[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 105 (Tuesday, July 8, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D740]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                              Tuesday, July 8, 2014

[[Page D740]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, Pages S4233-S4285
Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2565-2569, and S.J. Res. 40.                     
  Page S4271
Measures Passed:
  Freedom of the Press and Expression Around the World: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 447, recognizing the threats to freedom of the press and 
expression around the world and reaffirming freedom of the press as a 
priority in the efforts of the United States Government to promote 
democracy and good governance, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and an amendment to the 
preamble.                                                
  Pages S4284-85
Measures Considered:
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act--Agreement: Senate continued consideration 
of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2363, to protect and 
enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, 
post-cloture.                                  
  Pages S4244-46, S4248-61
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that following 
disposition of the nomination of William D. Adams, of Maine, to be 
Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Senate 
continue consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the 
bill, and that all post-cloture time be considered expired and Senate 
vote on adoption of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
                                                             Page S4285
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the issuance of 
an Executive Order to take additional steps with respect to the 
national emergency originally declared on October 27, 2006 in Executive 
Order 13413 with respect to the Democratic Republic of the Congo; which 
was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 
(PM-48)                                                  
Pages S4267-68
Castro, Vetter, and Adams Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-
time agreement was reached providing that at 12 p.m., on Wednesday, 
July 9, 2014, Senate begin consideration of the nominations of Julian 
Castro, of Texas, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 
Darci L. Vetter, of Nebraska, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, 
Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of 
Ambassador, and William D. Adams, of Maine, to be Chairperson of the 
National Endowment for the Humanities; that there be two minutes for 
debate, equally divided in the usual form on each nomination; that upon 
the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on confirmation of the 
nominations in the order listed; that all roll call votes after the 
first vote be 10 minutes in length; and that no further motions be in 
order to the nominations.                                    
  Page S4284
Measures Read the First Time:                         
  Pages S4268,S4285


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  On page D740, July 8, 2014 the following language appears: 
Measures Read the First Time: Page S4268
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Measures Read the 
First Time: Pages S4268, S4285


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     Executive Communications:                           30Additional 
     Cosponsors:                                         30Statements 
     on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                    30Additional 
     Statements:                                         30Amendments 
     Submitted:                                          30Notices of 
     Hearings/Meetings:
     es for Committees to Meet:
     nt: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:03 p.m., 
     unturnmeil 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (For Senate's 
     program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in 
     today's Record on page S4285.)