[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 148 (Thursday, September 29, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D999-D1001]
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                                       Thursday, September 29, 2016

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6251-S6287
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and twenty-five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3460-3468, S. Res. 590-613, and S. Con. Res. 
55.                                                      
  Pages S6266-67
Measures Reported:
  S. 2763, to provide the victims of Holocaust-era persecution and 
their heirs a fair opportunity to recover works of art confiscated or 
misappropriated by the Nazis, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S6266
Measures Passed:
  Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission: Senate passed 
H.R. 3004, to amend the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act to extend 
the authorization for the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor 
Commission.                                                  
  Page S6255
  Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation Act: Senate passed H.R. 5147, 
to amend title 40, United States Code, to require restrooms in public 
buildings to be equipped with baby changing facilities. 
                                                         Pages S6255-56
  Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act: 
Senate passed H.R. 5883, to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, 
to clarify the duties relating to services furnished in connection with 
the buying or selling of livestock in commerce through online, video, 
or other electronic methods.                                 
  Page S6256
  Randy D. Doub United States Courthouse: Committee on Environment and 
Public Works was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3937, to 
designate the building utilized as a United States courthouse located 
at 150 Reade Circle in Greenville, North Carolina, as the ``Randy D. 
Doub United States Courthouse'', and the bill was then passed. 
                                                             Page S6256
  National Gallery of Art 75th Anniversary: Committee on Rules and 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 
527, recognizing the 75th anniversary of the opening of the National 
Gallery of Art, and the resolution was then agreed to.       
  Page S6256
  Lights On Afterschool: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 578, 
supporting Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of afterschool 
programs held on October 20, 2016, and the resolution was then agreed 
to.                                                          
  Page S6256
  National Case Management Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 591, 
designating the week of October 9 through October 15, 2016, as 
``National Case Management Week'' to recognize the role of case 
management in improving health care outcomes for patients. 
                                                         Pages S6256-57
  Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 592, 
expressing support for the designation of the month of September 2016 
as ``Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month'' in order to educate 
communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the 
need for research, early detection methods, effective treatments, and 
preventative care programs with respect to sickle cell disease. 
                                                         Pages S6256-57
  National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
593, designating September 22, 2016, as ``National Falls Prevention 
Awareness Day'' to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of 
falls among older adults.                                
  Pages S6256-57
  National Animal Rescue Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 594, expressing 
support for designation of the third Saturday in October 2016 as 
``National Animal Rescue Day'' to create awareness of and educate 
individuals on the importance of adoption of animals, to create a 
humane environment for any pet, and to encourage animal adoptions 
throughout the United States.                            
  Pages S6256-57
  Grant Assurances: Senate passed H.R. 5944, to amend title 49, United 
States Code, with respect to certain grant assurances.       
  Page S6284
  Omnibus Territories Act: Senate passed S. 2360, to improve the 
administration of certain programs in the insular areas, after agreeing 
to the committee amendment.                              
  Pages S6284-85

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  United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 5946, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude 
from gross income any prizes or awards won in competition in the 
Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games.                       
  Page S6285
  White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act: Senate 
passed S. 2959, to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights 
Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT 
Settlement Fund, after agreeing to the committee amendments. 
                                                             Page S6285
  Nevada Native Nations Land Act: Senate passed H.R. 2733, to require 
the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for certain 
Indian tribes.                                               
  Page S6285
  Women in Coast Guard Academy 40th Anniversary: Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration 
of S. Res. 579, recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the first class of 
women admitted to the Coast Guard Academy, and the resolution was then 
agreed to.                                                   
  Page S6286
  National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 600, designating the week of September 26 through 30, 2016, as 
``National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week''.       
  Page S6286
  National Dystonia Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 601, 
designating September 2016 as ``National Dystonia Awareness Month'' and 
raising awareness and understanding of the disorder of dystonia. 
                                                             Page S6286
  Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: 
Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 55, commemorating the 100th anniversary 
of the 1916 opening of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & 
Biomedical Sciences and the 2016 opening of the new Texas A&M 
Veterinary & Biomedical Education complex in College Station, Texas. 
                                                             Page S6286
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 166, providing 
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives. 
                                                             Page S6286
  PROTECT Patrimony Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 122, 
supporting efforts to stop the theft, illegal possession or sale, 
transfer, and export of tribal cultural items of American Indians, 
Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians in the United States and 
internationally, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S6286-87
  Fischer (for Udall) Amendment No. 5106, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S6287
  Fischer (for Udall) Amendment No. 5107, to strike the preamble. 
                                                             Page S6287
House Messages:
  Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children 
Act: Senate concurred in the House amendment to S. 246, to establish 
the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native 
Children.                                                    
  Page S6286
Authority for Committees--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that notwithstanding the Senate's adjournment, 
committees be authorized to report legislative and executive matters on 
Thursday, October 27, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.         
  Page S6286
Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding the 
upcoming adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the 
President pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be 
authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, 
conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by 
concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate. 
                                                             Page S6286
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the junior Senator from Louisiana be authorized to sign 
duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions on Thursday, September 29, 
2016, through Monday, November 14, 2016.                     
  Page S6286
Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Senate adjourn, to then convene for pro 
forma sessions only, with no business being conducted on the following 
dates and times, and that following each pro forma session, the Senate 
adjourn until the next pro forma session: Monday, October 3, 2016 at 
10:30 a.m.; Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 10:30 a.m.; Friday, October 7, 
2016 at 2 p.m.; Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 9 a.m.; Thursday, October 
13, 2016 at 2 p.m.; Monday, October 17, 2016 at 11 a.m.; Thursday, 
October 20, 2016 at 3 p.m.; Monday, October 24, 2016 at 10:30 a.m.; 
Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 10:30 a.m.; Monday, October 31, 2016 at 
4:30 p.m.; Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 2 p.m.; Monday, November 7, 
2016 at 10:30 a.m.; Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 10 a.m.; Monday, 
November 14, 2016 at 5:30 p.m.; and that when the Senate adjourns on 
Monday, November 14, 2016, it next convene at 4 p.m., Tuesday, November 
15, 2016.                                                    
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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:                                
  Page S6266
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S6266
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6267-68
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6268-83
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6262-66
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6283-84
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S6284
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 1:32 p.m., 
until 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 3, 2016. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6287.)