[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 28, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D721-D722]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                             Tuesday, June 28, 2016

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4591-S4681
Measures Introduced: Five bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3102-3106, and S. Res. 513-514.                  
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Measures Reported:
  S. 2976, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reform, 
streamline, and make improvements to the Department of Homeland 
Security and support the Department's efforts to implement better 
policy, planning, management, and performance, with amendments. (S. 
Rept. No. 114-287)
  Report to accompany S. 958, to amend the Small Business Act to 
provide for team and joint venture offers for certain contracts. (S. 
Rept. No. 114-288)
  S. 2340, to require the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget to issue a directive on the management of software licenses, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 114-289)
  S. Res. 432, supporting respect for human rights and encouraging 
inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
  S. Res. 482, urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its 
entirety as a terrorist organization and to increase pressure on the 
organization and its members to the fullest extent possible.
  S. Res. 501, expressing the sense of the Senate on Russian military 
aggression.
  S. Res. 503, recognizing June 20, 2016, as ``World Refugee Day''.
  S. Res. 504, recognizing the 70th anniversary of the Fulbright 
Program.
  S. 1605, to amend the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 to authorize 
concurrent compacts for purposes of regional economic integration and 
cross-border collaborations, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. Con. Res. 38, reaffirming the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six 
Assurances as cornerstones of United States-Taiwan relations. 
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Measures Passed:
  Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act: Senate passed H.R. 
3766, to direct the President to establish guidelines for covered 
United States foreign assistance programs, after agreeing to the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                       
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  Rounds (for Rubio/Cardin) Amendment No. 4927, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
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  Rounds (for Rubio/Cardin) Amendment No. 4928, to amend the title. 
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Conference Reports:
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act: Senate continued consideration of the conference 
report to accompany H.R. 2577, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. 
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  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 112), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the conference report to 
accompany the bill.                                          
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  Senator McConnell entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which 
cloture was not invoked on the conference report to accompany the bill.
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House Messages:
National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at approximately 
9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, Senate resume consideration of 
the House amendment to S. 2328, to reauthorize and amend the National 
Sea Grant College Program Act, with the time until the vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment 
to the bill, equally divided between the two Leaders, or their 
designees.                                               
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Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of 
Montenegro (Treaty Doc. No. 114-12).

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  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed. 
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Routine lists in the Air Force and Army.                   
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
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Executive Communications:                                
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Petitions and Memorials:                                     
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Executive Reports of Committees:                         
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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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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--112) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:56 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4681.)