[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 18 (Thursday, February 2, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D104-D105]
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                                         Thursday, February 2, 2017

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S609-S661
Measures Introduced: Twenty-three bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 275-297, and S. Res. 42-43.    
  Pages S655-56
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 42, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works.                                             
Page S655
Measures Passed:
  Stream Protection Rule: By 54 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 43), Senate 
passed H.J. Res. 38, disapproving the rule submitted by the Department 
of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.      
  Pages S611-32
  Honoring the Life of Eugene A. ``Gene'' Cernan: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 27, 
honoring the life and achievements of Eugene A. ``Gene'' Cernan, and 
the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                               
  Pages S660-61
  Crapo (for Cruz/Nelson) Amendment No. 190, to amend the preamble. 
                                                          Pages S660-61
  National Mentoring Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 43, recognizing 
January 2017 as National Mentoring Month.                     
  Page S661
Measures Considered:
SEC Resource Extraction Resolution of Disapproval--Agreement: Senate 
began consideration of H. J. Res. 41, providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule 
submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to 
``Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers'', after 
agreeing to the motion to proceed.                        
  Pages S634-53
  By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 50), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the joint resolution.             
Page S634
  Prior to the consideration of this measure, Senate took the following 
action:
  By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. EX. 49), Senate agreed to the motion 
to proceed to Legislative Session.                            
Page S634
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the joint resolution at approximately 6:30 a.m., on 
Friday, February 3, 2017, with no debate time remaining; and that 
following disposition of the joint resolution, Senate vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Elisabeth Prince DeVos, 
of Michigan, to be Secretary of Education, Rule XXII notwithstanding. 
                                                              Page S661
Sessions Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Jeff Sessions, of Alabama, to be Attorney General. 
                                                              Page S632
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the 
nomination of Elisabeth Prince DeVos, of Michigan, to be Secretary of 
Education.                                                    
Page S632
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  By 53 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 44), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination.      
Page S632
Price Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Thomas Price, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Health and Human 
Services.                                                     
  Page S633
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the 
nomination of Jeff Sessions, of Alabama, to be Attorney General. 
                                                              Page S633
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 45), Senate agreed to the motion 
to proceed to Legislative Session.                        
Pages S632-33
  By 51 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 46), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination.      
Page S633

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Mnuchin Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Steven T. Mnuchin, of California, to be Secretary of the 
Treasury.                                                     
  Page S633
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the 
nomination of Thomas Price, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Health and 
Human Services.                                               
Page S633
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 47), Senate agreed to the motion 
to proceed to Legislative Session.                            
Page S633
  By 51 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 48), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination.      
Page S633
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S655
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                              
  Page S655
Executive Reports of Committees:                              
  Page S655
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page S656
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                   
  Page S657
Additional Statements:                                        
  Page S654
Amendments Submitted:                                         
  Page S660
Record Votes: Eight record votes were taken today. (Total--50) 
                                                         Pages S632-634
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 8:06 p.m., 
until 6:30 a.m. on Friday, February 3, 2017. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S661.)