[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 12 (Thursday, January 21, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                         Thursday, January 21, 2016

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S141-S163
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2459-2464, and S. Res. 348.                       
  Page S160
Veto Messages:
Waters of the United States: Senate continued consideration of the veto 
message to accompany S.J. Res. 22, providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection 
Agency relating to the definition of ``waters of the United States'' 
under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.            
  Pages S143-47
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
   By 52 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 5), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the veto message to 
accompany the joint resolution.                           
Pages S146-47
  Cloture not having been invoked, under the previous order of 
Wednesday, January 20, 2016, the veto message to accompany S.J. Res. 
22, was indefinitely postponed.                               
Page S147
Energy Policy Modernization Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that following morning business on 
Tuesday, January 26, 2016, Senate begin consideration of S. 2012, to 
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United 
States, with a period for debate only until 3 p.m.            
  Page S143
Vazquez Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that at 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, 
Senate begin consideration of the nomination of John Michael Vazquez, 
of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
New Jersey; that there be 15 minutes for debate on confirmation of the 
nomination, 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 nomination.                    
  Page S143
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                    
  Pages S141-42, S157
Measures Read the First Time:                          
  Pages S157, S162
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S157-59
Executive Reports of Committees:                          
  Pages S159-60
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S160-61
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                   
  Page S161
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S156-57
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                       
  Pages S161-62
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--5) 
                                                          Pages S146-47
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 2:30 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Friday, January 22, 2016. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S162.)