[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 191 (Monday, December 2, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1306-D1307]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Monday, December 2, 2019

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.
      Senate confirmed the nomination of Dan R. Brouillette, of Texas, 
      to be Secretary of Energy.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6781-S6792
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2959-
2962.                                                        
  Page S6788
Measures Reported:
  S. 1349, to expand enrollment in TSA PreCheck to expedite commercial 
travel screening and improve airport security. (S. Rept. No. 116-163) 
                                                             Page S6788
Measures Passed:
  West Valley demonstration project: Senate passed H.R. 1138, to 
reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project.           
  Page S6790
  Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the Sixth 
Replenishment: Senate agreed to S. Res. 318, to support the Global Fund 
to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the Sixth Replenishment, 
after agreeing to the committee amendments.              
  Pages S6790-91
  National Runaway Prevention Month: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 442, designating 
November 2019 as ``National Runaway Prevention Month'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                               
  Page S6791
  Komitee Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Eric Ross Komitee, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of New York.                            
Page S6786
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 81 yeas to 5 nays (Vote No. EX. 368), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S6786
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXII, the time post-cloture on 
the nomination expire at 11:45 a.m., on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. 
                                                             Page S6786
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Tuesday, December 3, 2019.                          
Page S6791
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 70 yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. EX. 367), Dan R. Brouillette, of 
Texas, to be Secretary of Energy.                        
Pages S6781-86
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Charles Williams, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy.
  John Peter Cronan, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of New York.
  William Scott Hardy, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
  John F. Heil III, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma.
  John Charles Hinderaker, of Arizona, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Arizona.
  David Cleveland Joseph, of Louisiana, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Louisiana.
  Iris Lan, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York.
  Matthew Thomas Schelp, of Missouri, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service.                  
Pages S6791-92

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Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Barry Lee Myers, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Oceans and Atmosphere, which was sent to the Senate on January 16, 
2019.                                                        
Page S6792
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S6788
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6788-90
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6787-88
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S6790
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--368) 
                                                             Page S6786
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:38 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6791.)