[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 203 (Wednesday, December 13, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1319]
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                                       Wednesday, December 13, 2017

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7979-S8016
Measures Introduced: Six bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2223-2228, and S. Res. 359-360.                  
  Page S8006
  Ho Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of James C. Ho, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Fifth Circuit, post-cloture.                         
Page S8003
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 53 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 316), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the nomination.                  
Pages S8002-03
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Thursday, December 14, 2017; and that all time during recess, 
adjournment, morning business, and Leader remarks count post-cloture on 
the nomination.                                              
Page S8009
West Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at a time to be determined by the Majority 
Leader, in consultation with the Democratic Leader, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination of Owen West, of Connecticut, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Defense; that there be 30 minutes of debate on 
the nomination, equally divided in the usual form, and that following 
the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on confirmation of the 
nomination with no intervening action or debate.             
  Page S8003
Compton Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at a time to be determined by the Majority 
Leader, in consultation with the Democratic Leader, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination of J. Paul Compton, Jr., of Alabama, to 
be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; 
that there be 120 minutes of debate on the nomination, equally divided 
in the usual form, and that following the use or yielding back of time, 
Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination with no intervening 
action or debate.                                            
  Page S8003
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 50 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 315), Don R. Willett, of Texas, 
to be a Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth 
Circuit.                                       
Pages S7981-S8002, S8016
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S8004
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S8004
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S8004-06
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S8006
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8006-07
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S8007-08
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S8003-04
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S8008-09
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S8009
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--316) 
                                                     Pages S8002, S8003
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon and adjourned at 7:02 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 14, 2017. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S.)