[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 19, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D991-D992]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                        Tuesday, September 19, 2017

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5825-S5869
Measures Introduced: Twenty-one bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1829-1849, and S. Res. 263-265.   
  Page S5860
Measures Reported:
  S. 396, to make technical amendments to certain marine fish 
conservation statutes. (S. Rept. No. 115-160)
  Report to accompany S. 1393, to streamline the process by which 
active duty military, reservists, and veterans receive commercial 
driver's licenses. (S. Rept. No. 115-161)
  H.R. 390, To provide emergency relief for victims of genocide, crimes 
against humanity, and war crimes in Iraq and Syria, for accountability 
for perpetrators of these crimes, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. Res. 168, supporting respect for human rights and encouraging 
inclusive governance in Ethiopia, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute and with an amended preamble.
  S. 1848, to amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to 
modify the criteria for determining whether countries are meeting the 
minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking. 
                                                             Page S5858
Measures Passed:
  Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity 
Act: Senate passed H.R. 3110, to amend the Financial Stability Act of 
2010 to modify the term of the independent member of the Financial 
Stability Oversight Council.                                 
  Page S5867
  National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
265, designating September 22, 2017, as ``National Falls Prevention 
Awareness Day'' to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of 
falls among older adults.                                
  Pages S5867-68
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding the passage 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, as 
amended; that McConnell (for McCain) Amendment No. 545, to strike the 
section relating to the treatment of storm water collection systems as 
utility systems, be considered and adopted.                  
  Page S5867
Emanuel Nomination--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of the 
nomination of William J. Emanuel, of California, to be a Member of the 
National Labor Relations Board.                          
  Pages S5835-42
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 49 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 202), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the nomination.                  
Pages S5841-42
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 4 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2017, Senate resume 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, with the time until 5:30 
p.m. equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees; and 
that at 5:30 p.m., all post-cloture time be expired and Senate vote on 
confirmation of the nomination with no intervening action or debate. 
                                                             Page S5868
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 50 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 201), Noel J. Francisco, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Solicitor General of the United States. 
                                                         Pages S5825-35
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 49 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 200), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the nomination.                      
Page S5831
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S5857
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S5857-58
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S5858-60
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5860-62
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5862-67
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5856-57
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S5867

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Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--202) 
                                              Pages S5831, S5835, S5842
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:14 p.m., 
until 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 21, 2017. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5868.)