[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 7, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D493-D494]
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                                               Tuesday, May 7, 2019

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2657-S2705
Measures Introduced: Twenty-one bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1336-1356, and S. Res. 192-193. 
                                                         Pages S2687-88
Measures Passed:
  Authorizing testimony and representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
192, to authorize testimony and representation in State of Nevada v. 
Lacamera.                                                
  Pages S2700-01
  Kids to Parks Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 193, designating May 18, 
2019, as ``Kids to Parks Day''.                              
  Page S2701
  Commending the Government of Canada: Senate agreed to S. Res. 96, 
commending the Government of Canada for upholding the rule of law and 
expressing concern over actions by the Government of the People's 
Republic of China in response to a request from the United States 
Government to the Government of Canada for the extradition of a Huawei 
Technologies Co., Ltd. executive.                            
  Page S2701
Appointments:
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki): The 
Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to Public Law 94-304, 
as amended by Public Law 99-7, appointed the following Senators as 
members of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe 
(Helsinki) during the 116th Congress: Senators Cardin, Whitehouse, 
Udall, and Shaheen.                                          
  Page S2700
  Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: 
The Chair, on behalf of the President of the Senate, pursuant to Public 
Law 106-286, appointed the following Members to serve on the 
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: 
Senators Feinstein, Merkley, Peters, and King.               
  Page S2700
Bianco Nomination--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of the 
nomination of Joseph F. Bianco, of New York, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.          
  Pages S2660-68, S2688-76
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 9:30 
a.m., on Wednesday, May 8, 2019.                             
Page S2701
Reed Nomination--Cloture: By 82 yeas to 17 nays (Vote No. EX. 96), 
Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination 
of Kimberly A. Reed, of West Virginia, to be President of the Export-
Import Bank of the United States.                            
  Page S2677
Bachus Nomination--Cloture: By 74 yeas to 24 nays (Vote No. EX. 97), 
Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination 
of Spencer Bachus III, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.    
  Page S2677
Pryor Nomination--Cloture: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Judith DelZoppo Pryor, of Ohio, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. 
                                                         Pages S2678-79
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 79 yeas to 19 nays (Vote No. EX. 98), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S2677-78
Bianco, Reed, Bachus, and Pryor Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that at 10 a.m., on Wednesday, 
May 8, 2019, Senate vote on confirmation of the nominations of Joseph 
F. Bianco, Kimberly A. Reed, Spencer Bachus III, and Judith DelZoppo 
Pryor in the order listed.                                   
  Page S2667
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                  
  Pages S2658-59, S2684
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2684-87
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2688-90
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2690-99
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2682-84
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2700
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--98) 
                                                  Pages S2677, S2677-78

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:41 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2701.)