[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 30, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D455-D456]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                            Tuesday, April 30, 2019

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2497-S2531
Measures Introduced: Twenty-eight bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1231-1258, and S. Res. 174-178. 
                                                         Pages S2515-16
Measures Passed:
  Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act: Senate passed 
H.R. 1222, to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to 
facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target 
ranges in certain States.
  Subsequently, Senate vitiated the April 10, 2019 passage of S. 94 and 
the measure was indefinitely postponed.                      
Page S2502
  United States commitment to Taiwan: Committee on Foreign Relations 
was discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 13, 
reaffirming the United States commitment to Taiwan and to the 
implementation of the Taiwan Relations Act, and the resolution was then 
agreed to.                                                   
  Page S2525
  Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act: Senate passed S. 406, 
to establish a Federal rotational cyber workforce program for the 
Federal cyber workforce, after agreeing to the committee amendment. 
                                                         Pages S2525-28
Measures Indefinitely Postponed:
  Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act: Senate 
indefinitely postponed S. 94, to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or 
expanded public target ranges in certain States.             
  Page S2502
Barker Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of J. Campbell Barker, of Texas, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas.        
  Pages S2506-08
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 84), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S2505-06
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that all post-
cloture time on the nomination expire at 11:45 a.m., on Wednesday, May 
1, 2019.                                                     
Page S2505
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, with the time until 11:45 a.m. equally 
divided between the two Leaders, or their designees.         
Page S2528
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 68 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. EX. 79), William Cooper, of Maryland, 
to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy. 
                                               Pages S2497-S2501, S2531
  By 90 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. EX. 81), R. Clarke Cooper, of Florida, 
to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs). 
                                                     Pages S2502, S2531
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 91 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. EX. 80), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S2501-02
  By 72 yeas to 27 nays (Vote No. EX. 83), Gordon Hartogensis, of 
Connecticut, to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
for a term of five years.                         
Pages S2503-05, S2531
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 72 yeas to 27 nays (Vote No. EX. 82), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S2502-03
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  B. Chad Bungard, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2025.
  25 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army.                             
Pages S2530-31
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2511
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S2511-12
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2512-15
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2516-19

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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2519-25
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2510-11
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2525
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--84) 
                                                Pages S2501-03, 2505-06
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:58 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2528.)