[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 21, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D681]
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                                           Wednesday, June 21, 2017

[[Page D681]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3657-S3695
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1387-1404, and S. Res. 196-198.   
  Page S3686
Measures Reported:
  S. 97, to enable civilian research and development of advanced 
nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions, to 
expand theoretical and practical knowledge of nuclear physics, 
chemistry, and materials science. (S. Rept. No. 115-115)     
Page S3685
Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages 
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 
13466 of June 26, 2008, with respect to North Korea; which was referred 
to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-10) 
                                                             Page S3682
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13219 of June 26, 2001, with respect to the Western Balkans; which was 
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-
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Page S3683
Billingslea Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Marshall Billingslea, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing.       
  Pages S3677-78
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 65 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 151), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the nomination.                      
Page S3678
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 11 
a.m., on Thursday, June 22, 2017; and that all time during morning 
business, recess, adjournment and Leader remarks count post-cloture on 
the nomination.                                              
Page S3690
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 96 yeas to 4 nays (Vote No. EX. 150), Sigal Mandelker, of New 
York, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes. 
                                                  Pages S3660-78, S3695
Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S3683
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S3683
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S3683-85
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S3685-86
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3686-88
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3688-90
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3681-82
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S3668-69
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--151) 
                                                             Page S3678
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 6:49 p.m., 
until 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3690.)