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113th Congress (2013-2014)
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Daily Digest - Monday, November 4, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
- See Resume of Congressional Activity.
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7781-S7800
Measures Introduced:
Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 1639-1643, and S. Res. 285.
Page S7795
Measures Passed:
Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act:
Senate passed S. 42, to provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S7799-S7800
Festival of Diwali: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 277, recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali, and the resolution was then agreed to.
Page S7800
Revised Edition of the Standing Rules of the Senate: Senate agreed to S. Res. 285, authorizing the Committee on Rules and Administration to prepare a revised edition of the Standing Rules of the Senate as a Senate document.
Page S7800
Measures Considered:
Employment Non-Discrimination Act--Agreement:
Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 815, to prohibit the employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Pages S7783-85, S7793-94
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:
By 61 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. 229), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
Page S7794
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, and that all time during adjournment, recess, and morning business count post-cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
Page S7800
Water Resources Reform and Development Act--Conferees:
The Chair announced the following conferees for H.R. 3080, to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources: Senators Boxer, Baucus, Carper, Cardin, Whitehouse, Vitter, Inhofe, and Barrasso.
Page S7799
Nominations Confirmed:
Senate confirmed the following nominations:
Gregory Howard Woods, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
Pages S7790-93, S7800
By a unanimous vote of 90 yeas (Vote No. EX. 228), Debra M. Brown, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi.
Pages S7790-93, S7800
Measures Read the First Time:
Page S7795
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S7795-97
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S7797-99
Additional Statements:
Pages S7794-95
Amendments Submitted:
Page S7799
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S7799
Record Votes:
Two record votes were taken today. (Total--229)
Pages S7793, S7794
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:12 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7800.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
No committee meetings were held.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 62.
Committee Meetings
No hearings were held.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
H.R. 3190, to provide for the continued performance of the functions of the United States Parole Commission. Signed on October 31, 2013. (Public Law 113-47)
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:
Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources, to hold hearings to examine wildfires, 2:30 p.m., SR-328A.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
to hold hearings to examine housing finance reform, focusing on protecting small lender access to the secondary mortgage market, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, to hold hearings to examine the United States aviation industry and jobs, focusing on keeping American manufacturing competitive, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Environment and Public Works:
Subcommittee on Oversight, to hold hearings to examine methane emissions from oil and gas operations, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
to hold hearings to examine the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
to hold hearings to examine the online Federal health insurance marketplace, focusing on enrollment challenges and the path forward, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on the Judiciary:
Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the Courts, to hold hearings to examine if limiting the scope of civil discovery will diminish accountability and leave Americans without access to justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
No hearings are scheduled.
On
Tuesday
, at approximately 10 a.m., Senate will continue consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: November 5, Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources, to hold hearings to examine wildfires, 2:30 p.m., SR-328A.
Committee on Armed Services: November 7, to hold hearings to examine the impact of sequestration on the national defense; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217, following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: November 5, to hold hearings to examine housing finance reform, focusing on protecting small lender access to the secondary mortgage market, 10 a.m., SD-538.
November 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine housing finance reform, focusing on essential elements to provide affordable options for housing, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
November 5, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, to hold hearings to examine the United States aviation industry and jobs, focusing on keeping American manufacturing competitive, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
November 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the ``America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act'' (America COMPETES), focusing on science and the United States economy, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
November 7, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance, to hold hearings to examine patent assertion entities, focusing on demand letters and consumer protection, 10 a.m., SR-253.
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
November 7, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Draft Regional Recommendation regarding the Columbia River Treaty, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works:
November 5, Subcommittee on Oversight, to hold hearings to examine methane emissions from oil and gas operations, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance:
November 6, to hold hearings to examine health insurance exchanges, focusing on an update from the Administration, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
November 5, to hold hearings to examine the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
November 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Carolyn Hessler Radelet, of Virginia, to be Director of the Peace Corps, and Michael G. Carroll, of New York, to be Inspector General, United States Agency for International Development, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
November 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Heather Anne Higginbottom, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, Sarah Sewall, of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, and Richard Stengel, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, all of the Department of State, 11 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
November 5, to hold hearings to examine the online Federal health insurance marketplace, focusing on enrollment challenges and the path forward, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
November 6, business meeting to consider S. 994, to expand the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to increase accountability and transparency in Federal spending, S. 1611, to require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans, S. 1499, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 278 Main Street in Chadron, Nebraska, as the ``Sergeant Cory Mracek Memorial Post Office'', S. 1512, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1335 Jefferson Road in Rochester, New York, as the ``Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office'', and the nominations of William Ward Nooter, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and Tony Hammond, of Missouri, and Nanci E. Langley, of Hawaii, both to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., SD-342.
November 6, Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the ongoing recovery from Hurricane Sandy one year later, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
November 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Social Security disability benefits, focusing on if judges, doctors, and lawyers abused programs, part II, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary:
November 5, Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the Courts, to hold hearings to examine if limiting the scope of civil discovery will diminish accountability and leave Americans without access to justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
November 6, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Bureau of Prisons and cost-effective strategies for reducing recidivism, 10 a.m., SD-226.
November 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Michelle T. Friedland, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Christopher Reid Cooper, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr., and Edward G. Smith, both to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and M. Douglas Harpool, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
November 7, Subcommittee on Oversight, Federal Rights and Agency Action, to hold hearings to examine rules delayed on auto safety and mental health, 1:30 p.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
November 6, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Sloan D. Gibson, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary, Linda A. Schwartz, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning, and Constance B. Tobias, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals, all of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., SR-418.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
November 5, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
November 7, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Special Committee on Aging:
November 6, to hold hearings to examine transportation, focusing on independence for seniors, 2:15 p.m., SD-562.
November 04, 2013
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Resume of Congressional Activity
FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS
The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative business transacted by the Senate and House.
The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.
- DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
January 3 through October 31, 2013
House: Days in session
Total: 131
138
..
House: Time in session
Total: 912 hrs., 19 Total: K
669 hrs., 44
K
..
Senate: Congressional Record:
Pages of proceedings
Total: 7,779
6,958
..
Extensions of Remarks
Total: ..
1,620
..
House: Public bills enacted into law
Total: 11
36
47
House: Private bills enacted into law
Total: ..
..
..
House: Bills in conference
Total: 2
2
..
House: Measures passed, total
Total: 289
308
597
Senate bills
Total: 45
11
..
House bills
Total: 40
169
..
Senate joint resolutions
Total: ..
..
..
House joint resolutions
Total: 2
16
..
Senate concurrent resolutions
Total: 13
12
..
House concurrent resolutions
Total: 13
14
..
Simple resolutions
Total: 176
86
..
House: Measures reported, total
Total: *186
*249
435
House: Senate bills
Total: 120
4
..
House bills
Total: 9
189
..
Senate joint resolutions
Total: 2
..
..
House joint resolutions
Total: ..
..
..
Senate concurrent resolutions
Total: 1
..
..
House concurrent resolutions
Total: ..
4
..
Simple resolutions
Total: 54
52
..
House: Special reports
Total: 13
7
..
House: Conference reports
Total: ..
..
..
House: Measures pending on calendar
Total: 164
71
..
House: Measures introduced, total
Total: 1,973
4,010
5,983
Bills
Total: 1,638
3,445
..
Joint resolutions
Total: 27
101
..
Concurrent resolutions
Total: 24
63
..
Simple resolutions
Total: 284
401
..
House: Quorum calls
Total: 4
1
..
House: Yea-and-nay votes
Total: 227
267
..
House: Recorded votes
Total: ..
302
..
House: Bills vetoed
Total: ..
..
..
House: Vetoes overridden
Total: ..
..
..
- DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
January 3 through October 31, 2013
Civilian nominations, totaling 433, disposed of as follows:
Other Civilian nominations, totaling 1,288, disposed of as follows:
Air Force nominations, totaling 5,458, disposed of as follows:
Army nominations, totaling 6,676, disposed of as follows:
Navy nominations, totaling 3,836, disposed of as follows:
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 762, disposed of as follows:
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Program for Tuesday:
Senate will continue consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
House: (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)
Program for Tuesday:
The House is scheduled to meet at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 62.
House:
House:
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