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Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4973-S5026
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3218-
3228.
Pages S5003-04
Measures Reported:
Report to accompany H.R. 1900, to designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio, as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum.
(S. Rept. No. 115-304)
S. Res. 557, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the strategic importance of NATO to the collective security of the transatlantic region and urging its member states to work together at the upcoming summit to strengthen the alliance, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble.
S. 2497, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriations of funds to Israel, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page S5003
Measures Passed:
E-Visit Verification Delay: Committee on Finance was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 6042, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and the bill was then passed.
Page S5006
Oldham Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of Andrew S. Oldham, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
Pages S4981-83
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the following action:
By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 159), Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S4983
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, July 18, 2018; that the time until 2 p.m. be equally divided; and that at 2 p.m., notwithstanding Rule XXII, Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination with no intervening action or debate.
Page S5006
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. EX. 156), James Blew, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, Department of Education.
Pages S4978-81, S5026
By 66 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. EX. 158), Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Pages S4981-83, S5026
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the following action:
By 66 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. 157), Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S4981
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
James Morhard, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Martin J. Oberman, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for the remainder of the term expiring December 31, 2018.
Martin J. Oberman, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2023.
Kevin K. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua.
Damon Ray Leichty, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana.
John Milton Younge, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Nicholas A. Trutanich, of Nevada, to be United States Attorney for the District of Nevada for the term of four years.
G. Zachary Terwilliger, of Virginia, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four years.
William Travis Brown, Jr., of Louisiana, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Louisiana for the term of four years.
Nick Edward Proffitt, of Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four years.
Page S5026
Messages from the House:
Page S5002
Measures Referred:
Pages S5002-03
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Page S5003
Executive Communications:
Page S5003
Petitions and Memorials:
Page S5003
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S5004-05
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Page S5005
Additional Statements:
Pages S5001-02
Amendments Submitted:
Page S5005
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Pages S5005-06
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S5006
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--159)
Pages S4981, S4983
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:09 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5006.)
