[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 138 (Thursday, November 13, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1014-D1016]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                        Thursday, November 13, 2014

[[Page D1014]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5961-S6002
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2920-2928, and S. Res. 578.                      
  Page S5993
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 2041, to repeal the Act of May 31, 1918. (S. 
Rept. No. 113-271)
  S. 1045, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that 
persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for 
Federal employment, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 113-272)
  H.R. 43, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 14 Red River Avenue North in Cold Spring, Minnesota, 
as the ``Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office''.
  H.R. 451, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 500 North Brevard Avenue in Cocoa Beach, Florida, as 
the ``Richard K. Salick Post Office''.
  H.R. 1391, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 25 South Oak Street in London, Ohio, as the ``London 
Fallen Veterans Memorial Post Office''.
  H.R. 1865, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 35 Park Street in Danville, Vermont, as the 
``Thaddeus Stevens Post Office''.
  H.R. 3085, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3349 West 111th Street in Chicago, Illinois, as the 
``Captain Herbert Johnson Memorial Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3957, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 218-10 Merrick Boulevard in Springfield Gardens, New 
York, as the ``Cynthia Jenkins Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4189, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 4000 Leap Road in Hilliard, Ohio, as the ``Master 
Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon, Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans 
Memorial Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4443, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 90 Vermilyea Avenue, in New York, New York, as the 
``Corporal Juan Mariel Alcantara Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4919, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 715 Shawan Falls Drive in Dublin, Ohio, as the 
``Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids and Captain Nicholas J. Rozanski 
Memorial Post Office''.
  H.R. 5019, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1335 Jefferson Road in Rochester, New York, as the 
``Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office''.
  H.R. 5106, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 100 Admiral Callaghan Lane in Vallejo, California, 
as the ``Philmore Graham Post Office Building''.
  S. 2523, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW., in Chisholm, Minnesota, as the 
``James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building''.         
Page S5992
House Messages:
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: Senate resumed 
consideration of the amendment of the House to S. 1086, to reauthorize 
and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, 
taking action on the following amendments and motions proposed thereto:
                                                      Pages S5963-S5981


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

  
  On page D1014, November 13, 2014, the following language 
appears: Measures Considered: CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK 
GRANT ACT: Senate resumed consideration of the amendment of the 
House to S. 1086, to reauthorize and improve the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990, taking action on the 
following amendments and motions proposed thereto:
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: House Messages: 
CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT: Senate resumed 
consideration of the amendment of the House to S. 1086, to 
reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
Act of 1990, taking action on the following amendments and motions 
proposed thereto: Pages S5963-S5981


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

Pending:
  Reid motion to concur in the House amendment to the bill. 
                                                             Page S5964
  Reid motion to concur in the House amendment to the bill, with Reid 
Amendment No. 3923 (to the motion to concur in the House amendment), to 
change the enactment date.                                   
Page S5964
  Reid Amendment No. 3924 (to Amendment No. 3923), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S5964
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 96 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 275), 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 concur in the 
House amendment to the bill.                                 
Page S5963
  Reid motion to refer the House Message on the bill to the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, with instructions, Reid 
Amendment

[[Page D1015]]

No. 3925, to change the enactment date, fell when cloture was invoked 
on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the bill. 
                                                             Page S5964
  Reid Amendment No. 3926 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 3925), 
of a perfecting nature, fell when Reid motion to refer the House 
Message on the bill to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3925 fell.   
Page S5964
  Reid Amendment No. 3927 (to Amendment No. 3926), of a perfecting 
nature, fell when Reid Amendment No. 3926 (to (the instructions) 
Amendment No. 3925) fell.                                    
Page S5964
Appointments:
  The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and 
Integrity: The Chair announced, on behalf of the President pro tempore, 
pursuant to Public Law 110-315, the appointment of the following 
individual to be a member of the National Advisory Committee on 
Institutional Quality and Integrity: Dr. Paul LeBlanc of New Hampshire 
vice Larry Vanderhoef of California.                         
  Page S5996
S.1086, S. 2280, S. 2685, and Abrams, Cohen, and Ross Nominations--
Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing 
that at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, November 17, 2014, all post-cloture time 
be considered expired with respect to the House message to accompany S. 
1086, to reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990; that the motion to concur with amendment No. 3923 be 
withdrawn; Senate vote on the motion to concur in the House amendment 
to S. 1086; that upon the disposition of the House message, Senate vote 
on the motions to invoke cloture on the nominations of Leslie Joyce 
Abrams, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Middle 
District of Georgia, Mark Howard Cohen, of Georgia, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, and Eleanor Louise 
Ross, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Georgia; that if cloture is invoked on any of these 
nominations, that on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, following the Senate's 
action with respect to S. 2280, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, as 
provided under the order of Wednesday, November 12, 2014, Senate 
proceed to Executive Session, that all post-cloture time be considered 
expired, and Senate vote on confirmation of the nominations, in the 
order upon which cloture was invoked; that upon disposition of the Ross 
nomination, Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to 
consideration of S. 2685, to reform the authorities of the Federal 
Government to require the production of certain business records, 
conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace 
devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign 
intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes; that there be 30 
minutes of debate equally divided between the two Leaders, or their 
designees, on the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2685; that 
upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2685; 
that with any sequence of multiple votes, there be two minutes for 
debate prior to each vote, and all roll call votes after the first vote 
in each sequence be 10 minutes in length; and that the time in 
opposition to S. 2280 be under the control of Senator Boxer, or her 
designee.                                                    
  Page S5981
Saldana Nomination Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that the nomination of Sarah R. Saldana, of 
Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, reported by 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on 
Wednesday, November 12, 2014, now be referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary until no later than December 4, 2014, if the Committee on the 
Judiciary has not reported the nomination by this date, then it be 
automatically discharged and placed on the Executive Calendar. 
                                                             Page S5996
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 54 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 273), Randolph D. Moss, of 
Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Columbia.                                         
Pages S5962-63, S6002
  By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. EX. 274), Leigh Martin May, 
of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Georgia.                               
Page S5962-63, S6002
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Elissa Slotkin, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Defense.
  John E. Mendez, of California, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2015.
  Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 
2018.
  Loretta E. Lynch, of New York, to be Attorney General.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Foreign Service, 
Marine Corps, Navy.                                   
Pages S5997-S6002
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5987

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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S5987, S5996
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S5987, S5996
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5987-91
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S5991-92
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5992
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5993-94
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5994-96
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5986-87
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S5996
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S5996
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--275) 
                                                             Page S5963
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2:15 p.m. and adjourned at 7:19 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, November 17, 2014. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5997.)