[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 151 (Thursday, September 19, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1034-D1036]
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                                       Thursday, September 19, 2019

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5583-S5615
Measures Introduced: Twenty bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2509-2528, and S. Res. 319-321. 
                                                         Pages S5602-03
Measures Reported:
  S. 253, to coordinate the provision of energy retrofitting assistance 
to schools, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 116-107)
  H.R. 762, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide 
for the dissemination of information regarding available Federal 
programs relating to energy efficiency projects for schools, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 116-108)
  S. 2520, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, 
and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2020. (S. Rept. No. 116-109)
  S. 2522, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2020. (S. Rept. No. 116-110)
  S. 2524, making appropriations for financial services and general 
government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. (S. Rept. No. 
116-111)                                                     
Page S5602
Measures Passed:
  Diaper Banks: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 205, expressing the 
gratitude of the Senate for the people who operate or support diaper 
banks and diaper distribution programs in their local communities, and 
the resolution was then agreed to.                           
  Page S5609
  Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and 
Support Act: Senate passed H.R. 1058, to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to enhance activities of the National Institutes of Health 
with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder and enhance 
programs relating to autism.                                 
  Page S5609
  National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
319, designating the week beginning September 16, 2019, as National 
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.                          
  Page S5609
  National Forensic Science Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 320, 
recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Forensic 
Science Week.                                                
  Page S5609
  National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
321, designating September 2019 as ``National Prostate Cancer Awareness 
Month''.                                                     
  Page S5609
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency with respect to persons who commit, threaten to 
commit, or support terrorism that was established in Executive Order 
13224 on September 23, 2001; which was referred to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-30)                 
Page S5599
McGuire Nomination--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of the 
nomination of Brian McGuire, of New York, to be a Deputy Under 
Secretary of the Treasury.                               
  Pages S5584-91
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, September, 23, 2019, Senate resume 
consideration of the nomination; and that notwithstanding the 
provisions of Rule XXII, the motions to invoke cloture filed during the 
Wednesday, September 18, 2019, and Thursday, September 19, 2019, 
sessions of the Senate ripen at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, September 23, 
2019.                                                        
Page S5609
Cella Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Joseph Cella, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, 
and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as 
Ambassador to the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of Nauru, the 
Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu, Department of State.           
  Page S5591
  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

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of the nomination of Brian McGuire, of New York, to be a Deputy Under 
Secretary of the Treasury.                                   
Page S5591
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S5591
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S5591
Jorjani Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Daniel Habib Jorjani, of Kentucky, to be Solicitor of the 
Department of the Interior.                                  
  Page S5591
  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 Joseph Cella, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Fiji, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of 
Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu, Department of State. 
                                                             Page S5591
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S5591
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S5591
Black Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of David Fabian Black, of North Dakota, to be Deputy Commissioner of 
Social Security.                                             
  Page S5591
   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 Daniel Habib Jorjani, of Kentucky, to be Solicitor of the 
Department of the Interior.                                  
Page S5591
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S5591
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S5591
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Mitchell A. Silk, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Robert Joseph Kruckemeyer, of Texas, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022.
  Robert Anthony Dixon, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
States Marshal for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 
the term of four years.
  Danielle J. Hunsaker, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Ninth Circuit.
  William Joseph Nardini, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Second Circuit.
  Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of North Dakota.
  Grant C. Jaquith, of New York, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years.
  Scott J. Laurer, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy. 
                                                         Pages S5610-12
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Heidi R. King, of California, to be Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which was sent to the Senate on 
January 16, 2019.
  Thomas Marcelle, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of New York, which was sent to the Senate on 
January 23, 2019.
  Jeffrey Byard, of Alabama, to be Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, which was 
sent to the Senate on May 13, 2019.                          
Page S5615
Messages from the House:                              
  Pages S5599-S5600
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S5600, S5609
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S5600
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S5600-02
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5602
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5603-05
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5605-07
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5597-99
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S5608-09
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S5609
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:24 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, September 23, 2019. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5609.)

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