[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D289-D290]
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                                             Monday, March 16, 2020

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1747-S1763
Measures Introduced: Three bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3501-3503, and S. Res. 544.                      
  Page S1761
Measures Passed:
  FISA Extension: Senate passed S. 3501, to provide a 77-day extension 
of certain authorities for foreign intelligence and international 
terrorism investigations.                                    
  Page S1761
  Coronavirus School Closure GI Fix: Senate passed S. 3503, to 
authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs 
of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies 
and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of 
education pursued at educational institutions.       
  Pages S1761, S1762
Measures Considered:
USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act--Agreement: Senate resumed 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 6172, 
to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit 
the production of certain business records.              
  Pages S1748-53
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the 
bill, be withdrawn.                                          
Page S1753
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at a 
time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the 
Democratic Leader, Senate begin consideration of the bill; that there 
be 10 hours of debate, equally divided between the proponents and 
opponents of the bill with an hour of debate under the control of the 
sponsors of each amendment, or their designees, and with Senators Leahy 
and Wyden controlling one hour each; that the only amendments in order 
be three amendments to be proposed by the following Senators or their 
designees: Senator Lee on Amicus Reforms and Exculpatory Evidence; 
Senator Paul on Rights of Americans; Senator Daines on Sec. 215 Web 
Browsers/Search History Data Collection Prohibition; and three side by 
side amendments to be proposed by Senator McConnell, or his designee, 
on the same topics, with all amendments, and the bill, subject to a 60 
affirmative vote threshold for passage; and that upon the use or 
yielding back of that time, and upon disposition of the amendments in 
the order listed, Senate vote on passage of the bill, as amended, if 
amended, with no intervening action or debate.               
Page S1753
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 
relative to the issuance of a Proclamation declaring a national 
emergency with respect to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-
19) that invokes section 1135 of the Social Security Act, to allow the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to exercise authority under that 
section to temporarily waive or modify certain requirements of the 
Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance programs and 
of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule 
throughout the duration of the public health emergency, received during 
adjournment of the Senate on March 13, 2020; which was referred to the 
Committee on Finance. (PM-53)                                
Page S1760
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Rodney K. Brown, of California, to be a Member of the Farm Credit 
Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring 
October 13, 2024.
  James H. Anderson, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense.
  Nancy B. Beck, of New York, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 
2018.
  Nancy B. Beck, of New York, to be Chairman of the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission.
  Robert Joseph Kruckemeyer, of Texas, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022.
  Richard Giacolone, of Virginia, to be Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Director.

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  Marvin Kaplan, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2025.
  Andrea R. Lucas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2025.
  Lauren McGarity McFerran, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member 
of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years 
expiring December 16, 2024.
  Jocelyn Samuels, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2021.
  Keith E. Sonderling, of Florida, to be a Member of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2024.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army, Foreign Service, and Navy. 
                                                         Pages S1762-63
Messages from the House:                                     
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Enrolled Bills Presented:                                 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                       
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 7:19 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1762.)