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“Senate” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D505-D507 on May 14, 2014.
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2981-S3045
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2332-2340, and S. Res. 445.
Pages S3028-29
Measures Reported:
S. 2076, to amend the provisions of title 46, United States Code, related to the Board of Visitors to the United States Merchant Marine Academy. (S. Rept. No. 113-158)
S. 753, to provide for national security benefits for White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 113-159)
S. 1169, to withdraw and reserve certain public land in the State of Montana for the Limestone Hills Training Area, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-160)
S. 1309, to withdraw and reserve certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for military uses, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-161)
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Measures Passed:
World AIDS Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 314, commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto:
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Reid (for Coons) Amendment No. 3096, to make a technical correction.
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Reid (for Coons) Amendment No. 3097, to amend the preamble.
Pages S3043-44
Expatriation Act of 1907: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 402, expressing the regret of the Senate for the passage of section 3 of the Expatriation Act of 1907 (34 Stat. 1228) that revoked the United States citizenship of women who married foreign nationals, and the resolution was then agreed to.
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Measures Considered:
Hire More Heroes Act--Agreement: Senate began consideration of H.R. 3474, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, after agreeing to the motion to proceed, and taking action on the following motions and amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S2984-93, S3018
Pending:
Reid (for Wyden) Amendment No. 3060, in the nature of a substitute.
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Reid Amendment No. 3089 (to Amendment No. 3060), to change the enactment date.
Page S3018
Reid Amendment No. 3090 (to Amendment No. 3089), of a perfecting nature.
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Reid Amendment No. 3091 (to the language proposed to be stricken by Amendment No. 3060), to change the enactment date.
Page S3018
Reid Amendment No. 3092 (to Amendment No. 3091), of a perfecting nature.
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Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3093, to change the enactment date.
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Reid Amendment No. 3094 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 3093), of a perfecting nature.
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Reid Amendment No. 3095 (to Amendment No. 3094), of a perfecting nature.
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A motion was entered to close further debate on Reid (for Wyden) Amendment No. 3060 (listed above), 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 Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
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A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, 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 Reid (for Wyden) Amendment No. 3060.
Page S3019
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding the recess, the filing deadline for first-degree amendments to Reid (for Wyden) Amendment No. 3060 and to the bill, be 1 p.m., on Thursday, May 15, 2014, and the filing deadline for second-
degree amendments to Reid (for Wyden) Amendment No. 3060, be 3 p.m., on Thursday, May 15, 2014.
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Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 162, to reauthorize and improve the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004.
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Fischer Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination of Stanley Fischer, of New York, 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 H.R. 3474, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Marquez, Rayes, Soto, Caldwell, La Lime, Soto, and Costa Nominations--
Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding Rule XXII, at 11:15 a.m., on Thursday, May 15, 2014, Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nominations of Rosemary Marquez, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, Douglas L. Rayes, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, and James Alan Soto, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, then begin consideration and vote on confirmation of the nominations of Leslie Ragon Caldwell, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General, and Helen Meagher La Lime, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Angola; that if cloture is invoked on the nominations of Rosemary Marquez, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, Douglas L. Rayes, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, and James Alan Soto, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, at 1:45 p.m., all post-
cloture time be expired and Senate vote on confirmation of the nominations in the order listed; that following disposition of the nomination of James Alan Soto, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, and that if cloture is invoked, all post-cloture time be expired, Senate resume legislative session and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Reid (for Wyden) Amendment No. 3060, in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 3474; provided further, that at 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination of Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; that there be two minutes for debate prior to each vote, equally divided in the usual form, that any roll call votes, following the first in each series, be ten minutes in length; and that no further motions be in order to the nominations.
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
Roy K. J. Williams, of Ohio, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development.
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Carlos Roberto Moreno, of California, to be Ambassador to Belize.
Pages S2994, S3045
By a unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote No. EX. 147), Steven Paul Logan, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
Pages S3017, S3045
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the following action:
By 58 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. 144), Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination.
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By a unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote No. EX. 148), John Joseph Tuchi, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
Pages S3017-18, S3045
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the following action:
By 62 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. 145), Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination.
Pages S2993-94
By a unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote No. EX. 149), Diane J. Humetewa, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
Pages S3018, S3045
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the following action:
By 64 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 146), Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S2994
1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral. (Prior to this action, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration.)
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Executive Communications:
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Executive Reports of Committees:
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Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S3029-30
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S3030-32 Additional Statements:
Pages S3023-26
Amendments Submitted:
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:
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Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--149)
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:11 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2014. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3045.)
