[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 169 (Tuesday, November 17, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1219-D1220]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                         Tuesday, November 17, 2015

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S.J. Res. 24, Carbon Pollution Emission Resolution.
      Senate passed S.J. Res. 23, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Resolution.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7973-S8028
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2284-2295, S.J. Res. 25, and S. Res. 314. 
                                                         Pages S8020-21
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 515, to protect children from exploitation, especially sex 
trafficking in tourism, by providing advance notice of intended travel 
by registered child-sex offenders outside the United States to the 
government of the country of destination, requesting foreign 
governments to notify the United States when a known child-sex offender 
is seeking to enter the United States, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute.
  S. Res. 310, condemning the ongoing sexual violence against women and 
children from Yezidi, Christian, Shabak, Turkmen, and other religious 
communities by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants and urging the 
prosecution of the perpetrators and those complicit in these crimes.
  S. 2184, to direct the President to establish guidelines for United 
States foreign development and economic assistance programs, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Measures Passed:
  Carbon Pollution Emission Resolution: By 52 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 
306), Senate passed S.J. Res. 24, providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule 
submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``Carbon 
Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric 
Utility Generating Units'', after agreeing to the motion to proceed. 
                                                      Pages S7979-S8012
  Greenhouse Gas Emissions Resolution: By 52 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 
307), Senate passed S.J. Res. 23, providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule 
submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to 
``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, 
Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility 
Generating Units'', after agreeing to the motion to proceed. 
                                                             Page S8012
  Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act: Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 2297, to prevent Hizballah and associated 
entities from gaining access to international financial and other 
institutions, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                       
  Page S8027
  Daines (for Rubio) Amendment No. 2810, in the nature of a substitute.
                                                             Page S8027
  Daines (for Rubio/Shaheen) Amendment No. 2811, to amend the title. 
                                                             Page S8027
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2016--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the cloture motion with respect to the motion to 
proceed to consideration of H.R. 2577, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, be 
withdrawn; and that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, 
in concurrence with the Democratic Leader, Senate begin consideration 
of the bill.                                                 
  Page S8027
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2015 National Drug Control 
Strategy; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (PM-32)
                                                             Page S8014
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S8014-15
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S8015

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Measures Read the First Time:                                
  Page S8015
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S8015
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S8015-19
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S8019-20
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8021-22
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S8022-24
Additional Statements:
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S8024-26
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S8026-27
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S8027
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--307) 
                                                             Page S8012
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:48 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8027.)