[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 82 (Thursday, May 11, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D517]
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                                             Thursday, May 11, 2017

[[Page D517]]

                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2891-S2922
Measures Introduced: Twenty-five bills and one resolution were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1094-1118, and S. Res. 162.   
  Pages S2915-16
Measures Reported:
  S. 174, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to consolidate the 
reporting obligations of the Federal Communications Commission in order 
to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens. (S. 
Rept. No. 115-61)
  S. 139, to implement the use of Rapid DNA instruments to inform 
decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, to 
solve and prevent violent crimes and other crimes, to exonerate the 
innocent, to prevent DNA analysis backlogs.
  S. 583, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds to hire veterans as 
career law enforcement officers.
  S. 934, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise 
and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical 
devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1028, to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a 
National Family Caregiving Strategy.                         
Page S2915
Measures Passed:
  Merit Systems Protection Board: Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 
1083, to amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 
for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks 
a quorum, and the bill was then passed.                      
  Page S2921
Rosen Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, May 15, 2017, Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination of Jeffrey A. Rosen, of 
Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation; that the time until 
5:30 p.m. be equally divided in the usual form; and that 
notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXII, the pending cloture 
motions ripen at 5:30 p.m.                                   
  Page S2921
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 82 yeas to 14 nays (Vote No. EX. 127), Robert Lighthizer, of 
Florida, to be United States Trade Representative, with the rank of 
Ambassador.                                                  
Page S2906
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 81 yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. 126), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the nomination.                      
Page S2894
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  David J. Kautter, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Brock Long, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. 
                                                             Page S2922
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2916-17
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2917-20
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2913-15
Notices of Intent:                                           
  Page S2921
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2921
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--127) 
                                                     Pages S2894, S2906
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:50 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, May 15, 2017. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2921.)