[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 108 (Monday, July 13, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D813-D814]
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                                              Monday, July 13, 2015

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4987-S5019
Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1749-1753, and S. Res. 222.                      
  Page S5008
Measures Considered:
Every Child Achieves Act--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of S. 
1177, to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
to ensure that every child achieves, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                          
  Pages S4994-S5002
Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote of 89 yeas (Vote No. 231), Alexander (for Hatch/
Markey) Amendment No. 2080 (to Amendment No. 2089), to establish a 
committee on student privacy policy.                         
Page S4998
  Murray (for Kaine) Amendment No. 2118 (to Amendment No. 2089), to 
amend the State accountability system under section 1113(b)(3) 
regarding the measures used to ensure that students are ready to enter 
postsecondary education or the workforce without the need for 
postsecondary remediation.                           
Pages S4994, S4998
Pending:
  Alexander/Murray Amendment No. 2089, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S4994
  Murray (for Peters) Amendment No. 2095 (to Amendment No. 2089), to 
allow local educational agencies to use parent and family engagement 
funds for financial literacy activities.                     
Page S4994
  Murray (for Warren/Gardner) Amendment No. 2120 (to Amendment No. 
2089), to amend section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 regarding the cross-tabulation of student data. 
                                                             Page S4994
  Alexander (for Kirk) Amendment No. 2161 (to Amendment No. 2089), to 
ensure that States measure and report on indicators of student access 
to critical educational resources and identify disparities in such 
resources.                                                   
Page S4994
  Alexander (for Scott) Amendment No. 2132 (to Amendment No. 2089), to 
expand opportunity by allowing Title I funds to follow low-income 
children.                                                    
Page S4994
  Murray (for Franken) Amendment No. 2093 (to Amendment No. 2089), to 
end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or 
gender identity in public schools.                           
Page S4994
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Alexander/Murray 
Amendment No. 2089 (listed above), and, in accordance with the 
provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on 
cloture will occur on Wednesday, July 15, 2015.              
Page S5002
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in 
accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of Alexander/
Murray Amendment No. 2089.                                   
Page S5002
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, July 
14, 2015; and the filing deadline for first-degree amendments be at 
2:30 p.m.                                                    
Page S5018
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  John Maeda, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2016.
  Matthew Rhett Jeppson, of Florida, to be Director of the Mint for a 
term of five years.
  Anthony Rosario Coscia, of New Jersey, to be a Director of the Amtrak 
Board of Directors for a term of five years.
  Derek Tai-Ching Kan, of California, to be a Director of the Amtrak 
Board of Directors for a term of five years.
  Andrew Miller Slavitt, of Minnesota, to be Administrator of the 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
  Mary Katherine Wakefield, of North Dakota, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Health and Human Services.                                   
Page S5019
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S5004-05
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5005
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S5005

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Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5005-07
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S5007-08
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5009-10
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5010-11
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5003-04
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5011-18
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5018
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--231) 
                                                             Page S4998
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 7:08 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5019.)