[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 145 (Wednesday, September 11, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D994-D995]
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                                      Wednesday, September 11, 2019

[[Page D994]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5413-S5452
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2460-2468, and S. Res. 308.                  
  Pages S5447-48
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 1345, to amend and reauthorize the Morris K. 
Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act. (S. Rept. No. 116-101) 
                                                             Page S5447
Measures Passed:
  Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act: Senate passed 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, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.       
  Pages S5450-52
  September 11th National Memorial Trail: Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 
267, recognizing the September 11th National Memorial Trail as an 
important trail and greenway all individuals should enjoy in honor of 
the heroes of September 11th, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                             Page S5452
Bowman Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.              
  Pages S5419-33
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 62 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. EX. 273), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S5432-33
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Thursday, September 12, 2019.                       
Page S5452
Feddo Nomination--Cloture: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Thomas Peter Feddo, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury for Investment Security.           
  Page S5433
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 92 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. EX. 274), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S5433
Nordquist Nomination--Cloture: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Jennifer D. Nordquist, of Virginia, to be United States 
Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development.                                                 
  Page S5433
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By a unanimous vote of 94 yeas (Vote No. EX. 275), Senate agreed to 
the motion to close further debate on the nomination.        
Page S5433
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at 12:15 p.m., on Thursday, September 12, 2019, Senate 
vote on confirmation of the nominations of Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, 
to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
and Jennifer D. Nordquist, of Virginia, to be United States Executive 
Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; 
that following disposition of the nomination of Jennifer D. Nordquist, 
Senate continue consideration of the nomination of Thomas Peter Feddo, 
of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Investment 
Security, post-cloture; and that at 1:45 p.m., Senate vote on 
confirmation of the nomination of Thomas Peter Feddo.        
  Page S5438
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 90 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. EX. 270), Stephen Akard, of Indiana, 
to be Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, with the rank of 
Ambassador.                                              
Pages S5416-18
  By 54 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. EX. 271), Dale Cabaniss, of Virginia, 
to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four 
years.                                                       
Page S5419

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  By 81 yeas to 11 nays (Vote No. EX. 272), James Byrne, of Virginia, 
to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.                  
Page S5419
  By a unanimous vote of 94 yeas (Vote No. EX. 276), Stephanie L. 
Haines, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Pennsylvania.                        
Pages S5433-34
  By 80 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. EX. 277), Ada E. Brown, of Texas, to 
be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas. 
                                                             Page S5434
  By 75 yeas to 18 nays (Vote No. EX. 278), Steven D. Grimberg, of 
Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Georgia.                                                  
Page S5434
  By 90 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. EX. 279), Steven C. Seeger, of 
Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Illinois.                                             
Pages S5434-35
  Stephanie A. Gallagher, of Maryland, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Maryland.                          
Page S5435
  Mary S. McElroy, of Rhode Island, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Rhode Island.                            
Page S5435
Nomination Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  Eugene Scalia, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Labor. 
                                                      Page S5443, S5452
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S5443
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5443
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5443-46
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S5446-47
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5448-49
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S5449
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5442-43
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S5449-50
Record Votes: Ten record votes were taken today. (Total--279) 
                                               Pages S5418-19, S5432-35
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:02 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2019. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5452.)