[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 44 (Monday, March 16, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D276-D277]
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                                             Monday, March 16, 2015

[[Page D276]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1511-S1557
Measures Introduced: Ten bills were introduced, as follows: S. 739-748.
                                                             Page S1528
Measures Considered:
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act--Agreement: Senate resumed 
consideration of S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking, taking action on the following amendments and motions 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S1517-22
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 S1517
  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.                         
Page S1517
  Vitter Amendment No. 284 (to Amendment No. 271), to amend section 301 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of 
individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of 
the United States at birth.                                  
Page S1517
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, March 
17, 2015, with the time until the vote on the motion to invoke cloture 
on the committee-reported substitute amendment to the bill at 11 a.m. 
equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees. 
                                                         Pages S1551-52
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the filing 
deadline for second-degree amendments to the bill be at 10:30 a.m., on 
Tuesday, March 17, 2015.                                 
Pages S1551-52
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, hereby notifies the Senate of an amendment to the Majority 
membership appointment made in the Senate on February 25, 2015, to 
serve on the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's 
Republic of China: Senator Rubio, Co-Chair.                  
  Page S1551
  Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group Conference: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276d-276g, as amended, 
appointed the following Senator as Vice Chairman of the Senate 
Delegation to the Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group Conference 
during the 114th Congress: Senator Klobuchar.                
  Page S1551
  British-American Interparliamentary Group Conference: The Chair, on 
behalf of the President pro tempore, and upon the recommendation of the 
Democratic Leader, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2761, appointed the following 
Senator as Vice Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the British-
American Interparliamentary Group Conference during the 114th Congress: 
Senator Leahy.                                               
  Page S1551
  U.S.-China Interparliamentary Group Conference: The Chair, on behalf 
of the President pro tempore, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276n, as amended, 
appointed the following Senator as Vice Chairman of the U.S.-China 
Interparliamentary Group Conference during the 114th Congress: Senator 
Hirono.                                                      
  Page S1551
  Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group Conference: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Vice President, and upon the recommendation of the Democratic 
Leader, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276h-276k, as amended, appointed the 
following Senator as Vice Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the 
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group Conference during the 114th 
Congress: Senator Kaine.                                     
  Page S1551
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By a unanimous vote of 94 yeas (Vote No. EX. 71), Carlos A. Monje, 
Jr., of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation. 
                                                     Pages S1523, S1557
  Manson K. Brown, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce.                            
Pages S1522-23, S1557
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  Patricia M. Loui-Schmicker, of Hawaii, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
expiring January 20, 2019.
  Ian C. Kelly, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to Georgia.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.                 
Page S1557
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1527-28
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1528-30
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1530-32
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1526-27
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1532-51
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S1551
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1551
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1551
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--71)   
  Page S1523
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m., and adjourned at 6:55 p.m., 
until 10 a.m., on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's record on page S1552.)