[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 120 (Tuesday, July 17, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D821-D822]
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                                             Tuesday, July 17, 2018

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4973-S5026
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3218-
3228.                                                    
  Pages S5003-04
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany H.R. 1900, to designate the Veterans Memorial and 
Museum in Columbus, Ohio, as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum. 
(S. Rept. No. 115-304)
  S. Res. 557, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 
strategic importance of NATO to the collective security of the 
transatlantic region and urging its member states to work together at 
the upcoming summit to strengthen the alliance, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble.
  S. 2497, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 
Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security 
assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriations of funds to 
Israel, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.     
Page S5003
Measures Passed:
  E-Visit Verification Delay: Committee on Finance was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 6042, to amend title XIX of the Social 
Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance 
percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an 
electronic visit verification system, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                             Page S5006
Oldham Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Andrew S. Oldham, of Texas, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fifth Circuit.                             
  Pages S4981-83
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 159), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the nomination.                      
Page S4983
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Wednesday, July 18, 2018; that the time until 2 p.m. be 
equally divided; and that at 2 p.m., notwithstanding Rule XXII, Senate 
vote on confirmation of the nomination with no intervening action or 
debate.                                                      
Page S5006
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. EX. 156), James Blew, of California, 
to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy 
Development, Department of Education.             
Pages S4978-81, S5026
  By 66 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. EX. 158), Randal Quarles, of 
Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System.                                   
Pages S4981-83, S5026
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 66 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. 157), Senate agreed to the motion to 
close further debate on the nomination.                      
Page S4981
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  James Morhard, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  Martin J. Oberman, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board for the remainder of the term expiring December 
31, 2018.
  Martin J. Oberman, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2023.
  Kevin K. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Nicaragua.
  Damon Ray Leichty, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Indiana.
  John Milton Younge, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  Nicholas A. Trutanich, of Nevada, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of Nevada for the term of four years.
  G. Zachary Terwilliger, of Virginia, to be United States Attorney for 
the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four years.

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  William Travis Brown, Jr., of Louisiana, to be United States Marshal 
for the Middle District of Louisiana for the term of four years.
  Nick Edward Proffitt, of Virginia, to be United States Marshal for 
the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four years. 
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                       
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S5003
Executive Communications:                                    
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Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S5003
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5004-05
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
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Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5001-02
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S5005
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5006
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--159) 
                                                     Pages S4981, S4983
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:09 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5006.)