[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 18, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1097-D1098]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                        Wednesday, October 18, 2017

[[Page D1097]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6491-S6591
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1977-1983, and S. Res. 293.                      
  Page S6536
Measures Passed:
  Morgan State University 150th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
293, commemorating the 150th anniversary of Morgan State University. 
                                                             Page S6590
  Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission Act: Senate passed H.R. 
2989, to establish the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission. 
                                                         Pages S6590-91
Measures Considered:
Congressional Budget Resolution--Agreement: Senate continued 
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, 
taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                      Pages S6492-S6532
Adopted:
  By 89 yeas to 9 nays (Vote No. 220), Enzi (for Hatch) Amendment No. 
1144 (to Amendment No. 1116), to establish a deficit-neutral reserve 
fund relating to protecting Medicare and Medicaid. 
                                                  Pages S6518, S6521-22
  By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 223), Enzi (for Heller) 
Amendment No. 1146 (to Amendment No. 1116), to provide tax relief to 
American families with children to provide them with more money in 
their paychecks to make ends meet.                
Pages S6518-19, S6524
  Enzi (for Collins) Amendment No. 1151 (to Amendment No. 1116), to 
provide tax relief to small businesses and to include provisions to 
prevent upper-income taxpayers from sheltering income from taxation at 
the appropriate rate.                  
Pages S6518, S6520, S6522, S6525
Rejected:
  By 47 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 221), Enzi (for Sanders) Amendment 
No. 1119 (to Amendment No. 1116), to provide additional resources to 
restore the $1,000,000,000,000 in cuts to Medicaid paid for by reducing 
the tax breaks for the wealthy.                   
Pages S6518-19, S6523
  By 47 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 222), Enzi (for Nelson) Amendment No. 
1150 (to Amendment No. 1116), to provide additional resources to 
restore the $473,000,000,000 in cuts to Medicare paid for by closing 
special interest tax loopholes.                      
Pages S6518, S6523
Pending:
  Enzi Amendment No. 1116, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                      Pages S6492-S6532
  During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 46 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 224), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 with respect to consideration of Enzi (for Sanders/
Wyden) Amendment No. 1120 (to Amendment No. 1116), to ensure that there 
are no tax cuts for the top 1 percent of Americans. Subsequently, the 
point of order that the amendment violates section 305(b)(2) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 was sustained, and the amendment thus 
fell.                                          
Pages S6518-21, S6524-25
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that following 
Leader remarks on Thursday, October 19, 2017, that it be in order to 
call up the following amendments, the time until 11:45 a.m. be for 
debate on the amendments equally divided between the managers, or their 
designees, and that at 11:45 a.m., Senate vote on or in relation to the 
amendments in the order listed, with no second-degree amendments in 
order prior to the votes: Wyden Amendment No. 1302, Capito Amendment 
No. 1393, and Cantwell Amendment No. 1141; and that following the 
disposition of Cantwell Amendment No. 1141, Warner Amendment No. 1138 
be called up and the time until 2 p.m. be equally divided between the 
two managers, or their designees, and that at 2 p.m., Senate vote on or 
in relation to Warner Amendment No. 1138, with no second-degree 
amendments in order prior to the vote.                       
Page S6532

[[Page D1098]]


  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the resolution at approximately 9:30 a.m., on 
Thursday, October 19, 2017.                                  
Page S6591
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6533-34
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S6534-35
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S6535
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6537-38
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6536-37
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6532-33
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6538-90
Notices of Intent:                                           
  Page S6590
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S6590
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S6590


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D1098, Wednesday, October 18, 2017, the following 
language appears: Executive Communications: Pages S6533-34 
Petitions and Memorials: Pages S6534-35 Executive Reports of 
Committees: Page S6535 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S6536-37 
Additional Statements: Pages S6532-33 Amendments Submitted: Pages 
S6538-90 Notices of Intent: Page S6590 Authorities for Committees 
to Meet: Page S6590 Privileges of the Floor: Page S6590
  
  The online and Record has been corrected to read: Executive 
Communications: Pages S6533-34 Petitions and Memorials: Pages 
S6534-35 Executive Reports of Committees: Page S6535 Statements on 
Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S6537-38 Additional 
Cosponsors: Pages S6536-37 Additional Statements: Pages S6532-33 
Amendments Submitted: Pages S6538-90 Notices of Intent: Page S6590 
Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S6590 Privileges of the 
Floor: Page S6590


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     Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--
     224)                                                30Adjournment: 
     Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:31 p.m., 
     untilent:  9:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 19, 2017. (For 
     Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority 
     Leader in today's Record on page S6591.)