[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 88 (Monday, June 9, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D610-D611]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                               Monday, June 9, 2014

[[Page D610]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3481-S3510
Measures Introduced: Two bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2449-2450, and S.J. Res. 39.                 
  Pages S3507-08
Measures Considered:
Federal Student Loans--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2432, to amend the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal 
student loans.                                 
  Pages S3481-82, S3491-92
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of 
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will 
occur on Wednesday, June 11, 2014.                           
Page S3491


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

  
  On page D610, June 9, 2014, the following language appears: 
Federal Student Loans--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2432, to amend the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain 
Federal student loans. Pages S3481-82, S3491-92 A motion was 
entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions 
of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on 
cloture will occur on Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Pages S3491-92
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Federal Student 
Loans--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 2432, to amend the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal 
student loans. Pages S3481-82, S3491-92 A motion was entered to 
close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of 
the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of 
the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on 
Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Page S3491


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 

Lauck Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of M. 
Hannah Lauck, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Virginia.                         
  Pages S3493-S3505
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 176), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the nomination.                      
Page S3493
Sorokin Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of 
Leo T. Sorokin, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Massachusetts.                    
  Pages S3493-S3505
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. 177), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the nomination.                  
Pages S3493-94
Boulware Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of 
Richard Franklin Boulware II, of Nevada, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Nevada.                     
  Pages S3493-S3505
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 53 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 178), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the nomination.                      
Page S3494
Lauck, Sorokin, Boulware, Brainard, Powell, and Fischer Nominations--
Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing 
that on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, following disposition of the nomination 
of M. Hannah Lauck, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Virginia, the time until 12 noon, be equally 
divided between the two Leaders, or their designees; and Senate vote as 
under the previous order of Thursday, June 5, 2014; that following 
disposition of the nominations of 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, Senate recess until 2:15 p.m., and at 
2:15 p.m., the time until 2:30 p.m., be equally divided between the two 
Leaders, or their designees; and at 2:30 p.m., Senate vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the nominations of Lael Brainard, of the 
District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be a Member 
of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Stanley 
Fischer, of New York, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System; that if cloture is invoked on any of these 
nominations, all post cloture time be expired, and Senate vote on 
confirmation of the nominations at 1:45 p.m., on Thursday, June 12, 
2014; that any roll call votes after the first in each sequence be 10 
minutes in length; and that no further motions be in order to the 
nominations.                                                 
  Page S3496
Nix-Hines Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at a time to be determined by the Majority 
Leader, with the concurrence of the Republican Leader, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination of Crystal Nix-Hines, of California, 
for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as the United 
States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, 
Scientific, and Cultural

[[Page D611]]

Organization; that there be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in 
the usual form on the nomination; that upon the use or yielding back of 
time, Senate vote, without intervening action or debate, on 
confirmation of the nomination; and that no further motions be in 
order.                                                       
  Page S3509
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Cary Douglas Pugh, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Jane D. Hartley, of New York, to be Ambassador to the French 
Republic.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.             
Page S3510
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Jeffrey A. Murawsky, of Illinois, to be Under Secretary for Health of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, which was sent to the Senate on May 
5, 2014.                                                     
Page S3510
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S3506, S3509
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S3506
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S3506-07
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3508-09
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S3509
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3505-06
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S3509
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3509
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S3509
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--178) 
                                                         Pages S3493-94
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:28 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3510.)