[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 27, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D191-D192]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                       Wednesday, February 27, 2019

[[Page D191]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1497-S1553
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 573-591, and S. Res. 80-84.   
  Pages S1539-40
Measures Passed:
  Authorizing Expenditures by Committees of the Senate: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 70, authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for 
the periods March 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019, October 1, 2019 
through September 30, 2020, and October 1, 2020 through February 28, 
2021.                                                        
  Page S1519
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 21, directing 
the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of 
the bill S. 47.                                              
  Page S1519
  University of Nebraska-Lincoln 150th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 82, recognizing the 150th anniversary of the University of 
Nebraska-Lincoln.                                            
  Page S1527
  American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 83, designating February 2019 as ``American Heart Month'' and 
February 1, 2019, as ``National Wear Red Day''.              
  Page S1546
  Black History Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 84, celebrating Black 
History Month.                                               
  Page S1546
Wheeler Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Andrew Wheeler, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.                         
  Pages S1509-34
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 32), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S1510
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXII, all post-cloture time on 
the nomination of Andrew Wheeler be considered expired at 12:30 p.m., 
on Thursday, February 28, 2019; with the time between 12 noon and 12:30 
p.m., equally divided in the usual form; that the motion to invoke 
cloture on the nomination of John L. Ryder, of Tennessee, to be a 
Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, be 
withdrawn, and that following disposition of the nomination of Andrew 
Wheeler, Senate resume consideration of the nomination of John L. 
Ryder, with the time until 1:45 p.m., equally divided between the two 
Leaders, or their designees, and that at 1:45 p.m., Senate vote on 
confirmation of the nomination of John L. Ryder, with no intervening 
action or debate.                                            
Page S1534
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Thursday, February 28, 2019.                        
Page S1546
Steff Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the nomination of Ian Paul Steff, of Indiana, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United 
States and Foreign Commercial Service, be referred jointly to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science and Transportation.                        
  Page S1534
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 83 yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. EX. 31), 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. 
                                               Pages S1497-S1509, S1553
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1538
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1538
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1538-39
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S1539
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1540-41
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1541-45
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S1538
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S1545-46
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1546

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Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--32) 
                                                         Pages S1509-10
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7 p.m., until 
10 a.m. on Thursday, February 28, 2019. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1546.)