[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 146 (Thursday, September 12, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1001-D1003]
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                                       Thursday, September 12, 2019

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5453-S5483
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and four resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2469-2478, and S. Res. 309-312.                  
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Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget 
Totals for Fiscal Year 2020''. (S. Rept. No. 116-104)
  S. 2470, making appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. (S. 
Rept. No. 116-102)
  S. 2474, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. (S. Rept. No. 116-103)
  S. 1273, to amend title 17, United States Code, to establish an 
alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims. (S. 
Rept. No. 116-105)                                           
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Measures Passed:
  Wheeling, West Virginia Semiquincentennial: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
310, recognizing the semiquincentennial of the community of Wheeling, 
West Virginia.                                           
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  Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Senate passed 
H.R. 1200, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2019, the rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans.                                   
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  Patriot Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 311, expressing support for 
the designation of the week of September 11 through September 17 as 
``Patriot Week''.                                            
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  National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 312, designating the week beginning September 8, 2019, as 
``National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week''. 
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National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the Secretary of the Senate be 
authorized to request from the House of Representatives the return of 
the papers to 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, to 
provide for a correction; provided further that if the House of 
Representatives agrees to the Senate's request, upon receipt of the 
papers from the House of Representatives in the Senate, notwithstanding 
passage of the bill, the amendment at the desk be agreed to and the 
papers be returned to the House of Representatives.          
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  Subsequently, the Senate having received the papers with respect to 
S. 1790, notwithstanding the passage of the bill, Inhofe Amendment No. 
938, of a perfecting nature, was agreed to and the measure was returned 
to the House.                                                
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Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the continuation 
of the national emergency with respect to the terrorist attacks on the 
United States of September 11, 2001; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services. (PM-28)                         
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Rakolta, Jr. Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of John Rakolta, Jr., of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the 
United Arab Emirates.                                        
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   A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of 
Thursday, September 12, 2019, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 
p.m., on Monday, September 16, 2019.                         
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  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 5 p.m., on Monday, September 16, 2019, Senate resume 
consideration of the nomination, and that the motions to invoke cloture 
filed on Thursday, September 12, 2019, ripen at 5:30 p.m.    
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Howery Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Kenneth A. Howery, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the 
Kingdom of Sweden.                                           
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   A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, 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 the 
nomination of John Rakolta, Jr., of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the 
United Arab Emirates.                                        
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  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
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  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
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Destro Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Robert A. Destro, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary 
of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.             
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   A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, 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 the 
nomination of Kenneth A. Howery, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the 
Kingdom of Sweden.                                           
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  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
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  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
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McIntosh Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Brent James McIntosh, of Michigan, to be an Under 
Secretary of the Treasury.                                   
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   A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, 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 the 
nomination of Robert A. Destro, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary 
of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.             
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  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
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  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
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Callanan Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Brian Callanan, of New Jersey, to be General Counsel for 
the Department of the Treasury.                              
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   A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, 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 the 
nomination of Brent James McIntosh, of Michigan, to be an Under 
Secretary of the Treasury.                                   
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  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
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  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 60 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. EX. 280), Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, 
to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 2020.      
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  By 85 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. EX. 281), Thomas Peter Feddo, of 
Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Investment 
Security.                                                
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  Jennifer D. Nordquist, of Virginia, to be United States Executive 
Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
for a term of two years.                                     
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Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
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Executive Communications:                                
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
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Additional Statements:                                   
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Amendments Submitted:                                        
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
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Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--281) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:21 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2019. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5483.)

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