[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 72 (Monday, May 9, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D468-D469]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                                Monday, May 9, 2016

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2605-S2652
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2900-2907, and S. Res. 456-459.           
  Pages S2625-26
Measures Reported:
  S. 1331, to help enhance commerce through improved seasonal 
forecasts, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 114-248)
  S. 1073, to amend the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery 
Improvement Act of 2012, including making changes to the Do Not Pay 
initiative, for improved detection, prevention, and recovery of 
improper payments to deceased individuals, with amendments. (S. Rept. 
No. 114-249)
  S. 1846, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to secure 
critical infrastructure against electromagnetic threats, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 114-250)
  S. 1915, to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make anthrax 
vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 114-251)
  H.R. 2494, to support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen the 
capacity of partner countries to counter wildlife trafficking, 
designate major wildlife trafficking countries, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute.                                  
Page S2625
Measures Passed:
  Relative to the Death of Former Senator Conrad Burns: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 457, relative to the death of Conrad Ray Burns, former 
United States Senator for the State of Montana.              
  Page S2645
  Relative to the Death of Former Senator Robert Bennett: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 458, relative to the death of Robert F. Bennett, former 
Senator of the State of Utah.                                
  Page S2645
  RESPONSE Act: Senate passed S. 546, to establish the Railroad 
Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety 
Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency's National Advisory Council to provide 
recommendations on emergency responder training and resources relating 
to hazardous materials incidents involving railroads, after agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Page S2649
  Enzi (for Heitkamp) Amendment No. 3889, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S2649
  Amending the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local 
Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976: Senate 
passed H.R. 4238, to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act 
and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 
1976 to modernize terms relating to minorities.              
  Page S2649
  World Malaria Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 436, supporting the goals 
and ideals of World Malaria Day.                         
  Pages S2649-50
Measures Considered:
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT--
AGREEMENT: Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 2028, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                   
  Pages S2611-15
Withdrawn:
  Alexander Amendment No. 3804 (to Amendment No. 3801), to modify 
provisions relating to Nuclear Regulatory Commission fees. 
                                                         Pages S2611-15
Pending:
  Alexander/Feinstein Amendment No. 3801, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S2611
  McConnell (for Cotton) Amendment No. 3878 (to Amendment No. 3801), of 
a perfecting nature.                                         
Page S2615
  A motion was entered to close further debate on McConnell (for 
Cotton) Amendment No. 3878 (to Amendment No. 3801) (listed above), and, 
in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Wednesday, May 11, 2015. 
                                                             Page S2615
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Alexander/Feinstein 
Amendment No. 3801, and, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII 
of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will

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occur upon disposition of McConnell (for Cotton) Amendment No. 3878 (to 
Amendment No. 3801) (listed above).                          
Page S2615
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 66), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on Alexander/Feinstein 
Amendment No. 3801.                                      
Pages S2614-15
  Senator McConnell entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which 
cloture was not invoked on Alexander/Feinstein Amendment No. 3801. 
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, May 
10, 2016; that the filing deadline for first-degree amendments, under 
rule XXII, to Alexander/Feinstein Amendment No. 3801, be at 2:30 p.m. 
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S2622
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S2622
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2622-24
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S2624-25
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2626-28
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2628-30
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2619-22
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2630-32
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2632
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--66) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned, as a further mark 
of respect to the memory of the late Senator Conrad Burns and the late 
Senator Robert Bennett, in accordance with S. Res. 457 and S. Res. 458, 
at 7:10 p.m., until 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on 
page S2652.)