[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 182 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1320-D1321]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                         Tuesday, December 15, 2015

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8647-8688.
Measures Introduced: Five bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2401-2405, and S. Res. 335-336.                  
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Measures Reported:
  H.R. 998, to establish the conditions under which the Secretary of 
Homeland Security may establish preclearance facilities, conduct 
preclearance operations, and provide customs services outside the 
United States, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 114-180)
  S. 1169, to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 114-181)
  S. 1318, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for 
protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.             
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Measures Passed:
  Pilot's Bill of Rights 2: Senate passed S. 571, to amend the Pilot's 
Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other certificates 
issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, to require the revision 
of the third class medical certification regulations issued by the 
Federal Aviation Administration, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment 
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  Inhofe (for Feinstein/Reed) Amendment No. 2928, to clarify the 
administrative authorities and to improve the physician certification. 
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  Honoring the Portland Timbers: Senate agreed to S. Res. 336, honoring 
the Portland Timbers as the champions of Major League Soccer in 2015. 
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Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 
providing that Senate consider individually the following nominations, 
at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with 
the Democratic Leader: Wilhelmina Marie Wright, of Minnesota, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, John 
Michael Vazquez, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of New Jersey, Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, of Iowa, to be 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, and 
Leonard Terry Strand, of South Dakota, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Iowa; that there be 30 minutes for 
debate for each nomination, equally divided in the usual form; that 
upon the use or yielding back of time on the respective nomination, 
Senate vote, without intervening action or debate, on confirmation of 
the nominations.                                             
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Nominations Status Quo--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that all judicial nominations received by the Senate 
during the 114th Congress, first session, remain in status quo, 
notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate.                                
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Anthony Rosario Coscia, of New Jersey, to be a Director of the Amtrak 
Board of Directors for a term of five years.
  Derek Tai-Ching Kan, of California, to be a Director of the Amtrak 
Board of Directors for a term of five years.
  Dana J. Boente, of Virginia, to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four years.
  Robert Lloyd Capers, of New York, to be United States Attorney for 
the Eastern District of New York for the term of four years.
  John P. Fishwick, Jr., of Virginia, to be United States Attorney for 
the Western District of Virginia for the term of four years.
  Emily Gray Rice, of New Hampshire, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of New Hampshire for the term of four years. 
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
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Executive Communications:                                
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Executive Reports of Committees:                             
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
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Additional Statements:                                   
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Amendments Submitted:                                    
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:06 p.m., 
until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8688.)