[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 199 (Tuesday, December 18, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1291-D1292]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                         Tuesday, December 18, 2018

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the amendment of the 
      House of Representatives to S. 756, First Step Act, with a 
      further amendment.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7737-S7822
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
3763-3777.                                               
  Pages S7789-90
Measures Passed:
  Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act: Senate passed 
H.R. 6615, to reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury program, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:    
  Pages S7745-46
  Grassley (for Alexander) Amendment No. 4155, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S7745-46
  National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act: 
Senate passed S. 2200, to reauthorize the National Integrated Drought 
Information System, after withdrawing the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, and agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S7805-09
  Boozman (for Thune) Amendment No. 4157, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S7806-09
  Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act: Senate passed 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, after withdrawing 
the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:                
  Pages S7809-13
  Boozman (for McCaskill) Amendment No. 4158, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S7813-17
  Department of Transportation Reports Harmonization Act: Senate passed 
S. 3367, to amend certain transportation-related reporting requirements 
to improve congressional oversight, reduce reporting burdens, and 
promote transparency, after withdrawing the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, and agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S7817-20
  Boozman (for Thune) Amendment No. 4159, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S7819-20
  Douglas Fournet Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic: Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 3444, 
to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as the ``Douglas Fournet 
Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic'', and the bill was then passed, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                             Page S7820
  Boozman (for Cassidy) Amendment No. 4160, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S7820
  Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents 
Act: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 2, to amend section 175b of title 18, United States 
Code, to correct a scrivener's error, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                         Pages S7820-21
  Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017: Senate 
passed S. 3777, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
establish a tiger team dedicated to addressing the difficulties 
encountered by the Department of Veterans Affairs in carrying out 
section 3313 of title 38, United States Code, after the enactment of 
sections 107 and 501 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational 
Assistance Act of 2017.                                  
  Pages S7821-22
  Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act: Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 
H.R. 4227, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to examine 
what actions the Department of Homeland Security is undertaking to 
combat the threat of vehicular terrorism, and the bill was then passed, 
after

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agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:        
  Page S7822
  Boozman (for Cassidy) Amendment No. 4162, relating to the term 
``vehicular terrorism''.                                     
Page S7822
  Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act: Senate passed H.R. 7213, 
to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Countering 
Weapons of Mass Destruction Office.                          
  Page S7822
  Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act: 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 1235, to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint coins in recognition of the 60th Anniversary of the 
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and the bill was then 
passed.                                                      
  Page S7822
House Messages
  First Step Act: By 87 yeas to 12 nays (Vote No. 271), Senate agreed 
to McConnell motion to concur in the amendment of the House to S. 756, 
to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international 
action to reduce marine debris, with McConnell (for Grassley) Amendment 
No. 4108, to provide for programs to help reduce the risk that 
prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison, after taking action 
on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                    Pages S7740-45, S57746-52, S7753-81
Adopted:
  McConnell (for Cruz) Amendment No. 4131 (to Amendment No. 4108), to 
expand the list of offenses for which a prisoner is ineligible to 
receive certain time credits and to modify a provision relating to a 
limitation on faith-based activities.                        
Page S7781
Rejected:
  By 32 yeas to 67 nays (Vote No. 268), Division I of McConnell (for 
Kennedy/Cotton) Amendment No. 4109 (to Amendment No. 4108), to require 
the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the 
offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the 
prisoner will be released.                               
Pages S7778-79
  By 33 yeas to 66 nays (Vote No. 269), Division II of McConnell (for 
Kennedy/Cotton) Amendment No. 4109 (to Amendment No. 4108), to require 
the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the 
offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the 
prisoner will be released.                                   
Page S7780
  By 37 yeas to 62 nays (Vote No. 270), Division III of McConnell (for 
Kennedy/Cotton) Amendment No. 4109 (to Amendment No. 4108), to require 
the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the 
offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the 
prisoner will be released.                               
Pages S7780-81
Appointments:
  United States-China Economic Security Review Commission: The Chair 
announced, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, pursuant to the 
provisions of Public Law 106-398, as amended by Public Law 108-7, and 
in consultation with the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Armed 
Services and the Senate Committee on Finance, the re-appointment of the 
following individual to serve as a member of the United States-China 
Economic Security Review Commission: Thea M. Lee of the District of 
Columbia for a term expiring December 31, 2020.              
  Page S7805
  Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board: The Chair 
announced, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, pursuant to the 
provisions of Public Law 107-12, the appointment of the following 
individual to serve as a member of the Public Safety Officer Medal of 
Valor Review Board: Joseph Fox of New York.                  
  Page S7805
Maguire Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that at approximately 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 
19, 2018, Senate resume consideration of the nomination of Joseph 
Maguire, of Florida, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism 
Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence.     
  Page S7822
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S7785-89
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S7789
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S7790-91
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S7791-96
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S7783-85
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S7796-S7805
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S7805
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--271) 
                                                         Pages S7779-81
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:07 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S7822.)