[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 154 (Monday, September 17, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1017-D1018]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                         Monday, September 17, 2018

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S. 2554, Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act, as 
      amended.
      Senate passed H.R. 6, Opioid Crisis Response Act, as amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6159-S6196
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3440-3454, and S. Res. 629-630.               
  Page S6189
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2019''. (S. Rept. No. 115-338)
  Report to accompany S. 2823, to modernize copyright law. (S. Rept. 
No. 115-339)                                                 
Page S6188
Measures Passed:
  Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act: By 98 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. 
209), Senate passed S. 2554, to ensure that health insurance issuers 
and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from 
providing certain information to enrollees, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and taking action on 
the following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Page S6180
Rejected:
  By 11 yeas to 89 nays (Vote No. 208), Alexander (for Lee) Amendment 
No. 4011, to limit application of the gag clause to self-insured group 
health plans.                                                
Page S6179
  Opioid Crisis Response Act: By 99 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 210), 
Senate passed H.R. 6, to provide for opioid use disorder prevention, 
recovery, and treatment, after taking action on the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S6159-80
Adopted:
  Portman (for Alexander) Amendment No. 4013, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S6180
  Women's Congressional Staff Association: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
630, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Women's Congressional 
Staff Association.                                           
  Page S6194
Conference Reports:
Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate began consideration of 
the conference report to accompany H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019.                                                    
  Pages S6180-81
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the conference report 
to accompany the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 
XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur 
on Wednesday, September 19, 2018.                            
Page S6181
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, September 18, 2018.       
Page S6194
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force and Army.               
Pages S6195-96
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S6185-86
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S6186-87
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S6187
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6187-88
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S6188-89
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6189-91
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6191-93
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6184-85

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Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6193-94
Privileges of the Floor:                                    
  Pages S6194
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--210) 
                                                         Pages S6179-80
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:18 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 18, 2018. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6194.)