[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 92 (Monday, June 3, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D609-D610]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                                    Monday, June 3, 2019

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3145-S3169
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1696-1702, and S. Res. 227.                           
  Page S3164
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 31, to require certain additional actions in connection with the 
national emergency with respect to Syria, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute.
  S. Res. 74, marking the fifth anniversary of Ukraine's Revolution of 
Dignity by honoring the bravery, determination, and sacrifice of the people 
of Ukraine during and since the Revolution, and condemning continued Russian 
aggression against Ukraine, and with an amended preamble.
  S. Res. 81, calling for accountability and justice for the assassination 
of Boris Nemtsov, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with 
an amended preamble.
  S. Res. 184, condemning the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, 
offering sincere condolences to the victims, to their families and friends, 
and to the people and nation of Sri Lanka, and expressing solidarity and 
support for Sri Lanka, with an amendment and with an amended preamble.
  S. Res. 188, encouraging a swift transfer of power by the military to a 
civilian-led political authority in the Republic of the Sudan, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble.
  S. 178, to condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims 
in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and 
harassment of these communities inside and outside China, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 249, to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain 
observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1025, to provide humanitarian relief to the Venezuelan people and 
Venezuelan migrants, to advance a constitutional and democratic solution to 
Venezuela's political crisis, to address Venezuela's economic 
reconstruction, to combat public corruption, narcotics trafficking, and 
money laundering, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1340, to authorize activities to combat the Ebola outbreak in the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                       
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  On page D609, June 3, 2019, the following language appears: 
Measures Reported: S. Res. 81, calling for accountability and 
justice for the assassination of Boris Nemtsov, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. S. 
178, to condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic 
Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary 
detention, torture, and harassment of these communities inside and 
outside China, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. 
249, to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to 
regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health 
Organization, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. 
1340, to authorize activities to combat the Ebola outbreak in the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. Page S3164
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Measures Reported: 
H.R. 31, to require certain additional actions in connection with 
the national emergency with respect to Syria, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. S. Res. 74, marking the fifth 
anniversary of Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity by honoring the 
bravery, determination, and sacrifice of the people of Ukraine 
during and since the Revolution, and condemning continued Russian 
aggression against Ukraine, and with an amended preamble. S. Res. 
81, calling for accountability and justice for the assassination 
of Boris Nemtsov, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
and with an amended preamble. S. Res. 184, condemning the Easter 
Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, offering sincere 
condolences to the victims, to their families and friends, and to 
the people and nation of Sri Lanka, and expressing solidarity and 
support for Sri Lanka, with an amendment and with an amended 
preamble. S. Res. 188, encouraging a swift transfer of power by 
the military to a civilian-led political authority in the Republic 
of the Sudan, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and 
with an amended preamble. S. 178, to condemn gross human rights 
violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for 
an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these 
communities inside and outside China, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. S. 249, to direct the Secretary of State 
to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the 
World Health Organization, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. S. 1025, to provide humanitarian relief to the 
Venezuelan people and Venezuelan migrants, to advance a 
constitutional and democratic solution to Venezuela's political 
crisis, to address Venezuela's economic reconstruction, to combat 
public corruption, narcotics trafficking, and money laundering, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. 1340, to 
authorize activities to combat the Ebola outbreak in the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. Page S3164


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       Measures Passed:
     DETER Act: Senate passed S. 1328, to designate foreign 
     persons who improperly interfere in United States elections 
     as inadmissible aliens.                            
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       Measures Considered:
     Congressional Budget: Senate resumed consideration of the 
     motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1332, to set 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 2029.          90[D03JN9-
     8]{D609}During con
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 22 yeas to 69 nays (Vote No. 130), 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 motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                                   
Page S3153
       Appointments:
     Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: The Chair 
     announced, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, pursuant to 
     Public Law 101-509, the appointment of the following 
     individual to serve as a member of the Advisory Committee on 
     the Records of Congress: Denise A. Hibay of New York. 
                                                        Page S3169
     Saul Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of 
     the nomination of Andrew M. Saul, of New York, to be 
     Commissioner of Social Security.                        90[D03JN9-
     10]{D609}During con
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 74 yeas to 17 nays (Vote No. EX. 131), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S3153
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding Rule XXII, at 5:45 p.m., on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 
Senate begin consideration of S. Res. 212, celebrating the 100th 
anniversary of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment, 
providing for women's suffrage, to the Constitution of the United 
States, and Senate vote on adoption of the resolution, with no 
intervening action or debate; that following disposition of the 
resolution, all post-cloture time on the nomination of Andrew M. Saul, 
of New York, to be Commissioner of Social Security, be considered 
expired; that following disposition of the nomination of Andrew M. 
Saul, Senate vote on the motions to invoke cloture on the nominations 
of David Schenker, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Near Eastern Affairs), Heath P. Tarbert, of Maryland, to be Chairman 
of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and Heath P. Tarbert, of 
Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission; and that if cloture is invoked on those nominations, the 
votes on confirmation of the

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nominations occur at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in 
consultation with the Democratic Leader, on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. 
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination of Andrew M. Saul, of New York, to be 
Commissioner of Social Security, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Tuesday, June 4, 2019.                              
Page S3169
     Messages from the House:                                30Enrolled 
     Bills Presented:
      Communications:                                    30Petitions 
     and Memorials:                                      30Additional 
     Cosponsors:                                         30Statements 
     on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                    30Additional 
     Statements:                                         30Privileges 
     of the Floor:                                           30Record 
     Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--131) 
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     Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:55 
     p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. (For Senate's 
     program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's 
     Record on page S3169.)