[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 130 (Thursday, September 11, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D944-D946]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                       Thursday, September 11, 2014

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5523-S5572
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2792-2801, and S. Res. 542-543.                  
  Page S5564
Measures Passed:
  All Circuit Review Extension Act: Senate passed H.R. 4197, to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to extend the period of certain authority 
with respect to judicial review of Merit Systems Protection Board 
decisions relating to whistleblowers.                        
  Page S5570
  Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 2258, 
to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, in the rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                         Pages S5570-71
  National Save for Retirement Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 542, 
supporting the goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week, 
including raising public awareness of the various tax-preferred 
retirement vehicles and increasing personal financial literacy. 
                                                             Page S5571
Measures Considered:
Paycheck Fairness Act--Agreement: Senate began consideration of S. 
2199, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more 
effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages 
on the basis of sex, after agreeing to the motion to proceed, and 
taking action on the following motions and amendments proposed thereto:
                                                         Pages S5524-30
Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 3800, of a perfecting nature.           
Page S5530
  Reid Amendment No. 3801 (to Amendment No. 3800), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S5530
  Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3802, of a 
perfecting nature.                                           
Page S5530
  Reid Amendment No. 3803 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 3802), 
of a perfecting nature.                                      
Page S5530
  Reid Amendment No. 3804 (to Amendment No. 3803), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S5530
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, 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, September 11, 2014, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 
p.m., on Monday, September 15, 2014.                         
Page S5530
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the filing 
deadlines for first-degree amendments to the bill be 3:00 p.m., on 
Monday, September 15, 2014, and second-degree amendments be 4:30 p.m., 
on Monday, September 15, 2014.                               
Page S5571
Federal Student Loans: 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 S5531-43, S5545-49
Election Contributions and Expenditures: By 54 yeas to 42 nays (Vote 
No. 261), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not 
having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to close 
further debate on S.J. Res. 19, proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and 
expenditures intended to affect elections.               
  Pages S5543-44


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

  
  On page D944, September 11, 2014, the following language 
appears: Election Contributions and Expenditures: Senate continued 
consideration of S.J. Res. 19, proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and 
expenditures intended to affect elections, taking action on the 
following motions and amendments proposed thereto: Pages S554-44 
Pending: Reid Amendment No. 3791 (to the committee-reported 
substitute to the joint resolution), of a perfecting nature. Page 
S5543 Reid Amendment No. 3792 (to Amendment No. 3791), of a 
perfecting nature. Page S5543 Reid Amendment No. 3793 (to the 
language proposed to be stricken by the committee-reported 
substitute), of a perfecting nature. Page S5543 Reid Amendment No. 
3794 (to Amendment No. 3793), of a perfecting nature. Page S5543 
Reid motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3795, of a 
perfecting nature. Page S5543 Reid Amendment No. 3796 (to (the 
instructions) Amendment No. 3795), of a perfecting nature. Page 
S5543 Reid Amendment No. 3797 (to Amendment No. 3796), of a 
perfecting nature. Page S5543 During consideration of this measure 
today, Senate also took the following action: By 54 yeas to 42 
nays (Vote No. 261), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen 
and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected 
the motion to close further debate on the joint resolution. Pages 
S554-44
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Election 
Contributions and Expenditures: By 54 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 
261), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not 
having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to 
close further debate on S.J.Res.19, proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and 
expenditures intended to affect elections. Pages S554-44


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


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Baran Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission.                                       
  Page S5549
  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, September 11, 2014, a vote on cloture will occur following 
the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S. 2199, to amend the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to 
victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex. 
                                                             Page S5549
Burns Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Stephen G. Burns, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission.                                       
  Page S5549
  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, September 11, 2014, a vote on cloture will occur following 
the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Jeffery 
Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission.                                                  
Page S5549
Baran and Burns Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was reached providing that on Monday, September 15, 2014, 
notwithstanding rule XXII, following the vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on S. 2199, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to 
provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the 
payment of wages on the basis of sex, Senate vote on the motions to 
invoke cloture on the nominations of Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, 
to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Stephen G. 
Burns, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission; that if cloture is invoked on either of these nominations, 
that at 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, September 16, 2014, all post-cloture 
time be expired, and Senate vote on confirmation of the nominations in 
the order upon which cloture was invoked; and that there be two minutes 
for debate prior to each vote and all roll call votes after the first 
vote in each sequence be ten minutes in length.          
  Pages S5549-50
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  John Hoover, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Sierra Leone.                                        
Pages S5544, S5572
  Anne E. Rung, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator for Federal 
Procurement Policy.                                  
Pages S5544, S5572
  David Radzanowski, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Financial 
Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 
                                                     Pages S5544, S5572
  Miranda A. A. Ballentine, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.                
Pages S5544, S5572
  Joseph L. Nimmich, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. 
                                                     Pages S5544, S5572
  Elizabeth Sembler, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2020.                        
Pages S5544-45, S5572
  Judith M. Davenport, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2020.                           
Pages S5545, S5572
  David J. Arroyo, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2016.                           
Pages S5545, S5572
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5560
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5560
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S5523, S5560
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5560-62
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S5562-63
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5564
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5564-65
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5565-66
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5556-60
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5566-70
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                               
  Pages S5570
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S5570

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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--261) 
                                                             Page S5544
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 4 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, September 15, 2014. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5571.)