[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D121-D122]
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                                        Wednesday, February 6, 2019

[[Page D121]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S875-S1030
Measures Introduced: Twenty-five bills and seven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 342-366, and S. Res. 47-53.    
  Pages S919-20
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 47, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  S. Res. 48, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation.
  S. Res. 49, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs.
  S. Res. 51, authorizing expenditures by the Select Committee on 
Intelligence.
  S. Res. 52, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Indian 
Affairs.                                                  
Pages S981-19
Measures Passed:
  Supporting the Contributions of Catholic Schools: Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further 
consideration of S. Res. 33, supporting the contributions of Catholic 
schools, and the resolution was then agreed to.              
  Page S1023
  100th Anniversary of the Office of Legislative Counsel: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 53, recognizing the staff of the Office of Legislative 
Counsel of the Senate on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the 
Office.                                                      
  Page S1023
Measures Considered:
Natural Resources Management Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 47, to 
provide for the management of the natural resources of the United 
States.                                                 
  Pages S876-S908
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, 
post-cloture, at approximately 12 noon, on Thursday, February 7, 2019, 
with all post-cloture time on the motion to proceed to consideration of 
the bill expired.                                            
Page S1023
Appointments:
  John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development 
Board of Trustees: The Chair announced, on behalf of the Democratic 
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 term expiring 2020: 
Senator Coons vice Mike Moore of Mississippi.                
  Page S1023
  Joint Committee on Taxation: The Chair announced on behalf of the 
Committee on Finance, pursuant to section 8002 of title 26, U.S. Code, 
the designation of the following Senators as members of the Joint 
Committee on Taxation: Senators Grassley, Crapo, Enzi, Wyden, and 
Stabenow.                                                    
  Page S1023
  Congressional Advisers on Trade Policy and Negotiations: The Chair, 
in accordance with Public Law 93-618, as amended by Public Law 100-418, 
on behalf of the President pro tempore and upon the recommendation of 
the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, appointed the following 
Members of the Finance Committee as congressional advisers on trade 
policy and negotiations to International conferences, meetings and 
negotiation sessions relating to trade agreements: Senators Grassley, 
Crapo, Roberts, Wyden, and Stabenow.                         
  Page S1023
  Washington's Farewell Address: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, pursuant to the order of the Senate of January 24, 1901, as 
modified by the order of February 6, 2019, appointed Senator Fischer to 
read Washington's Farewell Address on Monday, February 25, 2019. 
                                                             Page S1023
Washington's Farewell Address--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that notwithstanding the resolution of the Senate 
of January 24, 1901, the traditional reading of Washington's Farewell 
Address take place on Monday, February 25, 2019, at a time to be 
determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Democratic 
Leader.                                                      
  Page S1023
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  Todd M. Harper, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Credit 
Union Administration Board for a term expiring April 10, 2021.
  Travis Greaves, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the 
United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Mark Van Dyke Holmes, of New York, to be a Judge of the United States 
Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Courtney Dunbar Jones, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United 
States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Emin Toro, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court 
for a term of fifteen years.
  Stanley Blumenfeld, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  Daniel Aaron Bress, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Ninth Circuit.
  Patrick J. Bumatay, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of California.
  Daniel P. Collins, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Ninth Circuit.
  Kenneth Kiyul Lee, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Ninth Circuit.
  Jeremy B. Rosen, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  Mark C. Scarsi, of California, to be United States District Judge for 
the Central District of California.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy. 
                                                         Pages S1024-30
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S918
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                              
  Page S918
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page S920
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S920-25
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S917-18
Amendments Submitted:                                  
  Pages S925-S1022
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S1022-23
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:18 p.m., 
until 12 noon on Thursday, February 7, 2019. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1023.)