[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 61 (Monday, April 16, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D394-D395]
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                                             Monday, April 16, 2018

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2131-S2189
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and seven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2669-2680, S.J. Res. 59, and S. Res. 464-
469.                                                         
  Page S2141
Measures Reported:
  S. 146, to strengthen accountability for deployment of border 
security technology at the Department of Homeland Security. (S. Rept. 
No. 115-230)
  H.R. 2825, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain 
improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.   
Page S2141
Measures Passed:
  Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 465, electing Michael C. Stenger as Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate.                                    
  Page S2188
  Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 466, notifying the President of the United States of the election 
of a Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.          
  Page S2188
  Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 467, notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.               
  Page S2188
  Kids to Parks Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 468, designating May 19, 
2018, as ``Kids to Parks Day''.                              
  Page S2188
House Messages:
Amending the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification 
Act: Senate resumed consideration of the amendment of the House of 
Representatives to S. 140, to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe 
Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts 
in the WMAT Settlement Fund, taking action of the following motions and 
amendments proposed thereto:
Rejected:
  McConnell motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the 
Committee on Indian Affairs, with instructions, McConnell Amendment No. 
2229, to change the enactment date. (Senate tabled the motion.) 
                                                             Page S2137
  McConnell motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the bill, 
with McConnell Amendment No. 2227 (to the amendment of the House to the 
bill), to change the enactment date. (Senate tabled the motion.) 
                                                             Page S2137
Pending:
  McConnell motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the bill.
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  McConnell motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the bill, 
with McConnell (for Thune) Amendment No. 2232 (to the amendment of the 
House to the bill), in the nature of a substitute.           
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  McConnell Amendment No. 2233 (to Amendment No. 2232), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S2137
  McConnell motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, with instructions, 
McConnell Amendment No. 2234, to change the enactment date. 
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  McConnell Amendment No. 2235 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 
2234), of a perfecting nature.                           
Pages S2137-38
  McConnell Amendment No. 2236 (to Amendment No. 2235), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S2138
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the McConnell motion 
to concur in the amendment of the House to the bill, with McConnell 
Amendment No. 2232 (to the amendment of the House 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 Wednesday, April 18, 2018. 
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  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 55 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 74), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on McConnell motion to 
concur in the amendment of the House to the bill.            
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  McConnell Amendment No. 2230 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 
2229), of a perfecting nature, fell when McConnell motion to refer the 
message of the House on the bill to the Committee on Indian Affairs, 
with instructions, McConnell Amendment No. 2229 (listed above), was 
tabled.                                                      
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  McConnell Amendment No. 2231 (to Amendment No. 2230), of a perfecting 
nature, fell when McConnell Amendment No. 2230 (to (the instructions) 
Amendment No. 2229) (listed above), fell.                    
Page S2137
  McConnell Amendment No. 2228 (to Amendment No. 2227), of a perfecting 
nature, fell when McConnell motion to concur in the amendment of the 
House to the bill, with McConnell Amendment No. 2227 (to the amendment 
of the House to the bill) (listed above), was tabled.        
Page S2137
Bridenstine Nomination-Agreement: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of James Bridenstine, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.           
  Page S2138
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of McConnell 
motion to concur in the amendment of the House to S. 140, to amend the 
White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to 
clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund, with a further 
amendment.                                                   
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  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S2138
Muniz Nomination-Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at approximately 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday, April 
17, 2018, Senate begin consideration of the nomination of Carlos G. 
Muniz, of Florida, to be General Counsel, Department of Education, 
under the previous order of Monday, April 9, 2018; and that the time 
until 12:30 p.m. be equally divided between the two Leaders or their 
designees.                                                   
  Page S2188
Nomination Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  Ronny Lynn Jackson, of Texas, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
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Nomination Discharged: The following nomination were discharged from 
further committee consideration and placed on the Executive Calendar:
  Hannibal Ware, of the Virgin Islands, to be Inspector General, Small 
Business Administration, which was sent to the Senate on October 16, 
2017, from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs.                                                     
Page S2189
Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
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Executive Communications:                                
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2141-42
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
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Amendments Submitted:                                    
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--74)   
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 7:14 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2188.)