[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 185 (Tuesday, November 19, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1267-D1268]
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                                         Tuesday, November 19, 2019

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6631-S6680
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2891-2901, and S. Res. 430-434.       
  Pages S6669, S6679
Measures Passed:
  Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act: Senate passed S. 1838, to 
amend the Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, after withdrawing the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                       
  Pages S6632, S6650-60
  Rubio Amendment No. 1246, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S6657-60
  Prohibiting Export of Covered Munitions to the Hong Kong Police 
Force: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged 
from further consideration of S. 2710, to prohibit the commercial 
export of covered munitions items to the Hong Kong Police Force, and 
the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S6660-61
  Merkley Amendment No. 1247, to include the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate as part of the notification 
requirement.                                                 
Page S6661
  Merkley Amendment No. 1248, to provide a one-year sunset. 
                                                             Page S6661
  Wyoming Women's Suffrage Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 430, 
designating December 10, 2019, as ``Wyoming Women's Suffrage Day''. 
                                                             Page S6674
  American Diabetes Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 431, supporting the 
goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month.                 
  Page S6674
  National College Application Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 432, 
designating November 2019, as ``National College Application Month''. 
                                                             Page S6675
  Blue Star Mother's Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 433, designating 
February 1, 2020, as ``Blue Star Mother's Day''.             
  Page S6675
  Honoring the life of Nicholas Anthony Buoniconti: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 434, honoring the life of Nicholas Anthony Buoniconti. 
                                                         Pages S6675-76
  Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act: Senate passed 
H.R. 4258, to authorize the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the 
Supreme Court Police to protect the Justices, employees, and official 
guests of the Supreme Court outside of the Supreme Court grounds. 
                                                             Page S6679
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 that was originally declared in Executive 
Order 13712 of November 22, 2015, with respect to Burundi; which was 
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-
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Page S6668
Lagoa Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Barbara Lagoa, of Florida, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.                              
  Page S6642
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 80 yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. EX. 359), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S6642
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that all post-
cloture time on the nomination be considered expired at 11:30 a.m., on 
Wednesday, November 20, 2019.                                
Page S6679
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Wednesday, November 20, 2019.                   
Pages S6679-80
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 64 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. EX. 358), Robert J. Luck, of Florida, 
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit. 
                                                             Page S6642
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  Alina I. Marshall, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Christian N. Weiler, of Louisiana, to be a Judge of the United States 
Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
  J. Steven Dowd, of Florida, to be United States Director of the 
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
  Henry T. Wooster, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Hashemite 
Kingdom of Jordan.
  Crosby Kemper III, of Missouri, to be Director of the Institute of 
Museum and Library Services for a term of four years.
  Mark A. Robbins, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Carl Ezekiel Ross, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Kathryn C. Davis, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Edward Hulvey Meyers, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  7 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army, and Coast Guard.                
Page S6680
Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S6668
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S6668-69
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6669-72
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6672-73
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6665-68
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6676-79
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S6679
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S6679
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--359) 
                                                             Page S6642
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:23 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6680.)