the Senate ~~ CONGRESS 6/12 ~~ the House

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, June 12, 2014.

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 11:30am with the time equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with the Republicans controlling the first 30 minutes and the Majority controlling the next 30 minutes.

At 11:30am, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #523 Crystal Nix-Hines, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization with 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled in the usual form. Upon the use or yielding back of time (approximately 12noon), there will be up to 4 roll call votes on the following:

– Confirmation of Executive Calendar #523 Crystal Nix-Hines – for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

– Confirmation of Executive Calendar #710 Michael J. McCord, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller),

– Confirmation of Executive Calendar #782 R. Jane Chu, of Missouri, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts for a term of four years, and

– Confirmation of Executive Calendar #776 Todd A. Batta, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.

Following disposition of the Batta nomination, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 1:45pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

At 1:45pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and proceed to up to 3 roll call votes on the following:

– Confirmation of Executive Calendar #769, Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,

– Confirmation of Executive Calendar #771, Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and

– Confirmation of Executive Calendar #767, Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

12:00 noon The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #523 Crystal Nix-Hines, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization;

Confirmed: 52-41

Senator Levin asked unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the Majority leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate vote on ratification of Executive Calendar #9, 113th Congress, 2nd Session” href=”http://democrats.senate.gov/execlookup.php?nomination=calendar+no.+9&congress=113″ target=”_blank”>Executive Calendar #9 treaty document 112-1, Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Swiss Confederation. Senator Paul objected.

The Senate confirmed the following nominations by voice vote:

Executive Calendar #710 Michael J. McCord, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Defense;
Executive Calendar #782 R. Jane Chu, Missouri, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts for a term of four years; and
Executive Calendar #776 Todd A. Batta, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture

1:46pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #769, Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;

Confirmed: 61-31

Executive Calendar #771, Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and
Executive Calendar #767, Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

2:12pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #771, Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;

Confirmed: 67-24

2:29pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Executive Calendar #767, Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;

Confirmed: 63-24.

The Fischer nominations was confirmed 63-24. The Senate is now considering the motion to proceed to H.R.4660, the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill.

Today Senator Reid filed cloture on the following nominations and on the motion to proceed to H.R.4660, the CJS Appropriations bill:

Executive Calendar #740, Salvador Mendoza, Jr., of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington;
Executive Calendar #741, Staci Michelle Yandle, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois;
Executive Calendar #778, Darrin P. Gayles, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida;
Executive Calendar #572, Peter Joseph Kadzik, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General; and
MTP to Calendar #428, H.R.4660, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

On Monday, June 16, at 5:30pm there will be up to 3 roll call votes:

Cloture on Executive Calendar #740, Salvador Mendoza, Jr., of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington;
Cloture on Executive Calendar #741, Staci Michelle Yandle, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois;
Cloture on Executive Calendar #778, Darrin P. Gayles, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida;

If cloture is invoked on any of the nominations, on Tuesday, June 17^th at 11:00am, all post-cloture time will be considered expired and the Senate will vote on confirmation of the nominations in the order listed above followed by a cloture vote on Executive Calendar #572 Peter Joseph Kadzik – to be an Assistant Attorney General.

On Tuesday, June 17 at 11:00am—up to 4 roll call votes:

– Confirmation of Executive Calendar #740 Salvador Mendoza, Jr. – to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington,

– Confirmation of Executive Calendar #741 Staci Michelle Yandle – to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois,

– Confirmation of Executive Calendar #778 Darrin P. Gayles – to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and

– Cloture on Executive Calendar #572 Peter Joseph Kadzik – to be an Assistant Attorney General (up to 8 hours of post-cloture debate).

At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations:

Executive Calendar #538 Brian A. Nichols – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Peru;
Executive Calendar #770 Gustavo Velasquez Aguilar – to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
Executive Calendar #766 J. Mark McWatters – to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2019 and
Executive Calendar #712 Christine E. Wormuth – to be Under Secretary of Defense.

There will be 2 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form on each nomination; that upon the use or yielding back of time the Senate proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on the nominations in the order listed. All roll call votes after the first be 10 minutes in length. Senators will be notified when the votes are scheduled.

WRAP UP

Roll Call Votes

1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #523 Crystal Nix-Hines, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization; Confirmed: 52-41

2) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #769, Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Confirmed: 61-31

3) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #771, Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Confirmed: 67-24

4) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #767, Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Confirmed: 63-24

Legislative items

Adopted S.Res.473, Celebrating the 20^th anniversary of National Men’s Health Week.

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Adopted S.Res.474, Designating June 19, 2014, as “Juneteenth Independence Day” in recognition of June 19, 1865, the day on which slavery legally came to an end in the United States

Adopted S.Res.475, Congratulating the Alaska Aces hockey team on winning the 2014 Kelly Cup as champions of the East Coast Hockey League.

Adopted S.Res.476, Recognizing the 350^th anniversary of the founding of the State of New Jersey and honoring the valuable contributions of people of the Garden State.

Additional Executive items

Confirmed the following by voice vote:

– Executive Calendar #710 Michael J. McCord, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Defense.

– Executive Calendar #782 R. Jane Chu, Missouri, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts for a term of four years.

– Executive Calendar #776 Todd A. Batta, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.

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9:00:37 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
9:00:42 A.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Virginia Foxx to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
9:01:14 A.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by Reverend Dr. Ronnie Floyd, Cross Church, Springdale, Arkansas.
9:03:09 A.M.		The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
9:03:12 A.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Barrow of GA to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
9:05:06 A.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches, which by direction of the Chair would be limited to 5 per side of the aisle.
9:15:54 A.M.	H. Res. 617	ORDER OF BUSINESS – Mr. Holding asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time on the legislative day of June 12, 2014 to consider in the House, H. Res. 617; that the resolution be considered as read; and that the previous question be considered as ordered on the preamble and the resolution to final adoption without intervening motion. Agreed to without objection.
9:15:57 A.M.	H. Res. 617	Considered pursuant to the order of the House of June 12, 2014. H. Res. 617 — “Condemning the abduction of female students by armed militants from the terrorist group known as Boko Haram in northeastern provinces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
9:15:58 A.M.	H. Res. 617	The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
9:16:35 A.M.	H. Res. 617	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – Pursuant to the order of the House of June 12, 2014, the Chair put the question on agreeing to H. Res. 617, and by voice vote, announced that the yeas had prevailed. Ms. Wilson (FL) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
9:16:57 A.M.		Mr. Holding asked unanimous consent that the Chair may postpone further proceedings today on a motion to recommit as though under clause 8 of rule 20. Agreed to without objection.
9:17:38 A.M.	H.R. 4453	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 616. H.R. 4453 — “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains of S corporations.”
9:18:37 A.M.	H.R. 4453	DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4453.
10:08:36 A.M.	H.R. 4453	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
10:08:45 A.M.	H.R. 4453	Mr. Neal moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Ways and Means.
10:09:47 A.M.	H.R. 4453	DEBATE – The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions, pending the reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to extend the built-in gains of S Corporations recognition period and the charitable contribution adjusted basis for two additional years. The point of order was subsequently withdrawn.
10:16:39 A.M.	H.R. 4453	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
10:16:46 A.M.	H.R. 4453	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit with instructions, and by voice vote, announced that the nays had prevailed. Mr. Neal demanded the yeas and nays, and pursuant to the order of the House of June 12, 2014, the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
10:17:10 A.M.	H.R. 4457	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 616. H.R. 4457 — “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and for other purposes.”
10:18:06 A.M.	H.R. 4457	DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4457.
10:32:29 A.M.		The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate passed S. 1681.
10:33:09 A.M.	H.R. 4457	DEBATE – The House continued with debate on H.R. 4457.
11:15:28 A.M.	H.R. 4457	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
11:15:43 A.M.	H.R. 4457	Mr. Neal moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Ways and Means.
11:16:09 A.M.	H.R. 4457	DEBATE – The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions, pending the reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to extend small business expensing for two years. The point of order was subsequently withdrawn.
11:24:42 A.M.	H.R. 4457	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
11:51:09 A.M.	H.R. 4457	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 180 – 232 (Roll no. 308).
11:58:36 A.M.	H.R. 4457	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 272 – 144 (Roll no. 309).
11:58:38 A.M.	H.R. 4457	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
11:58:42 A.M.		UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the motion to recommit on H.R. 4453, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
11:58:52 A.M.	H.R. 4453	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 4453 — “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains of S corporations.”
12:04:33 P.M.	H.R. 4453	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 188 – 229 (Roll no. 310).
12:10:31 P.M.	H.R. 4453	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 263 – 155 (Roll no. 311).
12:10:32 P.M.	H.R. 4453	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12:10:35 P.M.		UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on adoption of H. Res. 617, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
12:10:43 P.M.	H. Res. 617	Considered as unfinished business. H. Res. 617 — “Condemning the abduction of female students by armed militants from the terrorist group known as Boko Haram in northeastern provinces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
12:16:42 P.M.	H. Res. 617	On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 411 – 2 (Roll no. 312).
12:16:43 P.M.	H. Res. 617	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12:17:45 P.M.		Mr. Frelinghuysen asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Appropriations have until 5:00 p.m. on June 13 to file a report on a bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes. Agreed to without objection.
12:17:50 P.M.		Mr. Frelinghuysen asked unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 11:00 a.m. on June 13. Agreed to without objection.
12:18:04 P.M.		Mr. Frelinghuysen asked unanimous consent That when the House adjourns on Friday, June 13, 2014, it adjourn to meet at noon on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, for Morning-Hour Debate. Agreed to without objection.
12:18:22 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
12:26:35 P.M.		SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
1:20:43 P.M.		Commission on International Religious Freedom – Pursuant to section 201(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 USC 6431) and the order of the House of January 3, 2013, the Speaker appointed Ms. Hannah Rosenthal, Milwaukee, WI.
1:22:00 P.M.		SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House resumed with Special Order speeches.
3:21:34 P.M.		Mr. Woodall moved that the House do now adjourn.
3:21:45 P.M.		On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
3:21:46 P.M.		The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order. The next meeting is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on June 13, 2014.