[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 6, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D922-D923]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                       Wednesday, September 6, 2017

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4971-S5021
Measures Introduced: Four bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1765-1768, S.J. Res. 49, and S. Con. Res. 23.    
  Page S5004
Measures Reported:
  S. 1631, to authorize the Department of State for Fiscal Year 2018, 
with amendments.
  S. 1697, to condition assistance to the West Bank and Gaza on steps 
by the Palestinian Authority to end violence and terrorism against 
Israeli citizens and United States Citizens, with amendments. 
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Measures Passed:
  Authorizing the Use of Emancipation Hall: Senate agreed to S. Con. 
Res. 23, authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol 
Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal 
to the Filipino Veterans of World War II.                
  Pages S5016-17
  Honoring Military and Contract Working Dogs: Committee on Armed 
Services was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 160, 
honoring the service to United States Armed Forces provided by military 
working dogs and contract working dogs, also known as ``war dogs'', and 
the resolution was then agreed to.                           
  Page S5017
  Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act: Senate passed S. 652, 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a program for 
early detection, diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-
hearing newborns, infants, and young children, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.           
  Page S5017
  SMASH Act: Senate passed S. 849, to support programs for mosquito-
borne and other vector-borne disease surveillance and control, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S5018-19
  National Clinical Care Commission Act: Senate passed S. 920, to 
establish a National Clinical Care Commission, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Pages S5019-20
  Gardner (for Shaheen) Amendment No. 807, of a perfecting nature. 
                                                         Pages S5019-20
  Social Security Fraud Prevention Act: Senate passed H.R. 624, to 
restrict the inclusion of social security account numbers on Federal 
documents sent by mail.                                      
  Page S5020
  John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act: Senate passed S. 1359, to 
amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations for 
the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.          
  Page S5020
House Messages:
Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act--Agreement: 
Senate began consideration of the House message to accompany H.R. 601, 
to enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact of assistance 
provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to promote quality 
basic education in developing countries, to better enable such 
countries to achieve universal access to quality basic education and 
improved learning outcomes, to eliminate duplication and waste, taking 
action on the following motions and amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S5020-21
Pending:
   McConnell motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate 
amendment (No. 6) to the bill with McConnell Amendment No. 808 (to the 
House amendment to the Senate amendment (No. 6) to the bill), in the 
nature of a substitute.                                      
Page S5020
  McConnell Amendment No. 809 (to Amendment No. 808), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S5021
  A motion was entered to close further debate on McConnell motion to 
concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment (No. 6) to the 
bill with McConnell Amendment No. 808 (listed above), and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Friday, September 8, 2017. 
                                                         Pages S5020-21

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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the House message to accompany the bill at 
approximately 10:00 a.m., on Thursday, September 7, 2017.    
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Katherine Brunett McGuire, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Labor.
  Jeff Tien Han Pon, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management for a term of four years.
  Randy Reeves, of Mississippi, to be Under Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs for Memorial Affairs.                                
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
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Measures Read the First Time:                                
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Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5003-04
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5004-06
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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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:31 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 7, 2017. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5021.)