[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 104 (Monday, July 7, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D733]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                               Monday, July 7, 2014

[[Page D733]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.
      Senate agreed to S. Res. 496, relative to the death of former 
      Senator Alan John Dixon.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4197-S4231
Measures Introduced: One bill and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2564, and S. Res. 495-496.                       
  Page S4224
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Report on the Legislative Activities of the 
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation During the 
112th Congress''. (S. Rept. No. 113-206)
  S. 2028, to amend the law relating to sport fish restoration and 
recreational boating safety. (S. Rept. No. 113-205)          
Page S4224
Measures Passed:
  Responsibility of Committees of the Senate of Advice and Consent: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 470, amending Senate Resolution 400 (94th 
Congress) to clarify the responsibility of committees of the Senate in 
the provision of the advice and consent of the Senate to nominations to 
positions in the intelligence community.                     
  Page S4204
  Summer Meals Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 495, 
designating July 2014 as ``Summer Meals Awareness Month''.   
  Page S4231
  Death of Former Senator Alan John Dixon: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
496, relative to the death of the Honorable Alan John Dixon, former 
United States Senator for the State of Illinois.             
  Page S4231
Measures Considered:
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of 
the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2363, to protect and 
enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting. 
                                               Pages S4197-99, S4210-11
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 82 yeas to 12 nays (Vote No. 218), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                               
Pages S4210-11
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, 
post-cloture, at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, July 8, 2014; and 
that all time during adjournment, recess, and morning business count 
post-cloture.                                                
Page S4231
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By a unanimous vote of 93 yeas (Vote No. EX. 217), Cheryl Ann Krause, 
of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit.
                                                       Page S4210,S4231


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

  
  On page D733, July 7, 2014 the following language appears: 
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination: 
By a unanimous vote of 93 yeas (Vote No. EX. 217), Cheryl Ann 
Krause, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Third Circuit. Page S4210 . . . Measures Placed on the Calendar: 
Page S4215
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Nomination 
Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination: By a 
unanimous vote of 93 yeas (Vote No. EX. 217), Cheryl Ann Krause, 
of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third 
Circuit. Pages S4210, S4231 . . . Measures Placed on the Calendar: 
Pages S4215, S4197


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

     Nominations Received: Senate received the following 
     nominations:
  Robert Alan McDonald, of Ohio, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.          
Page S4231
     Messages from the House:                                30Measures 
     Placed on the Calendar:                           30Executive 
     Communications:                                     30Petitions 
     and Memorials:                                      30Additional 
     Cosponsors:                                         30Statements 
     on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                    30Additional 
     Statements:                                         30Amendments 
     Submitted:                                          30Privileges 
     of the Floor:                                           30Record 
     Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--218) 
                                               0Record VoPages S4210-11
     Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned, as a 
     further mark of respect to the memory of the late Senator 
     Alan John Dixon, in accordance with S. Res. 496, at 7:09 
     p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (For Senate's 
     program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's 
     Record on Page S4231.)