[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 170 (Monday, October 28, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1164-D1165]
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                                           Monday, October 28, 2019

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6179-S6204
Measures Introduced: Ten bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2712-
2721.                                                     
  Page S6188-89
Measures Reported:
  S. 439, to allow Members of Congress to opt out of the Federal 
Employees Retirement System, and allow Members who opt out of the 
Federal Employees Retirement System to continue to participate in the 
Thrift Savings Plan. (S. Rept. No. 116-153)
  S. 2177, to provide taxpayers with an improved understanding of 
Government programs through the disclosure of cost, performance, and 
areas of duplication among them, leverage existing data to achieve a 
functional Federal program inventory, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 
116-154)                                                     
Page S6188
Measures Passed:
  Combat Online Predators Act: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 134, to amend title 18, 
United States Code, with regard to stalking, and the bill was then 
passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                             Page S6204
  McConnell (for Toomey/Casey) Amendment No. 1196, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S6204
Measures Considered:
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act--
Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 3055, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, 
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, 
taking action on the following motions and amendments proposed thereto:
                                                         Pages S6179-87
Adopted:
  By 90 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 334), Cortez Masto/Lankford Amendment 
No. 961 (to Amendment No. 948), to require a report relating to the 
challenges that food distribution programs face in reaching underserved 
populations.                                      
Pages S6183-84, S6186
  By 91 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 336), Jones Amendment No. 1067 (to 
Amendment No. 948), to provide funding for the relending program to 
resolve ownership and succession on farmland.                
Page S6187
Rejected:
  By 24 yeas to 67 nays (Vote No. 335), Paul Amendment No. 1019 (to 
Amendment No. 948), to reduce the amounts appropriated to be 2 percent 
less than the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2019. 
                                               Pages S6184-85, S6186-87
Pending:
  Shelby Amendment No. 948, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S6185-86
  McConnell (for Shelby) Amendment No. 950, to make a technical 
correction.                                                  
Page S6179
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Shelby Amendment No. 
948 (listed above), and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII 
of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on 
Wednesday, October 30, 2019.                                 
Page S6187
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, 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 Shelby 
Amendment No. 948.                                           
Page S6187
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that if cloture 
is invoked, the following deadline for first-degree amendments to 
Shelby Amendment No. 948, and the bill, be 2:30 p.m., on Tuesday, 
October 29, 2019.                                            
Page S6204
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, October 
29, 2019.                                                    
Page S6204
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign 
Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act: Senate 
began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 
2740, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2020.                               
  Pages S6187-88
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of 
Rule XXII

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of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon 
disposition of H.R. 3055, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2020.                                
Page S6187-88
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  David M. DeVillers, of Ohio, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Ohio for the term of four years. 
                                                     Pages S6188, S6204
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S6188
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S6188
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6189-91
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6191-93
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S6188
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S6193-S6204
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--336) 
                                                         Pages S6186-87
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:54 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6204.)