[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 104 (Monday, June 19, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D669-D670]
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                                              Monday, June 19, 2017

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3567-S3613
Measures Introduced: Three bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1377-
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  Page S3606
Long, Mandelker, and Billingslea Nominations--Agreement: Senate began 
consideration of the nomination of Brock Long, of North Carolina, to be 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of 
Homeland Security.                                           
  Page S3573
   A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 11 a.m., 
on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, Senate vote on confirmation of the 
nomination of Brock Long, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security; 
and that the cloture motions on the nominations of Sigal Mandelker, of 
New York, to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and 
Financial Crimes, and Marshall Billingslea, of Virginia, to be 
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing, ripen upon 
disposition of the nomination of Brock Long.                 
Page S3568
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, Senate resume 
consideration of the nomination of Sigal Mandelker, of New York, to be 
Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Crimes; and 
that the time until the vote on confirmation of the nomination of Brock 
Long, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security be equally divided 
between the two Leaders, or their designees.                 
Page S3608
Svinicki Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Kristine L. Svinicki, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                               
  Page S3507
  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 Marshall Billingslea, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing.           
Page S3507
  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 S3570
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  John H. Gibson II, of Texas, to be Deputy Chief Management Officer of 
the Department of Defense.
  Spencer Bachus III, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
expiring January 20, 2021.
  James Clinger, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of 
six years.
  James Clinger, of Pennsylvania, to be Chairperson of the Board of 
Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of 
five years.
  Scott Garrett, of New Jersey, to be President of the Export-Import 
Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2021.
  Michael Platt, Jr., of Arkansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Gregory Doud, of Kansas, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office 
of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
  George Edward Glass, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to the Portuguese 
Republic.
  Isabel Marie Keenan Patelunas, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of the Treasury.
  Robert P. Storch, of the District of Columbia, to be Inspector 
General of the National Security Agency.
  Stephanos Bibas, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Third Circuit.                                   
Pages S3613-13
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3606-08
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Additional Statements:
Adjournment: Senate convened at 4 p.m. on Monday, June 19, 2017 and 
adjourned at 12:03 a.m. on

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Tuesday, June 20, 2017, until 10 a.m. on the same day. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S3608.)