[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 21, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D418-D419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                            Tuesday, April 21, 2015

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2281-S2309
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1017-1035, and S. Res. 142-143. 
                                                         Pages S2300-01
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 amendment proposed thereto:
                                               Pages S2286-88, S2288-95
Pending:
  McConnell (for Cornyn) Amendment No. 1120, to strengthen the Justice 
for Victims of Trafficking Act by incorporating additional bipartisan 
amendments.                                    
Pages S2286-88, S2288-95
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that when 
the Senate continues consideration of the bill on Wednesday, April 22, 
2015, Senator Cornyn, or his designee, be recognized to withdraw 
McConnell (for Cornyn) Amendment No. 1120, and offer Amendments No. 
1124 and No. 301; that there then be one hour of debate, equally 
divided in the usual form; that following the use or yielding back of 
time, Senate vote on Leahy Amendment No. 301, followed by a vote on 
Amendment No. 1124, both with a 60 vote affirmative threshold for 
adoption; that if the Cornyn-Murray amendment is agreed to, the time 
until 2 p.m. be equally divided in the usual form, and Senate vote on 
the following amendments in the order listed, with two minutes of 
debate equally divided before each vote: Cornyn Amendment No. 1127 
(side by side to Leahy Amendment No. 290), Leahy Amendment No. 290, 
Brown Amendment No. 311, Burr Amendment No. 1121, Kirk Modified 
Amendment No. 273; that amendments in the preceding list each be 
subject to a 60 vote affirmative threshold for adoption, and that 
following disposition of these amendments, there then be five minutes 
equally divided in the usual form, followed by votes on the following 
amendments (which have been cleared by the managers and should be 
adopted by voice vote): Klobuchar Amendment No. 296, Hoeven Modified 
Amendment No. 299, Sullivan Amendment No. 279, Wicker Amendment No. 
1126, Flake Amendment No. 294, Cassidy Amendment No. 308, Portman 
Amendment No. 1128 (the same as 270 with modification), Brown Amendment 
No. 310, Brown Amendment No. 312, Heller Amendment No. 1122, and 
Shaheen Amendment No. 303; that there be no second-degree amendments in 
order to any of the amendments listed, and that following disposition 
of Shaheen Amendment No. 303, the committee-reported substitute, as 
amended be agreed to, and Senate vote on passage of the bill. 
                                                             Page S2295
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
April 22, 2015.                                              
Page S2309
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, the proposed 
Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States 
of America and the Government of the People's Republic of China 
Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-14)                  
Pages S2297-98
Lynch Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Loretta E. Lynch, of New York, to be Attorney General.    
  Page S2295
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Thursday, April 23, 2015. 
                                                             Page S2295
Measures Read the First Time:                                
  Page S2298
Executive Communications:                             
  Pages S2298-S2300
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2301-02
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2302-06
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2306-08
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S2308-09
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S2309

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:41 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2309.)