[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 143 (Monday, September 9, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D974-D976]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                          Monday, September 9, 2019

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resumes of Congressional Activity (July and August).


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5345-S5372
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2443-2448, and S.J. Res. 53.                     
  Page S5360
Measures Reported:
  Reported on Friday, August 16, during the adjournment:
  H.R. 1138, to reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project. (S. 
Rept. No. 116-69)
  S. 143, to authorize the Department of Energy to conduct 
collaborative research with the Department of Veterans Affairs in order 
to improve healthcare services for veterans in the United States. (S. 
Rept. No. 116-70)
  S. 174, to provide for the establishment of a pilot program to 
identify security vulnerabilities of certain entities in the energy 
sector, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 116-71)
  S. 520, to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy 
efficiency materials pilot program, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 
116-72)
  S. 816, to amend the Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of exports 
of small volumes of natural gas. (S. Rept. No. 116-73)
  S. 1052, to authorize the Office of Fossil Energy to develop advanced 
separation technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare earth 
elements and minerals from coal and coal byproducts, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 116-74)
  S. 1064, to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study on the 
national security implications of building ethane and other natural-
gas-liquids-related petrochemical infrastructure in the United States, 
with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 116-75)
  S. 1286, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to facilitate the 
commercialization of energy and related technologies developed at 
Department of Energy facilities with promising commercial potential. 
(S. Rept. No. 116-76)
  S. 494, to establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee to 
assist in the awarding of fisheries research and development grants. 
(S. Rept. No. 116-77)
  S. 737, to direct the National Science Foundation to support STEM 
education research focused on early childhood. (S. Rept. No. 116-78)
  S. 1494, to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to protect alien minors and to 
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to end abuse of the asylum 
system and establish refugee application and processing centers outside 
the United States, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Reported on Monday, September 9:
  S. 1207, to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the 
Navajo Nation in Utah. (S. Rept. No. 116-79)             
Pages S5359-60
Measures Passed:
  Authorizing the Use of Emancipation Hall: Senate agreed to H. Con. 
Res. 57, authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall for an event to 
commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first African 
slaves to the territory that would become the United States. 
                                                             Page S5364
  Reviving America's Scenic Byways Act: Senate passed 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, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.                     
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  Drinking Water Revolving Fund: Senate passed 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.                                               
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  Reviving America's Scenic Byways Act: Committee on Environment and 
Public Works was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 831, to 
direct the Secretary of Transportation to request nominations for and 
make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national 
scenic byways program, and the bill was then passed.         
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Craft Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Kelly Craft, of Kentucky, to be Representative of the 
United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations during her tenure of service as Representative of the 
United States of America to the United Nations, Department of State. 
                                                         Pages S5346-53
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 54 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. EX. 263), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S5352-53
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding Rule XXII, the post-cloture time on the nomination 
expire at 11:50 a.m., on Tuesday, September 10, 2019; that if cloture 
is invoked on the nomination of Elizabeth Darling, of Texas, to be 
Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Health and 
Human Services, the post-cloture time expire at 2:15 p.m.; and that 
notwithstanding Rule XXII, following disposition of the nomination of 
Elizabeth Darling, Senate vote on the motions to invoke cloture on the 
nominations of Stephen Akard, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office 
of Foreign Missions, with the rank of Ambassador, Department of State, 
Dale Cabaniss, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management, and James Byrne, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs.                                            
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10:00 
a.m., on Tuesday, September 10, 2019.                        
Page S5364
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Barbara McConnell Barrett, of Arizona, to be Secretary of the Air 
Force.
  Ryan McCarthy, of Illinois, to be Secretary of the Army.
  Robert John Sander, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of the Navy.
  Sandra E. Clark, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Burkina Faso.
  Kelly C. Degnan, of California, to be Ambassador to Georgia.
  Peter M. Haymond, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Lao People's 
Democratic Republic.
  Rahkel Bouchet, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge 
of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Owen McCurdy Cypher, of Michigan, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of Michigan for the term of four years.
  David M. DeVillers, of Ohio, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Ohio for the term of four years.
  Jodi W. Dishman, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Oklahoma.
  Thomas L. Leonard III, of Michigan, to be United States Attorney for 
the Western District of Michigan for the term of four years.
  Karen Spencer Marston, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  Steven J. Menashi, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Second Circuit.
  Richard Earnest Myers II, of North Carolina, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
  Sarah E. Pitlyk, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Missouri.
  Anuraag Singhal, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Florida.
  Ralph Ignatius Sozio, of New York, to be United States Marshal for 
the Southern District of New York for the term of four years.
  3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.        
Pages S5367-72
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Mina Chang, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, which was sent to the 
Senate on January 16, 2019.
  Michael J. Astrue, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Social 
Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2022, which 
was sent to the Senate on January 16, 2019.                  
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5360-64
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
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Additional Statements:                                   
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--263) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:38 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 10, 2019. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5364.)