[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 20, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D40-D41]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                          Tuesday, January 20, 2015

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House and Senate met in Joint Session to receive a State of the 
      Union Address from the President of the United States.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S249-S300
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 189-199, and S. Res. 28-30.        
  Page S283
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 28, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation.                                  
Page S283
Measures Passed:
  Condemning The Terrorist Attacks In Paris: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
29, condemning the terrorist attacks in Paris, offering condolences to 
the families of the victims, expressing solidarity with the people of 
France, and reaffirming fundamental freedom of expression.    
  Page S300
  National School Choice Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 30, designating 
the week of January 25 through January 31, 2015, as ``National School 
Choice Week''.                                                
  Page S300
Measures Considered:
Keystone XL Pipeline--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of S. 1, 
to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                     
  Pages S255-59, S260-72
Adopted:
  By 94 yeas to 5 nays (Vote No. 6), Portman/Shaheen Modified Amendment 
No. 3 (to Amendment No. 2), to promote energy efficiency. 
                                           Pages S255, S263-65, S266-67
Rejected:
  Markey/Baldwin Amendment No. 13 (to Amendment No. 2), to ensure that 
oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline into the United States 
is used to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil. (By 
57 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 4), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                    Pages S255, S265-66
  Cantwell (for Franken) Amendment No. 17 (to Amendment No. 2), to 
require the use of iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the 
United States in the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and 
facilities. (By 53 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 5), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)                                            
Pages S255, S266
Pending:
  Murkowski Amendment No. 2, in the nature of a substitute.   
Page S255
  Fischer Amendment No. 18 (to Amendment No. 2), to provide limits on 
the designation of new federally protected land.              
Page S267
  Schatz Amendment No. 58 (to Amendment No. 2), to express the sense of 
Congress regarding climate change.                        
Pages S267-68
  Murkowski (for Lee) Amendment No. 33 (to Amendment No. 2), to conform 
citizen suits under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.       
Page S268
  Durbin Amendment No. 69 (to Amendment No. 2), to ensure that the 
storage and transportation of petroleum coke is regulated in a manner 
that ensures the protection of public and ecological health. 
                                                          Pages S268-70
  Murkowski (for Toomey) Amendment No. 41 (to Amendment No. 2), to 
continue cleaning up fields and streams while protecting neighborhoods, 
generating affordable energy, and creating jobs.              
Page S270
  Whitehouse Amendment No. 29 (to Amendment No. 2), to express the 
sense of the Senate that climate change is real and not a hoax. 
                                                          Pages S270-72
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
January 21, 2015.                                             
Page S300
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report on the State of the Union delivered to a 
Joint Session of Congress on January

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20, 2015; which was ordered to lie on the table. (PM-1)   
Pages S277-81
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                       
  Pages S249, S281


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

  
  On page D41, January 20, 2015, the following language appears: 
Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S281
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Measures Placed on 
the Calendar: Pages S249, S281


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Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S281-83
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S283-84
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S284-91
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S274-77
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S291-S300
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S300
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Page S300
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--6) 
                                                          Pages S266-67
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:20 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2015. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S300.)