[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D116-D117]
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                                          Tuesday, February 9, 2016

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S709-S758
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2514-2526, and S. Res. 367-369.    
  Page S737
Measures Passed:
  Directing Dollars to Disaster Relief Act: Senate passed S. 2109, to 
direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
develop an integrated plan to reduce administrative costs under the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and 
the following amendment proposed thereto:                 
  Pages S755-56
  McConnell (for Johnson) Amendment No. 3296, to sunset the reporting 
requirement after 7 years.                                
Pages S755-56
  Judicial Redress Act: Senate passed H.R. 1428, to extend Privacy Act 
remedies to citizens of certified states, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment.                                      
  Pages S756-57
  Career and Technical Education Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 367, 
supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education 
Month.                                                        
  Page S757
  Digital Learning Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 369, affirming the 
importance of student data privacy and recognizing Digital Learning 
Day.                                                      
  Pages S757-58
Conference Reports:
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act--Cloture: Senate began 
consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 644, to 
reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and 
activities.                                                   
  Page S730
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the conference report 
to accompany 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, February 11, 2016.                               
Page S730
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the Budget of the United States 
Government for Fiscal Year 2017; referred jointly, pursuant to the 
order of January 30, 1975 as modified by the order of April 11, 1986; 
which was referred to the Committees on the Budget; and Appropriations. 
(PM-41)                                                   
Pages S732-34
Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following 
executive reports of a committee:
  Report to accompany Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Swiss 
Confederation (Treaty Doc. 112-1) (Ex. Rept. 114-1);
  Report to accompany The Protocol Amending the Tax Convention with 
Spain (Treaty Doc. 113-4) (Ex. Rept. 114-2);
  Report to accompany Convention on Taxes with the Republic of Poland 
(Treaty Doc. 113-5) (Ex. Rept. 114-3);
  Report to accompany Tax Convention with Chile (Treaty Doc. 112-8) 
(Ex. Rept. 114-4);
  Report to accompany Protocol Amending the Tax Convention with Japan 
(Treaty Doc. 114-1) (Ex. Rept. 114-5);
  Report to accompany Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Luxembourg 
(Treaty Doc. 111-8) (Ex. Rept. 114-6);
  Report to accompany Tax Convention with Hungary (Treaty Doc. 111-7) 
(Ex. Rept. 114-7); and
  Report to accompany Protocol Amending the Convention on Mutual 
Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (Treaty Doc. 112-5) (Ex. Rept. 
114-8).                                                   
Pages S734-37
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By a unanimous vote of 90 yeas (Vote No. EX. 19), Scot Alan Marciel, 
of California, to be Ambassador to the Union of Burma.    
Pages S717-18
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S737-39
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S739-42
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S731-32
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S742-44

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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S744
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--19)    
  Page S718
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 6:06 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 10, 2016. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S758.)