[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 2, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D204-D205]
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                                           Wednesday, March 2, 2016

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1169-S1241
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2616-2621, and S. Res. 384.                      
  Page S1222
Measures Reported:
  S. 817, to provide for the addition of certain real property to the 
reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon. (S. Rept. No. 
114-219)                                                     
Page S1222
Measures Passed:
  Read Across America Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 384, designating 
March 2, 2016, as ``Read Across America Day''.               
  Page S1238
Measures Considered:
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act--Agreement: Senate began 
consideration of S. 524, to authorize the Attorney General to award 
grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse 
and heroin use, after agreeing to the motion to proceed, withdrawing 
the committee-reported substitute amendment, and taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                
  Pages S1171-S1217
Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote of 94 yeas, 1 responding present (Vote No. 28), 
Grassley (for Feinstein/Grassley) Amendment No. 3362 (to Amendment No. 
3378), to provide the Department of Justice with additional tools to 
target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity. (A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the amendment, having achieved 60 
affirmatives votes, be agreed to.)                   
Pages S1180, S1203
  Grassley (for Toomey) Amendment No. 3367 (to Amendment No. 3378), to 
establish a life-saving program to prevent drug and opioid abuse in 
Medicare. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the 
requirement of a 60 affirmative vote threshold, be vitiated.) 
                                                     Pages S1192, S1204
Pending:
  Grassley Amendment No. 3378, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S1180
  Grassley (for Donnelly/Capito) Modified Amendment No. 3374 (to 
Amendment No. 3378), to provide follow-up services to individuals who 
have received opioid overdose reversal drugs.                
Page S1206
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 46 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 29), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive all applicable sections of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, with respect to Wyden/Schumer 
Amendment No. 3395 (to Amendment No. 3378), to provide for 
comprehensive provisions for the prevention and enforcement of opioid 
abuse and treatment of opioid addiction. Subsequently, a point of order 
that pursuant to Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
the amendment would cause the underlying legislation to exceed the 
authorizing committee's section 302(a) allocation of new budget 
authority or outlays was sustained, and the amendment fell. 
                                                  Pages S1192-94, S1204
  By 48 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 30), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive all applicable sections of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and applicable budget resolutions with 
respect to Shaheen/Whitehouse Amendment No. 3345 (to Amendment No. 
3378), to make appropriations to address the heroin and opioid drug 
abuse epidemic for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. 
Subsequently, a point of order that pursuant to Section 311(a)(2)(A) of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 the amendment would cause the 
aggregate level of budget authority and outlays for fiscal year 2016 as 
established in the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the 
budget, S. Con. Res. 11, to be exceeded was sustained, and the 
amendment fell.                      
Pages S1181-83, S1202-03, S1205-06
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, 
March 3, 2016.                                               
Page S1239
Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:

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  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the continuation of the national 
emergency originally declared in Executive Order 13660 on March 6, 
2014, with respect to Ukraine; which was referred to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-43)                 
Page S1219
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the continuation of the national 
emergency originally declared in executive order 13288 on March 6, 
2003, with respect to the actions and policies of certain members of 
the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine Zimbabwe's 
democratic processes or institutions; which was referred to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-44)    
Page S1219
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S1219-20
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1220
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1220-22
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1222-23
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1223-27
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S1219
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1227-38
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1238
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1238
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--30) 
                                                  Pages S1203-04, S1206
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:44 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2016. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1241.)