[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 10, 2018)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1124-D1125] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Wednesday, October 10, 2018 [[Page D1124]] Daily Digest HIGHLIGHTS Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the amendments of the House of Representatives to S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act. Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S6735-S6775 Measures Introduced: Nine bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3563-3571, S.J. Res. 65, and S. Res. 671-672. Page S6770 Measures Reported: H.R. 2200, to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Pages S6769-70 Measures Passed: MHPAEA 10th Anniversary: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 670, recognizing the tenth anniversary of the enactment of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S6773 National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 671, designating September 29, 2018, as ``National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day''. Page S6773 Energy Co-Ops: Senate agreed to S. Res. 672, expressing the sense of Congress that electric cooperative voluntary energy reduction programs reduce energy consumption and save participants money. Page S6773 CBP HiRe Act: Senate passed S. 1305, to provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with adequate flexibility in its employment authorities, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. Pages S6774-75 Measures Failed: Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance: By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 226), Senate failed to pass S.J. Res. 63, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor, and Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to ``Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance'', after agreeing to the motion to proceed. Page S6748 House Messages: America's Water Infrastructure Act: By 99 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 225), Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the amendments of the House of Representatives to S. 3021, to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities, after taking action on the following motions and amendments proposed thereto: Page S6747 Withdrawn: McConnell motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the bill, with McConnell Amendment No. 4048 (to the motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the bill), to change the enactment date. Page S6747 During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action: McConnell Amendment No. 4049 (to Amendment No. 4048), of a perfecting nature, fell when McConnell motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the bill, with McConnell Amendment No. 4048 (to the motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the bill) (listed above) was withdrawn. Page S6747 Appointments: Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development: The Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, in accordance with Public Law 99-498, Section 1505(a)(1)(B)(ii), appointed the following Senator to the Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development: Senator Fischer. Page S6775 [[Page D1125]] Clark Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of Jeffrey Bossert Clark, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General. Pages S6748-66 During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the following action: By 53 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 227), Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination. Page S6748 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXII, all post-cloture time on the nomination be considered expired at 12:10 p.m., on Thursday, October 11, 2018. Page S6766 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, October 11, 2018. Page S6775 Executive Communications: Page S6769 Executive Reports of Committees: Page S6770 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S6770-72 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Additional Statements: Pages S6768-69 Amendments Submitted: Pages S6772-73 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S6773 Privileges of the Floor: Page S6773 Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--227) Pages S6747-48 Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:39 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 11, 2018. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6775.)