[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 159 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1049]
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                                         Wednesday, October 4, 2017

[[Page D1049]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6293-6325
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1913-1920, and S. Res. 281-284.           
  Pages S6320-21
Measures Passed:
  Federal Emergency Management Agency: Senate passed H.R. 1117, to 
require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to 
applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or 
disaster.                                                    
  Page S6324
  25th Anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest: Committee on 
the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 147, 
commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles civil 
unrest, and the resolution was then agreed to.               
  Page S6324
  National Character Counts Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 283, 
designating the week beginning October 15, 2017, as ``National 
Character Counts Week''.                                 
  Pages S6324-25
  National Dyslexia Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 284, 
calling on Congress, schools, and State and local educational agencies 
to recognize the significant educational implications of dyslexia that 
must be addressed, and designating October 2017 as ``National Dyslexia 
Awareness Month''.                                           
  Page S6325
Quarles Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.                  
  Page S6316
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 62 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. 212), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the nomination.                      
Page S6316
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at approximately 9:30 a.m., on 
Thursday, October 5, 2017, with the time until 10 a.m. equally divided 
between the two Leaders or their designees.                  
Page S6325
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 57 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. EX. 211), Eric D. Hargan, of 
Illinois, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
                                                     Pages S6316, S6325
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 57 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 210), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the nomination.                      
Page S6298
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S6318
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S6318-19
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6319-20
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S6320
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6321-22
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6322-23
Additional Statements:
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S6323-24
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S6324
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--212) 
                                                     Pages S6298, S6316
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:29 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 5, 2017. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6325.)