[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D955]
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                                      Wednesday, September 21, 2016

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5913-S5959
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
3366-3379.                                               
  Pages S5956-57
Measures Reported:
  S. 2849, to ensure the Government Accountability Office has adequate 
access to information. (S. Rept. No. 114-356)                
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Measures Considered:
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
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.                     
  Pages S5915-21, S5935-46
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
11 a.m., on Thursday, September 22, 2015; that notwithstanding the 
provisions of rule XXII, all post-cloture time on the motion to proceed 
to the bill expire at 11 a.m.; and that if the motion to proceed is 
agreed to, Senator McConnell be recognized to offer a substitute 
amendment.                                                   
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Foreign Military Sale: By 71 yeas to 27 nays (Vote No. 145), Senate 
tabled the motion to discharge the Foreign Relations Committee of S.J. 
Res. 39, relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military 
sale to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of M1A1/A2 Abrams 
Tank structures and other major defense equipment.       
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Messages from the House                                  
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Measures Referred                                            
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Executive Reports of Committees                              
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Additional Cosponsors                                    
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions
Additional Statements                                    
  Pages S5950-55
Authorities for Committees to Meet                       
  Pages S5958-59
Privileges of the Floor                                      
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--145) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:31 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 22, 2016. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5959.)