[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 29, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                          Tuesday, January 29, 2019

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


 Chamber Action
  Routine Proceedings, pages S725-S754
 Measures Introduced: Twenty bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 249-268, and S. Res. 34.                       
  Page S742
 Measures Considered:
 Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act--Agreement: 
Senate began 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, after agreeing to the motion to 
proceed, and taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto:
                                                 Pages S725-30, S730-36
 Pending:
   McConnell Amendment No. 65, to express the sense of the Senate that 
the United States faces continuing threats from terrorist groups 
operating in Syria and Afghanistan and that the precipitous withdrawal 
of United States forces from either country could put at risk hard-won 
gains and United States national security.                
Pages S732-33
   A motion was entered to close further debate on McConnell Amendment 
No. 65 (listed above), and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 
XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur 
on Thursday, January 31, 2019.                                
Page S736
   During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
   By 76 yeas to 22 nays (Vote No. 12), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill.                         
Page S732
   A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 12 noon, on Wednesday, 
January 30, 2019, for debate only.                            
Page S754
 Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S740-41
 Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S741
 Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S741
 Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S741-42
 Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S743
 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S743-45
 Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S738-40
 Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S745-54
 Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S754
 Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--12)   
  Page S732
 Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:17 p.m., 
until 12 noon on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S754.)