[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 17, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D503-D504]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Wednesday, June 17, 2020

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 1957, Great American Outdoors Act, as amended.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3025-S3072
Measures Introduced: Twenty-three bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3971-3993, and S. Res. 625-627. 
                                                         Pages S3063-64
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 3905, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2021 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management 
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
System. (S. Rept. No. 116-233)                               
Page S3063
Measures Passed:
  Great American Outdoors Act: By 73 yeas to 25 nays (Vote No. 121), 
Senate passed H.R. 1957, to amend title 54, United States Code, to 
establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Parks 
and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance 
backlog of the National Park Service, the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, 
and the Bureau of Indian Education, and to provide permanent, dedicated 
funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Pages S3027-38
  McConnell (for Gardner) Amendment No. 1618, to amend the title. 
                                                             Page S3038
Appointments:
  United States Commission on International Religious Freedom: The 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, upon the recommendation 
of the Democratic Leader, pursuant to Public Law 105-292, as amended by 
Public Law 106-55, Public Law 107-228, and Public Law 112-75, appointed 
the following individual to the United States Commission in 
International Religious Freedom: Reverend Frederick A. Davie of New 
York.                                                        
  Page S3068
Walker Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Justin Reed Walker, of Kentucky, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.      
  Pages S3038-57
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 122), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S3038
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Thursday, June 18, 2020; and that notwithstanding Rule XXII, 
post-cloture time on the nomination expire at 1:30 p.m.      
Page S3068
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy, and Space 
Force.                                                   
Pages S3069-72
Measures Read the First Time:                        
  Pages S3062, S3068
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S3062-63
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3064-65
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3065-67
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3060-62
Notices of Intent:                                           
  Page S3067
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S3067-68
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--122) 
                                                             Page S3038
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:27 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2020. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3068.)

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