[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 95 (Monday, June 15, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D701-D702]
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                                              Monday, June 15, 2015

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4119-S4169.
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1571-1577, and S. Res. 201-202.               
  Page S4137
Measures Reported:
  S. 558, to amend title 44, United States Code, to require information 
on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations. (S. 
Rept. No. 114-65)                                            
Page S4137
Measures Passed:
  Federal Vehicle Repair Cost Savings Act: Senate passed S. 565, to 
reduce the operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal 
fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts.        
  Page S4168
  Juneteenth Independence Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 201, 
designating June 19, 2015, as ``Juneteenth Independence Day'' in 
recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which slavery legally came to 
an end in the United States.                                 
  Page S4168
  World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 202, 
designating June 15, 2015, as ``World Elder Abuse Awareness Day''. 
                                                             Page S4168
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that at 11:30 a.m., notwithstanding the 
provisions of rule XXII, Senate vote on or in relation to Feinstein 
(for McCain) Amendment No. 1889 (to Amendment No. 1463) to reaffirm the 
prohibition on torture, with no second-degree amendments in order to 
the amendment prior to the vote; that at 2:15 p.m., Senate vote on or 
in relation to McCain (for Ernst/Boxer) Amendment No. 1549 (to 
Amendment No. 1463) to provide for a temporary, emergency authorization 
of defense articles, defense services, and related training directly to 
the Kurdistan Regional Government, followed by a vote on or in relation 
to Reed (for Gillibrand) Amendment No. 1578 (to Amendment No. 1463) to 
reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-
martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice, as under the order of Thursday, June 11, 2015, with no second-
degree amendments in order to McCain (for Ernst/Boxer) Amendment No. 
1549 (to Amendment No. 1463) and Reed (for Gillibrand) Amendment No. 
1578 (to Amendment No. 1463) prior to the votes; followed by the vote 
on the motion to invoke cloture on McCain Amendment No. 1463, in the 
nature of a substitute.                              
  Pages S4122, S4169
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, Senate resume 
consideration of H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, with 
the time until 11:30 a.m. divided in the usual form; that the filing 
deadline for all second-degree amendments to the bill and to McCain 
Amendment No. 1463, in the nature of a substitute be at 12:15 p.m. 
                                                         Pages S4168-69
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 62 yeas to 24 nays (Vote No. EX. 208), Matthew T. McGuire, of the 
District of Columbia, to be United States Executive Director of the 
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of two 
years.                                            
Pages S4127-30, S4169
  Gentry O. Smith, of North Carolina, to be Director of the Office of 
Foreign Missions, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure 
of service.                                       
Pages S4127-30, S4169
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4133
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                         
  Pages S4133-34
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S4134
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4134-37
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S4137
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4138-40
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4140-41
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4141-68

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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4168
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4168
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--208) 
                                                         Pages S4129-30
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:06 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4169.)