[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D529-D531]
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                                              Tuesday, May 16, 2017

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2937-S2972
Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1127-1142, and S. Res. 163-166.   
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Measures Reported:
  S. 392, to establish the 400 years of African-American History 
Commission. (S. Rept. No. 115-63)
  S. 502, to modify the boundary of Voyageurs National Park in the 
State of Minnesota. (S. Rept. No. 115-64)
  S. 508, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the 
State of Oregon. (S. Rept. No. 115-65)
  S. 513, to designate the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead 
Special Management Area in the State of Oregon. (S. Rept. No. 115-66)
  S. 590, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or 
replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation 
services at Smith Gulch in Idaho. (S. Rept. No. 115-67)
  H.R. 558, to adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National 
Battlefield Park to include the Wallis House and Harriston Hill, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 115-68)
  H.R. 698, to require a land conveyance involving the Elkhorn Ranch 
and the White River National Forest in the State of Colorado. (S. Rept. 
No. 115-69)
  H.R. 863, to facilitate the addition of park administration at the 
Coltsville National Historical Park. (S. Rept. No. 115-70)
  S. 131, to provide for the exchange of certain National Forest System 
land and non-Federal land in the State of Alaska, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute.                                  
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Measures Passed:
  Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act: Senate passed S. 
419, to require adequate reporting on the Public Safety Officers' 
Benefits program, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                     
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  Alexander (for Grassley) Amendment No. 216, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
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  Rapid DNA Act: Senate passed 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. 
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  American Law Enforcement Heroes Act: Senate passed 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.                                        
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  Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. 867, to 
provide support for law enforcement agency efforts to protect the 
mental health and well-being of law enforcement officers, and the bill 
was then passed.                                             
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  Washington Metrorail Safety Commission: Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 22, granting the 
consent and approval of Congress to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the 
State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact 
relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety 
Commission, and the resolution was then passed.          
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  Recognizing the Roles and Contributions of U.S. Teachers: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 163, recognizing the roles and contributions of the 
teachers of the United States in building and enhancing the civic, 
cultural, and economic well-being of the United States.      
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  National Senior Corps Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 164, recognizing 
the contributions of senior volunteers and designating the week of May 
15 through 19, 2017, as ``National Senior Corps Week''.      
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  National Small Business Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 165, 
celebrating April 30 through May 6,

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2017, as ``National Small Business Week'' and commending the 
entrepreneurial spirit of small businesses owners in the United States.
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  National Nurses Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 166, supporting the 
goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 
through May 12, 2017.                                    
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Appointments:
  Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children: 
The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, in consultation with the 
Chairperson of the Committee on Indian Affairs, pursuant to the 
provisions of Public Law 114-244, appointed the following individuals 
to serve as members of the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff 
Commission on Native Children: Carlyle Begay of Arizona, and Melody 
Staebner of North Dakota.                                    
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Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13303 of May 22, 2003, with respect to the stabilization of Iraq; which 
was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 
(PM-7)                                                       
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Brand Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Rachel L. Brand, of Iowa, to be Associate Attorney 
General.                                                     
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding Rule XXII, the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on 
the nomination of Rachel L. Brand, occur at 12 noon on Wednesday, May 
17, 2017, and that if cloture is invoked, the time count as if it was 
invoked at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17, 2017; that if cloture is 
invoked on the nomination of Rachel L. Brand, the vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture on the nomination of Terry Branstad, of Iowa, to be 
Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, occur following 
disposition of the nomination of Rachel L. Brand, and that if cloture 
is not invoked on the nomination of Rachel L. Brand, the vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Terry Branstad occur 
immediately following the failed cloture vote.               
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at approximately 9:30 a.m. on 
Wednesday, May 17, 2017; and that the time until 12 noon be equally 
divided in the usual form.                                   
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Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 56 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 129), Jeffrey A. Rosen, of 
Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation.          
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Brian D. Quintenz, of Ohio, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2020.
  Kevin Allen Hassett, of Massachusetts, to be Chairman of the Council 
of Economic Advisers.
  Derek Kan, of California, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for 
Policy.
  Dan R. Brouillette, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy.
  Susan Parker Bodine, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency.
  James Donovan, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.
  Doug Manchester, of California, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth 
of The Bahamas.
  James J. Sullivan, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring 
April 27, 2021.
  Brooks D. Tucker, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Congressional and Legislative Affairs).
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  7 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  A routine list in the Air Force.                       
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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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Amendments Submitted:                                        
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--129) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:15 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2970.)

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