[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 22, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D860]
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                                           Wednesday, July 22, 2015

[[Page D860]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5431-S5475
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
1825-1843.                                                   
  Page S5455
Measures Reported:
  S. 1297, to update the Commercial Space Launch Act by amending title 
51, United States Code, to promote competitiveness of the U.S. 
commercial space sector, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 114-88)                            
Page S5455
Measures Passed:
  Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act: Senate passed S. 1599, to 
provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers, 
after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
  Pages S5474-75
Measures Considered:
Hire More Heroes Act--Agreement: Senate resumed 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. 
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  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  The motion to proceed to the motion to reconsider the vote by which 
cloture was not invoked on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, was agreed to. 
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  The motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on 
Tuesday, July 21, 2015, was agreed to.                       
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  By 62 yeas to 36 nays (Vote No. 251), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate, upon 
reconsideration, agreed to the motion to close further debate on the 
motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.              
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, 
post-cloture, at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, July 23, 2015; 
and that all time during the adjournment of the Senate count post-
cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. 
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
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Enrolled Bills Presented:                                
  Pages S5454-55
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S5455
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5455-56
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5556-68
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5452-54
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5468-73
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--251) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:22 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 23, 2015. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5475.)