[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 73 (Tuesday, May 10, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D476-D477]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                              Tuesday, May 10, 2016

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2653-S2674
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2908-2918, and S. Res. 460.                   
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Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Summary of Legislative and Oversight 
Activities During the 113th Congress''. (S. Rept. No. 114-252)
  S. 2917, to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to 
ensure protections of futures customers, to provide relief for farmers, 
ranchers, and end-users that manage risk to help keep consumer costs 
low.                                                         
Page S2669
Measures Passed:
  Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act: Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 1352, to increase Federal Pell Grants for the 
children of fallen public safety officers, and the bill was then 
passed.                                                      
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  American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act: Senate passed H.R. 4923, 
to establish a process for the submission and consideration of 
petitions for temporary duty suspensions and reductions.     
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  Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act: 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 4336, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the 
cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined 
to be active service, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to 
the following amendments proposed thereto:               
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  McConnell (for Ernst) Amendment No. 3894, relative to inurnment in 
Arlington National Cemetery.                                 
Page S2674
  McConnell (for Ernst) Amendment No. 3895, to amend the title. 
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  Recognizing Hafsat Abiola, Khanim Latif, Yoani Sanchez, and Akanksha 
Hazari: Senate agreed to S. Res. 418, recognizing Hafsat Abiola, Khanim 
Latif, Yoani Sanchez, and Akanksha Hazari for their selflessness and 
dedication to their respective causes.                       
  Page S2674
Measures Considered:
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act--
Agreement: Senate continued 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 S2654-67
Pending:
  Alexander/Feinstein Amendment No. 3801, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S2654
  McConnell (for Cotton) Amendment No. 3878 (to Amendment No. 3801), of 
a perfecting nature.                                         
Page S2654
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, May 
11, 2016; and that notwithstanding rule XXII, if cloture is not invoked 
on McConnell (for Cotton) Amendment No. 3878 (to Amendment No. 3801) 
(listed above), there be an hour of debate equally divided in the usual 
form, and that following the use or yielding back of time, Senator 
Cotton, or his designee, be recognized to withdraw the amendment 
without any intervening action or debate.                    
Page S2674
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2669-71
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2671-72
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2667-69
Amendments Submitted:                                        
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2:15 p.m. and adjourned at 6:17 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2674.)