[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 17, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1017]
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                                        Tuesday, September 17, 2019

[[Page D1017]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5499-S5545
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2481-2493, and S. Res. 313-315.   
  Page S5539
Measures Passed:
  Centennial of the Aerospace Industries Association: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 314, honoring the centennial of the Aerospace Industries 
Association.                                                 
  Page S5512
  Destro Nomination--Cloture: By 49 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 286), 
Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination 
of Robert A. Destro, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State 
for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.                      
Page S5511
  A unanimous-consent agreement reached providing that at approximately 
10 a.m., on Wednesday, September 18, 2019, Senate resume consideration 
of the nomination.                                           
Page S5512
McIntosh Nomination--Cloture: By 54 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. EX. 287), 
Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination 
of Brent James McIntosh, of Michigan, to be an Under Secretary of the 
Treasury.                                                
  Pages S5511-12
Callanan Nomination--Cloture: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Brian Callanan, of New Jersey, to be General Counsel for 
the Department of the Treasury.                              
  Page S5512
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 55 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. EX. 288), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S5512
Nominations-Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that notwithstanding Rule XXII, the post-cloture time on the 
nominations of Robert A. Destro, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary 
of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Brent James McIntosh, 
of Michigan, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, and Brian 
Callanan, of New Jersey, to be General Counsel for the Department of 
the Treasury, expire at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. 
                                                             Page S5512
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 63 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. EX. 283), John Rakolta, Jr., of 
Michigan, to be Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. 
                                                         Pages S5500-08
  By 62 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. EX. 285), Kenneth A. Howery, of 
Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden.        
Pages S5508-11
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 63 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. EX. 284), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S5508
Messages from the House:                                     
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Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5537-38
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S5539
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5539-41
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S5537
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5542-45
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S5545
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5545
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--288) 
                                               Pages S5507-08, S5511-12
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:17 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5512.)