[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 157 (Monday, September 24, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1034-D1035]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                         Monday, September 24, 2018

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6265-S6281
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3480-3486, S.J. Res. 64, and S. Res. 643-645. 
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Measures Passed:
  Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act: Senate passed H.R. 
2259, to amend the Peace Corps Act to expand services and benefits for 
volunteers.                                                  
  Page S6280
  Honoring the Memory of the Victims of the Las Vegas Country Music 
Festival Attack: Senate agreed to S. Res. 643, honoring the memory of 
the victims of the brutal and senseless attack at a country music 
festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1 year ago.                   
  Page S6280
  Country Music Association Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 644, 
recognizing the significant contribution of the Country Music 
Association and designating September 25, 2018, ``Country Music 
Association Day''.                                       
  Pages S6280-81
  National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
645, designating September 2018 as ``National Prostate Cancer Awareness 
Month''.                                                     
  Page S6281
Feldman Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Peter A. Feldman, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for the 
remainder of the term expiring October 26, 2019.             
  Page S6270
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 76 yeas to 18 nays (Vote No. EX. 214), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S6270
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that all post-
cloture time on the nomination to be considered expired at 2:15 p.m., 
on Tuesday, September 25, 2018.                              
Page S6270
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Tuesday, September 25, 2018.                        
Page S6281
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 75 yeas to 19 nays (Vote No. EX. 213), Jackie Wolcott, of 
Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the 
International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador, and to 
be Representative of the United States of America to the Vienna Office 
of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador. 
                                                     Pages S6270, S6281
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Bimal Patel, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Seventy-third Session of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations.
  Jeff Merkley, of Oregon, to be a Representative of the United States 
of America to the Seventy-third Session of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations.
  Pamela Bates, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States 
of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 
Development, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Mina Chang, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development.
  Sarah-Ann Lynch, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Co-operative 
Republic of Guyana.
  Margarita Palau-Hernandez, of California, to be a Representative of 
the United States of America to the Seventy-third Session of the 
General Assembly of the United Nations.
  Susan N. Stevenson, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Equatorial Guinea.
  Elizabeth Erin Walsh, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-third 
Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.

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  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, and Navy. 
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Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S6276-77
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S6277
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6277-79
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6279-80
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6275-76
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--214) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:55 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6281.)