[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D173-D174]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                       Wednesday, February 25, 2015

[[Page D173]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1085-S1126.
Measures Introduced: Twenty-one bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 555-575, and S. Res. 85-87.   
  Pages S1117-18
Measures Passed:
  Centennial of the Navy Reserve: Senate agreed to S. Res. 86, 
recognizing March 3, 2015, as the centennial of the Navy Reserve. 
                                                         Pages S1123-24
Measures Considered:
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate 
continued consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of 
H.R. 240, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. 
                                     Pages S1085, S1090-99, S1099-S1109
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  The motion to proceed to the motion to reconsider the vote by which 
cloture was not invoked on February 5, 2015, was agreed to. 
                                                             Page S1104
  The motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on 
February 5, 2015, was agreed to.                             
Page S1104
  By 98 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. 58), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate upon 
reconsideration agreed to the motion to close further debate on the 
motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.              
Page S1105
  Subsequently, the third motion to invoke cloture on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill was rendered moot.      
Page S1105


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

  
  On page D173, February 25, 2015, the following language appears: 
By 98 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. 58), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
upon reconsideration agreed to the motion to close further debate 
on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. Pages 
S1104-05 Subsequently, the third motion to invoke cloture on the 
motion to proceed to consideration of the bill was rendered moot.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: By 98 yeas to 2 
nays (Vote No. 58), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and 
sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate upon 
reconsideration agreed to the motion to close further debate on 
the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. Page S1105 
Subsequently, the third motion to invoke cloture on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill was rendered moot. Page S1105


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

  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, 
post-cloture, at approximately 11 a.m., on Thursday, February 26, 2015, 
and that all time during the adjournment or recess of the Senate count 
against post-cloture time.                                   
Page S1124
Appointments:
  Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: 
The Chair, on behalf of the President of the Senate, pursuant to Public 
Law 106-286, appointed the following Member to serve on the 
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: 
Senator Rubio.                                               
  Page S1124
  Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts: The Chair, on behalf of the President of the Senate, pursuant to 
Public Law 85-874, as amended, appointed the following individual to 
the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts: Senator Blunt.                                         
  Page S1124
  Congressional Award Board: The Chair, on behalf of the Democratic 
Leader, pursuant to Public Law 96-114, as amended, appointed the 
following individual to the Congressional Award Board: Senator Manchin 
vice The Honorable Max Baucus of Montana.                    
  Page S1124
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency with respect to Cuba and of the emergency authority 
relating to the regulation of the anchorage and movement of vessels, as 
amended; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs. (PM-7)                                        
Page S1116
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Monica C. Regalbuto, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Energy (Environmental Management).
  Amias Moore Gerety, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Treasury.
  Willie E. May, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Standards and Technology.
  Anne Elizabeth Wall, of Illinois, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of 
the Treasury.
  Katherine Simonds Dhanani, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the 
Federal Republic of Somalia.

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  Sheila Gwaltney, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz 
Republic.
  Mickey D. Barnett, of New Mexico, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2020.
  Cono R. Namorato, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  4 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army, Marine Corps, and Navy.     
Pages S1125-26
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1116
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1116
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1116-17
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S1117
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1118-20
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1120-23
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1115-16
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1123
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--58)   
  Page S1105
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:23 p.m., 
until 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2015. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1124.)