[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 185 (Monday, November 13, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1206]
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                                          Monday, November 13, 2017

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7169-S7183
Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2118-
2119.                                                        
  Page S7177
Measures Passed:
  FEMA Accountability, Modernization and Transparency Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 1679, to ensure that the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency's current efforts to modernize its grant management system 
includes applicant accessibility and transparency.           
  Page S7178
  Bradbury Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Steven Gill Bradbury, of Virginia, to be General Counsel 
of the Department of Transportation.           
Pages S7175-76, S7178-83
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 271), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the nomination.                  
Pages S7175-76
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Tuesday, November 14, 2017; and that all time during recess, 
adjournment, morning business, and Leader remarks count post-cloture on 
the nomination.                                              
Page S7178
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 90 yeas to 7 nays (Vote No. EX. 270), Derek Kan, of California, to 
be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy. 
                                                  Pages S7170-75, S7183
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S7176
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S7176
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S7177
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S7177-78
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S7178
Additional Statements:
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S7178
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--271) 
                                                     Pages S7175, S7176
Adjournment: Senate convened at 4:03 p.m. and adjourned at 7:38 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 14, 2017. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7178.)