[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 149 (Tuesday, December 9, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1098-D1100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                          Tuesday, December 9, 2014

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6399-S6466
Measures Introduced: Three bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2990-
2992.                                                        
  Page S6448
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Committee Study of the Central Intelligence 
Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program''. (S. Rept. No. 113-288) 
                                                             Page S6447
Measures Passed:
  Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act: Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 1204, to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation 
Security Administration) to establish an Aviation Security Advisory 
Committee, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Pages S6400-01
  Reid (for Rockefeller/Tester) Amendment No. 3977, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S6400-01
  Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act: Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 2719, to require the Transportation Security 
Administration to implement best practices and improve transparency 
with regard to technology acquisition programs, and the bill was then 
passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                             Page S6401
  Reid (for Ayotte) Amendment No. 3978, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Pages S6401
  Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act: Senate passed S. 1474, to 
amend the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 to repeal 
a special rule for the State of Alaska, after withdrawing the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and agreeing to following 
amendments proposed thereto:                             
  Pages S6414-16
  Begich Amendment No. 3981, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S6416
  Begich Amendment No. 3982, to amend the title.             
Page S6416
  Technical Corrections and Improvements: Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1067, to make 
revisions in title 36, United States Code, as necessary to keep the 
title current and make technical corrections and improvements, and the 
bill was then passed.                                        
  Page S6463
  Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center: Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
4199, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in 
Waco, Texas, as the ``Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Center'', and the bill was then passed.              
  Page S6463
  Genocide in Rwanda: Senate agreed to S. Res. 413, recognizing 20 
years since the genocide in Rwanda, and affirming it is in the national 
interest of the United States to work in close coordination with 
international partners to help prevent and mitigate acts of genocide 
and mass atrocities, after agreeing to the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                                            
  Page S6463
  Schatz (for Coons) Amendment No. 3993, to provide that nothing in the 
resolution shall be construed as an authorization for the use of force 
or a declaration of war.                                     
Page S6463
  Schatz (for Coons) Amendment No. 3994, to amend the preamble. 
                                                             Page S6463
  Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015: Select 
Committee on Intelligence was discharged from further consideration of 
H.R. 4681, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 
for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 
States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and the bill was 
then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S6463-64
  Schatz (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 3995, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S6463
  Denouncing the Use of Civilians As Human Shields: Senate agreed to H. 
Con. Res. 107, denouncing the use of civilians as human shields by 
Hamas and other terrorist organizations in violation

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of international humanitarian law, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and a committee amendment to 
the title.                                               
  Pages S6465-66


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

  
  On page D1098-99, December 9, 2014, the following language 
appears: Denouncing the Use of Civilians As Human Shields: Senate 
agreed to H. Con. Res. 107, denouncing the use of civilians as 
human shields by Hamas and other terrorist organizations in 
violation of international humanitarian law, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. Pages S6465-66
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Denouncing the Use 
of Civilians As Human Shields: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 107, 
denouncing the use of civilians as human shields by Hamas and 
other terrorist organizations in violation of international 
humanitarian law, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, and a committee amendment to the title. 
Pages S6465-66


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

House Messages:
Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization 
Act--Agreement: Senate began consideration of the amendment of the 
House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3979, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency 
services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the 
shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act, taking action on the following motions and 
amendments proposed thereto:                             
  Pages S6437-42
Pending:
  Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill.                                   
Page S6437
  Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill, with Reid Amendment No. 3984 (to the 
amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill), to 
change the enactment date.                                   
Page S6438
  Reid Amendment No. 3985 (to Amendment No. 3984), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S6438
  Reid motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the 
Committee on Armed Services, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 
3986, to change the enactment date.                          
Page S6438
  Reid Amendment No. 3987 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 3986), 
of a perfecting nature.                                      
Page S6438
  Reid Amendment No. 3988 (to Amendment No. 3987), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S6438
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to concur 
in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to 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 Thursday, 
December 11, 2014.                                           
Page S6437
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to concur in the amendment of the House to 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on 
Wednesday, December 10, 2014.                                
Page S6466
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 86 yeas to 12 nays (Vote No. EX. 320), Virginia Tyler Lodge, of 
Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee 
Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2019. 
                                              Pages S6404, S6436, S6466
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 63 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 318), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the nomination.                      
Page S6404
  By 86 yeas to 12 nays (Vote No. EX. 321), Ronald Anderson Walter, of 
Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee 
Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2019. 
                                        Pages S6404-05, S6436-37, S6466


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

  
  On page D1099, December 9, 2014, the following language appears: 
Messages from the House: Page S6446 Measures Placed on the 
Calendar: Pages S6400, S6467
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Messages from the 
House: Page S6446 Measures Referred: Page S6447 Measures Placed on 
the Calendar: Pages S6400, S6467


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

  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 65 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. 319), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the nomination.                      
Page S6404
  Peter Michael McKinley, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Islamic 
Republic of Afghanistan.                             
Pages S6437, S6466
  Richard Rahul Verma, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
India.                                               
Pages S6437, S6466
  Tony Hammond, of Missouri, to be a Commissioner of the Postal 
Regulatory Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2018. 
                                                     Pages S6437, S6466
  Nanci E. Langley, of Hawaii, to be a Commissioner of the Postal 
Regulatory Commission for a term expiring November 22, 2018. 
                                                     Pages S6437, S6466
Messages from the House:                                  
  Page S6446-47
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S6447
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S6400, S6447
Measures Read the First Time:                                
  Page S6466


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

  
  On page D1099, December 9, 2014 the following language appears: 
By 86 yeas to 12 nays (Vote No. EX. 321), Ronald Anderson Walter, 
of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2019. Pages 
S6405, S6436-37, S6466 . . .. Messages from the House: Page S6446 
Measures Placed on the Calendar: Pages S6400, S6467 Measures Read 
the First Time: Page S6446
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: By 86 yeas to 12 
nays (Vote No. EX. 321), Ronald Anderson Walter, of Tennessee, to 
be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley 
Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2019. Pages S6404-05, S6436-
37, S6466 . . .. Messages from the House: Pages S6446-47 Measures 
Placed on the Calendar: Pages S6400, S6447 Measures Read the First 
Time: Page S6466


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

Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S6447-48
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6448-49
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6444-46
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6449-62
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S6462
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S6462-43
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S6463
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--321) 
                                                  Pages S6404, S6436-37
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:53 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6466.)

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