[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 39 (Thursday, March 10, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D238]
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                                           Thursday, March 10, 2016

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S. 524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, 
      as amended.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1397-S1444
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2660-2670, and S. Res. 396-397.               
  Page S1439
Measures Passed:
  Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: By 94 yeas to 1 nay (Vote 
No. 34), Senate passed S. 524, to authorize the Attorney General to 
award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid 
abuse and heroin use.                                    
  Pages S1403-16
Measures Considered:
Military Sale of F-16 Aircraft to Pakistan: By 71 yeas to 24 nays (Vote 
No. 35), Senate tabled the motion to discharge the Foreign Relations 
Committee from further consideration of S.J. Res. 31, relating to the 
disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of 
Pakistan of F-16 Block 52 aircraft.                      
  Pages S1422-24
King Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at 4 p.m., on Monday, March 14, 2016, Senate 
begin consideration of the nomination of John B. King, of New York, to 
be Secretary of Education; that there be 90 minutes for debate only on 
the nomination, equally divided in the usual form; that upon the use or 
yielding back of time, Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination, 
without intervening action or debate.                        
  Page S1416
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  2 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.   
Page S1443, S1444
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S1438-39
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1439-41
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1441-43
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S1438
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1443
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--35) 
                                                  Pages S1404, S1423-24
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 5:27 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2016. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S1443-
44.)