[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 15, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D50-D51]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                        Wednesday, January 15, 2020

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S201-S253
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3194-3200, S. Res. 470-473, and S. Con. Res. 34. 
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Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2020''. (S. Rept. No. 116-207)
  Report to accompany S. 1739, to enable projects that will aid in the 
development and delivery of related instruction associated with 
apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs that are focused on 
serving the skilled technical workforce at the National Laboratories 
and certain facilities of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 
(S. Rept. No. 116-205)
  S. 227, to direct the Attorney General to review, revise, and develop 
law enforcement and justice protocols appropriate to address missing 
and murdered Indians, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 116-206)
  H.R. 5430, to implement the Agreement between the United States of 
America, the United Mexican States, and Canada attached as an Annex to 
the Protocol Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement.
  S. 2971, to amend and reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
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Measures Passed:
  Authorizing the Taking of a Photograph in the Senate Chamber: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 471, authorizing the taking of a photograph in the 
Chamber of the United States Senate.                          
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  United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act: Senate passed H.R. 
133, to promote economic partnership and cooperation between the United 
States and Mexico, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.                                   
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  South Sudan: Senate agreed to S. Res. 371, reaffirming the support of 
the United States for the people of the Republic of South Sudan and 
calling on all parties to uphold their commitments to peace and 
dialogue as outlined in the 2018 revitalized peace agreement, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
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  Commending the Louisiana State University Tigers Football Team: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 472, commending the Louisiana State University 
Tigers football team for winning the 2020 College Football Playoff 
National Championship.                                        
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  Congratulating the University of Charleston Men's Soccer Team: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 473, congratulating the University of Charleston 
men's soccer team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic 
Association Division II Men's Soccer Championship at Highmark Stadium 
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.                                  
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Measures Considered:
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act--Agreement: 
Senate began consideration of H.R. 5430, to implement the Agreement 
between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and 
Canada attached as an Annex to the Protocol Replacing the North 
American Free Trade Agreement, after agreeing to the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill.                                 
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that all debate 
time on the bill expire at 11 a.m., on Thursday, January 16, 2020; that 
prior to the expiration of debate time, it be in order for Senator 
Toomey, or his designee, to raise a budget point of order, and if a 
point of order is raised, it be in order for Senator Grassley, or his 
designee, to make a motion to waive the point of order.       
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill, at approximately 9:45 a.m., on Thursday, 
January 16, 2020.                                             
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House Presents Articles of Impeachment--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that, pursuant to Rule I of the Rules 
of Procedure and Practice When Sitting on Impeachment Trials, that the 
Secretary of the Senate inform the House of Representatives that the 
Senate

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is ready to receive the managers appointed by the House for the purpose 
of exhibiting articles of impeachment against Donald John Trump, 
President of the United States, agreeably to the notice communicated to 
the Senate; provided further that at the hour of 12 noon, on Thursday, 
January 16, 2020, Senate will receive the managers on the part of the 
House of Representatives in order that they may present and exhibit the 
articles of impeachment against Donald John Trump, President of the 
United States.                                                
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Swearing-In--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that, pursuant to Rules III and IV of the Rules of Procedure 
and Practice When Sitting on Impeachment Trials, that at the hour of 2 
p.m., on Thursday, January 16, 2020, Senate proceed to the 
consideration of the articles of impeachment and that the Presiding 
Officer, through the Secretary of the Senate, notify the Chief Justice 
of the United States of the time and place fixed for consideration of 
the articles and request his attendance as presiding officer pursuant 
to Article I, section 3, clause 6, of the United States Constitution. 
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Escort Committee and House Notification--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the Presiding Officer be 
authorized to appoint a committee of Senators, two upon the 
recommendation of the Majority Leader, and two upon the recommendation 
of the Democratic Leader, to escort the Chief Justice of the United 
States into the Senate Chamber; and that the Secretary of the Senate be 
directed to notify the House of Representatives of the time and place 
fixed for Senate to proceed upon the impeachment of Donald John Trump 
in the Senate Chamber.                                        
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Access to Senate Wing, Floor, and Galleries--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that access to the Senate wing, 
the Senate floor, and the Senate Chamber galleries during all the 
proceedings involving the exhibition of consideration of the articles 
of impeachment against Donald John Trump, President of the United 
States, and all times that the Senate is sitting for trial with the 
Chief Justice of the United States presiding, be in accordance with the 
allocations and provisions sent to the desk and that it be printed in 
the Record.                                                   
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Messages from the House:                                  
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                              
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Executive Communications:                                 
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Petitions and Memorials:                                      
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Executive Reports of Committees:                          
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Additional Cosponsors:                                    
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
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Privileges of the Floor:                                      
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:46 p.m., 
until 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, January 16, 2020. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S235-
36.)