[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 16, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D45-D50]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                        Wednesday, January 16, 2019

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S233-S285
Measures Introduced: Thirty-six bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 137-172, S. Res. 19, and S. Con. Res. 1. 
                                                          Pages S273-74
Measures Passed:
  Knights of Columbus: Senate agreed to S. Res. 19, expressing the 
sense of the Senate that disqualifying a nominee to Federal office on 
the basis of membership in the Knights of Columbus violates the 
Constitution of the United States.                        
  Pages S265-66
  Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act: 
Senate passed H.R. 251, to extend by 15 months the Chemical Facility 
Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland 
Security, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto: 
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  McConnell (for Johnson/Peters) Amendment No. 3, to extend by 15 
months the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the 
Department of Homeland Security.                              
Page S279
  McConnell (for Johnson/Peters) Amendment No. 4, to amend the title. 
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Measures Considered:
Sanctions With Respect to the Russian Federation: Senate continued 
consideration of S. J. Res. 2, disapproving the President's proposal to 
take an action relating to the application of certain sanctions with 
respect to the Russian Federation.                        
  Pages S233-47
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 57 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 6), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the joint resolution. 
                                                              Page S247
  Subsequently, the joint resolution was returned to the Calendar.
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure 
Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to 
consideration of S. 109, to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions. 
                                                          Pages S247-65
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of 
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the 
unanimous-consent agreement of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, a vote on 
cloture will occur at approximately 4:30 p.m., on Thursday, January 17, 
2019.                                                     
Pages S247-48
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
approximately 4 p.m., on Thursday, January 17, 2019; and that 
notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXII, there be 30 minutes of 
debate, equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees, 
and upon the use or yielding back of that time, Senate vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of 
the bill.                                                     
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Appointments:
  United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: The 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, pursuant to the provisions 
of Public Law 99-93, as amended by Public Law 99-151, appointed the 
following Senators as members of the United States Senate Caucus on 
International Narcotics Control: Senators Feinstein (Vice Chairman), 
Whitehouse, and Rosen.                                        
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  John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development: 
The Chair announced, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to the 
provisions of Public Law 100-458, sec. 114(b)(2)(c), the appointment of 
the following individual to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees 
of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and 
Development for a six-year term: Thomas Daffron of Maine.     
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Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the continuation 
of the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 12947 of 
January 23,

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1995, with respect to terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle 
East peace process; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-1)                            
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Food Safety.
  Naomi C. Earp, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Agriculture.
  Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Research, Education, and Economics.
  William Bookless, of California, to be Principal Deputy 
Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration.
  Veronica Daigle, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Joseph Bruce Hamilton, of Texas, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2022.
  Thomas McCaffery, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Jessie Hill Roberson, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2023.
  Lisa Vickers, of Texas, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2021.
  Seth Daniel Appleton, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  Spencer Bachus III, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
expiring January 20, 2023.
  Thelma Drake, of Virginia, to be Federal Transit Administrator.
  Dino Falaschetti, of Montana, to be Director, Office of Financial 
Research, Department of the Treasury, for a term of six years.
  Rodney Hood, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the National Credit 
Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2023.
  Robert Hunter Kurtz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  Jeffrey Nadaner, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Bimal Patel, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Judith DelZoppo Pryor, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
expiring January 20, 2021.
  Kimberly A. Reed, of West Virginia, to be President of the Export-
Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2021.
  Claudia Slacik, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring 
January 20, 2023.
  Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 
2018.
  Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be Chairman of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission.
  Alan E. Cobb, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring 
November 22, 2023.
  Rick A. Dearborn, of Oklahoma, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board 
of Directors for a term of five years.
  Diana Furchtgott-Roth, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  Lane Genatowski, of New York, to be Director of the Advanced Research 
Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy.
  Joseph Ryan Gruters, of Florida, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board 
of Directors for a term of five years.
  Janice Miriam Hellreich, of Hawaii, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2024.
  Heidi R. King, of California, to be Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
  Robert A. Mandell, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2022.
  Don Munce, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 
2024.
  Barry Lee Myers, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Oceans and Atmosphere.
  Bruce M. Ramer, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2024.
  Michelle A. Schultz, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board for the term of five years.
  Leon A. Westmoreland, of Georgia, to be a Director of the Amtrak 
Board of Directors for a term of five years.

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  William Shaw McDermott, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a 
term expiring May 30, 2024.
  Rita Baranwal, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Energy (Nuclear Energy).
  Susan Combs, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
  William Cooper, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department 
of Energy.
  Christopher Fall, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of 
Science, Department of Energy.
  Aimee Kathryn Jorjani, of Wisconsin, to be Chairman of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation for a term expiring January 19, 2021.
  John Fleming, of Louisiana, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Economic Development.
  John L. Ryder, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2021.
  Peter C. Wright, of Michigan, to be Assistant Administrator, Office 
of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency.
  Michael J. Astrue, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Social 
Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2022.
  Jason J. Fichtner, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2024.
  James B. Lockhart III, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 
four years.
  James B. Lockhart III, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and 
the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
  James B. Lockhart III, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for 
a term of four years.
  David Fabian Black, of North Dakota, to be Deputy Commissioner of 
Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2019.
  David Fabian Black, of North Dakota, to be Deputy Commissioner of 
Social Security for a term expiring January 19, 2025.
  Elizabeth Darling, of Texas, to be Commissioner on Children, Youth, 
and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
  Michael J. Desmond, of California, to be Chief Counsel for the 
Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel in the 
Department of the Treasury.
  Michael Faulkender, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Amy Karpel, of Washington, to be a Member of the United States 
International Trade Commission for the remainder of the term expiring 
June 16, 2020.
  Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Andrew M. Saul, of New York, to be Commissioner of Social Security 
for the term expiring January 19, 2019.
  Andrew M. Saul, of New York, to be Commissioner of Social Security 
for the term expiring January 19, 2025.
  Randolph J. Stayin, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States 
International Trade Commission for a term expiring June 16, 2026.
  Irving Bailey, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring 
December 17, 2021.
  Alexander Crenshaw, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three 
years.
  Louis DeJoy, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term 
expiring December 17, 2020.
  George M. Marcus, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three 
years.
  Susan M. McCue, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of two years.
  Richard C. Parker, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development.
  Christopher P. Vincze, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term 
expiring December 17, 2019.
  John P. Abizaid, of Nevada, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia.
  Stephen Akard, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Foreign 
Missions, with the rank of Ambassador.
  John Barsa, of Florida, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  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.
  Marshall Billingslea, of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of State 
(Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights).
  Lynda Blanchard, of Alabama, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Slovenia.

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  Kimberly Breier, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring 
September 20, 2020.
  Andrew P. Bremberg, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other 
International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Brian J. Bulatao, of Texas, to be an Under Secretary of State 
(Management).
  Kate Marie Byrnes, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Macedonia.
  Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be Chief Executive Officer, 
Millennium Challenge Corporation.
  Joseph Cella, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, 
and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as 
Ambassador to the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of Nauru, the 
Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu.
  Mina Chang, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development.
  R. Clarke Cooper, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Political-Military Affairs).
  Jane L. Corwin, of New York, to be Commissioner on the part of the 
United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and 
Canada.
  Edward F. Crawford, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to Ireland.
  Robert A. Destro, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
  Jeffrey L. Eberhardt, of Wisconsin, to be Special Representative of 
the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, with the rank of 
Ambassador.
  David T. Fischer, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Morocco.
  Michael J. Fitzpatrick, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Ecuador.
  Kenneth S. George, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Oriental 
Republic of Uruguay.
  James S. Gilmore, of Virginia, to be U.S. Representative to the 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of 
Ambassador.
  Brett P. Giroir, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States 
on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization.
  Jeffrey Ross Gunter, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Iceland.
  Kenneth A. Howery, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Sweden.
  Darrell E. Issa, of California, to be Director of the Trade and 
Development Agency.
  Ronald Douglas Johnson, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of El Salvador.
  Doug Manchester, of California, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth 
of The Bahamas.
  Lana J. Marks, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of South 
Africa.
  Ronald Mortensen, of Utah, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Population, Refugees, and Migration).
  W. Patrick Murphy, of Vermont, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Cambodia.
  Michael Pack, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive Officer of the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors for the term of three years.
  John Rakolta, Jr., of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the United Arab 
Emirates.
  Leandro Rizzuto, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to Barbados, and to 
serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to 
the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and 
Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and 
the Grenadines.
  Mark Rosen, of Connecticut, to be United States Executive Director of 
the International Monetary Fund for a term of two years.
  Daniel N. Rosenblum, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Uzbekistan.
  David Schenker, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Near Eastern Affairs).
  Robert C. Sisson, of Michigan, to be Commissioner on the part of the 
United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and 
Canada.
  David Stilwell, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(East Asian and Pacific Affairs).
  Alan R. Swendiman, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the 
Peace Corps.
  Donald R. Tapia, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to Jamaica.
  Kip Tom, of Indiana, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of 
service as U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food 
and Agriculture.
  Christine J. Toretti, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Malta.
  Matthew H. Tueller, of Utah, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Iraq.
  Lance V. Yohe, of North Dakota, to be Commissioner on the part of the 
United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and 
Canada.
  Adrian Zuckerman, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to Romania.
  Kathe Hicks Albrecht, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2024.

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  Gordon Hartogensis, of Connecticut, to be Director of the Pension 
Benefit Guaranty Corporation for a term of five years.
  Charles Wickser Banta, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2022.
  Keegan F. Callanan, of Vermont, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2024.
  David Armand DeKeyser, of Alabama, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020.
  Robert J. Grey, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2020.
  Kim R. Holmes, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022.
  Victoria Ann Hughes, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2021.
  Michelle Itczak, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2020.
  Phyllis Kaminsky, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020.
  Abigail L. Kuzma, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2019.
  Abigail L. Kuzma, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2022.
  John G. Levi, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2020.
  Barbara Coleen Long, of Missouri, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2022.
  John G. Malcolm, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term 
expiring July 13, 2020.
  Frank X. Neuner, Jr., of Louisiana, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2019.
  Frank X. Neuner, Jr., of Louisiana, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2022.
  Heather Reynolds, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring September 14, 2021.
  Gloria Valencia-Weber, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2020.
  Carleton Varney, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2022.
  Jean M. Yarbrough, of Maine, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022.
  William I. Althen, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring 
August 30, 2024.
  William Beach, of Kansas, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, 
Department of Labor, for a term of four years.
  Mary Anne Carter, of Tennessee, to be Chairperson of the National 
Endowment for the Arts for a term of four years.
  Janet Dhillon, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2022.
  Sharon Fast Gustafson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term of four years.
  John Lowry III, of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Veterans' Employment and Training.
  Scott A. Mugno, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Labor.
  John P. Pallasch, of Kentucky, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
  Marco M. Rajkovich, Jr., of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Federal 
Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years 
expiring August 30, 2024.
  Cheryl Marie Stanton, of South Carolina, to be Administrator of the 
Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.
  Arthur R. Traynor III, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term 
expiring August 30, 2022.
  Ron A. Bloom, of New York, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2020.
  William Bryan, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology, Department of Homeland Security.
  Julia Akins Clark, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2021.
  Joseph V. Cuffari, of Arizona, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Homeland Security.

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  Robert M. Duncan, of Kentucky, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2025.
  Dennis Dean Kirk, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2023.
  Dennis Dean Kirk, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board.
  Roman Martinez IV, of Florida, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2024.
  Andrew F. Maunz, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2025.
  Calvin R. Tucker, of Pennsylvania, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2023.
  Ronald D. Vitiello, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Homeland Security.
  William R. Evanina, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center.
  Aditya Bamzai, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil 
Liberties Oversight Board for the remainder of the term expiring 
January 29, 2020.
  Shannon Lee Goessling, of Florida, to be Director of the Violence 
Against Women Office, Department of Justice.
  Travis LeBlanc, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil 
Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2022.
  Virgil Madden, of Indiana, to be a Commissioner of the United States 
Parole Commission for a term of six years.
  James E. Trainor III, of Texas, to be a Member of the Federal 
Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2023.
  Robert C. Tapella, of Virginia, to be Director of the Government 
Publishing Office.
  David Christian Tryon, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, 
Small Business Administration.                            
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Messages from the House:                                      
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Measures Referred:                                        
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Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S274-75
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
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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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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--6)     
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:35 p.m., 
until 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 17, 2019. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S279.)