[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 13, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D969-D970]
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                                      Wednesday, September 13, 2017

[[Page D969]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5243-S5707
Measures Introduced: Three bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1802-1804, and S. Res. 251-254.           
  Pages S5480-81
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2017''. (S. Rept. No. 115-154)
  S. 1447, to reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program. (S. 
Rept. No. 115-155)                                           
Page S5480
Measures Passed:
  National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
252, designating September 2017 as ``National Spinal Cord Injury 
Awareness Month''.                                        
  Page S5706-07
  National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
253, designating the week beginning September 18, 2017, as ``National 
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week''.                        
  Page S5707
  Relative to the Death of Former Senator Pete Domenici: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 254, relative to the death of Pietro ``Pete'' Vichi 
Domenici, former United States Senator for the State of New Mexico. 
                                                             Page S5707
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: Senate began 
consideration of H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, after 
agreeing to the motion to proceed, and taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                
  Pages S5245-53, S5253-S5474
Pending:
  McCain/Reed Modified Amendment No. 1003, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                           
Pages S5253-S5474
  McConnell (for McCain) Amendment No. 545 (to Amendment No. 1003), of 
a perfecting nature.                                         
Page S5259
Rejected:
  McConnell (for Paul) Amendment No. 871 (to Amendment No. 1003), to 
repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force and the 
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 
2002. (By 61 yeas to 36 nays (Vote No. 195), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)                                              
Pages S5253-59
  A motion was entered to close further debate on McCain/Reed Modified 
Amendment No. 1003 (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 15, 2017.            
Page S5474
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, 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 McCain/
Reed Modified Amendment No. 1003.                            
Page S5474
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday, 
September 14, 2017.                                          
Page S5707
Patenaude Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at a time to be determined by the Majority 
Leader, in consultation with the Democratic Leader, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination of Pamela Hughes Patenaude, of New 
Hampshire, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; 
that there be 40 minutes of debate on the nomination, equally divided 
in the usual form, and that following the use or yielding back of time, 
Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination, with no intervening 
action or debate.                                            
  Page S5474
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  Douglas W. Domenech, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior.                                            
Pages S5474, S5707
Messages from the House:                                  
  Page S5478-79
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5479
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5479-80
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S5480

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Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5480
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5481-83
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5483-85
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5477-78
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S5385-S5706
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S5706
Privileges of the Floor:                                    
  Pages S5706
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--195) 
                                                             Page S5259
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:01 a.m. and adjourned, as a further 
mark of respect to the memory of the late Senator Pete Domenici, in 
accordance with S. Res. 254, at 7:05 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Thursday, 
September 14, 2017. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the 
Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5707.)