[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 54 (Monday, April 11, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D343-D344]
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                                             Monday, April 11, 2016

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1841-S1879
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2770-2777, and S. Res. 417.                      
  Page S1853
Measures Passed:
  144th Anniversary of Arbor Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 417, 
celebrating the 144th anniversary of Arbor Day.              
  Page S1855
Measures Considered:
America's Small Business Tax Relief Act--Agreement: Senate resumed 
consideration of H.R. 636, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, taking action on 
the following amendments proposed thereto:     
  Pages S1843-45, S1876-78
Adopted:
  Thune (for Cassidy) Modified Amendment No. 3476 (to Amendment No. 
3464), to authorize certain flights by Stage 2 airplanes.    
Page S1876
  Thune (for Inhofe) Modified Amendment No. 3492 (to Amendment No. 
3464), relating to the operation of unmanned aircraft systems by owners 
and operators of critical infrastructure.                
Pages S1876-77
  Thune (for Hoeven) Amendment No. 3500 (to Amendment No. 3464), to 
provide for a 5-year extension of the unmanned aircraft system test 
site program.                                                
Page S1877
  Thune (for Flake/McCain) Amendment No. 3526 (to Amendment No. 3464), 
to establish an airspace management advisory committee.      
Page S1877
  Thune (for Cotton) Amendment No. 3535 (to Amendment No. 3464), to 
clarify the provision relating to airports that enter into certain 
leases with components of the Armed Forces.                  
Page S1877
  Thune (for Nelson) Amendment No. 3621 (to Amendment No. 3464), to 
secure aircraft avionics systems.                            
Page S1877
  Thune (for Booker) Amendment No. 3620 (to Amendment No. 3464), to 
modify the definition of small business concern for purposes of the 
airport improvement program.                                 
Page S1877
  Thune (for Nelson/Coats) Amendment No. 3633 (to Amendment No. 3464), 
relating to restrictions on transportation of lithium batteries on 
aircraft.                                                    
Page S1877
  Thune (for Cantwell) Amendment No. 3534 (to Amendment No. 3464), to 
establish a national multimodal freight advisory committee in the 
Department of Transportation.                            
Pages S1877-78
  Thune (for Whitehouse/Inhofe) Amendment No. 3623 (to Amendment No. 
3464), to impose criminal penalties for the unsafe operation of 
unmanned aircraft.                                           
Page S1878
  Thune (for Cochran) Amendment No. 3567 (to Amendment No. 3464), to 
require the Federal Aviation Administration to coordinate with the 
Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems with respect to 
research relating to unmanned aircraft systems.              
Page S1878
  Nelson (for Bennet) Modified Amendment No. 3524 (to Amendment No. 
3464), to improve air service for families and pregnant women. 
                                                     Pages S1843, S1848
Pending:
  Thune/Nelson Amendment No. 3464, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S1843
  Thune (for Gardner) Amendment No. 3460 (to Amendment No. 3464), to 
require the FAA Administrator to consider the operational history of a 
person before authorizing the person to operate certain unmanned 
aircraft systems.                                            
Page S1843
  Cantwell Amendment No. 3490 (to Amendment No. 3464), to extend 
protections against physical assault to air carrier customer service 
representatives.                                             
Page S1843
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, April 
12, 2016.                                                    
Page S1876
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By a unanimous vote of 92 yeas (Vote No. EX. 44), Waverly D. 
Crenshaw, Jr., of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Tennessee.                  
Pages S1845-48, S1878-79
Executive Communications:                                    
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1853-55
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S1855
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1852-53
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1855-76
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--44)   
  Page S1848
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 8:18 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1876.)