[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D689-D690]
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                                             Tuesday, June 21, 2016

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4373-S4430
Measures Introduced: Four bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3078-3081, and S. Res. 504-507.               
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Measures Reported:
  S. 2816, to reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program. (S. 
Rept. No. 114-284)                                               
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Measures Passed:
  Collector Car Appreciation Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 507, 
designating July 8, 2016, as Collector Car Appreciation Day and 
recognizing that the collection and restoration of historic and classic 
cars is an important part of preserving the technological achievements 
and cultural heritage of the United States.                  
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  Presidential Allowance Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 1777, to amend the Act of August 25, 1958, 
commonly known as the ``Former Presidents Act of 1958'', with respect 
to the monetary allowance payable to a former President, and the bill 
was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                     
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  McConnell (for Ernst) Amendment No. 4852, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S4428-29
  Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act: Committee on Finance 
was discharged from further consideration of S. 2736, to improve access 
to durable medical equipment for Medicare beneficiaries under the 
Medicare program, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Pages S4429-30
  McConnell (for Thune) Amendment No. 4853, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S4429
Measures Considered:
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act--
Agreement: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 2578, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, 
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, 
taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                      Pages S4383-S4404
Pending:
  Shelby/Mikulski Amendment No. 4685, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S4383
  McConnell (for McCain) Amendment No. 4787 (to Amendment No. 4685), to 
amend section 2709 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that the 
Government may obtain a specified set of electronic communication 
transactional records under that section, and to make permanent the 
authority for individual terrorists to be treated as agents of foreign 
powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. 
                                        Pages S4383, S4386-91, S4393-96
  McConnell motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations for a period of 14 days.                      
Page S4383
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
June 22, 2016, with the time until the vote on motion to invoke cloture 
on McConnell (for McCain) Amendment No. 4787 (to Amendment No. 4685) 
(listed above) equally divided between the two managers, or their 
designees.                                                   
Page S4430
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the engrossed version 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, be printed as 
passed.                                                      
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Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13466 of June 26, 2008, with respect to North Korea; which was referred 
to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-52) 
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  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13219 of June 26, 2001, with respect to the Western Balkans; which was 
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-
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Martinotti and Rossiter, Jr. Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent-time agreement was reached providing that at a time to be 
determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Democratic 
Leader, Senate begin consideration individually either of the 
nominations of Brian R. Martinotti, of New Jersey, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of New Jersey, and Robert F. Rossiter, 
Jr., of Nebraska, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Nebraska; that there be 30 minutes for debate only on each 
nomination, equally divided in the usual form; that upon the use or 
yielding back of time on the respective nomination, Senate vote, 
without intervening action or debate, on confirmation of the 
nomination.                                                  
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Privileged Nominations Referred to Committee:                
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
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Additional Statements:                                   
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Amendments Submitted:                                    
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:46 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4430.)