[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 164 (Wednesday, November 16, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1046-D1047]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                       Wednesday, November 16, 2016

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6387-S6423
Measures Introduced: Five bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 4-5, 3469-3471, and S. Res. 614-615.             
  Page S6414
Measures Reported:
  S. 3470, to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977 to transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan 
and the 1974 United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan. (S. Rept. No. 
114-374)
  S. 3471, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage 
retirement savings. (S. Rept. No. 114-375)
  S. 2417, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to allow the 
Indian Health Service to cover the cost of a copayment of an Indian or 
Alaska Native veteran receiving medical care or services from the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 114-
376)
  S. 2739, to provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe 
of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for 
the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam. (S. Rept. No. 
114-377)                                                     
Page S6414


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D1046, November 16, 2016, in the second column, the 
following language appears: Measures Reported: S. 3470, to amend 
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to transfer 
certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the 
1974 United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan. (S. Rept. No. 
114-374) S. 3471, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
encourage retirement savings. (S. Rept. No. 114-375) S. 2739, to 
provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians 
of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the 
production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam. (S. Rept. No. 
114-377) Page S6414
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Measures Reported: 
S. 3470, to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act 
of 1977 to transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health 
Benefit Plan and the 1974 United Mine Workers of America Pension 
Plan. (S. Rept. No. 114-374) S. 3471, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement savings. (S. Rept. 
No. 114-375) S. 2417, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act to allow the Indian Health Service to cover the cost of a 
copayment of an Indian or Alaska Native veteran receiving medical 
care or services from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
other purposes (Rept. No. 114-376) S. 2739, to provide for 
equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the 
Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production 
of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam. (S. Rept. No. 114-377) Page 
S6414


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 

Measures Passed:
  Northern Border Security Review Act: Senate passed S. 1808, to 
require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a Northern Border 
threat analysis, after withdrawing the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, and agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S6417-18
  McConnell (for Heitkamp) Amendment No. 5108, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S6418
  First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act: Senate passed S. 1915, to 
direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make anthrax vaccines 
available to emergency response providers, after withdrawing the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Pages S6418-21
  McConnell (for Ayotte) Amendment No. 5109, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S6419-21
  No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act: Senate passed 
H.R. 5392, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the 
Veterans Crisis Line.                                        
  Page S6421
  National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act: Senate passed H.R. 
845, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish in the Federal 
Register a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers 
and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance.    
  Page S6421
  Commercial Space Launch and Reentry Activities: Senate passed H.R. 
6007, to amend title 49, United States Code, to include consideration 
of certain impacts on commercial space launch and reentry activities in 
a navigable airspace analysis.                               
  Page S6421
  National Day of Remembrance for Nuclear Weapons Program Workers: 
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of 
S. Res. 560, designating October 30, 2016, as a national day of 
remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers, and the resolution was 
then agreed to.                                              
  Page S6421
  National Estuaries Week: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 608, designating the week of 
September 17 through September 24, 2016, as ``National Estuaries 
Week'', and the resolution was then agreed to.               
  Page S6421
Measures Considered:
American Energy and Conservation Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3110, to 
provide for reforms of the administration of the outer Continental 
Shelf of the United States, to provide for the development of 
geothermal, solar, and wind energy on public land.       
  Pages S6388-97
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
approximately 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, November 17, 2016; and 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 
occur at 12 noon.                                            
Page S6421
Nomination Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  A routine list in the Army.                                
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S6408
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
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Executive Communications:                                
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
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Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6405-08
Amendments Submitted:                                    
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2:30 p.m. and adjourned at 6:45 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 17, 2016. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6421.)