[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 130 (Wednesday, August 1, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D898-D900]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                          Wednesday, August 1, 2018

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.
      Senate passed H.R. 6147, Department of the Interior, Environment, 
      and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, as amended.
      Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 5515, 
      John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5527-S5590
Measures Introduced: Thirty-two bills and six resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3316-3347, S. Res. 601-605, and S. Con. Res. 
42.                                                      
  Pages S5581-83
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 440, to establish a procedure for the 
conveyance of certain Federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir 
in the State of North Dakota. (S. Rept. No. 115-313)
  Report to accompany S. 2074, to establish a procedure for the 
conveyance of certain Federal property around the Jamestown Reservoir 
in the State of North Dakota. (S. Rept. No. 115-314)
  Report to accompany H.R. 2897, to authorize the Mayor of the District 
of Columbia and the Director of the National Park Service to enter into 
cooperative management agreements for the operation, maintenance, and 
management of units of the National Park System in the District of 
Columbia. (S. Rept. No. 115-315)
  Report to accompany H.R. 4609, to provide for the conveyance of a 
Forest Service site in Dolores County, Colorado, to be used for a fire 
station. (S. Rept. No. 115-316)
  H.R. 5772, to designate the J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and 
Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, as the ``J. Marvin Jones Federal 
Building and Mary Lou Robinson United States Courthouse''.
  S. 3021, to designate the United States courthouse located at 300 
South Fourth Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the ``Diana E. Murphy 
United States Courthouse''.                                  
Page S5581
Measures Passed:
  Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act: By 92 yeas to 6 nays (Vote No. 180), Senate passed 
H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019, after taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                                     
  Page S5538
Adopted:
  By 83 yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. 178), Collins (for Baldwin) Amendment 
No. 3524 (to Amendment No. 3399), to appropriate funds to carry out 
programs relating to the innovation, process improvement, and marketing 
of dairy products. (Pursuant to the order of Tuesday, July 31, 2018, 
the amendment having achieved 60 affirmative votes, was agreed to.) 
                                                         Pages S5535-36
  Shelby Amendment No. 3399, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S5538
Rejected:
  By 50 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 176), Collins (for Leahy) Amendment 
No. 3464 (to Amendment No. 3399), to provide for election security 
grants. (Pursuant to the order of Tuesday, July 31, 2018, the amendment 
having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) 
                                                             Page S5534
  By 14 yeas to 84 nays (Vote No. 177), Collins (for Lee/Booker) 
Amendment No. 3522 (to Amendment No. 3399), to prohibit the use of 
funds to enforce standards of identity with respect to certain food. 
(Pursuant to the order of Tuesday, July 31, 2018, the amendment having 
failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) 
                                                             Page S5535
  Collins (for Cruz) Amendment No. 3402 (to Amendment No. 3399), to 
prohibit the use of funds

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to carry out the District of Columbia's health insurance individual 
mandate. (By 54 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 179), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)                                                  
Page S5536
Withdrawn:
  Murkowski Amendment No. 3400 (to Amendment No. 3399), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S5538
  Authorizing Document Production by the Select Committee on 
Intelligence: Senate agreed to S. Res. 604, to authorize document 
production by the Select Committee on Intelligence in United States v. 
Mariia Butina (D.D.C.).                                  
  Pages S5559-60
  National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act: Senate passed H.R. 2345, to 
require the Federal Communications Commission to study the feasibility 
of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a 
national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system. 
                                                             Page S5560
  Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel: Senate passed S. 1668, to rename a 
waterway in the State of New York as the ``Joseph Sanford Jr. 
Channel''.                                                   
  Page S5560
  Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program: Senate passed H.R. 
6414, to amend title 23, United States Code, to extend the deadline for 
promulgation of regulations under the tribal transportation self-
governance program.                                          
  Page S5560
  USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act: Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 
S. 2101, to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the crew 
of the USS Indianapolis, in recognition of their perseverance, bravery, 
and service to the United States, and the bill was then passed, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:        
  Page S5560
  McConnell (for Donnelly/Young) Amendment No. 3688, relating to USS 
Indianapolis statistics.                                 
Pages S5560-61
  United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act: Senate 
passed 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, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                             Page S5570
  Gardner (for Rubio) Amendment No. 3690, of a perfecting nature. 
                                                             Page S5569
Conference Reports:
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act: By 87 yeas to 10 
nays (Vote No. 181), Senate agreed to the conference report to 
accompany 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. 
                                                             Page S5543
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to invoke cloture on the conference report to accompany the bill, be 
withdrawn.                                                   
Page S5536
House Messages:
Agriculture and Nutrition Act--Conferees: Pursuant to the order of 
Tuesday, July 31, 2018, the Chair appointed the following as conferees 
on the part of the Senate to H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and 
continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of 
Agriculture through fiscal year 2023: Senators Roberts, McConnell, 
Boozman, Hoeven, Ernst, Stabenow, Leahy, Brown, and Heitkamp. 
                                                             Page S5547
  MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act: Senate agreed to the motion to concur 
in the amendments of the House of Representatives to S. 770, to require 
the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to 
disseminate guidance to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks.
                                                             Page S5561
Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Senate adjourn, to then convene for pro 
forma sessions only, with no business being conducted on the following 
dates and times, and that following each pro forma session, the Senate 
adjourn until the next pro forma session: Friday, August 3, 2018 at 
10:30 a.m.; Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 10 a.m.; Friday, August 10, 2018 
at 10:30 a.m.; Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 1 p.m.; and that when the 
Senate adjourns on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, it next convene at 12 
noon, on Wednesday, August 15, 2018.                         
  Page S5590
Quattlebaum Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr., of South Carolina, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.          
  Page S5559
  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, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of 
Wednesday, August 1, 2018, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on 
Wednesday, August 15, 2018.                                  
Page S5559
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:

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  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S5559
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 12 noon, on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, Senate resume 
consideration of the nomination; that notwithstanding the provisions of 
Rule XXII, the cloture motions filed during the session of Wednesday, 
August 1, 2018 ripen at 5:30 p.m., on Wednesday, August 15, 2018; and 
that Senate recess following the resumption of the nomination until 
2:15 p.m. to allow for the weekly caucus meeting.            
Page S5590
Richardson Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Julius Ness Richardson, of South Carolina, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.                 
  Page S5559
  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 A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr., of South Carolina, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.          
Page S5559
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S5559
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S5559
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Emily Coody Marks, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for 
the Middle District of Alabama.
  Jeffrey Uhlman Beaverstock, of Alabama, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Alabama.
  Holly Lou Teeter, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Kansas.
  Colm F. Connolly, of Delaware, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Delaware.
  Maryellen Noreika, of Delaware, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Delaware.
  Jill Aiko Otake, of Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Hawaii.
  Jason Klitenic, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Office of 
the Director of National Intelligence.                       
Page S5590
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Kelvin Droegemeier, of Oklahoma, to be Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy.
  Joel Szabat, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  Carol Z. Perez, of Virginia, to be Director General of the Foreign 
Service.                                                     
Page S5590
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S5580
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S5580
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S5580-81
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5581
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5583-85
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5588-86
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5579-80
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5588-89
Notices of Intent:                                           
  Page S5589
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S5588-89
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5590
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--181) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:09 p.m., 
until 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 3, 2018. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5590.)