[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 5, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D911-D912]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                         Tuesday, September 5, 2017

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4917-S4969
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1761-
1764.                                                        
  Page S4939
Measures Reported:
  Reported on Friday, August 18, during the adjournment:
  S. 1761, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System.
  Reported on Tuesday, September 5:
  S. 772, to amend the PROTECT Act to make Indian tribes eligible for 
AMBER Alert grants. (S. Rept. No. 115-147)                   
Page S4938
Measures Passed:
  Bankruptcy Judgeship Act: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. 1107, to amend title 28, United States 
Code, to authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, and 
the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                            
  Page S4956
  McConnell (for Grassley) Amendment No. 787, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S4956
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 94 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. EX. 188), Timothy J. Kelly, of the 
District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Columbia.                                
Pages S4923, S4969
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Gregory Ibach, of Nebraska, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
  William Northey, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services.
  Stephen Alexander Vaden, of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Agriculture.
  Robert Behler, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of Operational Test 
and Evaluation, Department of Defense.
  Thomas B. Modly, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of the Navy.
  Dean L. Winslow, of Delaware, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Mark L. Greenblatt, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Export-
Import Bank.
  Robert J. Jackson, Jr., of New York, to be a Member of the Securities 
and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 
2019.
  Suzanne Israel Tufts, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  James Bridenstine, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  Timothy Gallaudet, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
  Bruce J. Walker, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability).
  Steven E. Winberg, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Energy (Fossil Energy).
  Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 
2023.
  Matthew Z. Leopold, of Florida, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency.
  David Ross, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Larry Edward Andre, Jr., of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Djibouti.

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  Thomas L. Carter, of South Carolina, for the rank of Ambassador 
during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of 
America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation 
Organization.
  Michael T. Evanoff, of Arkansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Diplomatic Security).
  Nina Maria Fite, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Angola.
  Daniel L. Foote, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Zambia.
  Richard Grenell, of California, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Republic of Germany.
  Kenneth Ian Juster, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
India.
  W. Robert Kohorst, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Croatia.
  Barbara Lee, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States of 
America to the Seventy-second Session of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations.
  Edward Masso, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic Estonia.
  Edward T. McMullen, Jr., of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the 
Swiss Confederation, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein.
  Jennifer Gillian Newstead, of New York, to be Legal Adviser of the 
Department of State.
  David Dale Reimer, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Mauritius, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Seychelles.
  Christopher Smith, of New Jersey, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Seventy-second Session of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations.
  Eric P. Whitaker, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Niger.
  Cheryl Marie Stanton, of South Carolina, to be Administrator of the 
Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.
  David G. Zatezalo, of West Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Mine Safety and Health.
  Frederick M. Nutt, of Virginia, to be Controller, Office of Federal 
Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget.
  James Thomas Abbott, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 1, 2020.
  Colleen Kiko, of North Dakota, to be a Member of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 29, 2022.
  Emily Webster Murphy, of Missouri, to be Administrator of General 
Services.
  Margaret Weichert, of Georgia, to be Deputy Director for Management, 
Office of Management and Budget.
  Christopher R. Sharpley, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, 
Central Intelligence Agency.
  John C. Demers, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  Andrei Iancu, of California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office.
  Adam I. Klein, of the District of Columbia, to be Chairman and Member 
of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for the remainder of 
the term expiring January 29, 2018.
  Adam I. Klein, of the District of Columbia, to be Chairman and Member 
of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring 
January 29, 2024.
  Tom Marino, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of National Drug Control 
Policy.
  Jonathan F. Mitchell, of Washington, to be Chairman of the 
Administrative Conference of the United States for the term of five 
years.
  Cheryl L. Mason, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Board of 
Veterans' Appeals for a term of six years.
  60 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  8 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, 
and Navy.                                                
Pages S4958-69
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4929
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S4917, S4929
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S4929
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S4938
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4939-41
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4941-42
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4927-29
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4942-46
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--188) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:47 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4956.)