Volume 159, No. 160 covering the 1st Session of the 113th Congress (2013 - 2014) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“Senate” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1069-D1070 on Nov. 12, 2013.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7937-S7964
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1677-1687, and S. Res. 290-291.
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Measures Reported:
Report to accompany S. 1631, to consolidate the congressional oversight provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and for other purposes. (S. Rept. No. 113-119)
S. 1356, to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to strengthen the United States workforce development system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs in the United States, and to promote individual and national economic growth, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
S. 1681, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System.
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Measures Passed:
Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act: Senate passed S. 1557, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals.
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Sergeant Cory Mracek Memorial Post Office: Senate passed 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''.
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Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office: Senate passed 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''.
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75th Anniversary of Kristallnacht: Senate agreed to S. Res. 290, commemorating the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht, or the Night of the Broken Glass.
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Measures Considered:
Drug Quality and Security Act--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 3204, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to human drug compounding and drug supply chain security.
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During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:
By 97 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 234), 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.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Wednesday, November 13, 2013; and that all time during adjournment, recess and morning business, count post-
cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
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Message from the President: Senate received the following message from the President of the United States:
Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive Order 12170 on November 14, 1979; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-24)
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Pillard Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of Cornelia T. L. Pillard, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
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During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the following action:
By 56 yeas to 41 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 233), three-
fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to close further debate on the nomination.
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Subsequently, Senator Reid entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the nomination.
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Tommy Port Beaudreau, of Alaska, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
Neil Gregory Kornze, of Nevada, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
Thomas A. Burke, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Stefan M. Selig, of New York, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade.
Ericka M. Miller, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
Caroline Diane Krass, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency.
11 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:
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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:
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
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Privileges of the Floor:
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Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--234)
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:05 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 13, 2013. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7964.)
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