[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 69 (Thursday, May 7, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D505-D506]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                              Thursday, May 7, 2015

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 1191, Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, as 
      amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2699-S2741
Measures Introduced: Twenty-six bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1238-1263, S.J. Res. 15-16, S. Res. 174-175, 
and S. Con. Res. 16.                                     
  Pages S2729-30
Measures Passed:
  Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: By 98 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 
174), Senate passed H.R. 1191, to provide for congressional review and 
oversight of agreements relating to Iran's nuclear program, after 
amending the title, and taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S2725-26
Adopted:
  Corker/Cardin Amendment No. 1219 (to Amendment No. 1140), to make 
technical changes.                                           
Page S2721
  Corker/Cardin Amendment No. 1140, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S2725
  Corker Amendment No. 1220, to amend the title.             
Page S2726
Withdrawn:
  Corker/Cardin Amendment No. 1179 (to Amendment No. 1140), to require 
submission of all Persian text included in the agreement. 
                                                     Pages S2721, S2725
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 93 yeas to 6 nays (Vote No. 173), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on Corker/Cardin Amendment No. 
1140 (listed above).                                         
Page S2725
  Chair sustained a point of order that the following amendments were 
not germane, and the amendments thus fell:                   
Page S2725
  Blunt Amendment No. 1155 (to Amendment No. 1140), to extend the 
requirement for annual Department of Defense reports on the military 
power of Iran.                                               
Page S2725
  Vitter Modified Amendment No. 1186 (to Amendment No. 1179), to 
require an assessment of inadequacies in the international monitoring 
and verification system as they relate to a nuclear agreement with 
Iran.                                                        
Page S2725
  Cotton Amendment No. 1197 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 1140), of a perfecting nature.                 
Page S2725
  Cotton (for Rubio) Amendment No. 1198 (to Amendment No. 1197), to 
require a certification that Iran's leaders have publically accepted 
Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state, fell when Cotton Amendment 
No. 1197 (to the language proposed to be stricken by Amendment No. 
1140) (listed above) was ruled not germane by the Chair.     
Page S2725
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to invoke cloture on the bill, be withdrawn.                 
Page S2725
  Recognizing the Roles and Contributions of Teachers: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 175, recognizing the roles and contributions of the teachers of 
the United States to building and enhancing the civic, cultural, and 
economic well-being of the United States.                    
  Page S2734
Measures Considered:
Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act--Cloture: 
Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of 
H.R. 1314, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a 
right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of 
tax-exempt status of certain organizations. 
                                            Pages S2699-S2702, S2726-27
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of 
rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the 
unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday May 7, 2015, a vote on cloture 
will occur at 2:30 p.m., on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.           
Page S2733

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United States Citizens in Iran--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was reached providing that S. Con. Res. 16, stating the 
policy of the United States regarding the release of United States 
citizens in Iran, be placed on the Calendar, and that at 5 p.m., on 
Monday, May 11, 2015, Senate begin consideration of the concurrent 
resolution, that there be 30 minutes of debate equally divided in the 
usual form, and then Senate vote on adoption of the concurrent 
resolution, with no intervening action or debate.            
  Page S2733
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Jennifer Zimdahl Galt, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to Mongolia.
  David R. Gilmour, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Togolese 
Republic.
  James Desmond Melville, Jr., of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Estonia.
  Peter F. Mulrean, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Haiti.
  Edwin Richard Nolan, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Suriname.
  Karen Bollinger DeSalvo, of Louisiana, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Health and Human Services.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service.                  
Pages S2739-41
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Juan M. Garcia III, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense, which was sent to the Senate on March 19, 2015.     
Page S2741
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S2729
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2731-32
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S2732
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2728-29
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2732-33
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2733
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S2733
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--174) 
                                                   Page S2725, S2725-26
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 5:35 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2015. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2734.)