[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 12 (Monday, January 26, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D57-D58]
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                                           Monday, January 26, 2015

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S447-S494
Measures Introduced: Six bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 250-255, and S. Res. 39-41.                    
  Page S466
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 39, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources.                                            
Page S466
Measures Passed:
  Congratulating North Dakota State University Football Team: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 41, congratulating the North Dakota State University 
football team for winning the 2014 National Collegiate Athletic 
Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title. 
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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:                               
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Pending:
  Murkowski Amendment No. 2, in the nature of a substitute.   
Page S449
  Vitter/Cassidy Modified Amendment No. 80 (to Amendment No. 2), to 
provide for the distribution of revenues from certain areas of the 
outer Continental Shelf.                                      
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  Murkowski (for Sullivan) Amendment No. 67 (to Amendment No. 2), to 
restrict the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to arm 
agency personnel.                                             
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  Cardin Amendment No. 75 (to Amendment No. 2), to provide communities 
that rely on drinking water from a source that may be affected by a tar 
sands spill from the Keystone XL pipeline an analysis of the potential 
risks to public health and the environment from a leak or rupture of 
the pipeline.                                                 
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  Murkowski Amendment No. 98 (to Amendment No. 2), to express the sense 
of Congress relating to adaptation projects in the United States Arctic 
region and rural communities.                                 
Page S449
  Flake Amendment No. 103 (to Amendment No. 2), to require the 
evaluation and consolidation of duplicative green building programs. 
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  Cruz Amendment No. 15 (to Amendment No. 2), to promote economic 
growth and job creation by increasing exports.                
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  Moran/Cruz Amendment No. 73 (to Amendment No. 2), to delist the 
lesser prairie-chicken as a threatened species under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973.                                          
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  Daines Amendment No. 132 (to Amendment No. 2), to express the sense 
of Congress regarding the designation of National Monuments. 
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  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 53 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 29), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on Murkowski Amendment No. 
2 (listed above).                                          
Page S454-55
  Senator McConnell entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which 
cloture was not invoked on Murkowski Amendment No. 2 (listed above). 
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  By 53 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 30), 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 bill.      
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  Senator McConnell entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which 
cloture was not invoked on the bill.                          
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, January 
27, 2015, with the time until 12:30 p.m. equally divided with the 
Democrats controlling the first half, and the Republicans controlling 
the final half.                                               
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Appointments:
  Joint Committee on Taxation: The Chair announced on behalf of the 
Committee on Finance, pursuant to section 8002 of title 26, U.S. Code, 
the designation of the following Senators as members of the Joint 
Committee on Taxation: Senators Hatch, Grassley, Crapo, Wyden, and 
Stabenow.                                                     
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  Sim Farar, of California, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
2015.
  Sim Farar, of California, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
2018.
  William Joseph Hybl, of Colorado, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
2015.
  William Joseph Hybl, of Colorado, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
2018.
  Dallas P. Tonsager, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Farm 
Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term 
expiring May 21, 2020.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and 
Navy.                                                      
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Messages from the House:                                      
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Measures Referred:                                            
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Executive Communications:                                  
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Additional Cosponsors:                                     
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                
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Additional Statements:                                        
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Amendments Submitted:                                      
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Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--30) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 4:30 p.m. and adjourned at 7:29 p.m., 
until 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S488.)