[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 3, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1313-D1314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                          Tuesday, December 3, 2019

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6793-S6828
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2963-2971, and S. Res. 445.                  
  Pages S6824-25
Measures Reported:
  S. 2877, to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. 
                                                             Page S6824
Sinatra, Jr. Nomination--Cloture: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of John L. Sinatra, Jr., to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of New York.                    
  Pages S6800-18
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 76 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. EX. 370), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S6800
Nomination Votes--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at 2 p.m., on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, Senate vote 
on confirmation of the nominations of John L. Sinatra, Jr., to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of New York, 
Sarah E. Pitlyk, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Missouri, Douglas Russell Cole, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, R. Austin Huffaker, 
Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of 
Alabama, and David B. Barlow, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Utah; that at 11:30 a.m., on Wednesday, December 4, 
2019, Senate vote on the motions to invoke cloture on the nominations 
of Richard Ernest Myers II, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of North Carolina, Sherri A. Lydon, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, and Robert M. 
Duncan, of Kentucky, to be a Governor of the United States Postal 
Service; and that if cloture is invoked on the nominations, the 
confirmation votes occur at a time to be determined by the Majority 
Leader, in consultation with the Democratic Leader, on Thursday, 
December 5, 2019.                                            
  Page S6800
Pitlyk Nomination--Cloture: By 50 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 371), 
Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination 
of Sarah E. Pitlyk, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Missouri.                                    
  Pages S6818-19
Cole Nomination--Cloture: By 62 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. EX. 372), 
Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination 
of Douglas Russell Cole, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Ohio.                                   
  Page S6819
Huffaker Nomination--Cloture: By 88 yeas to 4 nays (Vote No. EX. 373), 
Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination 
of R. Austin Huffaker, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Alabama.                              
  Pages S6819-20
Barlow Nomination--Cloture: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of David B. Barlow, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Utah.                                        
  Page S6820
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 88 yeas to 4 nays (Vote No. EX. 374), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S6820
Myers Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, December 4, 
2019, Senate resume consideration of the nomination of Richard Ernest 
Myers II, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of North Carolina.                                           
  Page S6828
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 86 yeas to 4 nays (Vote No. EX. 369), Eric Ross Komitee, of New 
York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
New York.                                             
Pages S6795-S6800
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S6822
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6822-24
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S6824
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6825-27

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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S6827
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S6822
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S6827-28
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--374) 
                                                  Pages S6800, S6819-20
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:36 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6828.)