[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 11 (Friday, January 20, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D55-D56]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Friday, January 20, 2017

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House and Senate met for the Inauguration of President Donald 
      John Trump and Vice President Michael Richard Pence.
      Senate confirmed the nomination of James Mattis, of Washington, 
      to be Secretary of Defense.
      Senate confirmed the nomination of John F. Kelly, of Virginia, to 
      be Secretary of Homeland Security.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S347-366
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 177-184, S.J. Res. 6, and S. Res. 15-17.   
  Pages S360-61
Measures Reported:
  S. 133, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System. (S. Rept. No. 
115-2)                                                        
Page S360
Measures Passed:
  Majority Party's Committee Membership: Senate agreed to S. Res. 16, 
to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for 
the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, or until their successors are 
chosen.                                                       
  Page S365
  Minority Party's Committee Membership: Senate agreed to S. Res. 17, 
to constitute the minority party's membership on certain committees for 
the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, or until their successors are 
chosen.                                                       
  Page S365
Inaugural Ceremony--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Inaugural Ceremony proceedings be printed in 
the Record.                                                   
  Page S362
Pompeo Nomination--Agreement: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Mike Pompeo, of Kansas, to be Director of the Central 
Intelligence Agency.                                          
  Page S365
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 89 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 31), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the nomination.               
Pages S355-56
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, January 23, 2017, Senate resume 
consideration of the nomination, that there be 6 hours of debate on the 
nomination, equally divided in the usual form, and that following the 
use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on confirmation of the 
nomination, with no intervening action or debate; and that no further 
motions be in order.                                          
Page S355
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 98 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. EX. 29), James Mattis, of Washington, 
to be Secretary of Defense.                         
Pages S349-55, S366
  By 88 yeas to 11 nays (Vote No. EX. 30), John F. Kelly, of Virginia, 
to be Secretary of Homeland Security.               
Pages S349-55, S366
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Rex W. Tillerson, of Texas, to be Secretary of State.
  Steven T. Mnuchin, of California, to be Secretary of the Treasury.
  Steven T. Mnuchin, of California, to be United States Governor of the 
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, United States 
Governor of the African Development Fund, and United States Governor of 
the Asian Development Bank.
  Steven T. Mnuchin, of California, to be United States Governor of the 
International Monetary Fund,

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United States Governor of the African Development Bank, United States 
Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank, and United States 
Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
for a term of five years.
  James Mattis, of Washington, to be Secretary of Defense.
  Jeff Sessions, of Alabama, to be Attorney General.
  Ryan Zinke, of Montana, to be Secretary of the Interior.
  Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., of Florida, to be Secretary of Commerce.
  Thomas Price, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Health and Human 
Services.
  Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., of Florida, to be Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development.
  Elaine L. Chao, of Kentucky, to be Secretary of Transportation.
  James Richard Perry, of Texas, to be Secretary of Energy.
  Elisabeth Prince DeVos, of Michigan, to be Secretary of Education.
  Andrew F. Puzder, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Labor.
  David J. Shulkin, of Pennsylvania, to be Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs.
  John F. Kelly, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
  Daniel Coats, of Indiana, to be Director of National Intelligence.
  Robert Lighthizer, of Florida, to be United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Mike Pompeo, of Kansas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence 
Agency.
  Scott Pruitt, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency.
  Todd M. Ricketts, of Illinois, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce.
  Vincent Viola, of New York, to be Secretary of the Army.
  Jay Clayton, of New York, to be a Member of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2021.
  Linda E. McMahon, of Connecticut, to be Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration.
  Seema Verma, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services.
  Nikki R. Haley, of South Carolina, to be the Representative of the 
United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and 
status of Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States of 
America in the Security Council of the United Nations.
  Nikki R. Haley, of South Carolina, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United 
Nations during her tenure of service as Representative of the United 
States of America to the United Nations.
  Terry Branstad, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of 
China.
  David Friedman, of New York, to be Ambassador to Israel. 
                                                          Pages S365-66
Nomination Discharged: The following nomination was discharged from 
further committee consideration and placed on the Executive Calendar:
  Mike Pompeo, of Kansas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence 
Agency, which was sent to the Senate on January 20, 2017, from the 
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.                      
Page S355
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S360
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                     
  Page S360
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page S361
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S361-62
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S359-60
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--31) 
                                                          Pages S354-56
Adjournment: Senate convened at 4 p.m. and adjourned at 6:41 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, January 23, 2017. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S365.)