[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 106 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D737-D738]
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                                              Monday, June 24, 2019

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4197-S4473
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1942-1949, and S. Res. 259-262.           
  Pages S4455-56
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: Senate began 
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, after 
agreeing to the motion to proceed, and taking action on the following 
amendments and motions proposed thereto:              
  Pages S4197-S4453
Pending:
  McConnell (for Inhofe) Modified Amendment No. 764, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S4202-52
  A motion was entered to close further debate on McConnell (for 
Inhofe) Modified Amendment No. 764 (listed above), and, in accordance 
with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a 
vote on cloture will occur on Wednesday, June 26, 2019.      
Page S4452
  McConnell (for Romney) Amendment No. 861 (to Amendment No. 764), to 
provide that funds authorized by the Act are available for the defense 
of the Armed Forces and United States citizens against attack by 
foreign hostile forces.                                      
Page S4452
  McConnell Amendment No. 862 (to Amendment No. 861), to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S4452
  McConnell Amendment No. 863 (to the language proposed to be stricken 
by Amendment No. 764), to change the enactment date.         
Page S4452
  McConnell Amendment No. 864 (to Amendment No. 863), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S4452
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of McConnell 
(for Inhofe) Modified Amendment No. 764.                     
Page S4452
  McConnell motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Armed 
Services, with instructions, McConnell Amendment No. 865, to change the 
enactment date.                                              
Page S4452
  McConnell Amendment No. 866 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 
865), of a perfecting nature.                                
Page S4452
  McConnell Amendment No. 867 (to Amendment No. 866), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                  
Pages S4452-53
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 86 yeas to 6 nays (Vote No. 181), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill.                    
Pages S4201-02
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, June 
25, 2019.                                                    
Page S4469
Appointments:
  Board of Visitors of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to 14 U.S.C. 194(a), as amended 
by Public Law 101-595, and upon the recommendation of the Democratic 
Leader, appointed the following Senators to the Board of Visitors of 
the U.S. Coast Guard Academy: Senator Cantwell, Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation; and Senator Blumenthal, At Large. 
                                                             Page S4469
Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 
13466 of June 26, 2008, with respect to North Korea, received during 
adjournment of the Senate on June 21, 2019; which was referred to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-21)    
Page S4455
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the issuance of 
an Executive Order with respect to Iran that takes additional steps 
with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 
12957 of March 15, 1995; which was referred to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-22)                 
Page S4455

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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Michael Graham, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2025.
  Katherine Andrea Lemos, of California, to be a Member of the Chemical 
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
  Anthony F. Godfrey, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Serbia.
  Mary Beth Leonard, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Republic of Nigeria.
  Herro Mustafa, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Bulgaria.
  Leslie Meredith Tsou, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Sultanate 
of Oman.
  Matthew Keenan, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2020.
  Daniel Z. Epstein, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  John Fitzgerald Kness, of Illinois, to be a United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
  W. Stephen Muldrow, of Puerto Rico, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of Puerto Rico for the term of four years.
  Halil Suleyman Ozerden, of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
  Eleni Maria Roumel, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Justin Reed Walker, of Kentucky, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Kentucky.                        
Page S4473
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Robert C. Tapella, of Virginia, to be Director of the Government 
Publishing Office, which was sent to the Senate on January 16, 2019. 
                                                             Page S4473
Messages from the House:                                     
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Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S4455
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4456-58
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4458-59
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4453-54
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4462-69
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--181) 
                                                         Pages S4201-02
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 7:10 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4469.)