[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                          Tuesday, January 17, 2017

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S323-S346
Measures Introduced: Thirty bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 147-176, S.J. Res. 5, and S. Con. Res. 5. 
                                                          Pages S342-43
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2017''. (S. Rept. No. 115-1) 
                                                          Pages S341-42
Measures Passed:
  GAO Access and Oversight Act: Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
72, to ensure the Government Accountability Office has adequate access 
to information, and the bill was then passed by a unanimous vote of 99 
yeas (Vote No. 28).                                       
  Pages S333-35
  TALENT Act: Senate passed H.R. 39, to amend title 5, United States 
Code, to codify the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program. 
                                                          Pages S345-46
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaties:
  Extradition Treaty with the Republic of Serbia (Treaty Doc. No. 115-
1); and
  Extradition Treaty with the Republic of Kosovo (Treaty Doc. No. 115-
2).
  The treaties were transmitted to the Senate today, considered as 
having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying 
papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be 
printed.                                                      
Page S345
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Gayle A. Nachtigal, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 2018.
  Christopher James Brummer, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term 
expiring June 19, 2021.
  Brian D. Quintenz, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner 
of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 
13, 2020.
  Jason E. Kearns, of Colorado, to be a Member of the United States 
International Trade Commission for the term expiring December 16, 2024.
  Todd Philip Haskell, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
the Congo.
  Charles R. Breyer, of California, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2021.
  Danny C. Reeves, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2019.   
Page S346
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S341
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S341
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page S343
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S343-45
Additional Statements:                                        
  Page S341
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S345
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--28)    
  Page S335
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:05 p.m., 
until 4 p.m. on Friday, January 20, 2017. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S346.)