[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D285-D286]
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                                            Tuesday, March 17, 2015

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1559-S1590.
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 749-767, S. Res. 102, and S. Con. Res. 10. 
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Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``2015 Economic Report of the President''. 
(S. Rept. No. 114-5)
  S. 754, to improve cybersecurity in the United States through 
enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats. 
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Measures Considered:
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
consideration of S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking, taking action on the following amendments and motions 
proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S1561-75, S1589-90
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.                                   
Pages S1561-75, S1589-90
  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 S1561-75, S1589-90
  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.                    
Pages S1561-75, S1589-90
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
   By 55 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 72), 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 committee-reported 
substitute amendment to the bill.                        
Pages S1563-64
  Senator McConnell entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which 
cloture was not invoked on the committee-reported substitute amendment 
to the bill.                                                 
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  By 55 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 73), 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 motion was entered to close further debate on the committee-
reported substitute amendment to the bill, and, in accordance with the 
provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on 
cloture will occur on Thursday, March 19, 2015.              
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  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the 
committee-reported substitute amendment to the bill.         
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
March 18, 2015.                                          
Pages S1589-90
Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1585-87
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1587-89
Additional Statements:                                       
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Amendments Submitted:                                        
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
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Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--73) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:33 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on 
pages S1589-90.)

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