[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D296]
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                                          Wednesday, March 18, 2015

[[Page D296]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1591-S1635.
Measures Introduced: Twenty-eight bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 768-795, S.J. Res. 10-11, and S. Res. 103-
104.                                                     
  Pages S1628-29
Measures Reported:
  S. 792, to expand sanctions imposed with respect to Iran and to 
impose additional sanctions with respect to Iran.            
Page S1628
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 S1596-S1625
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 S1596-S1625
  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 S1596-S1625
  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 S1596-S1625
  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 March 17, 2015, was agreed to.    
Page S1614
  The motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on 
March 17, 2015, was agreed to.                               
Page S1614
  By 57 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 74), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate upon 
reconsideration rejected the motion to close further debate on the 
committee-reported substitute amendment to the bill.         
Page S1614
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Thursday, March 
19, 2015, with the time until the vote on the motion to invoke cloture 
on the committee-reported substitute amendment to the bill at 12 noon 
equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees. 
                                                         Pages S1634-35
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1626
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1626
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S1626, S1634
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1626-28
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1629-30
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1630-33
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1633-34
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1634
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1634
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--74)   
  Page S1614
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 5:24 p.m., 
until 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2015. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S1634-
35.)