[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 158 (Tuesday, October 3, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1039-D1040]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Tuesday, October 3, 2017

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6267-S6292
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1906-1912, and S. Res. 279-280.           
  Pages S6287-88
Cissna Nomination: Senate continued consideration of the nomination of 
Lee Francis Cissna, of Maryland, to be Director of United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. 
                                                         Pages S6268-83
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXII, the vote on 
the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Eric D. Hargan, of 
Illinois, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, occur at 
11 a.m., on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, and that if cloture is invoked, 
Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination at 3:15 p.m., with no 
intervening action or debate; provided further, that upon disposition 
of the nomination of Eric D. Hargan, of Illinois, to be Deputy 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Senate vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture on the nomination of Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be 
a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for 
the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2004, and that if 
cloture is invoked, Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination at 10 
a.m., on Thursday, October 5, 2017; and that the time on Wednesday 
evening be for debate on the nominations of Randal Quarles, of 
Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 
1, 2004, and Lee Francis Cissna, of Maryland, to be Director of United 
States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security, concurrently; provided further, that the vote on the motion 
to invoke cloture on the nomination of Lee Francis Cissna, of Maryland, 
to be Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
Department of Homeland Security, occur upon disposition of the 
nomination of Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of 
fourteen years from February 1, 2004, and that if cloture is invoked, 
all post-cloture time be considered expired and Senate vote on 
confirmation, with no intervening action or debate; provided further, 
that following disposition of the nomination of Lee Francis Cissna, of 
Maryland, to be Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services, Department of Homeland Security, Senate resume consideration 
of the nomination of Callista L. Gingrich, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Holy See, Department of State, with a vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the nomination at 1:45 p.m., on Thursday, 
October 5, 2017, and that if cloture is invoked, Senate vote on 
confirmation of the nomination at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, October 16, 
2017.                                                        
  Page S6283
Hargan Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 4, 
2017, Senate resume consideration of the nomination of Eric D. Hargan, 
of Illinois, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, with 
the time until 11 a.m., equally divided between the two Leaders, or 
their designees.                                             
  Page S6283
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Halsey B. Frank, of Maine, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Maine for the term of four years.
  D. Michael Hurst, Jr., of Mississippi, to be United States Attorney 
for the Southern District of Mississippi for the term of four years.
  Jeffrey B. Jensen, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of Missouri for the term of four years.
  Thomas L. Kirsch II, of Indiana, to be United States Attorney for the 
Northern District of Indiana for the term of four years.
  William J. Powell, of West Virginia, to be United States Attorney for 
the Northern District of West Virginia for the term of four years. 
                                                     Pages S6283, S6292
  Stephen Censky, of Missouri, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.

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  Ted McKinney, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.            
Pages S6283-84 S6292
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Spencer Bachus III, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
expiring January 20, 2019.
  Spencer Bachus III, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
expiring January 20, 2023.
  Judith Delzoppo Pryor, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
expiring January 20, 2021.
  Kimberly A. Reed, of West Virginia, to be First Vice President of the 
Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 
2021.
  Claudia Slacik, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring 
January 20, 2019.
  Claudia Slacik, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring 
January 20, 2023.
  Neil Jacobs, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Timothy Kelly, of Michigan, to be Assistant Secretary for Career, 
Technical, and Adult Education, Department of Education.
  Ernest W. Dubester, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 1, 2019.
  Don R. Willett, of Texas, to be a Circuit Judge, United States Court 
of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
  David Christian Tryon, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, 
Small Business Administration.                               
Page S6292
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Spencer Bachus III, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
expiring January 20, 2021, which was sent to the Senate on June 19, 
2017.                                                        
Page S6292
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S6286
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S6286-87
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S6287
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6288-89
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6289-92
Additional Statements:
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S6292
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:24 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6292.)