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Daily Digest - Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

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Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced as follows: S. 2967-2970.

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Measures Reported:

S. 1618, to enhance the Office of Personnel Management background check system for the granting, denial, or revocation of security clearances or access to classified information of employees and contractors of the Federal Government, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-283)

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Measures Passed:

Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works was discharged from further consideration of S. 1000, to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:

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Administration of Oath of Office: Senator Brian Schatz, of Hawaii, and Senator Tim Scott, of South Carolina, were administered the oath of office by the Vice President, for the unexpired term ending at noon on January 3, 2017.

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Burrows, Lopez, Hale, Kearney, and Pappert Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 10 a.m., on Wednesday, December 3, 2014, all post-cloture time be considered expired and Senate vote on confirmation of the nominations of Charlotte A. Burrows, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and P. David Lopez, of Arizona, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in the order upon which cloture was invoked; that following these votes, Senate vote on the motions to invoke cloture on the nominations of David J. Hale, of Kentucky, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, D1066Mark A. Kearney, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Gerald J. Pappert, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; that if cloture is invoked on any of these nominations, that at 5:30 p.m., all post-cloture time be considered expired and Senate vote on confirmation of the nominations in the order upon which cloture was invoked; that there be two minutes for debate prior to each vote, and all roll call votes after the first vote in the sequence be ten minutes in length.

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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:

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By 50 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 293), Noah Bryson Mamet, of California, to be Ambassador to the Argentine Republic.

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Messages from the House:

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Measures Referred:

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Measures Read the First Time:

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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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Record Votes: Eight record votes were taken today. (Total--300)

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:09 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6272.

NOMINATIONS

Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Robert M. Scher, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, Elissa Slotkin, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs, David J. Berteau, to be Assistant Secretary for Logistics and Material Readiness, Alissa M. Starzak, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army, and Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr., USN, for reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Commander, United States Pacific Command, all of the Department of Defense, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine addressing domestic violence in professional sports, after receiving testimony from Troy Vincent, National Football League, Joe Torre, Major League Baseball, Kathy Behrens, National Basketball Association, Michele Roberts, National Basketball Players Association, and Jessica Berman, National Hockey League, all of New York, New York; Virginia Seitz, Major League Baseball Players Association, and Teri Patterson, NFL Players Association, both of Washington, DC; and Steven Fehr, National Hockey League Players' Association, Toronto, Canada.

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WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES' INNOVATION AND UTILITIES

Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife concluded a hearing to examine innovation and the utilities of the future, focusing on how local water treatment facilities are leading the way to better manage wastewater and water supplies, after receiving testimony from Jerry N. Johnson, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Laurel, Maryland; Harlan L. Kelly, Jr., San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, California; Thomas Sigmund, NEW Water, Green Bay, Wisconsin; Andrew Kricun, Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority, Camden, New Jersey; and Jeffrey Longsworth, Barnes and Thornburg LLP, and John C. Hall, Center for Regulatory Reasonableness, both of Washington, DC.

BUSINESS MEETING

Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
S. 2963, to remove a limitation on a prohibition relating to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels; and
The nominations of Virginia Tyler Lodge, and Ronald Anderson Walter, both to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

SUPER POLLUTANTS ACT

Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 2911, to establish a task force to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants, after receiving testimony from Durwood Zaelke, Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development, and Stephen Moore, Heritage Foundation, both of Washington, DC; Kevin Fay, The Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy, Arlington, Virginia; Drew Shindell, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, North Carolina; and Benny Peiser, The Global Warming Policy Foundation, London, United Kingdom.

NOMINATIONS

Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Richard Rahul Verma, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of India, who was introduced by Senator Reid, and Peter Michael McKinley, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, both of the Department of State, and Isobel Coleman, of New York, to be an Alternate Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, and to be Representative to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.

BUSINESS MEETING

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Lauren McGarity McFerran, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board.

INTELLIGENCE

Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to the call. -

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 4 public bills, H.R. 5779-5782; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 767-769, were introduced.

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Additional Cosponsors:

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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 3240, to instruct the Comptroller General of the United States to study the impact of Regulation D, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-640);
H.R. 4200, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small business investment companies (H. Rept. 113-641);
H.R. 4569, to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to make certain improvements to form 10-K and regulation S-K, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-642);
H. Res. 766, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5771) to amend the Internal Revenue D1068Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions and make technical corrections, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 647) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE accounts established under State programs for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-643); and

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Report of the Joint Economic Committee on the 2014 Economic Report of the President (H. Rept. 113-644).

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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Stewart to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.

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Recess: The House recessed at 10:06 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon.

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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend Dr. David Gray, Bradley Hill Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, Maryland.

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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Pest Management Records Modernization Act: H.R. 5714, to permit commercial applicators of pesticides to create, retain, submit, and convey pesticide application-related records, reports, data, and other information in electronic form;

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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures which were debated on Monday, December 1st:
Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act of 2014: S. 2040, to exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by the realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 534;

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Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today and a message received from the Senate today appear on pages H8230 and H8272.

Senate Referral: S. 1000 was held at the desk.

Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8237-38, H8238-39, H8239, H8260, H8261, and H8261-62. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:12 p.m.

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NATIONAL DEFENSE PANEL ASSESSMENT OF THE 2014 QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW

Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``National Defense Panel Assessment of the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review''. Testimony was heard from Eric Edelman, Panelist, National Defense Panel, Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and MicheAE2le Flournoy, Panelist, National Defense Panel, Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

THE ROLE OF MARITIME AND AIR POWER IN DOD'S THIRD OFFSET STRATEGY

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces held a hearing entitled ``The Role of Maritime and Air Power in DoD's Third Offset Strategy''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

ISIS AND THE THREAT FROM FOREIGN FIGHTERS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade; and Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, held a joint hearing entitled ``ISIS and the Threat from Foreign Fighters''. Testimony was heard from Robert Bradtke, Senior Advisor for Partner Engagement on Syria Foreign Fighters, Department of State; and Tom Warrick, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism Policy, Department of Homeland Security.

HONG KONG: A BROKEN PROMISE?

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held a hearing entitled ``Hong Kong: A Broken Promise?''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

OPEN BORDERS: THE IMPACT OF PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY ON BORDER SECURITY

Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Open Borders: The Impact of Presidential Amnesty on Border Security''. Testimony was heard from Jeh Johnson, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security.

PRESIDENT OBAMA'S EXECUTIVE OVERREACH ON IMMIGRATION

Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``President Obama's Executive Overreach on Immigration''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

TAX INCREASE PREVENTION ACT OF 2014; ABLE ACT OF 2014

Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 5771, the ``Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014''; and H.R. 647, the ``ABLE Act of 2014''. The committee granted, by voice vote, a closed rule for H.R. 5771. The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted, and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Additionally, the rule granted a closed rule for H.R. 647. The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part B of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted, and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, the rule directs the Clerk to, in the engrossment of H.R. 5771, add the text of H.R. 647, as passed by the House, as a new matter at the end of H.R. 5771 and make conforming modifications in the engrossment. Testimony was heard from Chairman Camp and Representative Levin.

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S. 885, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 Park Street in Danville, Vermont, as the ``Thaddeus Stevens Post Office''. Signed on November 26, 2014. (Public Law 113-189)
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. Signed on November 26, 2014. (Public Law 113-190)
S. 1093, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 Caldwell Drive in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, as the ``First Lieutenant Alvin Chester Cockrell, Jr. Post Office Building''. Signed on November 26, 2014. (Public Law 113-191)
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''. Signed on November 26, 2014. (Public Law 113-192)
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''. Signed on November 26, 2014. (Public Law 113-193)
S. 1934, to direct the Administrator of General Services to convey the Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse to Teton County, Wyoming. Signed on November 26, 2014. (Public Law 113-194)
S. 2141, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide an alternative process for review of safety and effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients. Signed on November 26, 2014. (Public Law 113-195)
S. 2539, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to traumatic brain injury and to trauma research. Signed on November 26, 2014. (Public Law 113-196)
S. 2583, to promote the non-exclusive use of electronic labeling for devices licensed by the Federal Communications Commission. Signed on November 26, 2014. (Public Law 113-197)

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold hearings to examine farmers and fresh water, focusing on voluntary conservation to protect our land and waters, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Mark R. Rosekind, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Carlos A. Monje, Jr., of Louisiana, to be Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, both of the Department of Transportation, and Tho Dinh-Zarr, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) implementation of the Fukushima Near-Term Task Force recommendations and other actions to enhance and maintain nuclear safety, 9 a.m., SD-406.

Full Committee, business meeting to continue consideration of S. 2963, to remove a limitation on a prohibition relating to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels, and the nominations of Virginia Tyler Lodge, and Ronald Anderson Walter, both to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 9:30 a.m., Room to be announced.
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, to hold hearings to examine natural gas vehicles, focusing on fueling American jobs, enhancing energy security, and achieving emissions benefits, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings to examine evaluating the impact of the `Umbrella Movement', 9:30 a.m., SD-419.

Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine dismantling Iran's nuclear weapons program, focusing on the next steps to achieve a comprehensive deal, 1:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider the nominations of Sarah R. Saldana, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, Joan Marie Azrack, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, Loretta Copeland Biggs, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, Elizabeth K. Dillon, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, and Michael P. Botticelli, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the high cost of treating veterans with the Hepatitis C virus and the impact of the disease on the VA health care system, 11:30 a.m., SR-418.

Committee on Energy and Commerce , Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Takata Airbag Ruptures and Recalls'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``The Future of the Children's Health Insurance Program'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, hearing on H.R. 917, the ``Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

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Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Transforming Federal Spending: Implementing the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Review of the Results of Two Audits of the National Ecological Observatory Network'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``VA's Caregiver Program: Assessing Current Prospects and Future Possibilities'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.

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Program for Wednesday: At 10 a.m.,

Program for Wednesday: Begin consideration of H.R. 5771--Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (Subject to a Rule) and begin consideration of H.R. 647--Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014 (Subject to a Rule).

HOUSE

Barr, Andy, Ky., E1683

Barton, Joe, Tex., E1686

Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1698

Davis, Danny K., Ill., E1693

Duckworth, Tammy, Ill., E1704

Enyart, William L., Ill., E1693

Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1684

Faleomavaega, Eni F.H., American Samoa, E1687, E1689, E1691, E1693, E1695, E1696, E1698, E1700, E1701, E1703

Garamendi, John, Calif., E1685

Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E1699

Graves, Sam, Mo., E1689

Green, Gene, Tex., E1698

Guthrie, Brett, Ky., E1685, E1686

Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E1683, E1684, E1685, E1686

Levin, Sander M., Mich., E1697

Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E1686

Olson, Pete, Tex., E1696, E1699, E1703

Payne, Donald M., Jr., N.J. , E1684

Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1689, E1694, E1701

Reed, Tom, N.Y., E1690

Roe, David P., Tenn., E1684

Rokita, Todd, Ind., E1696

Roybal-Allard, Lucille, Calif., E1699

Ryan, Tim, Ohio, E1683

Salmon, Matt, Ariz., E1692

Scott, David, Ga., E1683

Smith, Jason T., Mo., E1690, E1696

Speier, Jackie, Calif.,E1691, E1700

Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E1694, E1702

Veasey, Marc A., Tex., E1700

Walorski, Jackie, Ind., E1684

Williams, Roger, Tex., E1694

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