[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 21, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D571-D572]
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                                              Tuesday, May 21, 2019

[[Page D571]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2985-S3015
Measures Introduced: Thirty-two bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1553-1584, S. Res. 214-217, and S. Con. Res. 
18.                                                      
  Pages S3004-05
Measures Reported:
  S. 151, to deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement 
of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 116-41)         
Page S3004
Measures Passed:
  Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act: Committee on Finance was discharged 
from further consideration of S. 1370, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to treat certain military survivor benefits as earned 
income for purposes of the kiddie tax, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                             Page S2985
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the papers 
relative to S. 1370, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes 
of the kiddie tax, be held at the desk; that if the House of 
Representatives passes a bill identical to the text of S. 1370, passed 
by the Senate, the House bill be considered read a third time and 
passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon 
the table with no intervening action or debate; and that upon passage 
of the House bill, S. 1370 be indefinitely postponed.        
Page S2985
  Recognizing Global Positioning System: Senate agreed to S. Res. 216, 
recognizing the contributions made by the men and women of the Air 
Force who are responsible for operating and maintaining the Global 
Positioning System constellation and affirming the importance of 
continuous availability, accuracy, efficiency, robustness, reliability, 
and resiliency of the Global Positioning System constellation. 
                                                             Page S3012
Appointments:
  Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: The Chair announced, 
on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 101-509, the 
reappointment of the following individual to serve as a member of the 
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: Deborah Skaggs Speth of 
Kentucky.                                                    
  Page S3012
  Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: The Chair announced, 
on behalf of the Secretary of the Senate, pursuant to Public Law 101-
509, the reappointment of the following individual to serve as a member 
of the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: Sheryl B. Vogt of 
Georgia.                                                     
  Page S3012
Nielson Nomination--Cloture: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Howard C. Nielson, Jr., to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Utah.                              
  Page S2995
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. EX. 119), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S2995
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at approximately 9:30 a.m., on 
Wednesday, May 22, 2019.                                 
Pages S3012-13
Clark Nomination--Cloture: By 53 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 120), 
Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination 
of Stephen R. Clark, Sr., to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Missouri.                            
  Pages S2995-96
Nichols Nomination--Cloture: By 55 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 121), 
Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination 
of Carl J. Nichols, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Columbia.                                                 
  Page S2996
Bell Nomination--Cloture: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Kenneth D. Bell, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of North Carolina.                      
  Page S2996

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  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 56 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 122), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S2996-99
Nielson, Clark, Nichols, and Bell Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that the confirmation votes on 
the nominations of Howard C. Nielson, Jr., Stephen R. Clark, Sr., Carl 
J. Nichols, and Kenneth D. Bell occur at 4:30 p.m., on Wednesday, May 
22, 2019.                                                
  Pages S3012-13
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 53 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 118), Daniel P. Collins, of 
California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. 
                                           Pages S2987-94, S2994, S3015
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Gary Richard Brown, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of New York.
  Stephanie A. Gallagher, of Maryland, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Maryland.
  Diane Gujarati, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of New York.
  Eric Ross Komitee, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of New York.
  Rachel P. Kovner, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of New York.
  Lewis J. Liman, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of New York.
  Mary S. McElroy, of Rhode Island, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Rhode Island.
  Martha Maria Pacold, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Illinois.
  Mary M. Rowland, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Illinois.
  Steven C. Seeger, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Illinois.
  John L. Sinatra, Jr., of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of New York.
  Mary Kay Vyskocil, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of New York.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service.                  
Pages S3013-15
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3002
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S3002-03
Measures Held at the Desk:                                   
  Page S3003
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S3003
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S3003-04
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3005-08
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3008-09
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S3002
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3002
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--122) 
                                                         Pages S2995-96
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:41 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3012-13.)