[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 114 (Monday, July 9, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D774-D775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                               Monday, July 9, 2018

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4829-S4845
Measures Introduced: Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3183-3186, and S. Res. 569.                      
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Measures Reported:
  S. 2511, to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
Atmosphere to carry out a program on coordinating the assessment and 
acquisition by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of 
unmanned maritime systems, to make available to the public data 
collected by the Administration using such systems, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 115-291)
  S. 2717, to reauthorize provisions relating to the Maritime 
Administration, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 115-292)
  S. 808, to provide protections for certain sports medicine 
professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary 
State, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1112, to support States in their work to save and sustain the 
health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postpartum 
period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for 
pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify 
solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for 
mothers, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3029, to revise and extend the Prematurity Research Expansion and 
Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act (PREEMIE Act), with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute.                  
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Appointments:
  Commission on Social Impact Partnerships: The Chair, pursuant to 
Public Law 115-123, on behalf of the Minority Leader of the Senate and 
the Ranking Member of the Finance Committee, respectively, appointed 
the following individuals as members of the Commission on Social Impact 
Partnerships: Donald R. Cohen, of California, and Harlan Yu, of 
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Bennett Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Mark Jeremy Bennett, of Hawaii, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.                     
  Pages S4829-37
  By 72 yeas to 25 nays (Vote No. 144), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the nomination.                      
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXII, all post-cloture time on 
the nomination be considered expired at 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, July 10, 
2018; and that Senate immediately vote on confirmation of the 
nomination.                                                  
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Tuesday, July 10, 2018; and that all time during adjournment, 
Leader remarks, morning business, and recess count post-cloture on the 
nomination.                                                  
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  R. Clarke Cooper, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Political-Military Affairs).
  Kathleen Ann Kavalec, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Albania.
  Philip S. Kosnett, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Kosovo.
  Francisco Luis Palmieri, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Honduras.
  John Cotton Richmond, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office to 
Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large.
  Daniel N. Rosenblum, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Uzbekistan.
  Stephanie Sanders Sullivan, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Ghana.

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  Karen L. Williams, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Suriname.
  Bryan Jarrett, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
  William Bryan, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology, Department of Homeland Security.
  John M. Garrison, of Texas, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of Texas for the term of four years.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.            
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Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S4842-43
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4843-44
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4844-45
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4841-42
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--144) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:49 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4845.)