[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 19, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D419-D420]
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                                              Tuesday, May 19, 2020

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2481-S2509
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and seven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3756-3770, and S. Res. 582-588. 
                                                         Pages S2503-04
Measures Passed:
  Michael P. DiSilvestro Retirement: Senate agreed to S. Res. 582, 
designating Michael P. DiSilvestro as Director Emeritus of Senate 
Security of the United States Senate.                        
  Page S2483
  Honoring the life and achievements of former United States Senator 
Thomas Allen Coburn: Senate agreed to S. Res. 583, honoring the life 
and achievements of former United States Senator Thomas Allen Coburn 
and expressing condolences to the family of Thomas Allen Coburn on his 
passing.                                                 
  Pages S2497-98
  Committee membership: Senate agreed to S. Res. 584, to constitute the 
majority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred 
Sixteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen.    
  Page S2508
  Silver Star Banner Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 585, expressing 
support for the designation of May 1, 2020, as ``Silver Star Banner 
Day''.                                                       
  Page S2508
  National Public Works Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 586, designating 
the week of May 17 through May 23, 2020, as ``National Public Works 
Week''.                                                      
  Page S2508
  DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
587, expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2020, as ``DIPG 
Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day'' to raise awareness of and 
encourage research on diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors and 
pediatric cancers in general.                                
  Page S2508
  ALS Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 588, designating May 
2020 as ``ALS Awareness Month''.                             
  Page S2508
Manasco, Heil, and Badalamenti Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding the 
provisions of Rule XXII, the votes on the motions to invoke cloture 
with respect to the nominations of Anna M. Manasco, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, and John F. Heil 
III, to be United States District Judge for the Northern, Eastern and 
Western Districts of Oklahoma, occur at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., 
respectively, on Wednesday, May 20, 2020; that notwithstanding the 
provisions of Rule XXII, if cloture is invoked on the nominations, the 
votes on confirmation of the nominations occur at 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., 
respectively, on Wednesday, May 20, 2020; provided further that 
following disposition of the nomination of John F. Heil III, the motion 
to invoke cloture ripen with respect to the nomination of John Leonard 
Badalamenti, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District 
of Florida; and that if any of the nominations are confirmed, the 
motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. 
                                                             Page S2500
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination of Anna M. Manasco, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, May 20, 2020.       
Pages S2508-09
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 74 yeas 20 nays (Vote No. EX. 94), Scott H. Rash, of Arizona, to 
be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona. 
                                                         Pages S2485-92
  By 49 yeas 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 96), James E. Trainor III, of Texas, 
to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring 
April 30, 2023.                             
Pages S2493-97, S2498-S2500
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 50 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 95), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S2493
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Louis W. Bremer, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.

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  Edward A. Burrier, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Chief 
Executive Officer of the United States International Development 
Finance Corporation.
  Melanie Harris Higgins, of Georgia, a Career Member of the Senior 
Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Burundi.
  Jeanne Marie Maloney, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior 
Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the 
Kingdom of Eswatini.
  Jonathan Pratt, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Djibouti.
  James Broward Story, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the 
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
  Michael W. Hail, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring 
December 10, 2023.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.          
Page S2509
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Kenneth Charles Canterbury, Jr., of South Carolina, to be Director, 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, which was sent to 
the Senate on February 12, 2020.                             
Page S2509
Messages from the House:                                     
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Executive Communications:                                    
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Executive Reports of Committees:                         
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2505-08
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2501-02
Amendments Submitted:                                        
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S2508
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--96) 
                                                  Pages S2492-93, S2500
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned, as a further 
mark of respect to the memory of the late Senator Thomas Allen Coburn, 
in accordance with S. Res. 583, at 5:27 p.m., until 10 a.m. on 
Wednesday, May 20, 2020. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the 
Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S2508-09.)