[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 10, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D256]
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                                            Tuesday, March 10, 2015

[[Page D256]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1343-S1396.
Measures Introduced: Twenty bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 682-701, and S. Res. 99.                  
  Pages S1383-84
Measures Passed:
  Work and Life of Boris Nemtsov: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 93, expressing the 
sense of the Senate regarding the courageous work and life of Russian 
opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, and calling for a swift and 
transparent investigation into his tragic murder in Moscow on February 
27, 2015, and the resolution was then agreed to.             
  Page S1395
Measures Considered:
  Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act--Agreement: Senate began 
consideration of S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking, taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                
Pages S1349-61, S1366-78, S1395
Pending:
  Portman Amendment No. 270, to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act to enable State child protective services systems to 
improve the identification and assessment of child victims of sex 
trafficking.                                                 
Page S1369
  Portman Amendment No. 271, to amend the definition of ``homeless 
person'' under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to include 
certain homeless children and youth.                     
Pages S1369-78
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
March 11, 2015.                                              
Page S1395
Appointments:
  Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: The Chair announced, 
on behalf of the Majority Leader, a clarification of the initial 
appointment rather than reappointment, made on March 9, 2015, pursuant 
to Public Law 101-509, of the following individual to serve as a member 
of the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: Deborah Skaggs 
Speth of Kentucky vice Thomas Mackey of Kentucky.            
  Page S1395
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  6 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  23 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.                
Page S1396
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1382-83
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1384-85
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1385-88
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1380-81
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1388-95
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1395
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1395
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:03 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1395.)