[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 8, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D943-D944]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                         Tuesday, September 8, 2015

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6437-S6475
Measures Reported:
  Reported on Friday, August 28, during the adjournment:
  S. 1251, to implement the Amendment to the Convention on Future 
Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, as 
adopted at Lisbon, Portugal on September 28, 2007. (S. Rept. No. 114-
120)
  S. 1315, to protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport 
knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of local and State 
prohibitions. (S. Rept. No. 114-121)
  S. 1493, to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2015, in 
the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected 
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for 
the survivors of certain disabled veterans. (S. Rept. No. 114-122)
  Report to accompany H.R. 1531, to amend title 5, United States Code, 
to provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land 
management agencies to compete for vacant permanent positions under 
internal merit promotion procedures. (S. Rept. No. 114-123)
  Reported on Tuesday, September 8:
  S. 1137, to amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith 
America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.             
Page S6466
Measures Passed:
  Small Business Development Centers of the United States Anniversary: 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 243, celebrating the 35th anniversary 
of the Small Business Development Centers of the United States, and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                               
  Page S6469
Measures Considered:
Hire More Heroes Act--Agreement: Senate began consideration of H.J. 
Res. 61, amending 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, taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S6441-55
Pending:
  McConnell Amendment No. 2640, of a perfecting nature.      
Page S6441
  McConnell Amendment No. 2641 (to Amendment No. 2640), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S6441
  McConnell Amendment No. 2642 (to Amendment No. 2641), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S6441
  McConnell Amendment No. 2643 (to the language proposed to be stricken 
by Amendment No. 2640), to change the enactment date.        
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  McConnell Amendment No. 2644 (to Amendment No. 2643), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S6441
  McConnell motion to commit the joint resolution to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, with instructions, McConnell Amendment No. 2645, to 
change the enactment date.                                   
Page S6441
  McConnell Amendment No. 2646 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 
2645), of a perfecting nature.                           
Pages S6441-42
  McConnell Amendment No. 2647 (to Amendment No. 2646), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S6442
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the joint resolution at approximately 10 a.m., on 
Wednesday, September 9, 2015, with the time until 12:30 p.m., equally 
divided between the two Leaders, or their designees; that the Senate 
recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m., to allow for the weekly 
conference meetings; and that the time from 2:15 p.m. until 7

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p.m., also be equally divided between the two Leaders, or their 
designees, and that the time from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., be controlled by 
the Democrats, and from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., be controlled by the 
Majority.                                                    
Page S6469
Appointments:
  Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: 
The Chair, on behalf of the President of the Senate, pursuant to Public 
Law 106-286, appointed the following Member to serve on the 
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: 
Senator Sasse.                                               
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  Congressional Award Board: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority 
Leader, pursuant to Public Law 96-114, as amended, appointed the 
following individual to the Congressional Award Board: David Schiappa, 
of Maryland.                                                 
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Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By a unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote No. EX. 263), Roseann A. 
Ketchmark, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Missouri.                     
Pages S6455-57, S6475
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Clare E. Connors, of Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Hawaii.
  Stephanie A. Gallagher, of Maryland, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Maryland.
  Mary S. McElroy, of Rhode Island, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Rhode Island.
  Edward L. Gilmore, of Illinois, to be United States Marshal for the 
Northern District of Illinois for the term of four years.
  4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, and Navy. 
                                                         Pages S6469-75
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S6461
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6461-66
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6466-68
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6459-61
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6468-69
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--263) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 6:25 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6469.)