[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 191 (Tuesday, December 4, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1237-D1238]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                          Tuesday, December 4, 2018

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7259-S7298
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 4-5, 3699-3703, and S. Con. Res. 57.             
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Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 941, to withdraw certain National Forest 
System land in the Emigrant Crevice area located in the Custer Gallatin 
National Forest, Park County, Montana, from the mining and mineral 
leasing laws of the United States. (S. Rept. No. 115-402)
  Report to accompany S. 1219, to provide for stability of title to 
certain land in the State of Louisiana. (S. Rept. No. 115-403)
  Report to accompany S. 1787, to reauthorize the National Geologic 
Mapping Act of 1992. (S. Rept. No. 115-404)
  Report to accompany S. 2249, to permanently reauthorize the Rio 
Puerco Management Committee and the Rio Puerco Watershed Management 
Program. (S. Rept. No. 115-405)
  Report to accompany H.R. 5655, to establish the Camp Nelson Heritage 
National Monument in the State of Kentucky as a unit of the National 
Park System. (S. Rept. No. 115-406)
  Report to accompany S. 2461, to allow for judicial review of certain 
final rules relating to national emission standards for hazardous air 
pollutants for brick and structural clay products or for clay ceramics 
manufacturing before requiring compliance with the rules by existing 
sources. (S. Rept. No. 115-407)
  Report to accompany S. 3085, to establish a Federal Acquisition 
Security Council and to provide executive agencies with authorities 
relating to mitigating supply chain risks in the procurement of 
information technology. (S. Rept. No. 115-408)
  S. 414, to promote conservation, improve public land management, and 
provide for sensible development in Pershing County, Nevada. (S. Rept. 
No. 115-409)
  S. 594, to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to work with 
cybersecurity consortia for training, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 115-410)
  S. 1942, to direct the Attorney General to review, revise, and 
develop law enforcement and justice protocols appropriate to address 
missing and murdered Indians, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 115-411)
  S. 3309, to authorize cyber incident response teams at the Department 
of Homeland Security, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 115-412)
  H.R. 5206, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
the Office of Biometric Identity Management, with amendments. (S. Rept. 
No. 115-413)
  S. 569, to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide consistent 
and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund to maximize the effectiveness of the Fund for future 
generations, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 785, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide 
for equitable allotment of land to Alaska Native veterans, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1403, to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to establish the 
21st Century Conservation Service Corps to place youth and veterans in 
national service positions to conserve, restore, and enhance the great 
outdoors of the United States, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. 2290, to improve wildfire management operations and the safety of 
firefighters and communities with the best available technology, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3172, to amend title 54, United States Code, to establish, fund, 
and provide for the use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy 
Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National 
Park Service, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
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Measures Passed:
  Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act: Senate passed 
S. 1934, to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel 
power

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engines due to emission control devices, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.       
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  Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act: Senate passed H.R. 754, to 
award the Congressional Gold Medal to Anwar Sadat in recognition of his 
heroic achievements and courageous contributions to peace in the Middle 
East.                                                        
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  Asia Reassurance Initiative Act: Senate passed S. 2736, to develop a 
long-term strategic vision and a comprehensive, multifaceted, and 
principled United States policy for the Indo-Pacific region, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and 
the following amendment proposed thereto:                
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  McConnell (for Gardner) Amendment No. 4068, of a perfecting nature. 
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  Museum and Library Services Act: Senate passed S. 3530, to 
reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act, after agreeing to the 
committee amendments.                                    
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  Authorizing the Printing of a Commemorative Document: Senate agreed 
to S. Con. Res. 57, authorizing the printing of a commemorative 
document in memory of the late President of the United States, George 
Herbert Walker Bush.                                         
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McNamee Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that at approximately 2:30 p.m., on Wednesday, 
December 5, 2018, Senate resume consideration of the nomination of 
Bernard L. McNamee, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, with the time until 4 p.m., equally divided 
between the two Leaders or their designees.                  
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  36 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.                  
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Additional Statements:                                       
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Amendments Submitted:                                    
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2:30 p.m. and adjourned at 6:16 p.m., 
until 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S7298.)