[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 34 (Friday, February 27, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D194-D195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                          Friday, February 27, 2015

[[Page D194]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 240, Department of Homeland Security 
      Appropriations Act, as amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1187-S1206.
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 607-616, and S. Res. 92.                     
  Pages S1201-02
Measures Passed:
  Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act: By 68 yeas to 31 
nays (Vote No. 62), Senate passed H.R. 240, making appropriations for 
the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2015, after taking action on the following amendments and 
motions proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S1188-1192
Adopted:
  By 66 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. 61), McConnell (for Cochran) 
Amendment No. 255, of a perfecting nature.               
Pages S1191-92
Withdrawn:
  McConnell Amendment No. 256 (to Amendment No. 255), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S1191
  McConnell Amendment No. 257 (to the language proposed to be stricken 
by Amendment No. 255), to change the enactment date.         
Page S1191
  McConnell Amendment No. 258 (to Amendment No. 257), of a perfecting 
nature. (By 34 yeas to 65 nays (Vote No. 60), Senate earlier failed to 
table the amendment.)                                        
Page S1191
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 68 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. 59), 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 bill.          
Pages S1190
  McConnell motion to commit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations, with instructions, McConnell Amendment No. 259, to 
change the enactment date, fell when cloture was invoked on the bill. 
                                                             Page S1190
  McConnell Amendment No. 260 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 
259), of a perfecting nature, fell when McConnell motion to commit the 
bill to the Committee on Appropriations, with instructions, McConnell 
Amendment No. 259 fell.                                      
Page S1190
  McConnell Amendment No. 261 (to Amendment No. 260), of a perfecting 
nature, fell when McConnell Amendment No. 260 (to (the instructions) 
Amendment No. 259) fell.                                     
Page S1190


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

  
  On page D194, February 27, 2015, the following language appears: 
McConnell Amendment No. 256 (to Amendment No. 255), to change the 
enactment date. Page S1188 McConnell Amendment No. 257 (to the 
language proposed to be stricken by Amendment No. 255), to change 
the enactment date. Page S1188 By 68 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. 
59), 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 bill. Pages S1188-90 McConnell motion to 
commit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations, with 
instructions, McConnell Amendment No. 259, to change the enactment 
date, fell when cloture was invoked on the bill. Page S1188 
McConnell Amendment No. 260 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 
259), of a perfecting nature, fell when McConnell motion to commit 
the bill to the Committee on Appropriations, with instructions, 
McConnell Amendment No. 259 fell. Page S1188 McConnell Amendment 
No. 261 (to Amendment No. 260), of a perfecting nature, fell when 
McConnell Amendment No. 260 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 
259) fell. Page S1188
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: McConnell 
Amendment No. 256 (to Amendment No. 255), to change the enactment 
date. Page S1191 McConnell Amendment No. 257 (to the language 
proposed to be stricken by Amendment No. 255), to change the 
enactment date. Page S1191 By 68 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. 59), 
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 bill. Page 1190 McConnell motion to commit the bill 
to the Committee on Appropriations, with instructions, McConnell 
Amendment No. 259, to change the enactment date, fell when cloture 
was invoked on the bill. Page S1190 McConnell Amendment No. 260 
(to (the instructions) Amendment No. 259), of a perfecting nature, 
fell when McConnell motion to commit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations, with instructions, McConnell Amendment No. 259 
fell. Page S1190 McConnell Amendment No. 261 (to Amendment No. 
260), of a perfecting nature, fell when McConnell Amendment No. 
260 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 259) fell. Page S1190
  



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

  Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act: 
Senate passed H.R. 33, 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, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                        
  Page S1206
  McConnell Amendment No. 268, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S1206
  Rare Disease Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 92, designating February 
28, 2015, as ``Rare Disease Day''.                           
  Page S1206
Measures Considered:
Immigration Rule of Law Act: By 57 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 63), 
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 motion to proceed to consideration of S. 534, to prohibit funds 
from being used to carry out certain Executive actions related to 
immigration.                                                 
  Page S1192
  Subsequently, Senator McConnell entered a motion to reconsider the 
vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                                   
Page S1192
House Messages:
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act: Senate began 
consideration of the House

[[Page D195]]

Message to accompany H.R. 240, making appropriations for the Department 
of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, 
taking action on the following motion proposed thereto:      
  Page S1206
Pending:


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

  
  On page D195, February 27, 2015, the following language appears: 
Message to accompany H.R. 240, making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2015, taking action on the following motion proposed 
thereto: Page S1199
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Message to 
accompany H.R. 240, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, 
taking action on the following motion proposed thereto: Page S1206


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

  McConnell Motion to insist upon the Senate amendment, agree to the 
request by the House of Representatives for a conference, and authorize 
the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees.                  
Page S1206
Appointments:
  Senate National Security Working Group: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Democratic Leader, pursuant to the provisions of S. Res. 64, adopted 
March 5, 2013, hereby notifies the Senate of an amendment to the 
Minority membership appointments made in the Senate on February 12, 
2015, to the Senate National Security Working Group for the 114th 
Congress: Senator Reed.                                      
  Page S1206
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during this adjournment of the Senate, the Majority 
Leader, and the junior Senator from West Virginia be authorized to sign 
duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions.                    
  Page S1206
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1199
Executive Communications:                             
  Pages S1199-S1200
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S1200-01
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S1202
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1202-04
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S1199
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1204-05
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--63) 
                                                         Pages S1190-92
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 8:23 p.m., 
until 2 p.m. on Monday, March 2, 2015. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1206.)