[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 56 (Monday, April 1, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D323-D324]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                              Monday, April 1, 2019

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                              Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2105-S2162
Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 961-977, S. Res. 133, and S. Con. Res. 11-
12.                                                      
  Pages S2117-18
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``History, Jurisdiction, and a Summary of 
Activities of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources During the 
115th Congress''. (S. Rept. No. 116-25)
  S. 771, to amend section 21 of the Small Business Act to require 
cyber certification for small business development center counselors.
  S. 772, to require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the Small 
Business Administration, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. Con. Res. 12, setting forth the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal year 2020 and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2021 through 2024.
  Special Report entitled ``Report on Legislative Activities of the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions''. (S. Rept. No. 
116-26)                                                      
Page S2117


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  On page D323, April 1, 2019, the following language appears: 
Measures Reported: Special Report entitled ``History, 
Jurisdiction, and a Summary of Activities of the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources During the 115th Congress''. (S. 
Rept. No. 116-25) S. 771, to amend section 21 of the Small 
Business Act to require cyber certification for small business 
development center counselors. S. 772, to require an annual report 
on the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. Con. Res. 12, setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2020 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2021 through 2024. Page S2117
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Measures Reported: 
Special Report entitled ``History, Jurisdiction, and a Summary of 
Activities of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources During 
the 115th Congress''. (S. Rept. No. 116-25) S. 771, to amend 
section 21 of the Small Business Act to require cyber 
certification for small business development center counselors. S. 
772, to require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the Small 
Business Administration, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. S. Con. Res. 12, setting forth the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2020 and 
setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2021 through 2024. Special Report entitled ``Report on Legislative 
Activities of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions''. (S. Rept. No. 116-26)Page S2117


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       Measures Passed:
     Honoring Elizebeth Smith Friedman: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
     133, honoring the life and legacy of Elizebeth Smith 
     Friedman, Cryptanalyst.                        
       Pages S2159-60
       Measures Considered:
     Supplemental Appropriations Act: Senate resumed consideration 
     of H.R. 268, making supplemental appropriations for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, taking action on the 
     following motions and amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S2105-14
Pending:
  Shelby Amendment No. 201, in the nature of a substitute.   
Page S2105
  McConnell Amendment No. 213 (to Amendment No. 201), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S2105
  McConnell Amendment No. 214 (to Amendment No. 213), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S2105
  McConnell Amendment No. 215 (to the language proposed to be stricken 
by Amendment No. 201), to change the enactment date.         
Page S2105
  McConnell Amendment No. 216 (to Amendment No. 215), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S2105
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 44 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 55), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on Shelby Amendment No. 201 
(listed above).                                              
Page S2113
  Senator McConnell entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which 
cloture was not invoked on Shelby Amendment No. 201.         
Page S2113
  By 46 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 56), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the bill. 
                                                         Pages S2113-14
  Senator McConnell entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which 
cloture was not invoked on the bill.                         
Page S2114
     Escort Committee--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
     was reached providing that the President of the Senate be 
     authorized to appoint a committee on the part of the Senate 
     to join with a like committee on the part of the House of 
     Representatives to escort His Excellency Jens Stoltenberg, 
     Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 
     into the House Chamber for the joint meeting on Wednesday, 
     April 3, 2019.
     ns in the Senate--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
     wasnatio reached providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on 
     Tuesday, April 2, 2019, Senate resume consideration of the 
     motion to proceed to consideration S. Res. 50, improving 
     procedures for the consideration of nominations in the

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     Senate, with the time until 12:30 p.m., equally divided 
     between the two Leaders or their designees.             30Message 
     from the President: Senate received the following message 
     fromage f the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a notice of the continuation of the 
national emergency with respect to South Sudan that was declared in 
Executive Order 13664 of April 3, 2014; which was referred to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-8) 
                                                         Pages S2116-17
Kessler Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce.                                       
  Page S2114
   A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of S. Res. 
50, improving procedures for the consideration of nominations in the 
Senate.                                                      
Page S2114
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S2114
Altman Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Roy Kalman Altman, of Florida, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida.         
  Page S2114
   A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the 
nomination of Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce.                                       
Page S2114
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S2114
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S2114
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Daniel Habib Jorjani, of Kentucky, to be Solicitor of the Department 
of the Interior.
  23 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.        
Pages S2161-62
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2117
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S2117
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S2117
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S2117
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2118-20
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2120-35
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2115-16
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2135-59
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2159
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--56) 
                                                         Pages S2113-14
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 7:17 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2160.)