Congressional Record — Daily Digest, Tuesday, January 7, 2020
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Daily Digest of the Congressional Record for Tuesday, January 7, 2020, covering Senate and House chamber action. The Senate confirmed the nomination of Jovita Carranza, of Illinois, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration. A unanimous-consent agreement set cloture and confirmation votes on other nominations, including Michael George DeSombre as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, for January 8, 2020. Two bills and one resolution were introduced, including S. 3151. In the House, H. Res. 575 on 5G infrastructure appears and the House recessed at 2:04 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
See Interim Résumé of Congressional Activity.
Senate confirmed the nomination of Jovita Carranza, of Illinois, to be
Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
Senate
and Michael George DeSombre, of Illinois, to be
Chamber Action Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, Depart-
Routine Proceedings, pages S31–S61 ment of State, in the order listed; that if cloture is
Measures Introduced: Two bills and one resolution invoked on the nominations, all post-cloture time be
were introduced, as follows: S. 3151–3152, and S. expired at 5 p.m., on Wednesday, January 8, 2020,
Con. Res. 32. Page S58 and Senate vote on confirmation of the nominations
in the order listed, with no intervening action or de-
Measures Reported: bate. Page S53
Report to accompany S. 2714, to amend the A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro-
America COMPETES Act to reauthorize the viding for further consideration of the nomination of
ARPA–E program. (S. Rept. No. 116–195) Matthew H. Solomson, of Maryland, to be a Judge
Report to accompany S. 2556, to amend the Fed- of the United States Court of Federal Claims, at ap-
eral Power Act to provide energy cybersecurity in- proximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, January 8,
vestment incentives, to establish a grant and tech- 2020. Page S60
nical assistance program for cybersecurity invest-
ments. (S. Rept. No. 116–196) Ray Nomination—Cloture: Senate began consider-
Report to accompany S. 2657, to support innova- ation of the nomination of Paul J. Ray, of Tennessee,
tion in advanced geothermal research and develop- to be Administrator of the Office of Information and
ment. (S. Rept. No. 116–197) Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budg-
et. Page S53
Report to accompany S. 2799, to require the Sec-
retary of Energy and the Secretary of the Interior to A motion was entered to close further debate on
establish a joint Nexus of Energy and Water Sus- the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi-
tainability Office. (S. Rept. No. 116–198) sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the
Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition
Report to accompany S. 2702, to require the Sec- of the nomination of Michael George DeSombre, of
retary of Energy to establish an integrated energy Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thai-
systems research, development, and demonstration land, Department of State. Page S53
program. (S. Rept. No. 116–199) Page S58
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen-
Solomson Nomination—Agreement: Senate con- ate took the following action:
tinued consideration of the nomination of Matthew Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legisla-
H. Solomson, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the tive Session. Page S53
United States Court of Federal Claims. Pages S42–53 Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu-
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S53
viding that notwithstanding the provisions of Rule
XXII, at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the fol-
Senate vote on the motions to invoke cloture on the lowing nomination:
nominations of Matthew H. Solomson, of Maryland, By 88 yeas to 5 nays (Vote No. EX. 2), Jovita
Carranza, of Illinois, to be Administrator of the
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to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal
Claims, Eleni Maria Roumel, of Maryland, to be a Small Business Administration. Pages S32–42, S61
Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, Executive Communications: Pages S55–88
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Petitions and Memorials: Page S58
Additional Cosponsors: Pages S58–59
Committee Meetings
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: (Committees not listed did not meet)
Page S59 BUSINESS MEETING
Additional Statements: Pages S54–55 Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably
Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S59 reported H.R. 5430, to implement the Agreement
Privileges of the Floor: Pages S59–60
between the United States of America, the United
Mexican States, and Canada attached as an Annex to
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. the Protocol Replacing the North American Free
(Total—2) Pages S41–42 Trade Agreement.
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and ad- INTELLIGENCE
journed at 6:05 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Wednesday,
January 8, 2020. (For Senate’s program, see the re- Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in
marks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on closed session to receive a briefing on certain intel-
ligence matters from officials of the intelligence
page S60.) community.
h
House of Representatives
tions of ‘‘The Prague Proposals’’, with amendments
Chamber Action (H. Rept. 116–368, Part 1); and
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 12 pub- H.R. 2881, to require the President to develop a
lic bills, H.R. 5540–5551; and 4 resolutions, H.J. strategy to ensure the security of next generation
Res. 82; and H. Res. 776–778, were introduced. mobile telecommunications systems and infrastruc-
Pages H11–12 ture in the United States and to assist allies and
Additional Cosponsors: Pages H12–13
strategic partners in maximizing the security of next
generation mobile telecommunications systems, in-
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: frastructure, and software, and for other purposes,
H.R. 4329, to provide for disclosure of additional with amendments (H. Rept. 116–369, Part 1).
material information about public companies and es- Page H11
tablish a Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee, Communication from Chairman—Democratic
and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Caucus Resignation: The Speaker laid before the
Rept. 116–365); House a communication from the Chairman of the
H. Res. 779, providing for consideration of the Democratic Caucus stating that Representative Van
bill (H.R. 535) to require the Administrator of the Drew has resigned as a Member of the Democratic
Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- Caucus. Page H3
and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous sub-
stances under the Comprehensive Environmental Re- Communication from Speaker—Committee
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (H. Membership Vacated: The Speaker notified the
Rept. 116–366); House that Representative Van Drew’s election to
H.R. 4500, to direct the Assistant Secretary for the Committee on Agriculture has been automati-
Communications and Information to take certain ac- cally vacated pursuant to clause 5(b) of rule X effec-
tions to enhance the representation of the United tive today, January 7, 2020. Page H3
States and promote United States leadership in com- Communication from Speaker—Committee
munications standards-setting bodies, and for other Membership Vacated: The Speaker notified the
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 116–367, House that Representative Van Drew’s election to
Part 1); the Committee on Natural Resources has been auto-
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H. Res. 575, expressing the sense of the House of matically vacated pursuant to clause 5(b) of rule X
Representatives that all stakeholders in the deploy- effective today, January 7, 2020. Page H3
ment of 5G communications infrastructure should Recess: The House recessed at 2:04 p.m. and recon-
carefully consider and adhere to the recommenda- vened at 6:30 p.m. Page H3
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