[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 197 (Monday, December 4, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1277]
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                                           Monday, December 4, 2017

[[Page D1277]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7809-S7824
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2185-2191, and S. Res. 348.                  
  Pages S7819-20
House Messages:
  Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017, Improvements 
Act: Senate concurred in the House Amendment to S. 371, to make 
technical changes and other improvements to the Department of State 
Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017.                           
  Page S7821
Nielsen Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Kirstjen Nielsen, of Virginia, to be Secretary of 
Homeland Security.                                       
  Pages S7809-19
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 59 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. 304), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the nomination.                  
Pages S7818-19
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Tuesday, December 5, 2017; and that all time during recess, 
adjournment, morning business, and Leader remarks count post-cloture on 
the nomination.                                              
Page S7821
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S7819
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S7819
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S7820
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S7819-21
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--304) 
                                                         Pages S7818-19
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:42 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7824.)