[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D594-D596]
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                                             Thursday, May 26, 2016

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3231-S3383
Measures Introduced: Twenty-four bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2993-3016, and S. Res. 479-481. 
                                                         Pages S3290-91
Measures Reported:
  S. 2127, to provide appropriate protections to probationary Federal 
employees, to provide the Special Counsel with adequate access to 
information, to provide greater awareness of Federal whistleblower 
protections, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 114-262)
  S. 3000, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. (S. Rept. No. 114-263)
  S. 3001, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. (S. Rept. No. 
114-264)
  Report to accompany S. 552, to amend the Small Business Investment 
Act of 1958 to provide for increased limitations on leverage for 
multiple licenses under common control. (S. Rept. No. 114-265)
  Report to accompany S. 966, to extend the low-interest refinancing 
provisions under the Local Development Business Loan Program of the 
Small Business Administration. (S. Rept. No. 114-266)
  Report to accompany S. 967, to require the Small Business 
Administration to make information relating to lenders making covered 
loans publicly available. (S. Rept. No. 114-267)
  Report to accompany S. 1001, to establish authorization levels for 
general business loans for fiscal years 2015 and 2016. (S. Rept. No. 
114-268)
  Report to accompany S. 1292, to amend the Small Business Act to treat 
certain qualified disaster areas as HUBZones and to extend the period 
for HUBZone treatment for certain base closure areas. (S. Rept. No. 
114-269)                                                     
Page S3290
Measures Passed:
  United States Soccer Federation Equal Pay: Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further 
consideration of S. Res. 462, urging the United States Soccer 
Federation to immediately eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all 
athletes with the same respect and dignity, and the resolution was then 
agreed to.                                               
  Pages S3256-57
  Barry G. Miller Post Office: Senate passed 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. 
                                                             Page S3377
  Kenneth M. Christy Post Office Building: Senate passed 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''.                                  
  Pages S3377-78
  Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office: Senate passed 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''.                      
  Page S3378
  W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building: Senate passed 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''.           
  Page S3378
  Lionel R. Collins, Sr. Post Office Building: Senate passed 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''.                         
  Page S3378
  Harold George Bennett Post Office: Senate passed 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''.                                               
  Page S3378
  Daryle Holloway Post Office Building: Senate passed 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''.                             
  Page S3378
  Francis Manuel Ortega Post Office: Senate passed 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''.                                        
  Page S3378

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  Melvoid J. Benson Post Office Building: Senate passed 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''.                               
  Page S3378
  Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office: Senate passed 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''.                              
  Page S3378
  First Lieutenant Salvatore S. Corma II Post Office Building: Senate 
passed 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''.                                                  
  Page S3378
  Second Lt. Ellen Ainsworth Memorial Post Office: Senate passed 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.                    
  Page S3378
  Sgt. 1st Class Terryl L. Pasker Post Office Building: Senate passed 
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''.    
  Page S3378
  Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office: Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 433, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 523 East Railroad Street in Knox, 
Pennsylvania, as the ``Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post 
Office'', and the bill was then passed.                      
  Page S3378
  Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. 1402, to 
allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity 
Program to be transferable, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                         Pages S3378-79
  National Foster Care Month: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 466, 
recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise 
awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system, 
and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of 
children in the foster-care system, and the resolution was then agreed 
to.                                                      
  Pages S3379-80
  Mental Health Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 480, supporting the 
designation of May 2016 as ``Mental Health Month''.      
  Pages S3380-81
  Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 481, 
recognizing the significance of May 2016 as Asian/Pacific American 
Heritage Month and as an important time to celebrate the significant 
contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history 
of the United States.                                        
  Page S3381
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
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 S3234-53
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that on Monday, 
June 6, 2016, notwithstanding rule XXII, following morning business, 
the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, be agreed to; 
Senate begin consideration of the bill, and Senator Fischer, or her 
designee, be recognized to offer Amendment No. 4206; provided further, 
that the time until 5:30 p.m., be equally divided between the managers, 
or their designees, and that at 5:30 p.m., Senate vote on or in 
relation to Fischer Amendment No. 4206, with no second-degree 
amendments in order to the amendment, prior to the vote.     
Page S3250
Appointments:
  Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center of the Library of 
Congress: The Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant 
to Public Law 94-201, as amended by Public Law 105-275, appointed the 
following individual as a member of the Board of Trustees of the 
American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress: John Patrick Rice, 
of Nevada, vice Patricia Atkinson, of Nevada.                
  Page S3376
Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding the 
upcoming adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the 
President pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be 
authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, 
conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by 
concurrent action of the two houses, or by order of the Senate. 
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Pro Forma--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Senate adjourn, to then convene for pro forma 
sessions only, with no business being conducted, on the following dates 
and times, and that following each pro forma session, the Senate 
adjourn until the next pro forma session: Friday, May 27, 2016, at 
12:30 p.m.; Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at 8:30 a.m.; and Friday, June 3, 
2016, at 1 p.m.; that when the Senate adjourns on Friday, June 3, 2016, 
it next convene at 2 p.m., on Monday, June 6, 2016; and that following 
Leader remarks, Senate be in a period of morning business until 4 p.m. 
                                                             Page S3381
Nomination Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that upon the reporting out of, or discharge of 
PN1385 (which has been referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation), the nomination then be referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services for a period not to exceed 45 calendar days, after 
which the nomination, if still in committee, be discharged and placed 
on the Executive Calendar.                                   
  Page S3376
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Laura S. H. Holgate, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Vienna Office of the United Nations, with the 
rank of Ambassador.                               
Pages S3255, S3382-83
  By 67 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. EX. 88), Laura S. H. Holgate, of 
Virginia, to be the Representative of the United States of America to 
the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador. 
                                                             Page S3255
  4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  38 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  10 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  6 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, 
and Navy.                                                
Pages S3382-83
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Marguerite Salazar, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers 
for a term of two years.
  Thomas Atkin, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
  Daniel P. Feehan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Defense.
  Rebecca F. Dye, of North Carolina, to be a Federal Maritime 
Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2020.
  Peter Michael McKinley, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Federative Republic of Brazil.
  6 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.            
Page S3382
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S3286-87
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S3287
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S3287
Measures Read the First Time:                                
  Page S3287
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S3287-89
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S3289-90
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3291-94
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3294-98
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3284-86
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S3298-S3375
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3375
Privileges of the Floor:                                 
  Pages S3375-76
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--88)   
  Page S3255
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:31 p.m., 
until 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 27, 2016. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3381.)