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“Senate” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1204-D1205 on Nov. 27, 2018.
The Department is primarily focused on food nutrition, with assistance programs making up 80 percent of its budget. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department implements too many regulations and restrictions and impedes the economy.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7103-S7146
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 7-10, 3658-3661, and S. Res. 707-709.
Pages S7132-33
Measures Reported:
S. 793, to prohibit sale of shark fins, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 115-388)
S. 3143, to provide for a coordinated Federal program to accelerate quantum research and development for the economic and national security of the United States, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
(S. Rept. No. 115-389)
S. 3367, to amend certain transportation-related reporting requirements to improve congressional oversight, reduce reporting burdens, and promote transparency, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 115-390)
H.R. 3279, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide that extraction of helium from gas produced under a Federal mineral lease shall maintain the lease as if the helium were oil and gas. (S. Rept. No. 115-391) Pages S7131-32
Measures Passed:
Remove the Prohibition on Certain Alcohol Manufacturing: Senate passed H.R. 5317, to repeal section 2141 of the Revised Statutes to remove the prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands.
Page S7141
Sac and Fox Indian Reservation: Committee on Indian Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1074, to repeal the Act entitled ``An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of Iowa over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation'', and the bill was then passed.
Page S7141
Ray Hendrix Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3946, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Statesboro, Georgia, the Ray Hendrix Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto:
Page S7141
McConnell (for Isakson) Amendment No. 4063, in the nature of a substitute. Page S7141
McConnell (for Isakson) Amendment No. 4064, to amend the title.
Page S7141
National Principals Month: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 674, recognizing the month of October 2018 as ``National Principals Month'', and the resolution was then agreed to.
Page S7141
25th Anniversary of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program: Committee on Armed Services was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 424, honoring the 25th anniversary of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program, and the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
Page S7142
McConnell (for Baldwin) Amendment No. 4065, to amend the preamble.
Page S7142
75th Anniversary of World War II: Senate passed S. 3661, to provide for a program of the Department of Defense to commemorate the 75th anniversary of World War II.
Pages S7142-43
Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA): Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1918, to oppose loans at international financial institutions for the Government of Nicaragua unless the Government of Nicaragua is taking effective steps to hold free, fair, and transparent elections, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
Pages S7143-44
McConnell (for Menendez) Amendment No. 4066, in the nature of a substitute. Pages S7143-44
House Messages:
Jamestown Reservoir: Senate concurred in the amendment of the House to S. 2074, to establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota.
Page S7141
Dickinson Reservoir: Senate concurred in the amendment of the House to S. 440, to establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in the State of North Dakota.
Page S7141
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from the President of the United States:
Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the issuance of an Executive Order declaring a national emergency related to the situation in Nicaragua; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM--48) Page S7131
Kelley Nomination-Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of Karen Dunn Kelley, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce.
Pages S7112, S7146
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the following action:
By 62 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. EX. 247), Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination. Page S7112
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding Rule XXII, the post-cloture time on the nomination expire at 12:15 p.m., on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. Pages S7144-45
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, with the time until 11 a.m. equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees; and that Senate recess from 11 a.m. until 12 noon. Page S7145
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
By 53 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 246), Stephen Alexander Vaden, of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture.
Pages S7103-12
Messages from the House:
Page S7131
Enrolled Bills Presented:
Page S7131
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S7132
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S7133-34
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S7134-38
Additional Statements:
Pages S7130-31
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S7138-40
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Pages S7140-41
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--247)
Pages S7111-12
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 6:51 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7145.)
