Mrs. Cindy Hyde-Smith, from the State of Mississippi, called
the Senate to order at 10 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mrs.
Hyde-Smith led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the
Flag of the United States of America.
Legislative Business (Thursday, November
15)
H.R. 606 (Rep. DeSaulnier):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 1025 Nevin Avenue in Richmond, California, as the
"Harold D. McCraw, Sr., Post Office Building".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 1209 (Rep. Cuellar):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 901 N. Francisco Avenue, Mission, Texas, as the
"Mission Veterans Post Office Building".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 2979 (Rep. Aguilar):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 390 West 5th Street in San Bernardino, California,
as the "Jack H. Brown Post Office Building".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 3230 (Rep. Labrador):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 915 Center Avenue in Payette, Idaho, as the
"Harmon Killebrew Post Office Building".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 4407 (Rep. Hultgren):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 3s101 Rockwell Street in Warrenville, Illinois, as
the "Corporal Jeffery Allen Williams Post Office Building"
.
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Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous
Consent.
H.R. 4890 (Rep. Brown):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 9801 Apollo Drive in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, as
the "Wayne K. Curry Post Office Building".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 4913 (Rep. Harris):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 816 East Salisbury Parkway in Salisbury, Maryland,
as the "Sgt. Maj. Wardell B. Turner Post Office Building"
.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 4946 (Rep. Correa):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 1075 North Tustin Street in Orange, California, as
the "Specialist Trevor A. Win'E Post Office".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 4960 (Rep. Hartzler):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 511 East Walnut Street in Columbia, Missouri, as
the "Spc. Sterling William Wyatt Post Office Building".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 5349 (Rep. Cohen):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 1325 Autumn Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, as the
"Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office Building".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 5504 (Rep. Newhouse):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 4801 West Van Giesen Street in West Richland,
Washington, as the "Sergeant Dietrich Schmieman Post Office Building"
.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 5737 (Rep. Bustos):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, as the
"Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 5784 (Rep. Moore):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 2650 North Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the "Vel R. Phillips
Post Office Building".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 5868 (Rep. Gibbs):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 530 Claremont Avenue in Ashland, Ohio, as the
"Bill Harris Post Office".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 5935 (Rep. Davis):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 1355 North Meridian Road in Harristown, Illinois,
as the "Logan S. Palmer Post Office".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 6116 (Rep. Moolenaar):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 362 North Ross Street in Beaverton, Michigan, as
the "Colonel Alfred Asch Post Office".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Notwithstanding the adoption of the motion to concur in the House
amendment to S. 140 with further amendment (SA 4054 as modified),
amendment SA 4054 is further modified by Unanimous Consent.
S. 2152 (Sen. Hatch):
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide
for assistance for victims of child pornography, and for other purposes
.
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Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 2152 by Unanimous Consent.
S. 3209 (Sen. Menendez):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 413 Washington Avenue in Belleville, New Jersey,
as the "Private Henry Svehla Post Office Building".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 3237 (Sen. Perdue):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 120 12th Street Lobby in Columbus, Georgia, as the
"Richard W. Williams, Jr., Chapter of the Triple Nickles (555th P.I.A.) Post
Office".
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Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous
Consent.
S. 3321 (Sen. Coons):
To award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine
Johnson and Dr. Christine Darden, to posthumously award Congressional Gold
Medals to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, and to award a Congressional
Gold Medal to honor all of the women who contributed to the success of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the Space Race
.
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Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous
Consent.
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Amendment SA 4061 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Coons.
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Amendment SA 4061 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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Amendment SA 4062 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Coons.
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Amendment SA 4062 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 3414 (Sen. Reed):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 20 Ferry Road in Saunderstown, Rhode Island, as
the "Captain Matthew J. August Post Office".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 3442 (Sen. McCaskill):
To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 105 Duff Street in Macon, Missouri, as the "Arla W
. Harrell Post Office".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 3554 (Sen. Kennedy):
To extend the effective date for the sunset for
collateral requirements for Small Business Administration disaster loans
.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 692 (Sen. Risch):
A resolution recognizing November 24, 2018, as
"Small Business Saturday" and celebrating the vital role of small businesses
, along with the efforts of the Small Business Administration, to help
people in the United States start, build, and grow businesses
.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 693 (Sen. Risch):
A resolution celebrating October 25, 2018, as the
30th anniversary of the passage of the Women's Business Ownership Act of
1988, while commending the unique entrepreneurial spirit shared by women
small business owners of the United States.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 694 (Sen. Toomey):
A resolution condemning the horrific, anti-Semitic
attack at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, expressing support and
prayers for all those affected by the tragedy, and applauding the dedication
and bravery of law enforcement and emergency response officials in
responding to the attack.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 695 (Sen. Murray):
A resolution designating the week beginning
November 12, 2018, as "National Apprenticeship Week".
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 696 (Sen. Isakson):
A resolution permitting the collection of clothing,
toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes
in Senate buildings.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by
Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 697 (Sen. Coons):
A resolution designating November 2018 as "National
College Application Month".
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 698 (Sen. Hoeven):
A resolution designating November 3, 2018, as
National Bison Day.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 699 (Sen. Isakson):
A resolution designating November 25, 2018, as
"Drive Safer Sunday".
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 700 (Sen. McConnell):
A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable
Walter "Dee" Huddleston, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth
of Kentucky.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 701 (Sen. Hatch):
A resolution designating November 15, 2018, as
"National GIS Day".
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Con.Res. 51 (Sen. Thune):
A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment
of S. 140.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by
Unanimous Consent.
Executive Business (Thursday, November 15)
PN889:
Stephen Alexander Vaden, of Tennessee, to be
General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination in
Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
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By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII
waived.
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By unanimous consent agreement, debate 11/26/2018.
PN1412:
Thomas Alvin Farr, of North Carolina, to be United
States District Judge for the Eastern District of North
Carolina
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination in
Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
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By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII
waived.
PN1860:
Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be a Member of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of
fourteen years from February 1, 2006
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 34. Record Vote Number:
244
PN2049:
Karen Dunn Kelley, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy
Secretary of Commerce
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination in
Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
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By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII
waived.
PN2117:
Jonathan A. Kobes, of South Dakota, to be United
States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination in
Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
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By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII
waived.
PN2170:
Kathleen Laura Kraninger, of Ohio, to be Director,
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five
years
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination in
Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
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By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII
waived.
