The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 10 a
.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and the President pro tempore led the
Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United
States of America.
Legislative Business (Thursday, May 22)
H.R. 316 (Rep. Esty):
To reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric
licenses and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain
hydroelectric projects.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 724 (Rep. Latta):
To amend the Clean Air Act to remove the
requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles
.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 862 (Rep. Kirkpatrick):
To authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of
land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing
private improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the
landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 1726 (Rep. Posey):
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th
Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 3080 (Rep. Shuster):
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, and for other purposes
.
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Conference report considered in Senate.
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Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 91 - 7. Record Vote
Number:
163
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Under the order of 5/21/14, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative,
the conference report was agreed to.
H.R. 4032 (Rep. Hall):
To exempt from Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain
water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater
Texoma Utility Authority, and for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous
Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 4488 (Rep. Lewis):
To make technical corrections to two bills enabling
the presentation of congressional gold medals, and for other purposes
.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 2198 (Sen. Feinstein):
To direct the Secretary of the Interior, the
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency to take actions to provide additional
water supplies to the State of California due to drought, and for other
purposes.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous
Consent.
S.Amdt. 3227 (Sen. Feinstein):
In the nature of a substitute.
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Amendment SA 3227 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Feinstein.
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Amendment SA 3227 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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Amendment SA 3228 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Feinstein.
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Amendment SA 3228 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 2363 (Sen. Hagan):
To protect and enhance opportunities for
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes
.
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
S.Res. 455 (Sen. Nelson):
A resolution designating May 2014 as "Older
Americans Month".
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 456 (Sen. Landrieu):
A resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month
as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the
foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve
the lives of children in the foster care system.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 457 (Sen. Boxer):
A resolution designating the week of May 18 through
May 24, 2014, as "National Public Works Week".
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 458 (Sen. Cardin):
A resolution recognizing May as Jewish American
Heritage Month and honoring Holocaust survivors and their contributions to
the United States of America.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 459 (Sen. Blumenthal):
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate
with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May 2014 as "National
Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month".
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 460 (Sen. Hirono):
A resolution recognizing the significance of May
2014 as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month as an important time to
celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders to the history of the United States.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 461 (Sen. Klobuchar):
A resolution honoring James L. Oberstar as a
remarkable public servant who served in Congress with extraordinary
dedication and purpose.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Con.Res. 36 (Sen. Gillibrand):
A concurrent resolution permitting the use of the
rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal
to the next of kin or personal representative of Raoul Wallenberg
.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by
Unanimous Consent.
Executive Business (Thursday, May 22)
PN1086:
Richard G. Frank, of Massachusetts, to be an
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services
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By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 5/22/2014.
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1108:
Keith M. Harper, of Maryland, for the rank of
Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Representative to
the UN Human Rights Council
--
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination in
Senate by Voice Vote.
--
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
--
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum under Rule XXII waived.
PN1185:
David Jeremiah Barron, of Massachusetts, to be
United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit
--
Considered by Senate.
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number:
162
PN1197:
Bruce Howe Hendricks, of South Carolina, to be
United States District Judge for the District of South
Carolina
--
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination in
Senate by Voice Vote.
--
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
--
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum under Rule XXII waived.
PN1219:
Mark G. Mastroianni, of Massachusetts, to be United
States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts
--
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination in
Senate by Voice Vote.
--
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
--
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum under Rule XXII waived.
PN1227:
Tanya S. Chutkan, of the District of Columbia, to
be United States District Judge for the District of
Columbia
--
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination in
Senate by Voice Vote.
--
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
--
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum under Rule XXII waived.
PN1289:
Sharon Y. Bowen, of New York, to be a Commissioner
of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13,
2018
--
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination in
Senate by Voice Vote.
--
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
--
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum under Rule XXII waived.
PN1341:
261 nominations in the Marine Corps beginning with
William B. Allen IV and ending with James L. Zepko
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1404:
Col. William P. Robertson, in the Air Force, to be
Brigadier General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1421:
Maj. Gen. Anthony G. Crutchfield, in the Army, to
be Lieutenant General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1437:
Richard P. Owens, in the Marine Corps, to be
Lieutenant Colonel
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1440:
Robert M. Manning, in the Marine Corps, to be
Lieutenant Colonel
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1466:
Maj. Gen. James C. McConville, in the Army, to be
Lieutenant General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1477:
Lt. Gen. Gregory A. Biscone, in the Air Force, to
be Lieutenant General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1510:
Col. Kathleen A. Cook, in the Air Force, to be
Brigadier General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1511:
Col. Jeffrey A. Rockwell, in the Air Force, to be
Major General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1530:
Randolph S. Wardle, in the Army, to be
Colonel
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1541:
22 nominations in the Navy beginning with Captain
Brian J. Brakke and ending with Captain Jesse A. Wilson, Jr
.
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1543:
Capt. Timothy C. Gallaudet, in the Navy, to be Rear
Admiral (lower half)
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1544:
Capt. Steven L. Parode, in the Navy, to be Rear
Admiral (lower half)
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1546:
Capt. Johnny R. Wolfe, Jr., in the Navy, to be Rear
Admiral (lower half)
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1570:
Maj. Gen. Samuel A. Greaves, in the Air Force, to
be Lieutenant General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1573:
Brig. Gen. Warren D. Berry, in the Air Force, to be
Major General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1574:
Brig. Gen. Jon A. Norman, in the Air Force, to be
Major General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1577:
Col. Roosevelt Allen, Jr., in the Air Force, to be
Major General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1578:
Col. Richard W. Kelly, in the Air Force, to be
Brigadier General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1579:
Maj. Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, in the Air Force,
to be Lieutenant General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1580:
Maj. Gen. Darryl L. Roberson, in the Air Force, to
be Lieutenant General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1581:
Lt. Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, in the Air Force, to
be Lieutenant General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1582:
Maj. Gen. Karen E. Dyson, in the Army, to be
Lieutenant General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1593:
Scott A. Raber, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant
Colonel
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1594:
Mark D. Levin, in the Air Force, to be
Major
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1595:
2 nominations in the Air Force beginning with
Jeremy P. Garlick and ending with Derick A. Sager
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1596:
Tonya Y. White, in the Air Force, to be
Major
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1597:
Daniel L. Rosera, in the Air Force, to be
Major
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1598:
2 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Jason
E. Obrien and ending with Erik D. Rudiger
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1599:
Stanley F. Zezotarski, in the Army, to be
Colonel
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1600:
Eric S. Comette, in the Army, to be
Major
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1601:
William D. Swenson, in the Army, to be
Major
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1602:
Gregory R. Shepard, in the Army, to be
Major
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1603:
8 nominations in the Army beginning with David F.
Caporicci and ending with Eric G. Wishart
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1607:
8 nominations in the Marine Corps beginning with
James P. Edmunds III and ending with Paul B. Webb
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1608:
39 nominations in the Marine Corps beginning with
Leonard F. Anderson IV and ending with Konstantin E.
Zoganas
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1609:
William A. Garren, in the Navy, to be
Captain
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1610:
Leander J. Sackey, in the Navy, to be
Commander
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1611:
Christopher M. Davis, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant
Commander
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1612:
Sylvia Mathews Burwell, of West Virginia, to be
Secretary of Health and Human Services
--
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination in
Senate by Voice Vote.
--
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
--
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum under Rule XXII waived.
PN1614:
Brig. Gen. Christopher F. Burne, in the Air Force,
to be Lieutenant General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1615:
Maj. Gen. Marshall B. Webb, in the Air Force, to be
Lieutenant General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1616:
Lt. Gen. Raymond A. Thomas III, in the Army, to be
Lieutenant General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1620:
Rear Adm. Thomas S. Rowden, in the Navy, to be Vice
Admiral
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1621:
Rear Adm. (lh) John F. Kirby, in the Navy, to be
Rear Admiral
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1622:
Lt. Gen. Jon M. Davis, in the Marine Corps, to be
Lieutenant General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1623:
Maj. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., in the Marine
Corps, to be Lieutenant General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1624:
Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller, in the Marine Corps, to
be Lieutenant General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1625:
Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, Jr., in the Marine Corps,
to be Lieutenant General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1626:
2 nominations in the Marine Corps beginning with
Col. Patrick J. Hermesmann and ending with Col. Helen G.
Pratt
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1627:
Robert J. Trainer, in the Air Force, to be
Major
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1628:
Philander Pinckney, in the Army, to be
Major
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1629:
Elizabeth Joyce, in the Army, to be
Major
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1630:
Jasmine T. Daniels, in the Army, to be
Colonel
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1631:
3 nominations in the Army beginning with Jan S.
Sunde and ending with Himanshu Pathak
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1632:
Joseph L. Craver, in the Army, to be
Colonel
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1633:
Charles E. Varsogea, in the Navy, to be
Commander
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1634:
Louis J. Lazzara, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant
Commander
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1635:
Tara M. McArthur-Milton, in the Navy, to be
Captain
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1636:
Todd W. Boehm, in the Navy, to be
Captain
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1651:
33 nominations in the Navy beginning with John I.
Actkinson and ending with Justin R. Wolfe
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1652:
Robert J. Polvino, in the Navy, to be
Captain
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1667:
6 nominations in the Air Force beginning with
Kenneth G. Crooks and ending with James D. Tims
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1669:
16 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Kim
L. Bowen and ending with Daniel K. Waterman
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1671:
107 nominations in the Air Force beginning with
Victoria M. Aglewilson and ending with Deborah L. Willis
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1672:
24 nominations in the Air Force beginning with
Heather A. Bodwell and ending with Christian L. Williams
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1673:
286 nominations in the Army beginning with Maribeth
A. Affeldt and ending with R10045
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1674-1:
244 nominations in the Army beginning with Miguel
Aguilar and ending with Mark A. Zinser
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1675:
50 nominations in the Army beginning with Jeffrey M
. Abel and ending with Deborah A. Wilson
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1676:
4 nominations in the Army beginning with Bobby L.
Christine and ending with James K. Massengill
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1677:
Victor Sorrentino, in the Navy, to be
Commander
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1678:
Jeffrey P. Martin, in the Navy, to be
Commander
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1679:
Richard D. McCormick, in the Navy, to be
Commander
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1680:
12 nominations in the Navy beginning with David W.
Atwood and ending with Anna H. Woodard
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1681:
William S. Switzer, in the Navy, to be
Captain
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1698:
Lt. Gen. James M. Holmes, in the Air Force, to be
Lieutenant General
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1710:
8 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Erich
M. Gauger and ending with Timothy J. Zielicke
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1711:
2 nominations in the Air Force beginning with
Anthony F. Fontenos and ending with Vu T. Nguyen
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1712-1:
105 nominations in the Air Force beginning with
Peter G. Bailey and ending with Kevin R. Windsor
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1713:
9 nominations in the Army beginning with Ronald W.
Burkett II and ending with Brian J. Melton
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1714:
Joshua L. Keever, in the Navy, to be
Commander
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1715:
Rustin J. Dozeman, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant
Commander
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1716:
Lori L. Cody, in the Navy, to be Lieutenant
Commander
--
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
