[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 186 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1278-D1279]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                       Wednesday, November 20, 2019

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6681-S6724
Measures Introduced: Twenty-one bills and one resolution were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2902-2922, and S. Res. 435.   
  Pages S6717-18
House Messages:
Further Continuing Appropriations Act and Further Health Extenders 
Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 
providing that at 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, November 21, 2019, the Chair 
lay before the Senate the House message to accompany H.R. 3055, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, 
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020; 
that Senator Paul, or his designee, be recognized to offer a motion to 
concur with further amendment, the text of which is at the desk, and 
that following two minutes of debate, equally divided, Senator Shelby, 
or his designee, be recognized to make a motion to table the Paul 
motion; that following disposition of the Paul motion, the Majority 
Leader, or his designee, be recognized to make a motion to concur in 
the House amendment to the Senate amendment; and that notwithstanding 
Rule XXII, if cloture is filed on the motion to concur in the House 
amendment to the Senate amendment, that the vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture occur immediately, and that if cloture is invoked, the 
post-cloture time be yielded back and Senate vote on the motion to 
concur, with no intervening action or debate.                
Page S6707
Brouillette Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Dan R. Brouillette, of Texas, to be Secretary of Energy. 
                                                      Pages S6694-S6707
  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 on Friday, November 22, 2019. 
                                                         Pages S6706-07
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S6694
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S6694
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, 
November 21, 2019.                                           
Page S6707
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 80 yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. EX. 360), Barbara Lagoa, of Florida, 
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit. 
                                                         Pages S6682-88
  By 65 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. EX. 362), Adrian Zuckerman, of New 
Jersey, to be Ambassador to Romania.                     
Pages S6688-94
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 65 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. EX. 361), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S6688
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S6711
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S6711
Measures Read the First Time:                                
  Page S6711
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6712-14
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S6714-17
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6718-20
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6720-22
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6710-11
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6722-23
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S6723-24
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--362) 
                                                  Pages S6687-88, S6694
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:20 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 21, 2019. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6707.)

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