[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 30 (Thursday, February 25, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D172]
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                                        Thursday, February 25, 2016

[[Page D172]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1017-S1062
Measures Introduced: Twenty-four bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2580-2603, S.J. Res. 31, S. Res. 375-376, 
and S. Con. Res. 32.                                     
  Pages S1057-58
Measures Passed:
  Relative to the Death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia: By a 
unanimous vote of 93 yeas (Vote No. 26), Senate agreed to S. Res. 374, 
relating to the death of Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the 
Supreme Court of the United States.                          
  Page S1036
Measures Considered:
Comprehensive Addiction And Recovery Act--Cloture: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 524, to 
authorize the Attorney General to award grants to address the national 
epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use.   
  Pages S1037-45
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of 
rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the 
unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, February 25, 2016, a vote on 
cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, February 29, 2016. 
                                                             Page S1037
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 5 p.m., 
on Monday, February 29, 2016, Senate resume consideration of the motion 
to proceed to consideration of the bill, with the time until 5:30 p.m., 
equally divided between the two managers, or their designees. 
                                                             Page S1062
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Donald W. Beatty, of South Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of South Carolina, Vice Cameron M. Currie, 
retired.
  Donald C. Coggins, Jr., of South Carolina, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of South Carolina.
  Lucy Haeran Koh, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit.
  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.         
Page S1062
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1056
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1057
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S1057
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1058-59
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1059-61
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1055-56
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1061-62
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1062
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1062
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--26)   
  Page S1036
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 5:49 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, February 29, 2016. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1062.)