[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D657-D658]
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                                             Tuesday, June 12, 2018

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3729-S3862
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and six resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3049-3057, and S. Res. 540-545.                  
  Page S3760
Measures Passed:
  Congratulating the Washington Capitals: Senate agreed to S. Res. 542, 
congratulating the Washington Capitals for winning the 2018 Stanley Cup 
hockey championship.                                         
  Page S3861
  Congratulating the Florida State University Seminoles Softball Team: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 543, congratulating the Florida State 
University Seminoles softball team for winning the 2018 National 
Collegiate Athletic Association Women's College World Series. 
                                                             Page S3861
  20th Anniversary of the United States Coral Reef Task Force: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 544, celebrating June 11, 2018, as the 20th 
anniversary of the establishment of the United States Coral Reef Task 
Force.                                                       
  Page S3861
  Honoring the Memory of the Victims of the Terrorist Attack on the 
Pulse Orlando Nightclub: Senate agreed to S. Res. 545, honoring the 
memory of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Pulse Orlando 
nightclub on June 12, 2016.                                  
  Page S3861
  All Circuit Review Act: Senate passed H.R. 2229, to amend title 5, 
United States Code, to provide permanent authority for judicial review 
of certain Merit Systems Protection Board decisions relating to 
whistleblowers, after agreeing to the committee amendment. 
                                                         Pages S3861-62
  2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association World Cup: 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from 
further consideration of H. Con. Res. 111, recognizing and supporting 
the efforts of the United Bid Committee to bring the 2026 Federation 
Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup competition to 
Canada, Mexico, and the United States, and the resolution was then 
agreed to.                                                   
  Page S3862
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
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, taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                               Pages S3730-54, S3756-57
Pending:
  Inhofe/McCain Modified Amendment No. 2282, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S3730
  McConnell (for Toomey) Amendment No. 2700 (to Amendment No. 2282), to 
require congressional review of certain regulations issued by the 
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.        
Page S3730
  Reed/Warren Amendment No. 2756 (to Amendment No. 2700), to require 
the authorization of appropriation of amounts for the development of 
new or modified nuclear weapons.                             
Page S3730
  Lee Amendment No. 2366 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 2282), to clarify that an authorization to use military 
force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority does not 
authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful 
permanent resident of the United States.                     
Page S3730
  Reed Amendment No. 2842 (to Amendment No. 2366), to require the 
authorization of appropriation of amounts for the development of new or 
modified nuclear weapons.                                    
Page S3748
  A motion was entered to close further debate on McConnell (for 
Toomey) Amendment No. 2700 (to Amendment No. 2282) (listed above), and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Thursday, June 14, 2018. 
                                                             Page S3756
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Inhofe/McCain 
Modified Amendment No. 2282 (listed above), 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

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McConnell (for Toomey) Amendment No. 2700 (to Amendment No. 2282). 
                                                             Page S3757
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, 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 Inhofe/
McCain Modified Amendment No. 2282.                          
Page S3757
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
June 13, 2018.                                               
Page S3862
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  Christopher Krebs, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for National 
Protection and Programs, Department of Homeland Security. 
                                                     Pages S3757, S3862
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3759
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S3759, S3861
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S3759
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S3759-60
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S3760
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3760-63
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3763-65
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S3759
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S3765-S3860
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3860
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:03 a.m. and adjourned at 6:41 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S       .)