[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 58 (Wednesday, April 3, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D344-D345]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Wednesday, April 3, 2019

[[Page D344]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House and Senate met in a Joint Meeting to receive His Excellency 
      Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty 
      Organization.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2209-S2244
Measures Introduced: Twenty-nine bills and one resolution were 
introduced, as follows: S. 997-1025, and S. Res. 140.    
  Pages S2239-40
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 123, supporting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and 
recognizing its 70 years of accomplishments.
  S. 862, to repeal the sunset for collateral requirements for Small 
Business Administration disaster loans.                      
Page S2234
Altman Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Roy Kalman Altman, of Florida, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. 
                                               Pages S2224-25, S2225-29
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 66 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. EX. 60), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S2224-25
  By 48 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. EX. 61), Senate rejected the ruling 
of the Chair that the post-cloture time under Rule XXII for all 
judicial nominations other than Circuit Courts or the Supreme Court of 
the United States is two hours. Subsequently, Senator McConnell motion 
to appeal the ruling of the Chair was upheld.            
Pages S2225-26
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding Rule XXII, the vote on confirmation of the nomination 
occur at 11:45 a.m., on Thursday, April 4, 2019.             
Page S2226
Calabria Nomination--Cloture: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at approximately 11 a.m., on Thursday, April 4, 2019, 
Senate resume consideration of the nomination of Mark Anthony Calabria, 
of Virginia, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. 
                                                             Page S2244
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination: 
Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
                                                  Pages S2211-24, S2244
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 95 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. EX. 58), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S2216
  By 48 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. EX. 59), Senate rejected the ruling 
of the Chair that the post-cloture time under Rule XXII for all 
executive branch nominations other than a position at level I of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5, United States Code, 
is two hours. Subsequently, Senator McConnell motion to appeal the 
ruling of the Chair was upheld.                              
Page S2220
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2233
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S2233
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S2209, S2233
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2233-34
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S2234
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S2234-39
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2240-41
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2241-44
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2230-33
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S2244
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2244
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--61) 
                                           Pages S2216, S2220, S2224-26

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 6:42 p.m., 
until 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2019. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2244.)