[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 7 (Monday, January 13, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D36-D37]
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                                           Monday, January 13, 2020

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S151-S165
Measures Introduced: One bill and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3182, and S. Res. 468.                            
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Measures Reported:
  S. 1601, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule 
requiring all new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child 
safety alert system. (S. Rept. No. 116-204)                   
Page S161
Measures Passed:
  Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act: Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
434, to amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the study 
of the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and the bill was then 
passed.                                                       
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  Death of former Senator Jocelyn Burdick: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
468, relative to the death of the Honorable Jocelyn Burdick, former 
United States Senator for the State of North Dakota.          
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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 issuance of 
an Executive Order with respect to Iran that takes additional steps 
with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 
12957 of March 15, 1995, received during adjournment of the Senate on 
January 10, 2020; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-41)                           
Page S160
Gaynor Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Peter Gaynor, of Rhode Island, to be Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. 
                                                          Pages S151-59
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 76 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. EX. 11), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                    
Page S157
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Tuesday, January 14, 2020; and that notwithstanding Rule XXII, 
the post-cloture time expire at 11:30 a.m., on Tuesday, January 14, 
2020.                                                         
Page S163
Nominations Confirmed: On Thursday, January 9, 2020, Senate confirmed 
the following nominations:
  By 50 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 10), Paul J. Ray, of Tennessee, 
to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.
  During consideration of this nomination, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. EX. 9), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.
  Cynthia L. Attwood, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2025.
  Amanda Wood Laihow, of Maine, to be a Member of Occupational Safety 
and Health Review Commission for the remainder of a term expiring April 
27, 2023.
  Crosby Kemper III, of Missouri, to be Director of the Institute of 
Museum and Library Services for a term of four years.         
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Nominations Received: On Thursday, January 9, 2020, Senate received the 
following nominations:
  Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Central District of California.
  Stanley Blumenfeld, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  Grace Karaffa Obermann, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Mark C. Scarsi, of California, to be United States District Judge for 
the Central District of California.

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  Stephen Sidney Schwartz, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Scott J. Laurer, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years.
  J. David Patterson, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
  109 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  11 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, and Marine 
Corps.                                                    
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Messages from the House:                                  
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Measures Referred:                                            
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Additional Cosponsors:                                    
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                   
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--11)    
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned, as a further mark 
of respect to the memory of the late Senator Jocelyn Burdick, in 
accordance with S. Res. 468, at 6:48 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 
January 14, 2020. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the 
Majority Leader in today's Record on page S163.)