The Senate stands adjourned until 2:00pm on Monday, December 8, 2014.

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for debate only until 5:30pm.

5:30pm—Up to 3 roll call votes:

1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1082, Jeffery Martin Baran, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2018;
2. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1083, Lauren McGarity McFerran, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2019; and
3. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #552, Ellen Dudley Williams – to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy.

Senator Tester asked unanimous consent to take up and pass Calendar #334, S.1352, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act. Senator Lee asked that an amendment to strike Hawaiian Homes Commission reauthorization (section 503) be agreed to. Senator Tester objected to the modification and Senator Lee objected to the original request.

5:32pm The Senate began a 15minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #1082, Jeffery Martin Baran, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2018

Confirmed: 52-40

Next:

2. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1083, Lauren McGarity McFerran, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2019; and
3. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #552, Ellen Dudley Williams – to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy. (likely voice vote)

5:58pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #1083, Lauren McGarity McFerran, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2019. The will be the last vote of the day. The Williams nomination will be confirmed by voice vote.

Wrap up for Monday, December 8, 2014

Roll Call Votes:

1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1082, Jeffery Martin Baran, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2018; Confirmed: 52-40.
2. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1083, Lauren McGarity McFerran, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2019; Confirmed: 54-40.

 

Legislative Business

Passed Calendar #605, S.2520, Freedom Of Information Act

Passed Calendar #564, S.2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act, with Carper-Coburn substitute amendment

Passed the following postal naming bills, en bloc:

• R. 4939, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2551 Galena Avenue in Simi Valley, California, as the “Neil Havens Post Office
• R. 1707, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 302 East Green Street in Champaign, Illinois, as the “James R. Burgess Jr. Post Office Building”
• R. 78 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as the “George Thomas ‘Mickey’ Leland Post Office Building”.
• R. 2112 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 787 State Route 17M in Monroe, New York, as the “National Clandestine Service of the Central Intelligence Agency NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office”.
• R. 2223 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 Elm Avenue in Munising, Michigan, as the “Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building”.
• R. 2678 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10360 Southwest 186th Street in Miami, Florida, as the “Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office Building”.
• R. 3534 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 113 West Michigan Avenue in Jackson, Michigan, as the “Officer James Bonneau Memorial Post Office”.
• R. 5030 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13500 SW 250 Street in Princeton, Florida, as the “Corporal Christian A. Guzman Rivera Post Office Building”.

Passed Calendar #401, S.2142, Venezuela Sanctions

Passed H.R.1281, Newborn Screenings Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013, with Paul amendment

Began the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business H.R.5759 and H.R.5771.

 

Executive Business

The Senate confirmed the following nominations by voice votes:

1. Executive Calendar #552, Ellen Dudley Williams – to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy

 

 

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Last Floor Action:
5:56:51 P.M. – The House adjourned.

The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on December 9, 2014.

Last Floor Action:
12:32:54 P.M. – The Speaker announced that the House do now recess.

The next meeting is scheduled for 2:00 P.M. today.

Last Floor Action:
5:34:51 P.M. – The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order.

The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on December 8, 2014.

12:00:15 P.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
12:00:22 P.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Bradley Byrne to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
12:00:46 P.M.		MORNING-HOUR DEBATE – The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 2:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business.
12:32:13 P.M.		The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on December 8, 2014 at 10:37 a.m.: That the Senate passed H.R. 2366, H.R. 4812, H.R. 5108, H.R. 5462, H.R. 5739, H. Con. Res. 120, H.J. Res. 105, S. 1447, S. 1683, and S.J. Res. 45. Appointments: Katherine Tobin of VA, United States-China Economic Security Review Commission; Tom Girardi of CA, Library of Congress Trust Fund Board.
12:32:54 P.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 2:00 P.M. today.

2:00:29 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of December 8.
2:00:34 P.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by Lt. Cmdr. Robert Burns, Chaplain, United States Navy Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps Plantation, Florida.
2:01:47 P.M.		The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
2:01:51 P.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mrs. Napolitano to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
2:02:18 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches.
2:07:00 P.M.	H.R. 3979	ENGROSSMENT CORRECTION – Mr. Hastings (WA) asked unanimous consent that in the engrossment of the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3979 pursuant to H. Res. 770, the Clerk be directed to make a correction as follows: In sec. 3050 of the House amendment, strike “2013” and insert “2014”. Agreed to without objection.
2:08:03 P.M.	H.R. 5781	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 770. H.R. 5781 — “To provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California.”
2:08:08 P.M.	H.R. 5781	Resolution provides for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 3979; consideration of the bill H.R. 5759; and consideration of the bill H.R. 5781.
2:08:19 P.M.	H.R. 5781	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 770, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5781.
3:12:48 P.M.	H.R. 5781	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
3:13:23 P.M.	H.R. 5781	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – The Chair announced that, pursuant to clause 1(c), rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 5781 would be postponed.
3:14:01 P.M.		The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.
3:14:07 P.M.	H.R. 5385	Mr. Meadows moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 5385 — “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 55 Grasso Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri, as the “Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson Post Office”.”
3:14:17 P.M.	H.R. 5385	Considered under suspension of the rules.
3:14:20 P.M.	H.R. 5385	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5385.
3:21:50 P.M.	H.R. 5385	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
3:21:52 P.M.	H.R. 5385	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3:22:19 P.M.	H.R. 5794	Mr. Meadows moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 5794 — “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16105 Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the “Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher Post Office”.”
3:22:37 P.M.	H.R. 5794	Considered under suspension of the rules.
3:22:39 P.M.	H.R. 5794	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5794.
3:29:18 P.M.	H.R. 5794	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
3:29:20 P.M.	H.R. 5794	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3:30:01 P.M.	H.R. 4030	Mr. Meadows moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 4030 — “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18640 NW 2nd Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the “Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building”.”
3:30:04 P.M.	H.R. 4030	Considered under suspension of the rules.
3:30:06 P.M.	H.R. 4030	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4030.
3:35:41 P.M.	H.R. 4030	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
3:35:43 P.M.	H.R. 4030	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3:36:08 P.M.	H.R. 5562	Mr. Meadows moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 5562 — “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 801 West Ocean Avenue in Lompoc, California, as the “Federal Correctional Officer Scott J. Williams Memorial Post Office Building”.”
3:36:24 P.M.	H.R. 5562	Considered under suspension of the rules.
3:36:26 P.M.	H.R. 5562	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5562.
3:41:27 P.M.	H.R. 5562	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
3:41:29 P.M.	H.R. 5562	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3:42:02 P.M.	H.R. 5687	Mr. Meadows moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 5687 — “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 East Market Street in Long Beach, California, as the “Juanita Millender-McDonald Post Office”.”
3:42:12 P.M.	H.R. 5687	Considered under suspension of the rules.
3:42:24 P.M.	H.R. 5687	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5687.
3:48:32 P.M.	H.R. 5687	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
3:48:34 P.M.	H.R. 5687	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3:49:30 P.M.	H.R. 579	Mr. Petri moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 579 — “To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the “R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse”.”
3:49:44 P.M.	H.R. 579	Considered under suspension of the rules.
3:49:47 P.M.	H.R. 579	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 579.
3:58:45 P.M.	H.R. 579	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
3:58:47 P.M.	H.R. 579	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3:59:24 P.M.	H.R. 4926	Mr. Petri moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 4926 — “To designate the “James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway” and the “James L. Oberstar National Scenic Byway” in the State of Minnesota.”
3:59:43 P.M.	H.R. 4926	Considered under suspension of the rules.
3:59:46 P.M.	H.R. 4926	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4926.
4:16:53 P.M.	H.R. 4926	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
4:16:56 P.M.	H.R. 4926	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4:16:59 P.M.	H.R. 4926	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
4:17:20 P.M.	H.R. 5146	Mr. Petri moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 5146 — “To designate the United States courthouse located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the “Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse”.”
4:17:50 P.M.	H.R. 5146	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:17:54 P.M.	H.R. 5146	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5146.
4:24:10 P.M.	H.R. 5146	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
4:24:13 P.M.	H.R. 5146	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4:25:02 P.M.	H.R. 2901	Mr. Poe (TX) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
4:25:09 P.M.	H.R. 2901	Considered by unanimous consent. H.R. 2901 — “To strengthen implementation of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 by improving the capacity of the United States Government to implement, leverage, and monitor and evaluate programs to provide first-time or improved access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene to the world’s poorest on an equitable and sustainable basis, and for other purposes.”
4:25:29 P.M.	H.R. 2901	An amendment, in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Poe (TX), Amendment inserts a complete new text.
4:25:39 P.M.	H.R. 2901	On agreeing to the Poe (TX) amendment; Agreed to without objection.
4:25:51 P.M.	H.R. 2901	On passage Passed without objection.
4:25:57 P.M.	H.R. 2901	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4:25:59 P.M.	H.R. 2901	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
4:26:35 P.M.	S. 1434	Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 1434 — “To designate the Junction City Community-Based Outpatient Clinic located at 715 Southwind Drive, Junction City, Kansas, as the Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz Community-Based Outpatient Clinic.”
4:26:48 P.M.	S. 1434	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:26:51 P.M.	S. 1434	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1434.
4:32:07 P.M.	S. 1434	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
4:32:10 P.M.	S. 1434	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4:33:11 P.M.	S. 229	Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 229 — “To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 3900 Woodland Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the “Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center”.”
4:33:48 P.M.	S. 229	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:33:54 P.M.	S. 229	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 229.
4:44:44 P.M.	S. 229	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
4:44:47 P.M.	S. 229	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4:45:05 P.M.	S. 2921	Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 2921 — “To designate the community based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 310 Home Boulevard in Galesburg, Illinois, as the “Lane A. Evans VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic”.”
4:45:17 P.M.	S. 2921	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:45:19 P.M.	S. 2921	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2921.

4:55:04 P.M.	S. 2921	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
4:55:07 P.M.	S. 2921	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4:57:55 P.M.		SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
5:56:31 P.M.		Mr. Rohrabacher moved that the House do now adjourn.
5:56:50 P.M.		On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
5:56:51 P.M.		The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on December 9, 2014

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