[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D155-D156]
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                                       Wednesday, February 12, 2020

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S999-S1049
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3277-
3288.                                                        
  Page S1041
Measures Passed:
  B-47 Ridge Designation Act: Senate passed S. 490, to designate a 
mountain ridge in the State of Montana as ``B-47 Ridge'', after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S1045
  Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act Correction: Committee on 
the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1365, 
to make technical corrections to the Guam World War II Loyalty 
Recognition Act, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Pages S1045-46
  Cramer (for Graham) Amendment No. 1323, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S1045
Measures Considered:
Iran War Powers--Agreement: Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 68, 
to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities 
against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by 
Congress, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                               Pages S1006-12, S1012-36
Pending:
  Cramer (for Cruz) Amendment No. 1301, to amend the findings. 
                                                             Page S1036
  Cramer (for Reed) Amendment No. 1322, to amend the findings. 
                                                             Page S1036
  Cramer (for Cotton) Amendment No. 1305, to exempt from the 
termination requirement United States Armed Forces engaged in 
operations directed at designated terrorist organizations.   
Page S1036
  Cramer (for Risch) Amendment No. 1314, to amend the findings. 
                                                             Page S1036
  Cramer (for Rubio/Risch) Amendment No. 1320, to amend the findings. 
                                                             Page S1036
  Cramer (for Sullivan) Amendment No. 1319, to amend the rule of 
construction.                                                
Page S1036
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to discharge the Committee on Foreign 
Relations from further consideration of the joint resolution. 
                                                             Page S1006
  By 51 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 45), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the joint resolution.            
Page S1012
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that the 
only first-degree amendments in order to the joint resolution be the 
following: Cramer (for Cruz) Amendment No. 1301 (listed above), Cramer 
(for Reed) Amendment No. 1322 (listed above), Cramer (for Cotton) 
Amendment No. 1305 (listed above), Cramer (for Risch) Amendment No. 
1314 (listed above), Cramer (for Rubio/Risch) Amendment No. 1320 
(listed above), and Cramer (for Sullivan) Amendment No. 1319 (listed 
above); that no second-degree amendments be in order to the amendments 
listed with the exception of Cramer (for Sullivan) Amendment No. 1319, 
and Senate vote on or in relation to the amendments in the order listed 
at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, February 13, 2020, and that there be two 
minutes of debate equally divided prior to each vote; that all debate 
time on the joint resolution expire at 1:45 p.m., with the last 40 
minutes equally divided under the control of Senators Risch, Inhofe, 
Menendez, and Kaine; and that upon the use or yielding back of that 
time, Senate vote on passage of the joint resolution, as amended, if 
amended, with no intervening action or debate.               
Page S1036
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the joint resolution at approximately 9:30 a.m., on 
Thursday, February 13, 2020.                                 
Page S1046
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 54 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 41), Joshua M. Kindred, of 
Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska. 
                                                  Pages S1000-05, S1049
  By 72 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. EX. 42), Matthew Thomas Schelp, of 
Missouri, to be United

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States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. 
                                                     Pages S1005, S1049
  By 81 yeas to 12 nays (Vote No. EX. 43), John Fitzgerald Kness, of 
Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Illinois.                                         
Pages S1005, S1049
  By 77 yeas to 19 nays (Vote No. EX. 44), Philip M. Halpern, of New 
York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
New York.                                         
Pages S1005-06, S1049
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  James P. Danly, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 
2023.
  William G. Dauster, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and 
the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
  William G. Dauster, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 
four years.
  William G. Dauster, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for 
a term of four years.
  Lorenzo Candelaria, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2024.
  Tony Hammond, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 
10, 2025.
  Catherine Bird, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for a term of five years.
  Craig Edward Leen, of the District of Columbia, to be Inspector 
General, Office of Personnel Management.
  Kenneth Charles Canterbury, Jr., of South Carolina, to be Director, 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
  David W. Dugan, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Illinois.
  Iain D. Johnston, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Illinois.
  Tyreece L. Miller, of Tennessee, to be United States Marshal for the 
Western District of Tennessee for the term of four years.
  Franklin Ulyses Valderrama, of Illinois, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
  Christy Criswell Wiegand, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
  Richard E. Zuckerman, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, and Marine 
Corps.                                                   
Pages S1046-49
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  J. David Patterson, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness, which was sent to the Senate on 
January 9, 2020.
  Jessie K. Liu, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and 
Financial Crimes, which was sent to the Senate on January 6, 2020. 
                                                             Page S1049
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1039
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1039
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S1000
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1039-40
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S1040-41
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1041-43
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1043-44
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1038-39
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1044-45
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1045
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S1045
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--45) 
                                                  Pages S1004-06, S1012
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 8:17 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 13, 2020. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1046.)