Daily Digest, Wednesday, March 18, 2020
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The Daily Digest for Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Its highlights say the Senate passed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, by 90 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 76), after rejecting Paul Amendment No. 1556 on the child tax credit by 3 yeas to 95 nays (Vote No. 73). Routine Proceedings cover pages S1781 to S1815, with nineteen bills and two resolutions introduced. Nominations received include Rick A. Dearborn to the Amtrak Board of Directors, Michael P. O'Rielly to the Federal Communications Commission, Carlos Trujillo to the Inter-American Foundation board and Brett P. Giroir as Representative on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
Senate passed H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
Senate
that the amendment, having failed to achieve 60 af-
Chamber Action firmative votes, was not agreed to.)
Routine Proceedings, pages S1781–S1815 Pages S1793–95, S1795–96
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills and two reso- Nominations Received: Senate received the fol-
lutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3515–3533, lowing nominations:
and S. Res. 546–547. Pages S1805–06 Rick A. Dearborn, of Oklahoma, to be a Director
Measures Passed: of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five
years.
Families First Coronavirus Response Act: By 90
yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 76), Senate passed H.R. Michael P. O’Rielly, of New York, to be a Mem-
6201, making emergency supplemental appropria- ber of the Federal Communications Commission for
tions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, a term of five years from July 1, 2019.
60 Senators having voted in the affirmative, and Carlos Trujillo, of Florida, to be a Member of the
after taking action on the following amendments Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation
proposed thereto: Pages S1790–96
for a term expiring September 20, 2024.
Rejected: Brett P. Giroir, of Texas, to be Representative of
By 3 yeas to 95 nays (Vote No. 73), Paul Amend- the United States on the Executive Board of the
ment No. 1556, to amend the Internal Revenue World Health Organization.
Code of 1986 to require a social security number for Carlos Trujillo, of Florida, to be Assistant Sec-
purposes of the child tax credit, to provide the Presi- retary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs).
dent the authority to transfer funds as necessary, and Kenneth R. Weinstein, of the District of Colum-
to terminate United States military operations and bia, to be Ambassador to Japan.
reconstruction activities in Afghanistan. (A unani- Aditya Bamzai, of Virginia, to be a Member of
mous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for
the amendment, having failed to achieve 60 affirma- a term expiring January 29, 2026.
tive votes, was not agreed to.) Pages S1790–91
Hala Y. Jarbou, of Michigan, to be United States
By 47 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 74), Murray/ District Judge for the Western District of Michigan.
Page S1815
Gillibrand Amendment No. 1559, to provide Amer-
icans with paid sick time and paid leave so that they Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notifica-
can address their own health needs and the health tion of withdrawal of the following nomination:
needs of their families. (A unanimous-consent agree- David Carey Woll, Jr., of Connecticut, to be an
ment was reached providing that the amendment, Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not ment, which was sent to the Senate on August 1,
agreed to.) Pages S1792–93, S1795 2019. Page S1815
By 50 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 75), Johnson Messages from the House: Page S1804
Amendment No. 1558, to strike Federally mandated
sick pay and paid family leave and replace it with Executive Communications: Pages S1804–05
financial support provided through State adminis- Petitions and Memorials: Page S1805
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tered unemployment insurance systems and funds. (A Additional Cosponsors: Page S1806
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing
Amendments Submitted: Pages S1807–15
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Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today.
(Total—76) Pages S1791, S1795–96
Committee Meetings
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and ad- (Committees not listed did not meet)
journed at 5:59 p.m., until 12 noon on Thursday,
March 19, 2020. (For Senate’s program, see the re- No committee meetings were held.
marks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on
page S1815.)
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House of Representatives
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
Chamber Action MARCH 19, 2020
The House was not in session today. The House
is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. on Thursday, March (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
19, 2020. Senate
Committee Meetings No meetings/hearings scheduled.
No hearings were held. House
No hearings are scheduled.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
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