[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 10, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D123-D124]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                       Wednesday, February 10, 2016

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 757, North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act, as 
      amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S759-S832
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2527-2539, S. Res. 370, and S. Con. Res. 30.
                                                              Page S821
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 99, calling on the Government of Iran to fulfill its promises 
of assistance in the case of Robert Levinson, the longest held United 
States civilian in our Nation's history, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble.
  S. Res. 330, congratulating the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet 
for winning the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize.
  S. Res. 361, urging robust funding for humanitarian relief for Syria, 
with amendments.                                              
Page S821
Measures Passed:
  North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act: By a unanimous vote of 96 yeas 
(Vote No. 20), Senate passed H.R. 757, to improve the enforcement of 
sanctions against the Government of North Korea, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.      
  Pages S761-S806
Conference Reports:
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that at approximately 9:30 
a.m., on Thursday, February 11, 2016, Senate resume consideration of 
the conference report to accompany H.R. 644, to reauthorize trade 
facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, with the 
time until the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the conference 
report to accompany the bill, equally divided between the two Leaders, 
or their designees.                                           
  Page S832
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaties:
  U.N. Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in 
International Contracts (Treaty Doc. No. 114-5);
  Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons 
Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled (Treaty 
Doc. No. 114-6);
  U.N. Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International 
Trade (Treaty Doc. No. 114-7);
  Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (Treaty Doc. No. 114-8);
  U.N. Convention on Independent Guarantees and Stand-By Letters of 
Credit (Treaty Doc. No. 114-9); and
  Extradition Treaty with the Dominican Republic (Treaty Doc. No. 114-
10).
  The treaties were transmitted to the Senate today, considered as 
having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying 
papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be 
printed.                                                  
Pages S830-32
Nomination Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.            
Page S832
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S816
Measures Referred:                                        
  Pages S816-17
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S817-20
Petitions and Memorials:                                  
  Pages S820-21
Executive Reports of Committees:                              
  Page S821
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S821-23
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S823-27
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S814-16
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S827-29

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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                       
  Pages S829-30
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Page S830
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--20)    
  Page S806
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:02 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 11, 2016. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S832.)