[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 109 (Thursday, July 7, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D757-D758]
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                                             Thursday, July 7, 2016

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the House amendment to 
      S. 764, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act, as 
      amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4839-S4923
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3137-3151, and S. Res. 520-523.   
  Page S4915
Measures Reported:
  S. 921, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a 
nonregulatory program to build on and help coordinate funding for 
restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin 
region. (S. Rept. No. 114-294)                               
Page S4914
Measures Passed:
  Atrocities Perpetrated by ISIL: Senate agreed to S. Res. 340, 
expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by 
the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against religious and 
ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war crimes, crimes against 
humanity, and genocide, after agreeing to the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute.                              
  Pages S4920-22
  MEGABYTE Act: Senate passed S. 2340, to require the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget to issue a directive on the management 
of software licenses, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.                                      
  Page S4922
  Kenneth M. Christy Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 4960, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 525 N Broadway in Aurora, Illinois, as 
the ``Kenneth M. Christy Post Office Building'', and the bill was then 
passed.                                                      
  Page S4922
  Barry G. Miller Post Office: Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
4372, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 15 Rochester Street, Bergen, New York, as the ``Barry G. 
Miller Post Office'', and the bill was then passed.          
  Page S4922
  National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
522, designating July 30, 2016, as ``National Whistleblower 
Appreciation Day''.                                          
  Page S4922
  Relating to the Death of Elie Wiesel: Senate agreed to S. Res. 523, 
relating to the death of Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, powerful 
advocate for peace and human rights, and award-winning author. 
                                                          Page S4922-23
Measures Considered:
Department of Defense Appropriations Act--Agreement: By 50 yeas to 44 
nays (Vote No. 124), 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 motion to proceed to consideration of 
H.R. 5293, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.                       
  Page S4910
  Senator McConnell entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which 
cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of 
the bill.                                                    
Page S4910
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 4 p.m., on Monday, July 11, 2016, Senate resume 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. 
                                                             Page S4923
House Messages:
National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act: By 63 yeas to 30 
nays (Vote No. 123), Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the House 
amendment to S. 764, to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant 
College Program Act, with

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McConnell (for Roberts) Amendment No. 4935, in the nature of a 
substitute, after taking action on the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                              
  Pages S4841-S4910
  Rejected:
  McConnell Amendment No. 4936 (to Amendment No. 4935), to change the 
enactment date. (By 31 yeas to 62 nays (Vote No. 122), Senate earlier 
failed to table the amendment.)                          
Pages S4909-10
Appointments:
  Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico: The 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, pursuant to Public Law 114-
187, and in consultation with the Ranking Member of the Senate 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and with the Ranking Member 
of the Senate Committee on Finance, appointed the following individuals 
as members of the Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto 
Rico: Senator Nelson (Energy and Natural Resources) and Senator 
Menendez (Finance).                                          
  Page S4920
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  John M. Huff, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers for a term 
of one year.
  Robert P. Suglia, of Rhode Island, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers 
for a term of one year.
  Lori K. Wing-Heier, of Alaska, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers 
for a term of two years.
  Kimberly J. Walker, of Iowa, to be Inspector General, Export-Import 
Bank.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.            
Page S4923
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4913
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S4913
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S4913
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S4913, S4920
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4913-14
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S4914-15
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4915-17
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4917-19
Additional Statements:
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S4919-20
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4920
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--124) 
                                                             Page S4910
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:27 p.m., 
until 4 p.m. on Monday, July 11, 2016. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4923.)