S2647, S2677


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  On page D458, May 5, 2014, the following language appears: 
Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S2647
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Measures Placed on 
the Calendar: Pages S2647, S2677


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Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S2648
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2648-50
Additional Statements:                                    
  Page S2645-47
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2650-76
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--130) 
                                                             Page S2636
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:17 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2677.)