[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 9, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                           Wednesday, March 9, 2016

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1351-S1396
Measures Introduced: Five bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2655-2659, and S. Res. 394-395.              
  Pages S1387-88
Measures Reported:
  S. 1443, to amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related 
Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to facilitate the ability of Indian 
tribes to integrate the employment, training, and related services from 
diverse Federal sources. (S. Rept. No. 114-225)              
Page S1387
Measures Passed:
  National Asbestos Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 376, designating the 
first week of April 2016 as ``National Asbestos Awareness Week'', and 
the resolution was then agreed to.                           
  Page S1392
  National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
395, supporting the designation of March 2016, as ``National Colorectal 
Cancer Awareness Month''.                                    
  Page S1393
Measures Considered:
  Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
consideration of S. 524, to authorize the Attorney General to award 
grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse 
and heroin use, taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                                 
Pages S1357-84
Adopted:
  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.        
Pages S1357,  S1361
  Grassley Amendment No. 3378, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                    Pages S1357,  S1361
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 93 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. 33), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the bill.           
Page S1361
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill, post-cloture, at 11:15 a.m., on Thursday, 
March 10, 2016; that notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXII, all 
post-cloture time on the bill expire at 11:30 a.m.; and that the time 
following morning business until 11:30 a.m. be equally divided between 
the two managers, or their designees.                        
Page S1393
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S1387
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S1387
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S1387
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1388-89
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S1389
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1386-87
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1389-92
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1392
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1392
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--33)   
  Page S1361
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:40 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 10, 2016. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1393.)