[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D163-D166]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                        Thursday, February 13, 2020

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S.J. Res. 68, Iran War Powers, as amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1051-S1085
Measures Introduced: Thirty-four bills and nine resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3289-3322, S.J. Res. 70, and S. Res. 498-
505.                                                     
  Pages S1074-75
Measures Reported:
  S. 910, to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College 
Program Act, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 116-216)
  S. 2299, to amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance the safety 
and reliability of pipeline transportation, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 116-217)
  S. 123, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a 
contract or other agreement with a third party to review appointees in 
the Veterans Health Administration who had a license terminated for 
cause by a State licensing board for care or services rendered at a 
non-Veterans Health Administration facility and to provide individuals 
treated by such an appointee with notice if it is determined that an 
episode of care or services to which they received was below the 
standard of care.
  S. 2336, to improve the management of information technology projects 
and investments of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  S. 2594, to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify certain 
requirements with respect to service and retirement for the purposes of 
veterans' preference for Federal hiring, with amendments.
  S. 3110, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
conduct a study on disability and pension benefits provided to members 
of the National Guard and members of reserve components of the Armed 
Forces by the Department of Veterans Affairs.                
Page S1073
Measures Passed:
  Iran War Powers: By 55 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 52), Senate passed 
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, after taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S1051-62
Adopted:
  By 64 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 46), Cramer (for Cruz) Amendment No. 
1301, to amend the findings.                             
Pages S1055-56
  By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 47), Cramer (for Reed) 
Amendment No. 1322, to amend the findings.                   
Page S1056
  By 93 yeas to 7 nays (Vote No. 49), Cramer (for Risch) Amendment No. 
1314, to amend the findings.                                 
Page S1057
Rejected:
  Cramer (for Cotton) Amendment No. 1305, to exempt from the 
termination requirement United States Armed Forces engaged in 
operations directed at designated terrorist organizations. (By 54 yeas 
to 46 nays (Vote No. 48), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                         Pages S1056-57
  Cramer (for Rubio/Risch) Amendment No. 1320, to amend the findings. 
(By 54 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 50), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                         Pages S1057-58
  Cramer (for Sullivan) Amendment No. 1319, to amend the rule of 
construction. (By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 51), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)                                                  
Page S1058
  Utah Women's Suffrage: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 475, recognizing the leading role of 
Utahns in the fight for women's suffrage and celebrating the 
sesquicentennial of the first votes by women under the equal suffrage 
law of Utah on February 14, 1870, and the resolution was then agreed 
to.                                                          
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  USAID Branding Modernization Act: Senate passed H.R. 2744, to 
authorize the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development to prescribe the manner in which programs of 
the agency are identified overseas, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.                     
  Page S1082
  William T. Coleman, Jr., Department of Transportation Headquarters 
Act: Senate passed S. 3239, to designate the headquarters building of 
the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, 
in Washington, DC, as the ``William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal 
Building''.                                              
  Pages S1082-83
  Congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs: Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration 
of S. Res. 490, congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs on their victory 
in Super Bowl LIV in the successful 100th season of the National 
Football League, and the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing 
to the following amendments proposed thereto:                
  Page S1083
  McConnell (for Blunt) Amendment No. 1325, to amend the preamble. 
                                                             Page S1083
  McConnell (for Blunt) Amendment No. 1326, to amend the title. 
                                                             Page S1083
  University of West Florida Argonauts football: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 503, commending the University of West Florida Argonauts football 
team for its National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II 
national championship victory.                               
  Page S1083
  Honoring Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 504, honoring the memories of the victims of the senseless attack 
at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018. 
                                                             Page S1083
Measures Considered:
Protect Pain-Capable Unborn Children--Cloture: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3275, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn 
children.                                                    
  Page S1062
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of 
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will 
occur upon disposition of the nomination of Silvia Carreno-Coll, of 
Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Puerto Rico.                                                 
Page S1062
  Prior to the consideration of this measure, Senate took the following 
action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S1062
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.         
Page S1062
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act--Cloture: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 311, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care 
practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the 
case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion. 
                                                             Page S1062
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of 
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will 
occur upon disposition of S. 3275, to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children.               
Page S1062
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.         
Page S1062
Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Senate adjourn, to then convene for pro 
forma sessions only, with no business being conducted on the following 
dates and times, and that following each pro forma session, the Senate 
adjourn until the next pro forma session: Monday, February 17, 2020, at 
1:45 p.m.; Thursday, February 20, 2020, at 2:30 p.m.; and that when the 
Senate adjourns on Thursday, February 20, 2020, it next convene at 3 
p.m., on Monday, February 24, 2020.                          
  Page S1083
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to the National Emergencies Act, a report of 
the continuation of the national emergency that was originally declared 
in Proclamation 9844 of February 15, 2020, with respect to the southern 
border of the United States; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services. (PM-46)                                      
Page S1072
Molloy Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Robert Anthony Molloy, of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge 
for the District Court of the Virgin Islands.                
  Page S1062
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of 
Thursday, February 13, 2020, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., 
on Monday, February 24, 2020.                                
Page S1062
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, February 24, 2020, Senate resume 
consideration of the nomination; and that the motions to invoke cloture 
filed during the session of Thursday, February 13, 2020, ripen at 5:30 
p.m.                                                         
Page S1083
Carreno-Coll Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Silvia Carreno-Coll, of Puerto Rico, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico.              
  Page S1062
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the 
nomination of Robert Anthony Molloy, of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge 
for the District Court of the Virgin Islands.                
Page S1062
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S1062
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S1062
MacGregor Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Katharine MacGregor, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy 
Secretary of the Interior.                               
  Pages S1062-63
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of S. 311, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care 
practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the 
case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion. 
                                                         Pages S1062-63
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S1062
Greaves Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Travis Greaves, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
Judge of the United States Tax Court.                        
  Page S1063
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the 
nomination of Katharine MacGregor, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy 
Secretary of the Interior.                                   
Page S1063
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S1063
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S1063
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Adam L. Braverman, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of California.
  John W. Holcomb, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  Knut Sveinbjorn Johnson, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of California.
  Steve Kim, of California, to be United States District Judge for the 
Central District of California.
  Sandy Nunes Leal, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  R. Shireen Matthews, of California, to be a United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of California.
  Michelle M. Pettit, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of California.
  Rick Lloyd Richmond, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Central District of California.
  Todd Wallace Robinson, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of California.
  Jeremy B. Rosen, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  Jennifer P. Togliatti, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Nevada.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Coast Guard. 
                                                         Pages S1083-85
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S1072
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1072
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1072-73
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S1073-74
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1075-77
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1070-72
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1080-81
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S1081
Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total--52) 
                                                  Pages S1055-58, S1061
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 4:42 p.m., 
until 1:45 p.m. on Monday,

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February 17, 2020. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the 
Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1083.)