[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 83 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D582-D583]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                            Wednesday, May 25, 2016

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3129-S3230
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2978-2992, and S. Res. 474-478.   
  Page S3171
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 2390, to provide adequate protections for 
whistleblowers at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (S. Rept. No. 
114-261)
  H.R. 136, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1103 USPS Building 1103 in Camp Pendleton, 
California, as the ``Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office''.
  H.R. 1132, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1048 West Robinhood Drive in Stockton, California, 
as the ``W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 2458, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 5351 Lapalco Boulevard in Marrero, Louisiana, as the 
``Lionel R. Collins, Sr. Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 2928, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 201 B Street in Perryville, Arkansas, as the 
``Harold George Bennett Post Office''.
  H.R. 3082, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 5919 Chef Menteur Highway in New Orleans, Louisiana, 
as the ``Daryle Holloway Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3274, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 4567 Rockbridge Road in Pine Lake, Georgia, as the 
``Francis Manuel Ortega Post Office''.
  H.R. 3601, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 7715 Post Road, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, as 
the ``Melvoid J. Benson Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3735, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 200 Town Run Lane in Winston Salem, North Carolina, 
as the ``Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office''.
  H.R. 3866, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1265 Hurffville Road in Deptford Township, New 
Jersey, as the ``First Lieutenant Salvatore S. Corma II Post Office 
Building''.
  H.R. 4046, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 220 East Oak Street, Glenwood City, Wisconsin, as 
the Second Lt. Ellen Ainsworth Memorial Post Office.
  H.R. 4605, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 615 6th Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as the 
``Sgt. 1st Class Terryl L. Pasker Post Office Building''.
  S. 2465, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 15 Rochester Street in Bergen, New York, as the 
Barry G. Miller Post Office.
  S. 2891, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 525 North Broadway in Aurora, Illinois, as the 
``Kenneth M. Christy Post Office Building''.                 
Page S3170
Measures Passed:
  Secretary of Agriculture Fish Inspection Rule: By 55 yeas to 43 nays 
(Vote No. 86), Senate passed S.J. Res. 28, providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of 
fish of the order Siluriformes.                          
  Pages S3131-35
  100th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race: Senate agreed to S. Res. 475, 
recognizing the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. 
                                                         Pages S3162-63
  Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 476, 
designating the month of May 2016 as ``Cystic Fibrosis Awareness 
Month''.                                                     
  Page S3227
  National Minority Health Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 477, 
promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals 
of National Minority Health Month in April 2016, which include bringing 
attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations of 
the United States such as American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Asian 
Americans, African Americans, Latino Americans, and Native Hawaiians or 
other Pacific Islanders.                                 
  Pages S3227-28

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  National Hawaiian Food Week: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 416, recognizing the 
contributions of Hawaii to the culinary heritage of the United States 
and designating the week beginning on June 12, 2016, as ``National 
Hawaiian Food Week'', and the resolution was then agreed to, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:        
  Page S3228
  Rounds (for Schatz) Amendment No. 4230, to amend the preamble. 
                                                             Page S3228
  National Cancer Research Month: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 459, recognizing the 
importance of cancer research and the vital contributions of 
scientists, clinicians, cancer survivors, and other patient advocates 
across the United States who are dedicated to finding a cure for 
cancer, and designating May 2016, as ``National Cancer Research 
Month'', and the resolution was then agreed to.              
  Page S3228
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: Senate resumed 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2943, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year.     
  Pages  S3135-62, S3163-67
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 87), 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 motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill.                               
Page  S3135


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D583, May 25, 2016, the following language appears: 
Measures Considered: National Defense Authorization Act--
Agreement:By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 87), 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 motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2943, to 
authorizeappropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year.                                                
  
  Page  S3135
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Measures 
Considered: National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: Senate 
resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of 
S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year.       
         Pages  S3135-62, S3163-67 During consideration of this 
           measure today, Senate also took the following action: 
           By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 87), 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 motion to proceed to 
           consideration of the bill.                   
Page  S3135


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 

  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, 
post-cloture, at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, May 26, 2016; 
and that all time during adjournment, recess, and morning business 
count post-cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the 
bill.                                                    
Pages S3228-29
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  Patrick A. Burke, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
Marshal for the District of Columbia for the term of four years. 
                                                             Page S3230
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3170
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S3170
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S3170
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3171-73
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3173-77
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S3170
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S3177-S3226
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S3226-27
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S3227
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--87) 
                                                             Page S3135
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:52 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2016. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3230.)