[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 13, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D259]
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                                            Tuesday, March 13, 2018

[[Page D259]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1645-S1693
Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2539-2543, and S. Res. 433.                  
  Pages S1686-88
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 1015, to require the Federal Communications 
Commission to study the feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-
remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and 
mental health crisis hotline system. (S. Rept. No. 115-213) 
                                                             Page S1686
Measures Passed:
  Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act: Senate passed S. 2286, to amend 
the Peace Corps Act to provide greater protection and services for 
Peace Corps volunteers, after agreeing to the committee amendments, and 
the following amendment proposed thereto:                
  Pages S1688-93
  Rounds (for Corker) Amendment No. 2209, to require the Director of 
the Peace Corps to notify and consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations before opening, closing, significantly reducing, or 
suspending a domestic or overseas office or country program. 
                                                         Pages S1691-93
Measures Considered:
Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act--
Agreement: Senate continued consideration of S. 2155, to promote 
economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance 
consumer protections, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S1646-56, S1656-84
Pending:
  McConnell (for Crapo) Modified Amendment No. 2151, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S1646
  Crapo Amendment No. 2152 (to Amendment No. 2151), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S1646
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding Rule XXII, the post-cloture time on McConnell (for 
Crapo) Modified Amendment No. 2151 (listed above), expire at 3:45 p.m., 
on Wednesday, March 14, 2018; and that if cloture is invoked on the 
bill, the time count as if invoked at midnight, on Wednesday, March 14, 
2018.                                                        
Page S1693
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
March 14, 2018.                                              
Page S1693
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  Gilbert B. Kaplan, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary 
of Commerce for International Trade.                     
Pages S1684-85
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S1685-86
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1686-88
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S1688
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S1688
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1688
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1688
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1693.)