[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 14, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D819-D820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                             Tuesday, July 14, 2015

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5021-S5090
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1754-1765, and S. Res. 223.                   
  Page S5061
Measures Passed:
  Adoptive Family Relief Act: Senate passed S. 1300, to amend the 
section 221 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide relief 
for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations. 
                                                             Page S5057
  Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act: Senate passed S. 756, to 
require a report on accountability for war crimes and crimes against 
humanity in Syria.                                       
  Pages S5088-89
  Need-Based Educational Aid Act: Senate passed S. 1482, to improve and 
reauthorize provisions relating to the application of the antitrust 
laws to the award of need-based educational aid.         
  Pages S5089-90
  World Refugee Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 204, recognizing June 20, 
2015 as ``World Refugee Day''.                               
  Page S5090
  National Child Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 223, 
designating September 2015 as ``National Child Awareness Month'' to 
promote awareness of charities benefitting children and youth-serving 
organizations throughout the United States and recognizing the efforts 
made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and 
youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States. 
                                                             Page S5090
Measures Considered:
Every Child Achieves Act--Agreement: Senate continued 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 S5023-59
Adopted:
  By 56 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 233), Bennet (for Booker) Amendment 
No. 2169 (to Amendment No. 2089), to require a State's report card to 
include information on the graduation rates of homeless children and 
children in foster care.                                 
Pages S5033-35
  Alexander (for Portman/Coons) Amendment No. 2137 (to Amendment No. 
2089), to provide for early college high school and dual or concurrent 
enrollment opportunities.                         
Pages S5033-34, S5035
  Bennet Amendment No. 2159 (to Amendment No. 2089), to amend title IV 
regarding family engagement in education programs.   
Pages S5033, S5035
  By a unanimous vote of 97 yeas (Vote No. 234), Isakson/Ayotte 
Amendment No. 2194 (to Amendment No. 2089), to require local 
educational agencies to inform parents of any State or local 
educational agency policy, procedure, or parental right regarding 
student participation in any mandated assessments for that school year.
                                                  Pages S5039-40, S5045
  Bennet Amendment No. 2210 (to Amendment No. 2089), to require States 
to establish a limit on the aggregate amount of time spent on 
assessments.                                         
Pages S5033, S5045
Rejected:
  By 45 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 232), Alexander (for Scott) Amendment 
No. 2132 (to Amendment No. 2089), to expand opportunity by allowing 
Title I funds to follow low-income children. (A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the amendment, having failed to 
achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) 
                                          Pages S5023, S5027-33,  S5034
  By 32 yeas to 64 nays (Vote No. 235), Lee/Paul Amendment No. 2162 (to 
Amendment No. 2089), to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 relating to parental notification and opt-out of 
assessments.                                   
Pages S5038-39, S5045-46
  By 52 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 236), 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. 
(A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the 
amendment, having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not 
agreed to.)                             
Pages S5023, S5040-45, S5046-47
Pending:
  Alexander/Murray Amendment No. 2089, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S5023

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  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.             
                                                     Pages S5023, S5049
  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 S5023
  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 S5023
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., with the time 
until the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Alexander/Murray 
Amendment No. 2089 (listed above) equally divided in the usual form; 
and that the filing deadline for all second-degree amendments to 
Alexander/Murray Amendment No. 2089, and to the bill, be at 10 a.m. 
                                                             Page S5090
Hire More Heroes Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the motion 
to proceed to consideration of H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or 
the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes 
of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies 
under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.        
  Page S5057
  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, a vote on cloture will 
occur on Thursday, July 16, 2015.                            
Page S5057
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.         
Page S5057
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Romonia S. Dixon, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2018.                       
Pages S5088, S5090
  Victoria Ann Hughes, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2016.                       
Pages S5088, S5090
  Richard Christman, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2017.                       
Pages S5088, S5090
  Eric P. Liu, of Washington, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring December 27, 2017.                          
Pages S5088, S5090
  Dean A. Reuter, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring September 14, 2016.                         
Pages S5088, S5090
  Shamina Singh, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring October 6, 2019.                            
Pages S5088, S5090
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S5060-61
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5061
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S5061
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S5061
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5061-63
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S5063
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S5060
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5063-87
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S5087
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5087
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--236) 
                                               Pages S5034-35, S5045-47
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:39 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5090.)