[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D262]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                          Wednesday, March 13, 2019

[[Page D262]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S.J. Res. 7, Republic of Yemen, as amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1807-S1853
Measures Introduced: Twenty-seven bills and one resolution were 
introduced, as follows: S. 765-791, and S. Res. 108.     
  Pages S1844-45
Measures Reported:
  S. 46, to repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act. (S. Rept. No. 
116-6)
  S. 50, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assess 
sanitation and safety conditions at Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities 
that were constructed to provide affected Columbia River Treaty tribes 
access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds on construction 
of facilities and structures to improve those conditions. (S. Rept. No. 
116-7)                                                       
Page S1844
Measures Passed:
  Republic of Yemen: By 54 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 48), Senate passed 
S. J. Res. 7, to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from 
hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by 
Congress, after taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S1829-36
Adopted:
  Lee (for Paul) Amendment No. 193, to provide that nothing in the 
joint resolution may be construed as authorizing the use of military 
force.                                                   
Pages S1829-35
  Lee (for Rubio/Cornyn) Amendment No. 195, to provide a rule of 
construction regarding intelligence sharing.             
Pages S1829-35
Rejected:
  Lee (for Inhofe/Cornyn) Amendment No. 194, to provide an exception 
for supporting efforts to defend against ballistic missile, cruise 
missile, and unmanned aerial vehicle threats to civilian population 
centers in coalition countries, including locations where citizens and 
nationals of the United States reside. (By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 
47), Senate tabled the amendment.)                       
Pages S1829-35
  Honoring Representative Walter Beamon Jones, Jr.: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 108, honoring the life, accomplishments, and legacy of 
Representative Walter Beamon Jones, Jr.                      
  Page S1853
National Emergency Declaration--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on 
Thursday, March 14, 2019, the Committee on Armed Services be discharged 
from further consideration of H.J. Res. 46, relating to a national 
emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019, and Senate 
begin consideration of the joint resolution, and that no amendments be 
in order to the joint resolution.                            
  Page S1853
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 53 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 44), Neomi J. Rao, of the 
District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
District of Columbia Circuit.                            
Pages S1807-19
  By 55 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 46), William Beach, of Kansas, to 
be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, for a term of 
four years.                                              
Pages S1819-22
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 55 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 45), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S1819-20
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1842
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1842
Measures Read the First Time:                                
  Page S1853


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  On page D262, March 13, 2019, the following language appears: 
Messages from the House: Page S1842 Measures Referred: Page S1842
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Messages from the 
House: Page S1842 Measures Referred: Page S1842Measures Read the 
First Time: Page S1853


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     Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--48) 
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     Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 
     7:07 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2019. (For 
     Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority 
     Leader in today's Record on page S1853.)