[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 87 (Thursday, June 5, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D604-D606]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                             Thursday, June 5, 2014

[[Page D604]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed the nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell, of 
      West Virginia, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3433-S3479
Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2433-2448, and S. Res. 468.               
  Pages S3474-75
Measures Reported:
  S. 2437, making appropriations for Departments of Commerce and 
Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2015. (S. Rept. No. 113-181)
  S. 2438, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, 
and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2015. (S. Rept. No. 113-182)
  S. 51, to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation Establishment Act. (S. Rept. No. 113-183)
  S. 212, to approve the transfer of Yellow Creek Port properties in 
Iuka, Mississippi. (S. Rept. No. 113-184)
  S. 224, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish 
a grant program to support the restoration of San Francisco Bay. (S. 
Rept. No. 113-185)
  S. 491, to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to modify provisions relating 
to grants, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 113-186)
  S. 741, to extend the authorization of appropriations to carry out 
approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American 
Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-187)
  S. 969, to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to 
reauthorize the Act, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 113-188)
  S. 1077, to amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to 
provide for the reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and 
Watertrails Network. (S. Rept. No. 113-189)
  S. 1080, to amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to Long 
Island Sound restoration and stewardship. (S. Rept. No. 113-190)
  S. 1451, to provide for environmental restoration activities and 
forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, to amend title 
18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation or shipment of 
quagga mussels. (S. Rept. No. 113-191)
  S. 2080, to conserve fish and aquatic communities in the United 
States through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation, 
improve the quality of life for the people of the United States, 
enhance fish and wildlife-dependent recreation. (S. Rept. No. 113-192)
  S. 898, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey 
a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Amy Biehl 
High School Foundation.
  S. 1934, to direct the Administrator of General Services to convey 
the Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse back to Teton County, 
Wyoming, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.    
Page S3474
Measures Passed:
  World War II Memorial Prayer Act: Senate passed S. 1044, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of the World War 
II Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an 
inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed 
with the United States on D-Day, June 6, 1944.           
  Pages S3461-64
  Authorize the Production of Records: Senate agreed to S. Res. 468, to 
authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on 
Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs.                                                 
  Pages S3477-78

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Measures Considered:
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act: Senate began consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 2363, to protect and enhance 
opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting. 
                                                         Pages S3433-36
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during the adjournment or recess of the Senate from 
Thursday, June 5, 2014 through Monday, June 9, 2014, the Majority 
Leader be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. 
                                                             Page S3478
Lauck Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of M. Hannah Lauck, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Virginia.                            
  Page S3464
   A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of 
Thursday, June 5, 2014, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on 
Monday, June 9, 2014.                                        
Page S3464
Sorokin Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Leo T. Sorokin, of Massachusetts, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.            
  Page S3464
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of 
Thursday, June 5, 2014, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on 
Monday, June 9, 2014.                                        
Page S3464
Boulware Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Richard Franklin Boulware II, of Nevada, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Nevada.            
  Page S3464
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of 
Thursday, June 5, 2014, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on 
Monday, June 9, 2014.                                    
Pages S3464-65
Brainard Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 
                                                             Page S3465
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the 
nomination of Richard Franklin Boulware II, of Nevada, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Nevada.            
Page S3465
Powell Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.            
  Page S3465
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the 
nomination of Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 
                                                             Page S3465
Fischer Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be Vice Chairman of the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.            
  Page S3465
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the 
nomination of Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.            
Page S3465
Lauck, Sorokin, and Boulware Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, 
June 9, 2014, Senate resume consideration of the nominations of M. 
Hannah Lauck, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Virginia, Leo T. Sorokin, of Massachusetts, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, and 
Richard Franklin Boulware II, of Nevada, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Nevada, and vote on the motions to invoke 
cloture on the nominations in the order listed; and that if cloture is 
invoked on any of the nominations, at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, June 10, 
2014, all post-cloture time be considered expired and Senate vote on 
confirmation of the nominations in the order listed.         
  Page S3478
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 78 yeas to 17 nays (Vote No. EX. 175), Sylvia Mathews Burwell, of 
West Virginia, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
                                                     Pages S3454, S3479
  Carolyn Hessler Radelet, of Virginia, to be Director of the Peace 
Corps.                                               
Pages S3454, S3479
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Jessie Hill Roberson, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2018.

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  Daniel J. Santos, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2017.
  Kevin F. O'Malley, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to Ireland.
  Routine lists in the Army.                             
Pages S3478-79
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3471
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S3433, S3471


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

  
  On page D606, June 5, 2014, the following language appears: 
Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S3471
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Measures Placed on 
the Calendar: Pages S3433, S3471


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Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S3471-74
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3475-76
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3476-77
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3466-71
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3477
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S3477
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--175) 
                                                             Page S3454
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:31 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, June 9, 2014. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3478.)