[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D975-D976]
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                                      Wednesday, September 16, 2015

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6661-S6771
Measures Introduced: Eight bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2037-
2044.                                                        
  Page S6699
Measures Passed:
  25th Anniversary of the Office of Research on Women's Health: 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 242, celebrating the 25th anniversary 
of the Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes 
of Health, and the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                   
  Pages S6676-77
  Mikulski/Collins Amendment No. 2663, to amend the resolving clause. 
                                                             Page S6676
  Mikulski/Collins Amendment No. 2664, to amend the preamble. 
                                                             Page S6676
  Mikulski/Collins Amendment No. 2665, to amend the title.   
Page S6677
  Authorizing the Use of the Capitol Grounds: Senate agreed to H. Con. 
Res. 70, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of 
Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.         
  Page S6765
  Authorizing the Use of the Capitol Grounds: Senate agreed to H. Con. 
Res. 73, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 2nd Annual 
Fallen Firefighters Congressional Flag Presentation Ceremony. 
                                                             Page S6765
  Authorizing the Use of the Capitol Grounds: Senate agreed to H. Con. 
Res. 74, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event to 
commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March.   
  Page S6765
Measures Considered:
Hire More Heroes Act--Agreement: Senate continued 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 and 
motion proposed thereto:                       
  Pages S6669-76, S6678-93
Pending:
  McConnell Amendment No. 2640, of a perfecting nature.      
Page S6670
  McConnell Amendment No. 2656 (to Amendment No. 2640), to prohibit the 
President from waiving, suspending, reducing, providing relief from, or 
otherwise limiting the application of sanctions pursuant to an 
agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran. 
                                                  Pages S6670, S6672-76
  McConnell Amendment No. 2657 (to Amendment No. 2656), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S6670
  McConnell Amendment No. 2658 (to the language proposed to be stricken 
by Amendment No. 2640), to change the enactment date.        
Page S6670
  McConnell Amendment No. 2659 (to Amendment No. 2658), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S6670
  McConnell motion to commit the joint resolution to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, with instructions, McConnell Amendment No. 2660, to 
prohibit the President from waiving, suspending, reducing, providing 
relief from, or otherwise limiting the application of sanctions 
pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran. 
                                                             Page S6670
  McConnell Amendment No. 2661 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 
2660), of a perfecting nature.                               
Page S6670
  McConnell Amendment No. 2662 (to Amendment No. 2661), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S6670
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the joint resolution at approximately 10 a.m., on 
Thursday, September 17, 2015, with the time until 11 a.m., equally 
divided between the two Leaders, or their designees; and that the 
filing deadline for all second-degree amendments be at 10:30 a.m., on 
Thursday, September 17, 2015.                                
Page S6765
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  John W. Leslie, Jr., of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring 
September 22, 2019.
  Eduardo Castell, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring 
December 10, 2019.
  Steven H. Cohen, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring 
December 10, 2019.
  Vicki Miles-LaGrange, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term 
expiring December 10, 2015.
  Vicki Miles-LaGrange, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term 
expiring December 10, 2021.
  Deborah R. Malac, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Uganda.
  Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be United States Alternate 
Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
  Lisa J. Peterson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Swaziland.
  H. Dean Pittman, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Mozambique.
  Eric Seth Rubin, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Bulgaria.
  Kyle R. Scott, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Serbia.
  Robert McKinnon Califf, of South Carolina, to be Commissioner of Food 
and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services.
  Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National 
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2018.
  Routine lists in the Army and Navy.                    
Pages S6766-71
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S6694
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                  
  Pages S6662, S6694-95
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6695-99
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S6699
Additional Cosponsors:                                
  Pages S6699-S6700
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6700-03
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S6694
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6703-04
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S6704
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:45 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2015. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6765.)