[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 9, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D508-D509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                               Tuesday, May 9, 2017

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2821-S2849
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1071-1080, and S. Res. 160.                      
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Measures Reported:
  S. 280, to authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land 
exchange in El Paso and Teller Counties, Colorado. (S. Rept. No. 115-
45)
  S. 644, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study of the Medgar Evers House, located in Jackson, 
Mississippi, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 115-46)
  S. 729, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire 
approximately 44 acres of land in Martinez, California, for inclusion 
in the John Muir National Historic Site. (S. Rept. No. 115-47)
  H.R. 88, to modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park 
located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker's Crossroads 
Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 115-48)
  H.R. 267, to redesignate the Martin Luther King, Junior, National 
Historic Site in the State of Georgia. (S. Rept. No. 115-49)
  H.R. 538, to redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument in the State of 
Georgia and revise its boundary, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 115-50)
  H.R. 560, to amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area 
Improvement Act to provide access to certain vehicles serving residents 
of municipalities adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National 
Recreation Area. (S. Rept. No. 115-51)
  S. 225, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to 
modify provisions relating to certain land exchanges in the Mt. Hood 
Wilderness in the State of Oregon. (S. Rept. No. 115-52)
  S. 285, to ensure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts Ditch 
headgate and ditch segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle 
County, Colorado. (S. Rept. No. 115-53)
  S. 289, to adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest, 
Colorado. (S. Rept. No. 115-54)
  S. 617, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain 
segments of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of 
Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System. (S. Rept. No. 115-55)
  H.R. 618, to authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land 
exchange in El Paso and Teller Counties, Colorado. (S. Rept. No. 115-
56)
  H.R. 688, to adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest, 
Colorado. (S. Rept. No. 115-57)
  H.R. 689, to insure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts 
Ditch headgate and ditch segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in 
Eagle County, Colorado. (S. Rept. No. 115-58)
  H.R. 699, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to 
modify provisions relating to certain land exchanges in the Mt. Hood 
Wilderness in the State of Oregon. (S. Rept. No. 115-59)     
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Lighthizer Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Robert Lighthizer, of Florida, to be United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.                 
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   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 on Thursday, May 11, 2017. 
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  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S2848
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 57 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 124), Scott Gottlieb, of 
Connecticut, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health 
and Human Services.                               
Pages S2822-43, S2849
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
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Additional Statements:                                   
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--124) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:17 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2848.)