[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 81 (Thursday, May 17, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D540-D542]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                             Thursday, May 17, 2018

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed the nomination of Gina Haspel, of Kentucky, to 
      be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2735-S2780
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2872-2885, and S. Res. 515-516.   
  Page S2773
Measures Passed:
  National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act: Senate 
passed S. 346, to provide for the establishment of the National Volcano 
Early Warning and Monitoring System, after agreeing to the committee 
amendments, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S2776-78
  McConnell (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 2252, to modify the 
authorization of appropriations.                         
Pages S2777-78
  Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: Committee on Rules 
and Administration was discharged from further consideration of S.J. 
Res. 60, providing for the reappointment of Barbara M. Barrett as a 
citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, 
and the resolution was then passed.                          
  Page S2778
  70th Anniversary of the Reactivation in 1948 of the 3d Infantry 
Regiment: Senate agreed to S. Res. 515, honoring the 70th anniversary 
of the reactivation in 1948 of the 3d Infantry Regiment of the United 
States Army.                                                 
  Page S2778
  National Physical Education and Sport Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
516, designating the week of May 1 through May 7, 2018, as ``National 
Physical Education and Sport Week''.                         
  Page S2778
Measures Considered:
  Budget Resolution: By 21 yeas to 76 nays (Vote No. 99), Senate 
rejected Paul motion to proceed to consideration of S. Con. Res. 36, a 
concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal year 2019 and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2020 through 2028. 
                                                         Pages S2736-48
  Prior to the consideration of this measure, Senate took the following 
action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S2735
House Messages:
  Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act--Agreement: Senate began 
consideration of the amendment of the House to S. 2372, to amend title 
38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains 
buried in National Parks, after agreeing to the motion to proceed, and 
taking action on the following motions and amendments proposed thereto:
                                               Pages S2761-62, S2762-68
  Pending:
  McConnell motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the bill.
                                                             Page S2761
  McConnell motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the bill, 
with McConnell Amendment No. 2246 (to the House Amendment to the bill), 
to change the enactment date.                                
Page S2761
  McConnell Amendment No. 2247 (to Amendment No. 2246), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S2761
  McConnell motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, with instructions, McConnell Amendment 
No. 2248, to change the enactment date.                  
Pages S2761-62
  McConnell Amendment No. 2249 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 
2248), of a perfecting nature.                               
Page S2762
  McConnell Amendment No. 2250 (to Amendment No. 2249), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S2762
  A motion was entered to close further debate on McConnell motion to 
concur in the amendment of the House to the bill, and, in accordance 
with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of

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the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the 
nomination of Dana Baiocco, of Ohio, to be a Commissioner of the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission.                      
Pages S2778-79
  Prior to the consideration of this measure today, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S2761
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the filing 
deadline for first-degree amendments to the House message to accompany 
the bill be at 5 p.m., on Monday, May 21, 2018.          
Pages S2778-79
Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a social security totalization 
agreement with Iceland, titled ``Agreement on Social Security between 
the United States of America and Iceland'' and the accompanying legally 
binding administrative arrangement titled ``Administrative Arrangement 
between the Competent Authorities of the United States of America and 
Iceland for the Implementation of the Agreement on Social Security 
between the United States of America and Iceland''; which was referred 
to the Committee on Finance. (PM-38)                         
Page S2772
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a social security totalization 
agreement with Slovenia, titled ``Agreement on Social Security between 
the United States of America and the Republic of Slovenia'' and the 
accompanying legally binding administrative arrangement titled 
``Administrative Arrangement between the United States of America and 
the Republic of Slovenia for the Implementation of the Agreement on 
Social Security between the United States of America and the Republic 
Slovenia''; which was referred to the Committee on Finance. (PM-39) 
                                                             Page S2772
Baiocco Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Dana Baiocco, of Ohio, to be a Commissioner of the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission.                          
  Page S2761
  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, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of 
Thursday, May 17, 2018, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on 
Monday, May 21, 2018.                                        
Page S2761
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S2761
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S2761
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination at approximately 3 p.m., on 
Monday, May 21, 2018; and that notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 
XXII, the cloture motions filed on Thursday, May 17, 2018 ripen at 5:30 
p.m., on Monday, May 21, 2018.                           
Pages S2778-79
McWilliams Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Jelena McWilliams, of Ohio, to be Chairperson of the 
Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 
                                                             Page S2762
  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 the House 
message to accompany S. 2372, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks. 
                                                             Page S2762
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S2762
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S2762
McWilliams Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Jelena McWilliams, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.   
  Page S2762
  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 the 
nomination of Jelena McWilliams, of Ohio, to be Chairperson of the 
Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 
                                                             Page S2762
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S2762
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S2762
Evans Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of James Randolph Evans, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to Luxembourg, 
Department of State.                                         
  Page S2762
  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 the 
nomination of Jelena McWilliams, of Ohio, to

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be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation.                                                 
Page S2762
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S2762
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S2762
Montgomery Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement 
was reached providing that at a time to be determined by the Majority 
Leader, in consultation with the Democratic Leader, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination of Brian D. Montgomery, of Texas, to be 
an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and that there 
be four hours of debate, equally divided in the usual form, and that 
following the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on confirmation 
of the nomination, with no intervening action or debate.
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 54 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 101), Gina Haspel, of Kentucky, 
to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. 
                                                  Pages S2735, S2748-61
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 54 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 100), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the nomination.           
Pages S2735, S2748-60
  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.                             
Pages S2735, S2748
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  67 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  7 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.        
Pages S2779-80
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S2772-73
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S2773
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S2742, S2773
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S2773
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2773-75
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2775-76
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2770-72
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S2776
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2776
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--101) 
                                                  Pages S2747, S2760-61
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 5:10 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2018. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S2778-79.)