[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 6, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D121]
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                                          Tuesday, February 6, 2018

[[Page D121]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S617-S665
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2377-2386, and S. Res. 392-394.            
  Pages S651-52
Measures Passed:
  Minority Party's Committee Membership: Senate agreed to S. Res. 393, 
making minority party appointments for the 115th Congress.    
  Page S657
  National Mentoring Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 394, recognizing 
January 2018 as National Mentoring Month.                     
  Page S657
House Messages:
Department of Defense Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate began 
consideration of the amendment of the House of Representatives to the 
amendment of the Senate to H.R. 695, to amend the National Child 
Protection Act of 1993 to establish a voluntary national criminal 
history background check system and criminal history review program for 
certain individuals who, related to their employment, have access to 
children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and taking 
action of the following motions and amendments proposed thereto:
Pending:
  McConnell motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill.                          
Page S627
  McConnell motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the 
Committee on the Appropriations, with instructions, McConnell Amendment 
No. 1922, to change the enactment date.                       
Page S627
  McConnell Amendment No. 1923 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 
1922), of a perfecting nature.                                
Page S627
  McConnell Amendment No. 1924 (to Amendment No. 1923), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                       
Page S627
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to concur 
in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the 
bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Thursday, 
February 8, 2018.                                             
Page S627
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to concur in the amendment of the House to 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill at approximately 11:30 a.m., on 
Wednesday, February 7, 2018.                                  
Page S657
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S650
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S650
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                              
  Page S650
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S650-51
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S652-53
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S653-54
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S648-50
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S655-56
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                       
  Pages S656-57
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:55 p.m., 
until 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S657.)