[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 145 (Monday, October 5, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
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Monday, October 5, 2015

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Daily Digest

Senate

Chamber Action
                 Routine Proceedings, pages S7109-S7128
     Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were 
     introduced, as follows: S. 2128-2135, S. Res. 277, and S. 
     Con. Res. 21.                                       29Measures 
     Passed:
     National Principals Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 277, 
     recog Passnizing the month of October 2015 as ``National 
     Principals Month''.                                
       Page S7127
       Conference Reports:
     National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: A unanimous-
     consent agreement was reached providing that at approximately 
     12 p.m., on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, Senate resume 
     consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 
     1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for 
     military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
     military construction, and for defense activities of the 
     Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
     strengths for such fiscal year, with the time until 1 p.m., 
     equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees. 
                                                             Page S7127
       Appointments:
     Social Security Advisory Board: The Chair, on behalf of the 
     President pro tempore, and in consultation with the Chairman 
     of the Senate Committee on Finance, pursuant to Public Law 
     103-296, reappointed the following individual as a member of 
     the Social Security Advisory Board: Mr. Jagadeesh Gokhale of 
     Pennsylvania.                                      
       Page S7127
     Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy 
     was removed from the following treaty:
  Treaty with Algeria on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 
(Treaty Doc. No. 114-3).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed. 
                                                             Page S7127
     Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following 
     nomination:
  By 69 yeas to 21 nays (Vote No. EX. 274), Dale A. Drozd, of 
California, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of California.                                           
Pages S7114-17
     Nominations Received: Senate received the following 
     nominations:
  Steven Michael Haro, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  John Francis Kotek, of Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Nuclear Energy).
  Todd C. Chapman, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Ecuador.
  Matthew John Matthews, of Oregon, a Career Member of the Senior 
Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Senior 
Official for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum.
  Carolyn N. Lerner, of Maryland, to be Special Counsel, Office of 
Special Counsel, for the term of five years.
  Michael Joseph Missal, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
  A routine list in the Army.                            
Pages S7127-28
     Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of 
     withdrawal of the following nomination:
  Beverly Angela Scott, of Ohio, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2019, 
which was sent to the Senate on July 30, 2015.               
Page S7128
     Messages from the House:                                30Measures 
     Referred:                                               30Measures 
     Read the First Time:                         30Executive 
     Communications:
     l Cosponsors:                                       30Statements 
     on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                    30Additional 
     Statements:                                         30Amendments 
     Submitted:                                          30Notices of 
     Intent:                                                 30Record 
     Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--274)
     nt: Senate convened at 4 p.m. and adjourned at 7:02 p.m., 
     untiurnmel 12 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2015. (For Senate's 
     program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in 
     today's Record on page S7127.)