[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 167 (Tuesday, October 17, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1093-D1094]
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                                          Tuesday, October 17, 2017

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6421-S6489
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1965-1976, and S. Con. Res. 27.           
  Pages S6452-53
Measures Reported:
  S. 825, to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the 
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 115-173)
  S. 1116, to amend the Native American Business Development, Trade 
Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000, the Buy Indian Act, and the Native 
American Programs Act of 1974 to provide industry and economic 
development opportunities to Indian communities, with amendments. (S. 
Rept. No. 115-174)
  S. 1285, to allow the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and 
Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community 
of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, the 
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua 
Tribe of Indians to lease or transfer certain lands, with amendments. 
(S. Rept. No. 115-175)
  S. 832, to enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact of 
programs under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the 
Millennium Challenge Corporation, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S6452
Measures Considered:
Congressional Budget Resolution--Agreement: Senate began consideration 
of H. Con. Res. 71, establishing the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027, after 
agreeing to the motion to proceed, and taking action on the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                                  
  Page S6424
Pending:
  Enzi Amendment No. 1116, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S6427-45
  Prior to the consideration of this measure today, Senate took the 
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 219), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the resolution.                  
Page S6424
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, that it be in 
order to call up Hatch Amendment No. 1144 and Sanders Amendment No. 
1119, that the time until 3 p.m. be for debate on the amendments, 
equally divided between the managers, or their designees, and following 
the use or yielding back of that time, Senate vote on or in relation to 
the amendments in the order listed, with no second-degree amendments in 
order prior to the votes.                                    
Page S6445
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the resolution at approximately 9:30 a.m., on 
Wednesday, October 18, 2017.                                 
Page S6489
House Messages:
National Defense Authorization Act: Senate began consideration of the 
message from the House of Representatives to accompany 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.                    
  Page S6424
  Senate insisted on its amendment, agreed to the request by the House 
for a conference, and authorized the Presiding Officer to appoint the 
following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators McCain, Inhofe, 
Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, Tillis, Sullivan, Perdue, Cruz, 
Graham, Sasse, Strange, Reed, Nelson, McCaskill, Shaheen, Gillibrand, 
Blumenthal, Donnelly, Hirono, Kaine, King, Heinrich, Warren, and 
Peters.                                                      
Page S6424
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 79 yeas to 17 nays (Vote No. EX. 218), David Joel Trachtenberg, of 
Virginia, to be a Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. 
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Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6449-50
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S6451-52
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6453-55
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6464-65
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6448-49
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6474-89
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S6489
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S6489
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--219) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:04 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 18, 2017. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6489.)