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“Highlights + Senate” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D262 on March 13, 2019.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
Senate passed S.J. Res. 7, Republic of Yemen, as amended.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1807-S1853
Measures Introduced: Twenty-seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 765-791, and S. Res. 108.
Pages S1844-45
Measures Reported:
S. 46, to repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act. (S. Rept. No. 116-6)
S. 50, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assess sanitation and safety conditions at Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities that were constructed to provide affected Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds on construction of facilities and structures to improve those conditions. (S. Rept. No. 116-7)
Page S1844
Measures Passed:
Republic of Yemen: By 54 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 48), Senate passed S. J. Res. 7, to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress, after taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S1829-36
Adopted:
Lee (for Paul) Amendment No. 193, to provide that nothing in the joint resolution may be construed as authorizing the use of military force.
Pages S1829-35
Lee (for Rubio/Cornyn) Amendment No. 195, to provide a rule of construction regarding intelligence sharing.
Pages S1829-35
Rejected:
Lee (for Inhofe/Cornyn) Amendment No. 194, to provide an exception for supporting efforts to defend against ballistic missile, cruise missile, and unmanned aerial vehicle threats to civilian population centers in coalition countries, including locations where citizens and nationals of the United States reside. (By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 47), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S1829-35
Honoring Representative Walter Beamon Jones, Jr.: Senate agreed to S. Res. 108, honoring the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Representative Walter Beamon Jones, Jr.
Page S1853
National Emergency Declaration--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, March 14, 2019, the Committee on Armed Services be discharged from further consideration of H.J. Res. 46, relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019, and Senate begin consideration of the joint resolution, and that no amendments be in order to the joint resolution.
Page S1853
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By 53 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 44), Neomi J. Rao, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Pages S1807-19
By 55 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 46), William Beach, of Kansas, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, for a term of four years.
Pages S1819-22
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the following action:
By 55 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 45), Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination.
Pages S1819-20
Messages from the House:
Page S1842
Measures Referred:
Page S1842
Measures Read the First Time:
Page S1853
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On page D262, March 13, 2019, the following language appears: Messages from the House: Page S1842 Measures Referred: Page S1842
The online Record has been corrected to read: Messages from the House: Page S1842 Measures Referred: Page S1842Measures Read the First Time: Page S1853
========================= END NOTE ========================= Executive Communications:30Petitions and Memorials:
Reports of Committees:l Cosponsors:30Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:30Additional Statements:30Amendments Submitted:30Authorities for Committees to Meet:30Privileges of the Floor:30Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--48)
0Record VoPages S1819-20, S1822, S1835Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:07 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2019. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1853.)
