[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 117 (Thursday, July 12, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D800-D801]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                            Thursday, July 12, 2018

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4923-S4955
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3199-3212, and S. Res. 573-575. 
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Measures Reported:
  H.R. 965, to redesignate the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site as 
the ``Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park''. (S. Rept. No. 115-299)
  H.R. 995, To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of 
the Interior to modernize terms in certain regulations, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 115-300)
  S. 2946, to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the 
meaning of the terms ``act of war'' and ``blocked asset'', with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.                     
Page S4950
Measures Passed:
  National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 558, designating 
July 30, 2018, as ``National Whistleblower Appreciation Day'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                               
  Page S4955
  Collector Car Appreciation Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 574, 
designating July 13, 2018, as Collector Car Appreciation Day and 
recognizing that the collection and restoration of historic and classic 
cars is an important part of preserving the technological achievements 
and cultural heritage of the United States.                  
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  Honoring the Memory of the 5 Victims of the Attack at the Capital 
Gazette: Senate agreed to S. Res. 575, honoring the memory of the 5 
victims of the attack at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, on 
June 28, 2018.                                               
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Quarles Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.                  
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  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 on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. 
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  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
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  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
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Oldham Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Andrew S. Oldham, of Texas, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fifth Circuit.                                 
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  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 Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.                  
Page S4933
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
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  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S4933
Bounds Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Ryan Wesley Bounds, of Oregon, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.                     
  Pages S4933-43
  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 Andrew S. Oldham, of Texas, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fifth Circuit.                                 
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  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
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  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
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Stump Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that

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at approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, July 16, 2018, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination of Scott Stump, of Colorado, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education, 
Department of Education; that the time until 5:30 p.m. be equally 
divided between the two Leaders or their designees; and that Senate 
then vote on confirmation of the nomination with no intervening action 
or debate.                                                   
  Page S4955
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 70 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. EX. 154), Paul C. Ney, Jr., of 
Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense. 
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  Kelly Higashi, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge 
of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Emory A. Rounds III, of Maine, to be Director of the Office of 
Government Ethics for a term of five years.
  Georgette Mosbacher, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Poland.                                              
Pages S4943, S4955
Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
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Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S4945-50
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
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Additional Statements:                                   
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S4954-55
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--154) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:11 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, July 16, 2018. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4955.)