[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 16 (Friday, January 25, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Friday, January 25, 2019

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                              Daily Digest


 HIGHLIGHTS

       Senate passed H.J. Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing 
      Appropriations Act, as amended.
       Senate passed H.J. Res. 31, Department of Homeland Security 
      Further Continuing Appropriations, as amended.


                                 Senate


 Chamber Action
  Routine Proceedings, pages S667-S685
 Measures Introduced: Five bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 227-231, S.J. Res. 6, and S. Res. 29-31.   
  Pages S679-80
 Measures Passed:
   Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act: Senate passed H.J. 
Res. 28, making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                          Pages S683-84
   McConnell (for Shelby) Amendment No. 54, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                               
Pages S683-84
   Department of Homeland Security Further Continuing Appropriations: 
Senate passed H.J. Res. 31, making further continuing appropriations 
for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:         
  Page S684
   McConnell (for Shelby) Amendment No. 55, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                   
Page S684
   Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following 
conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Shelby, Capito, Hoeven, 
Blunt, Leahy, Durbin, and Tester.                             
Page S684
   Honoring the life of Harris L. Wofford, Jr.: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 31, honoring the life of Harris L. Wofford, Jr.          
  Page S684
 Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that Senator McConnell be authorized to sign duly 
enrolled bills or joint resolutions Friday, January 25, 2019, through 
Monday, January 28, 2019.                                     
  Page S684
 Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at approximately 
3 p.m., on Monday, January 28, 2019, Senate resume consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1, to make improvements to 
certain defense and security assistance provisions and to authorize the 
appropriation of funds to Israel, to reauthorize the United States-
Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015, and to halt the wholesale 
slaughter of the Syrian people; and that notwithstanding the provisions 
of Rule XXII, at 5:30 p.m., the motion to proceed to the motion to 
reconsider the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill on January 8, 2019, be agreed to, the motion 
to reconsider the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill, be agreed to, and Senate vote on the motion 
to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the 
bill, upon reconsideration.                                   
  Page S684
 Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S680
 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S681
 Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S682-83
 Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon and adjourned, as a further 
mark of respect to the memory of the late former Senator Harris L. 
Wofford, Jr., in accordance with S. Res. 31, at 4:42 p.m., until 3 p.m. 
on Monday, January 28, 2019. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of 
the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S684.)

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