[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 74 (Tuesday, May 8, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D491]
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                                               Tuesday, May 8, 2018

[[Page D491]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2533-S2556
Measures Introduced: Seven bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2798-
2804.                                                        
  Page S2552
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 355, improving procedures for the consideration of 
nominations in the Senate, with amendments.                  
Page S2552
Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, the text of 
an Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and 
the Government of the United Mexican States for Cooperation in Peaceful 
Uses of Nuclear Energy; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations. (PM-34)                                           
Page S2548
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 38 rescissions of budget 
authority; referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975, 
as modified by the order of April 11, 1986; which was referred to the 
Committees on Appropriations; the Budget; Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry; Environment and Public Works; Energy and Natural Resources; 
Finance; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs; the Judiciary; Foreign Relations; and Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation. (PM-35)                              
Pages S2548-49
Engelhardt Nomination--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of the 
nomination of Kurt D. Engelhardt, of Louisiana, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.                         
  Page S2533
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXII, the post-cloture time on 
the nomination expire at 12 noon, on Wednesday, May 9, 2018; and that 
Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination with no intervening 
action or debate.                                            
Page S2546
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Wednesday, May 9, 2018.                             
Page S2546
Lowry Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the nomination of John Lowry III, of Illinois, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, be 
referred jointly to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.             
  Page S2546
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2549
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S2549
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S2549, S2554
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2549-52
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2552-54
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2547-48
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2554
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S2554
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2:30 p.m. and adjourned at 6:38 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2554.)