[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 122 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D842-D843]
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                                            Thursday, July 19, 2018

[[Page D842]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5079-S5113
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and six resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3241-3254, and S. Res. 581-586. 
                                                         Pages S5107-08
Measures Reported:
  S. 3094, to restrict the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating from implementing any rule requiring the use of biometric 
readers for biometric transportation security cards until after 
submission to Congress of the results of an assessment of the 
effectiveness of the transportation security card program. (S. Rept. 
No. 115-305)                                                 
Page S5107
Measures Passed:
  Expressing the Sense of the Senate Against Making United States 
Officials Available for Questioning: By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas 
(Vote No. 162), Senate agreed to S. Res. 584, expressing the sense of 
the Senate against the making available of current and former 
diplomats, officials, and members of the Armed Forces of the United 
States for questioning by the government of Vladimir Putin. 
                                                         Pages S5098-99
Appointments:
  Creating Options for Veterans' Expedited Recovery (COVER Commission): 
The Chair announced, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to the 
provisions of Public Law 114-198, the appointment of the following 
individual to serve as a member of the Creating Options for Veterans' 
Expedited Recovery (COVER Commission): Thomas E. Harvey of New York. 
                                                             Page S5112
  Commission on Social Impact Partnerships: The Chair, pursuant to 
Public Law 115-123, on behalf of the Majority Leader of the Senate, 
appointed the following individual as a member of the Commission on 
Social Impact Partnerships: William S. Simon of Arkansas.    
  Page S5112
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that following disposition of the nomination of 
Robert L. Wilkie, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, Senate begin consideration of H.R. 6147, Making appropriations 
for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.               
  Page S5112
Bounds Nomination: Senate continued consideration of the nomination of 
Ryan Wesley Bounds, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit.                                       
  Pages S5082-98
  By unanimous-consent the order that notwithstanding Rule XXII, the 
post-cloture time on the nomination expire at 1:45 p.m., on Thursday, 
July 19, 2018 was vitiated.                          
Pages S5087, S5098
Wilkie Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that following Leader remarks on Monday, July 23, 2018, 
Senate begin consideration of the nomination of Robert L. Wilkie, of 
North Carolina, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and that the time 
until 5:30 p.m. be equally divided in the usual form, and that 
following the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on confirmation 
of the nomination, with no intervening action or debate.     
  Page S5112
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, July 23, 2018, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination.                             
Page S5112
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Eric D. Miller, of Washington, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.                  
Page S5113
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5104
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S5104
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S5104
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5104-05
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S5105-07
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5107
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5108-09

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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5109-11
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5103-04
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S5111-12
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--162) 
                                                             Page S5099
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:20 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, July 23, 2018. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5112.)