[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 196 (Monday, December 9, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1338-D1339]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Monday, December 9, 2019

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6897-S6907
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2997-3002, and S. Res. 448.                  
  Pages S6903-04
Measures Passed:
  National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 448, 
designating December 3, 2019, as ``National Phenylketonuria Awareness 
Day''.                                                       
  Page S6907
Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation and Reform Act--
Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding Rule XXII, following the vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the nomination of Lawrence VanDyke, of Nevada, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Senate proceed to 
legislative session and to the immediate consideration of S. 2740, to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the 
regulatory framework with respect to certain nonprescription drugs that 
are marketed without an approved new drug application; that there be 2 
minutes of debate equally divided between the two Leaders, or their 
designees, and that upon the use or yielding back of time, the bill be 
considered read a third time and Senate vote on passage of the bill, 
with no intervening action or debate, and Senate resume executive 
session.                                                     
  Page S6900
Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 12:00 noon, 
on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, Senate proceed to legislative session 
and to the immediate consideration of H.R. 2333, to direct the 
Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an assessment of 
the responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Department of 
Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators, which was received 
from the House, and the bill be considered read a third time, and 
Senate vote on passage of the bill, with no intervening action or 
debate.                                                      
  Page S6900
Bumatay Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Patrick J. Bumatay, of California, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.                  
  Pages S6898-S6900
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 47 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 386), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S6900
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the post-
cloture time on the nomination expire at 12:15 p.m., on Tuesday, 
December 10, 2019.                                           
Page S6900
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, 
December 10, 2019.                                           
Page S6907
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  James E. McPherson, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Army.
  Finch Fulton, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  J. Brett Blanton, of Virginia, to be Architect of the Capitol for the 
term of ten years.                                           
Page S6907
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S6902
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S6902
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6902-03
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6904-06
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Page S6906
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S6902
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--386) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:34 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6907.)