[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 146 (Tuesday, October 6, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1060-D1061]
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                                           Tuesday, October 6, 2015

[[Page D1060]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7129-S7172
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2136-2146, S. Res. 278-279, and S. Con. Res. 
22.                                                      
  Pages S7159-60
Measures Passed:
  Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act: Senate passed H.R. 34, 
to authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning, 
research, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, after agreeing to the committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S7167-71
  Daines (for Thune) Amendment No. 2709, in the nature of a substitute.
                                                             Page S7171
  Quarterly Financial Report Reauthorization Act: Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 3116, to extend by 15 years the authority of the 
Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report 
program, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                                  
  Page S7171
  Daines (for Sasse) Amendment No. 2710, to protect privacy for the 
American public.                                             
Page S7171
  White House Fellows program 50th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. 
Con. Res. 22, recognizing the 50th anniversary of the White House 
Fellows program.                                             
  Page S7171
  Honoring Red Land Little League Team: Senate agreed to S. Res. 279, 
honoring the Red Land Little League Team of Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, 
for the performance of the Team in the 2015 Little League World Series.
                                                             Page S7171
  Congratulating the University of Kansas: Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 272, 
congratulating the University of Kansas for 150 years of outstanding 
service to the State of Kansas, the United States, and the world, and 
the resolution was then agreed to.                       
  Pages S7171-72
Measures Considered:
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act--
Cloture: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to 
consideration of H.R. 2028, making appropriations for energy and water 
development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2016.                                                
  Pages S7129-31
   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, October 8, 2015.             
Page S7129
Conference Reports:
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: Senate resumed 
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.                
  Pages S7131-56
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 73 yeas to 26 nays (Vote No. 275), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the conference report to 
accompany the bill.                                          
Page S7136
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill at 
approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 7, 2015, with the time 
until 1 p.m. equally divided between the two Leaders, or their 
designees; that the time from 1 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. be controlled by 
the Democratic manager, or his designee, and that the time from 1:30 
p.m. until 2 p.m. be controlled by the Chairman, or his designee; and 
that notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXII, all post-cloture time 
on the conference report to accompany the bill be deemed expired at 2 
p.m.                                                         
Page S7172

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Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the Supplementary Agreement amending 
the Agreement on Social Security between the United States of America 
and the Czech Republic; which was referred to the Committee on Finance. 
(PM--28)                                                     
Page S7159
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S7159
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S7130
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S7159, S7172
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S7159
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S7160-61
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S7161-63
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S7157-59
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S7163-67
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S7167
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S7167
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--275) 
                                                             Page S7136
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 7:01 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S7172.)