[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 103 (Wednesday, June 19, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D702-D704]
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                                           Wednesday, June 19, 2019

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3807-S4129
Measures Introduced: Twenty-three bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1892-1914, and S. Res. 252-253. 
                                                         Pages S3843-44
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 1198, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 404 South Boulder Highway in Henderson, Nevada, as 
the ``Henderson Veterans Memorial Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 1449, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3033 203rd Street in Olympia Fields, Illinois, as 
the ``Captain Robert L. Martin Post Office''.
  S. 349, to require the Secretary of Transportation to request 
nominations for, and make determinations regarding, roads to be 
designated under the national scenic byways program, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1014, to establish the Route 66 Centennial Commission.
  S. 1272, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 575 Dexter Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island, as 
the ``Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post Office''.
  S. 1345, to amend and reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 
Udall Foundation Act.
  S. 1507, to include certain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances in the toxics release inventory, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
  S. 1689, to permit States to transfer certain funds from the clean 
water revolving fund of a State to the drinking water revolving fund of 
the State in certain circumstances.
  S. 1759, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 456 North Meridian Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, 
as the ``Richard G. Lugar Post Office Building''.
  S. 1833, to transfer a bridge over the Wabash River to the New 
Harmony River Bridge Authority and the New Harmony and Wabash River 
Bridge Authority.
  S. 1900, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2019.                             
Page S3843-
Measures Passed:
  Juneteenth Independence Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 253, 
designating June 19, 2019, as ``Juneteenth Independence Day'' in 
recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of 
slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.       
  Page S3836
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act--cloture: Senate resumed 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year.         
  Pages S3831, S3834-36
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 88 yeas to 11 nays (Vote No. 176), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                               
Pages S3830-31
Resolutions of Disapproval of Proposed Transfers of Certain Defense 
Articles and Services--Agreement: Senate began consideration of S.J. 
Res. 27, providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed 
transfer to the United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Australia 
certain defense articles and services.                   
  Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 28, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the 
United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services. 
                                                         Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 29, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia certain defense articles and services. 
                                                         Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 30, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed

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foreign military sale to the United Arab Emirates of certain defense 
articles and services.                                   
Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 31, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia certain defense articles and services. 
                                                         Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 32, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia certain defense articles and services. 
                                                         Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 33, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the 
United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services. 
                                                         Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 34, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the 
United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services. 
                                                         Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 35, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the 
United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services. 
                                                         Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 36, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 
the Kingdom of Spain, and the Italian Republic of certain defense 
articles and services.                                   
Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 37, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the United Arab 
Emirates, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and 
the Republic of France of certain defense articles and services. 
                                                         Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 38, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 
Ireland of certain defense articles and services.        
Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 39, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the United Arab 
Emirates and United Kingdom of certain defense articles, including 
technical data and defense services.                     
Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 40, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed export to India, Israel, 
Republic of Korea, and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of certain defense 
articles, including technical data and defense services. 
                                                         Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 41, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the Government of 
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Northern Ireland of technical data and defense 
services.                                                
Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 42, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the United Arab 
Emirates and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 
of certain defense articles, including technical data and defense 
services.                                                
Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 43, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia certain defense articles and services.      
Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 44, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed retransfer of certain defense 
articles from the United Arab Emirates to the Hashemite Kingdom of 
Jordan.                                                  
Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 45, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia certain defense articles and services.      
Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 46, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the United Arab 
Emirates certain defense articles and services.          
Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 47, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia certain defense articles and services.      
Pages S3831-34
  Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 48, providing for 
congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the United Arab 
Emirates certain defense articles and services.          
Pages S3831-34
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding Rule XXII, Senate debate the resolutions concurrently, 
and that at 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, June 20, 2019, Senate vote on 
passage of the resolutions in the following order: S.J. Res. 36, S.J. 
Res. 38, and then vote on the remaining resolutions en bloc, with no 
intervening action or debate; and that if the Senate receives a veto 
message with respect to any or all of the enumerated joint resolutions 
of disapproval, then, notwithstanding Rule XXII, consideration of the 
veto message be limited to 30 hours of concurrent debate for all 
messages, and Senate vote on passage of the joint resolutions, the 
objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding, in the 
following order (if a veto message is received): S.J. Res. 36, S.J. 
Res. 38, and all remaining joint resolutions en bloc.        
Page S3831
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the pending joint resolutions, en bloc, at 
approximately 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, June 20, 2019; that 15 minutes be 
under the control of Senator Menendez, and 5

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minutes be under the control of Senator Risch prior to 11:30 a.m.; and 
that all time since cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 1790, 
National Defense Authorization Act was invoked, recess, adjournment, 
morning business and Leader remarks, and during consideration of the 
resolutions en bloc, count post-cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 
1790.                                                        
Page S4125
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 52 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 172), Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, of 
Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Texas.                                                   
Pages S3807-29
  By 54 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 173), Allen Cothrel Winsor, of 
Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Florida.                                              
Pages S3829-30
  By 77 yeas to 21 nays (Vote No. EX. 174), James David Cain, Jr., of 
Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District 
of Louisiana.                                                
Page S3830
  By 53 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 175), Greg Gerard Guidry, of 
Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Louisiana.                                                
Page S3830
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S3840
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S3840-42
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S3842-43
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S3843
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3844-49
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3837-40
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S3850-S4104
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S4104-05
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4105
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--176) 
                                                         Pages S3829-31
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:45 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2019. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4125.)