[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 6, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D870-D872]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                         Tuesday, September 6, 2016

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resumes of Congressional Activity (July and August).


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5227-S5299
Measures Introduced: Six bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3284-
3289.                                                        
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Measures Reported:
  Reported on Tuesday, August 30, during the adjournment:
  Report to accompany S. 461, to provide for alternative financing 
arrangements for the provision of certain services and the construction 
and maintenance of infrastructure at land border ports of entry. (S. 
Rept. No. 114-303)
  Report to accompany S. 2509, to improve the Government-wide 
management of Federal property. (S. Rept. No. 114-304)
  S. 2964, to eliminate or modify certain mandates of the Government 
Accountability Office. (S. Rept. No. 114-305)
  S. 2967, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the 
Office of Management and Budget to execute a national biodefense 
strategy, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 114-306)
  S. 2971, to authorize the National Urban Search and Rescue Response 
System, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 114-307)
  S. 718, to modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in 
the Commonwealth of Virginia, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 114-308)
  S. 1577, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain 
segments of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon County, Montana, as components 
of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 
114-309)
  S. 1623, to establish the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area 
in the State of Washington, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 114-310)
  S. 2360, to improve the administration of certain programs in the 
insular areas, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 114-311)
  H.R. 1289, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire 
approximately 44 acres of land in Martinez, California. (S. Rept. No. 
114-312)
  H.R. 2288, to remove the use restrictions on certain land transferred 
to Rockingham County, Virginia. (S. Rept. No. 114-313)
  H.R. 2615, to establish the Virgin Islands of the United States 
Centennial Commission. (S. Rept. No. 114-314)
  S. 2319, to amend the Communications Act of 1934.
  Reported on Tuesday, September 6:
  S. 1167, to modify the boundaries of the Pole Creek Wilderness, the 
Owyhee River Wilderness, and the North Fork Owyhee Wilderness and to 
authorize the continued use of motorized vehicles for livestock 
monitoring, herding, and grazing in certain wilderness areas in the 
State of Idaho, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 114-315)
  S. 1662, to include Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union 
County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, Illinois, to the 
Lincoln National Heritage Area. (S. Rept. No. 114-316)
  S. 1690, to establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway National 
Heritage Area in the State of Washington, with amendments. (S. Rept. 
No. 114-317)
  S. 1696, to redesignate the Ocmulgee National Monument in the State 
of Georgia, to revise the boundary of that monument, with amendments. 
(S. Rept. No. 114-318)
  S. 1777, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize the 
Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and 
structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 114-319)
  S. 1930, to adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National 
Battlefield Park to include the Wallis House and Harriston Hill. (S. 
Rept. No. 114-320)

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  S. 1943, to modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park 
located in the State of Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish 
Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National 
Park System, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 114-321)
  S. 2018, to convey, without consideration, the reversionary interests 
of the United States in and to certain non-Federal land in Glennallen, 
Alaska. (S. Rept. No. 114-322)
  S. 2087, to modify the boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic 
Site in the State of Kansas, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 114-323)
  S. 2177, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study of the Medgar Evers House, located in Jackson, 
Mississippi. (S. Rept. No. 114-324)
  S. 2223, to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Bureau 
of Land Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National 
Cemetery, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 114-325)
  S. 2412, to establish the Tule Lake National Historic Site in the 
State of California. (S. Rept. No. 114-326)
  S. 2524, to insure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts 
Ditch headgate and ditch segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in 
Eagle County, Colorado, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 114-327)
  S. 2608, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture to place signage on Federal land along the trail known 
as the ``American Discovery Trail''. (S. Rept. No. 114-328)
  S. 2620, to facilitate the addition of park administration at the 
Coltsville National Historical Park. (S. Rept. No. 114-329)
  S. 2805, to modify the boundary of Voyageurs National Park in the 
State of Minnesota, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 114-330)
  S. 2839, to amend the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act to extend 
the authorization for the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor 
Commission. (S. Rept. No. 114-331)
  S. 2954, to establish the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site in 
the State of Missouri, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 114-332)
  S. 3020, to update the map of, and modify the acreage available for 
inclusion in, the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 114-333)
  S. 3027, to clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 114-334)
  H.R. 959, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study of the Medgar Evers House, located in Jackson, 
Mississippi. (S. Rept. No. 114-335)
  Report to accompany H.R. 1475, to authorize a Wall of Remembrance as 
part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and to allow certain private 
contributions to fund that Wall of Remembrance. (S. Rept. No. 114-336)
  H.R. 2880, to redesignate the Martin Luther King, Junior, National 
Historic Site in the State of Georgia. (S. Rept. No. 114-337)
  Report to accompany H.R. 3004, to amend the Gullah Geechee Cultural 
Heritage Act to extend the authorization for the Gullah Geechee 
Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission. (S. Rept. No. 114-338)
  H.R. 3620, to amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area 
Improvement Act to provide access to certain vehicles serving residents 
of municipalities adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National 
Recreation Area. (S. Rept. No. 114-339)
  H.R. 4119, to authorize the exchange of certain land located in Gulf 
Islands National Seashore, Jackson County, Mississippi, between the 
National Park Service and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 114-340)
  H.R. 4539, to establish the 400 Years of African-American History 
Commission. (S. Rept. No. 114-341)
  S. 1818, to amend title 5, United States Code, to reform the rule 
making process of agencies, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 114-342)
  S. 1820, to require agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed 
rule making for major rules, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 114-343)
  S. 2970, to amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law 
enforcement availability pay to employees of the Air and Marine 
Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (S. Rept. No. 114-
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 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D871, September 6, 2016, in the second column, the 
following language appears: S. 1820, to require agencies to 
publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 
114-343) Pages S5278-79
  
  The Online Record has been corrected to read: S. 1820, to 
require agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule 
making for major rules, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 114-343) S. 2970, to amend title 5, 
United States Code, to expand law enforcement availability pay to 
employees of the Air and Marine Operations of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection. (S. Rept. No. 114-344) Pages S5278-79


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Measures Considered:
Department of Defense Appropriations Act: By 55 yeas to 43 nays (Vote 
No. 136), 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.                               
  Pages S5239-49
Water Resources Development Act--Agreement: Senate began consideration 
of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2848, to provide for 
the conservation and development of water and related resources, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States.     
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to

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proceed to consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on 
Wednesday, September 7, 2016.                                
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Conference Reports:
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act: Senate resumed 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 46 nays (Vote No. 135), 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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Appointments:
  Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission: The Chair announced, on 
behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 
114-140, the appointment of the following individuals to serve as 
members of the Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission: Kathleen B. Rice 
of Indiana (data minimization/personal-identifiable information 
expert), Robert J. Shea of Virginia (data expert with experience in 
administering programs), and Kenneth R. Troske of Kentucky (academic 
researcher/data expert).                                     
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  United States Commission on International Religious Freedom: The 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, upon the recommendation 
of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 105-292, as amended by 
Public Law 106-55, Public Law 107-228, and Public Law 112-75, appointed 
the following individual to the United States Commission on 
International Religious Freedom: Clifford D. May of Maryland, vice M. 
Zuhdi Jasser.                                                
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  National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity: 
The Chair announced, on behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant 
to Public Law 110-315, the re-appointment of the following individuals 
to be members of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional 
Quality and Integrity: Anne D. Neal of the District of Columbia and 
Richard F. O'Donnell of Colorado.                            
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Abid Riaz Qureshi, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Columbia.
  5 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  41 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, and Navy. 
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
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Measures Read the First Time:                                
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Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
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Executive Communications:                                
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Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S5276-77
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5250-52
Amendments Submitted:                                        
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Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--136) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 7:14 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 7, 2016. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5294.)