[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 202 (Friday, December 21, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                          Friday, December 21, 2018

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8005-S8019
Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3804-
3805.                                                        
  Page S8017
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 2419, to amend the Small Business Act to 
improve the technical and business assistance services under the SBIR 
and STTR programs. (S. Rept. No. 115-454)                    
Page S8011
Measures Passed:
  Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act: Senate passed S. 2274, to 
provide for the compensation of Federal employees affected by lapses in 
appropriations.                                              
  Page S8011
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 148, directing 
the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of 
the bill S. 3628.                                            
  Page S8011
House Messages:
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate 
began consideration of the House Message to accompany H.R. 695, to 
amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a national 
criminal history background check system and criminal history review 
program for certain individuals who, related to their employment, have 
access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, 
after agreeing to the motion to proceed, and taking action on the 
following motion proposed thereto:                       
  Pages S8007-11
Pending:
  McConnell motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate 
amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill. 
                                                             Page S8007
  Prior to the consideration of this measure, Senate took the following 
action:
  By 48 yeas to 47 nays, Vice President voting yea (Vote No. 274), 
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to consideration of the House 
Message to accompany the bill.                               
Page S8006
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the House Message to accompany the bill at 
approximately 12 noon on Saturday, December 22, 2018.        
Page S8019
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Majority Leader and Senator Daines be authorized to 
sign duly enrolled bills on Friday, December 21, 2018.       
  Page S8019
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S8016-17
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S8016
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8017-18
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S8015-16
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--274) 
                                                         Pages S8006-07
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:07 p.m., 
until 12 noon on Saturday, December 22, 2018. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8019.)