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“Highlights + Senate” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D604-D606 on June 5, 2014.
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Thursday, June 5, 2014
Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
Senate confirmed the nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell, of
West Virginia, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3433-S3479
Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2433-2448, and S. Res. 468.
Pages S3474-75
Measures Reported:
S. 2437, making appropriations for Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. (S. Rept. No. 113-181)
S. 2438, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. (S. Rept. No. 113-182)
S. 51, to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. (S. Rept. No. 113-183)
S. 212, to approve the transfer of Yellow Creek Port properties in Iuka, Mississippi. (S. Rept. No. 113-184)
S. 224, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program to support the restoration of San Francisco Bay. (S. Rept. No. 113-185)
S. 491, to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to modify provisions relating to grants, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 113-186)
S. 741, to extend the authorization of appropriations to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-187)
S. 969, to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 113-188)
S. 1077, to amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network. (S. Rept. No. 113-189)
S. 1080, to amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to Long Island Sound restoration and stewardship. (S. Rept. No. 113-190)
S. 1451, to provide for environmental restoration activities and forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation or shipment of quagga mussels. (S. Rept. No. 113-191)
S. 2080, to conserve fish and aquatic communities in the United States through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation, improve the quality of life for the people of the United States, enhance fish and wildlife-dependent recreation. (S. Rept. No. 113-192)
S. 898, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation.
S. 1934, to direct the Administrator of General Services to convey the Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse back to Teton County, Wyoming, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
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Measures Passed:
World War II Memorial Prayer Act: Senate passed S. 1044, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the United States on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
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Authorize the Production of Records: Senate agreed to S. Res. 468, to authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pages S3477-78 Measures Considered:
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting.
Pages S3433-36
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that during the adjournment or recess of the Senate from Thursday, June 5, 2014 through Monday, June 9, 2014, the Majority Leader be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions.
Page S3478
Lauck Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination of M. Hannah Lauck, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Page S3464
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, June 5, 2014, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 9, 2014.
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Sorokin Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination of Leo T. Sorokin, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.
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A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, June 5, 2014, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 9, 2014.
Page S3464
Boulware Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination of Richard Franklin Boulware II, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada.
Page S3464
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, June 5, 2014, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 9, 2014.
Pages S3464-65
Brainard Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination of Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the nomination of Richard Franklin Boulware II, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada.
Page S3465
Powell Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination of Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the nomination of Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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Fischer Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination of Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the nomination of Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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Lauck, Sorokin, and Boulware Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, June 9, 2014, Senate resume consideration of the nominations of M. Hannah Lauck, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, Leo T. Sorokin, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, and Richard Franklin Boulware II, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, and vote on the motions to invoke cloture on the nominations in the order listed; and that if cloture is invoked on any of the nominations, at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, all post-cloture time be considered expired and Senate vote on confirmation of the nominations in the order listed.
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By 78 yeas to 17 nays (Vote No. EX. 175), Sylvia Mathews Burwell, of West Virginia, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Pages S3454, S3479
Carolyn Hessler Radelet, of Virginia, to be Director of the Peace Corps.
Pages S3454, S3479
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Jessie Hill Roberson, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2018.
Daniel J. Santos, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2017.
Kevin F. O'Malley, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to Ireland.
Routine lists in the Army.
Pages S3478-79
Messages from the House:
Page S3471
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Pages S3433, S3471
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On page D606, June 5, 2014, the following language appears: Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S3471
The online Record has been corrected to read: Measures Placed on the Calendar: Pages S3433, S3471
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Executive Communications:
Pages S3471-74
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S3475-76
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S3476-77
Additional Statements:
Pages S3466-71
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S3477
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S3477
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--175)
Page S3454
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:31 p.m., until 2 p.m. on Monday, June 9, 2014. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3478.)
