[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 179 (Thursday, December 10, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1305-D1306]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                        Thursday, December 10, 2015

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 2250, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
      as amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8563-S8621
Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2383-2399, S.J. Res. 28, and S. Res. 333. 
                                                             Page S8602
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Legislative Activities Report of the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred 
Thirteenth Congress''. (S. Rept. No. 114-178)
  S. Res. 189, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 25th 
anniversary of democracy in Mongolia.
  S. Res. 320, congratulating the people of Burma on their commitment 
to peaceful elections, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. Res. 326, celebrating the 135th anniversary of diplomatic 
relations between the United States and Romania, and with an amended 
preamble.                                                    
Page S8602
Measures Passed:
  Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Senate passed H.R. 2250, 
further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016, after withdrawing the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and agreeing to the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                   
  Pages S8581-88
  McConnell Amendment No. 2922, making further continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016.                         
Page S8586
  McConnell Amendment No. 2923, to amend the title.          
Page S8586
  Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act: Senate passed S. 142, to 
require special packaging for liquid nicotine containers, after 
withdrawing the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and 
agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto:   
  Pages S8613-14
  McConnell (for Nelson/Ayotte) Amendment No. 2924, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S8614
  McConnell (for Nelson/Ayotte) Amendment No. 2925, to amend the title.
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  Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act: Senate passed S. 993, to 
increase public safety by facilitating collaboration among the criminal 
justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health 
treatment, and substance abuse systems, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S8614-17
  McConnell (for Franken/Cornyn) Amendment No. 2926, to modify the 
authorization of appropriations.                             
Page S8614
  Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act 
Amendments: Senate passed S. 209, to amend the Indian Tribal Energy 
Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                        
  Page S8617
  McConnell (for Barrasso) Amendment No. 2714, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S8617
  Church Plan Clarification Act: Committee on Finance was discharged 
from further consideration of S. 2308, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of church pension plans, and the 
bill was then passed.                                    
  Pages S8617-18
  Phyllis E. Galanti Arboretum: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2693, to designate the 
arboretum at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, 
Virginia, as the ``Phyllis E. Galanti Arboretum'', and the bill was 
then passed.                                                 
  Page S8618
  Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act: Senate 
passed S. 2393, to extend temporarily the extended period of protection 
for members of uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage 
foreclosure, and eviction.                               
  Pages S8618-19

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  Direct Senate Legal Counsel: Senate agreed to S. Res. 333, to direct 
the Senate Legal Counsel to appear as amicus curiae in the name of the 
Senate in Bank Markazi, The Central Bank of Iran v. Deborah D. 
Peterson, et al. (S. Ct.).                                   
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NOMINATIONS--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 
providing that at 5 p.m., on Monday, December 14, 2015, Senate begin 
consideration of the nominations of Alissa M. Starzak, of New York, to 
be General Counsel of the Department of the Army, John Conger, of 
Maryland, to be a Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Stephen 
P. Welby, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, and 
Franklin R. Parker, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy; that there be 30 minutes for debate on the nomination of Alissa 
M. Starzak, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of the 
Army, equally divided in the usual form; that upon the use or yielding 
back of time, Senate vote, without intervening action or debate, on 
confirmation of the nominations, in order listed; and that no further 
motions be in order to any of the nominations.               
  Page S8613
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Richard Capel Howorth, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2020.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Environment and Public Works was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  Eric Drake Eberhard, of Washington, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a 
term expiring October 6, 2018.
  Darryl L. DePriest, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, 
Small Business Administration.
  Cherry Ann Murray, of Kansas, to be Director of the Office of 
Science, Department of Energy.                               
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  119 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  8 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Foreign Service, 
and Navy.                                                
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S8601
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S8601-02
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S8602
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8602-04
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S8604-10
Additional Statements:                                
  Pages S8598-S8601
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S8610-11
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:32 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, December 14, 2015. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8619.)