[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 76 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D556-D557]
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                                               Monday, May 18, 2015

[[Page D556]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2949-S3007
Measures Introduced: Eight bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1360-
1367.                                                        
  Page S2971
Measures Reported:
  S. 611, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize technical 
assistance to small public water systems. (S. Rept. No. 114-47)
  S. 653, to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to 
reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research 
regarding the water resources research and technology institutes 
established under that Act. (S. Rept. No. 114-48)            
Page S2971
Measures Passed:
  Authorizing the Use of the Capitol Grounds: Senate agreed to H. Con. 
Res. 43, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds, the rotunda of the 
Capitol, and Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for 
official Congressional events surrounding the visit of His Holiness 
Pope Francis to the United States Capitol.                   
  Page S3006
Measures Considered:
Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right To Appeal Act--Agreement: 
Senate resumed 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, taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S2951-68
Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote on 92 yeas (Vote No. 182), Hatch (for Lankford) 
Modified Amendment No. 1237 (to Amendment No. 1221), to establish 
consideration of the conditions relating to religious freedom of 
parties to trade negotiations as an overall negotiating objective of 
the United States. (Pursuant to the order of Thursday, May 14, 2015, 
the amendment having achieved 60 affirmative votes, was agreed to.) 
                                               Pages S2960-62, S2963-64
Rejected:
  By 45 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 181), Brown Amendment No. 1242 (to 
Amendment No. 1221), to restore funding for the trade adjustment 
assistance program to the level established by the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance Extension Act of 2011. (Pursuant to the order of Thursday, 
May 14, 2015, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative 
votes, was not agreed to.)                               
Pages S2962-63
Pending:
  Hatch Amendment No. 1221, in the nature of a substitute.   
Page S2951
  Hatch (for Flake) Amendment No. 1243 (to Amendment No. 1221), to 
strike the extension of the trade adjustment assistance program. 
                                                             Page S2951
  Hatch (for Inhofe/Coons) Modified Amendment No. 1312 (to Amendment 
No. 1221), to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to require 
the development of a plan for each sub-Saharan African country for 
negotiating and entering into free trade agreements.     
Pages S2966-67
  Hatch (for McCain) Amendment No. 1226 (to Amendment No. 1221), to 
repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program.     
Pages S2966-67
  Stabenow (for Portman) Amendment No. 1299 (to Amendment No. 1221), to 
make it a principal negotiating objective of the United States to 
address currency manipulation in trade agreements.           
Page S2967
  Brown Amendment No. 1251 (to Amendment No. 1221), to require the 
approval of Congress before additional countries may join the Trans-
Pacific Partnership Agreement.                           
Pages S2967-68
  Wyden (for Shaheen) Amendment No. 1227 (to Amendment No. 1221), to 
make trade agreements work for small businesses.             
Page S2968
  Wyden (for Warren) Amendment No. 1327 (to Amendment No. 1221), to 
prohibit the application of the trade authorities procedures to an 
implementing bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement that 
includes investor-state dispute settlement.                  
Page S2968
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, May 19, 
2015.                                                        
Page S3006
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:

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  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13047 of May 20, 1997, with respect to Burma, received during 
adjournment of the Senate on May 15, 2015; which was referred to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-17)    
Page S2970
Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S2971
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S2971, S3005
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2971-73
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S2973
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2968-70
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S2973-S3005
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S3005
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--182) 
                                                         Pages S2963-64
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:57 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3006.)