[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 140 (Thursday, September 15, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D929-D931]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                       Thursday, September 15, 2016

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act, as 
      amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5729--5869
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills and ten resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3332-3350, and S. Res. 560-569. 
                                                         Pages S5842-43
Measures Reported:
  S. 2058, to require the Secretary of Commerce to maintain and operate 
at least one Doppler weather radar site within 55 miles of each city in 
the United States that has a population of more than 700,000 
individuals, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 114-351)
  S. 2616, to modify certain cost-sharing and revenue provisions 
relating to the Arkansas Valley Conduit, Colorado. (S. Rept. No. 114-
352)
  S. 2902, to provide for long-term water supplies, optimal use of 
existing water supply infrastructure, and protection of existing water 
rights, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 114-353)
  S. 3155, to amend chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code, to 
clarify the exception to foreign sovereign immunity set forth in 
section 1605(a)(3) of such title.                            
Page S5842
Measures Passed:
  Water Resources Development Act: By 95 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. 141), 
Senate passed 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, after taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                                     
  Pages S5736-S5811
Adopted:
  Inhofe (for Isakson/Perdue) Amendment No. 5075 (to Amendment No. 
4979), to deauthorize the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and 
South Carolina.                                              
Page S5742
  Inhofe (for Sanders) Modified Amendment No. 5063 (to Amendment No. 
4979), to provide for rehabilitation of certain dams.        
Page S5742
  Inhofe (for Cochran) Amendment No. 5076 (to Amendment No. 4979), to 
make technical corrections.                                  
Page S5742
  Inhofe (for Paul) Amendment No. 5068 (to Amendment No. 4979), to 
ensure that the Secretary does not charge a fee for certain surplus 
water.                                                       
Page S5742
  Inhofe (for Cardin) Amendment No. 5069 (to Amendment No. 4979), to 
require an annual survey of sea grasses in the Chesapeake Bay. 
                                                             Page S5742
  Inhofe (for Hoeven/Heitkamp) Modified Amendment No. 5074 (to 
Amendment No. 4979), to limit the permit fees for cabins and trailers 
on land administered by the Dakotas Area Office of the Bureau of 
Reclamation and to allow trailer area permittees at Heart Butte Dam and 
Reservoir (Lake Tschida) to continue using trailer homes on their 
permitted lots.                                          
Pages S5742-43
  Inhofe (for Tester/Daines) Amendment No. 5077 (to Amendment No. 
4979), to achieve a fair, equitable, and final settlement of claims to 
water rights in the State of Montana for the Blackfeet Tribe of the 
Blackfeet Indian Reservation and the United States, for the benefit of 
the Tribe and allottees.                                     
Page S5743
  Inhofe (for Sasse) Modified Amendment No. 5066 (to Amendment No. 
4979), to require a GAO review and report on certain projects. 
                                                             Page S5743
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding the adoption of McConnell (for Inhofe) Amendment No. 
4979, as amended, the amendments (listed above) were agreed to. 
                                                         Pages S5741-42

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  Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 2494, to support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen 
the capacity of partner countries to counter wildlife trafficking, 
designate major wildlife trafficking countries, after withdrawing the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Pages S5832-35
  Coons/Flake Amendment No. 5078, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S5834
  Tom Stagg Federal Building and United States Courthouse: Senate 
passed S. 2754, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 300 Fannin Street in Shreveport, Louisiana, as 
the ``Tom Stagg Federal Building and United States Courthouse'', after 
agreeing to the committee amendments.                    
  Pages S5867-68
  National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
565, designating the week beginning September 12, 2016, as ``National 
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week''.                        
  Page S5868
  National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
566, supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence 
Awareness Month, commending domestic violence victim advocates, 
domestic violence victim service providers, crisis hotline staff, and 
first responders serving victims of domestic violence for their 
compassionate support of victims of domestic violence, and expressing 
the sense of the Senate that Congress should continue to support 
efforts to end domestic violence and hold perpetrators of domestic 
violence accountable.                                        
  Page S5868
  National Character Counts Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 567, 
designating the week beginning October 16, 2016, as ``National 
Character Counts Week''.                                     
  Page S5868
  National Towing Industry Awareness Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
568, recognizing the invaluable contributions of the towing and 
recovery industry in the United States, the International Towing & 
Recovery Hall of Fame & Museum, towing associations around the world, 
and the members of those towing associations and designating the week 
of September 9 through 15, 2016, as ``National Towing Industry 
Awareness Week''.                                            
  Page S5868
  Small Business Saturday: Senate agreed to S. Res. 569, recognizing 
November 26, 2016, as ``Small Business Saturday'' and supporting the 
efforts of the Small Business Administration to increase awareness of 
the value of locally owned small businesses.                 
  Page S5868
Measures Considered:
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate resumed 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 5325, 
making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2017.                                   
  Page S5811
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXII, the vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill 
ripen at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, September 19, 2016.           
Page S5741
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, September 19, 2016, Senate resume 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. 
                                                             Page S5868
Treaties Approved: The following treaties having passed through their 
various parliamentary stages, up to and including the presentation of 
the resolution of ratification, upon division, two-thirds of the 
Senators present having voted in the affirmative, the resolutions of 
ratification were agreed to:
  Treaty with Kazakhstan on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 
(Treaty Doc. 114-11) as amended;
  Treaty with Algeria on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 
(Treaty Doc. 114-3) as amended; and
  Treaty with Jordan on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 
(Treaty Doc. 114-4) as amended.                          
Pages S5864-65
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By a unanimous vote of 93 yeas (Vote No. EX. 142), Susan S. Gibson, 
of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the National Reconnaissance 
Office.                                           
Pages S5817-19, S5868
  7 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  6 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy. 
                                               Pages S5865-67, S5868-69
Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5842
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S5729, S5842
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S5842, S5868
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5842
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5843-45
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5845-52

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Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5840-42
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5852-64
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S5864
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--142) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:28 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, September 19, 2016. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5868.)