[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 46 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D276]
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                                           Thursday, March 15, 2018

[[Page D276]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Final Resume of Congressional Activity (including the History 
      of Bills) for the First Session of the 115th Congress.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1741-S1771
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2556-
2566.                                                        
  Page S1765
Measures Passed:
  SECRET Act: Senate passed H.R. 3210, to require the Director of the 
National Background Investigations Bureau to submit a report on the 
backlog of personnel security clearance investigations, after 
withdrawing the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:    
  Pages S1768-70
  McConnell (for Johnson/McCaskill) Amendment No. 2210, in the nature 
of a substitute.                                         
Pages S1769-70
  Whistleblower Protection Coordination Act: Senate passed S. 1869, to 
reauthorize and rename the position of Whistleblower Ombudsman to be 
the Whistleblower Protection Coordinator, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S1770-71
  McConnell (for Grassley) Amendment No. 2211, to modify the repeal of 
sunset provision.                                        
Pages S1770-71
Measures Considered:
Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act--
Agreement: Senate continued consideration of the motion to proceed to 
consideration of H.R. 1865, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
clarify that section 230 of such Act does not prohibit the enforcement 
against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal 
and State criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of 
children or sex trafficking.                             
  Pages S1742-63
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, March 19, 2018, Senate resume 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill; 
and that notwithstanding Rule XXII, the vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill occur 
following disposition of the nomination of Kevin K. McAleenan, of 
Hawaii, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
Department of Homeland Security.                             
Page S1771
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1763
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S1763-64
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S1764
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S1764-65
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1765-66
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1766-67
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S1763
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1767-68
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1768
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1768
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:29 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, March 19, 2018. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1771.)