[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 175 (Tuesday, December 6, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1098-D1099]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                          Tuesday, December 6, 2016

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6717-S6763
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3503-3510, and S. Res. 631.                      
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Measures Reported:
  S. 2997, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to commence 
proceedings related to the resiliency of critical telecommunications 
networks during times of emergency, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 114-392)
  S. 3097, to establish the SelectUSA program, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 114-393)
  Report to accompany 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. (S. Rept. No. 114-394)
  S. 421, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for 
greater transparency and efficiency in the procedures followed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. 1685, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to extend to 
private land use restrictions its rule relating to reasonable 
accommodation of amateur service communications.
  S. 2283, to ensure that small business providers of broadband 
Internet access service can devote resources to broadband deployment 
rather than compliance with cumbersome regulatory requirements, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2508, to reduce sports-related concussions in youth. 
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House Messages:
Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act--Agreement: Senate 
continued consideration of the amendment of the House to the amendment 
of the Senate to H.R. 34, to authorize and strengthen the tsunami 
detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, taking action on the 
following motions and amendments proposed thereto:       
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  Pending:
  McConnell motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill.                         
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  McConnell motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill, with McConnell Amendment No. 5117, 
to change the enactment date.                                
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  McConnell Amendment No. 5118 (to Amendment No. 5117), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding rule XXII, the post-cloture time with respect to 
McConnell motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill expire at 2 p.m., on Wednesday, 
December 7, 2016; and that if cloture is invoked on the conference 
report to accompany S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
that the post-cloture time be counted as if cloture had been invoked at 
1 a.m., on Wednesday, December 7, 2016.                      
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the message of the House to accompany the bill, post-
cloture, at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, December 7, 2016; 
and that the time from 3 p.m., until 4 p.m. be reserved for tributes to 
the President of the Senate.                                 
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Appointments:
  United States-China Economic Security Review Commission: The Chair 
announced, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to the provisions 
of Public Law 106-398, as amended by Public Law 108-7, and in 
consultation with the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Armed 
Services and the Senate Committee on Finance, the re-appointment of the 
following individual to serve as a member of the United States-China 
Economic Security Review Commission: Robin Cleveland of Virginia, for a 
term

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beginning January 1, 2017 and expiring December 31, 2018.    
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  Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission: The Chair 
announced, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to the provisions 
of Public Law 114-224, the appointment of the following individuals to 
serve as members of the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial 
Commission: Senators Murkowski and Rubio.                    
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Richard A. Kennedy, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term 
expiring May 30, 2022.
  Rebecca Emily Rapp, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2019.
  Thomas J. Murphy, of Colorado, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  63 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army.                             
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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:              
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Additional Statements:                                   
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Amendments Submitted:                                        
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:54 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6762.)