[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D625-D626]
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                                            Wednesday, June 6, 2018

[[Page D625]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3001-S3268
Measures Introduced: Twenty-one bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2999-3019, and S. Res. 535-536. 
                                                         Pages S3034-35
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of 
Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2019''. (S. Rept. No. 115-267)
  S. 1872, to authorize the programs of the Transportation Security 
Administration relating to transportation security, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 115-266)        
Page S3234
Measures Passed:
  Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's 
Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act: Senate passed H.R. 88, to 
modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in 
Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield 
as an affiliated area of the National Park System, after agreeing to 
the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                 
  Page S3263, S3265
  McConnell (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 2349, to modify the 
authorized methods for the acquisition of land to be added to the 
Shiloh National Military Park.                        
Page S3263, S3265
  John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act: Senate passed H.R. 
1719, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire 
approximately 44 acres of land in Martinez, California, for inclusion 
in the John Muir National Historic Site.                 
  Pages S3263-64
  National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act: Senate passed H.R. 1900, 
to designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio, as the 
National Veterans Memorial and Museum.                       
  Page S3264
  National Nordic Museum Act: Senate passed S. 2857, to designate the 
Nordic Museum in Seattle, Washington, as the ``National Nordic 
Museum''.                                                    
  Page S3264
  Federal Land: Senate passed H.R. 1397, to authorize, direct, 
facilitate, and expedite the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of 
certain Federal land.                                        
  Page S3264
  National Emergency Medical Services Commemorative Work Act: Senate 
passed S. 1692, to authorize the National Emergency Medical Services 
Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District 
of Columbia and its environs.                            
  Pages S3264-65
  Authorize Document Production: Senate agreed to S. Res. 536, to 
authorize document production by the Select Committee on Intelligence. 
                                                             Page S3265
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration 
of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year.                          
  Pages S3005-23
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of 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 Friday, June 8, 2018.                               
Page S3005
  Prior to the consideration of this measure, Senate took the following 
action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S3005
Marcus Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, June 7, 
2018, Senate begin consideration of the nomination of Kenneth L. 
Marcus, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 
Department of Education, under the previous order of May 23, 2018; that 
the time until 12:30 p.m. be equally divided between the two Leaders or 
their designees; and that at 12:30 p.m., all debate time on the 
nomination be expired and Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination 
with no intervening action or debate.                        
  Page S3265

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Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 83 yeas to 11 nays (Vote No. EX. 117), Annemarie Carney Axon, of 
Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Alabama.                                       
Pages S3001-05, S3268
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3031
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S3031-32
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S3032
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S3032-34
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S3034
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3035-36
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S3036
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3029-31
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S3039-S3262
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3263
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S3263
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--117) 
                                                             Page S3005
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:02 a.m. and adjourned at 6:32 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 7, 2018. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3265.)