Weekly Digest of the Congressional Record

House

September 23, 2019

Committee Meetings (9/19) (Related Documents)

September 24, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (On the Floor, Bills Passed: 6), Extensions

Suspension: H.R. 3190

Committee Meetings (Related Documents, Legislation Reported: 4)

September 25, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (On the Floor, Bills Passed: 4), Extensions

H.Res. 577: Providing for consideration of H.R. 2203, H.R. 3525, H.Res. 576
Suspension: H.R. 1595
H.R. 2203: Homeland Security Improvement Act
H.Res. 590: Raising a question of the privileges of the House
H.Res. 576: expressing the sense of the House with respect to the whistleblower complaint of Aug 12, 2019, made to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community

Committee Meetings (Related Documents, Legislation Reported: 1)

September 26, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (On the Floor, Bills Passed: 13), Extensions

H.Res. 591: Providing for consideration of S.J. Res. 54
H.R. 3525: US Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act

Committee Meetings (Related Documents)

September 27, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (On the Floor, Bills Passed: 2), Extensions

S.J. Res. 54: Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019
Suspension: H.R. 3722
H.Res. 603: Raising a question of the privileges of the House

Committee Meetings (Related Documents, Legislation Reported: 1)

Next Meeting: 9 a.m., Tuesday, October 1, 2019

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Senate

September 23, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (Cal./Exec., On the Floor, Bills Passed: 3)

Senate agreed to invoke cloture on the nomination of Brian McGuire, of New York, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury.

Legislation Reported: 2

September 24, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (Cal./Exec., On the Floor, Bills Passed: 8)

Senate confirmed the nomination of Brian McGuire, of New York, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury.

Senate confirmed the nomination of Joseph Cella, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu, Department of State.

Senate confirmed the nomination of Daniel Habib Jorjani, of Kentucky, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior.

Senate confirmed the nomination of David Fabian Black, of North Dakota, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security.

Committee Meetings (Legislation Reported: 3)

September 25, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (Cal./Exec., On the Floor, Bills Passed: 7)

S.J. Res. 54: A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.

S. 1790 conference committee instruction resolutions:
S.Res. 331: relating to technology dealings with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
S.Res. 332: relating to Survivor Benefit Plan survivor annuities
S.Res. 333: relating to paid family leave for Federal personnel
S.Res. 335: relating to replenishment of certain military construction funds
S.Res. 336: regarding family and medical leave, including voluntary compensatory time programs and incentives through the tax code

Committee Meetings (Legislation Reported: 6)

September 26, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (Cal./Exec., On the Floor, Bills Passed: 13)

Senate passed H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act and Health Extenders Act.

Senate confirmed the nomination of General John E. Hyten for appointment as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Senate confirmed the nomination of Eugene Scalia, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Labor.

Committee Meetings (Legislation Reported: 15)

September 27, 2019 — Record, Digest  (Calendar/Executive)

Next Meeting: 12 noon, Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Weekly Digest of the Congressional Record

House

September 16, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (On the Floor), Extensions

Committee Meetings (Related Documents, Legislation Reported: 2)

September 17, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (On the Floor, Bills Passed: 8), Extensions

S. 1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

Committee Meetings (Related Documents, Legislation Reported: 1)

September 18, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (On the Floor, Bills Passed: 2), Extensions

H.Res. 558: Providing for consideration of H.R. 1423; waiving a requirement; suspending the rules
Suspension: H.R. 4285

Committee Meetings (Related Documents, Legislation Reported: 1)

September 19, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (On the Floor, Bills Passed: 11), Extensions

H.Res. 564: Providing for consideration of H.R. 4378
H.R. 4378: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019

Committee Meetings (Related Documents, Legislation Reported: 2)

September 20, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (On the Floor, Bills Passed: 1), Extensions

H.R. 1423: Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act

Legislative Program for next week

Committee Meetings (Related Documents)

Next Meeting: 12 noon, Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Text of Bills for the Week of September 23, 2019

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Senate

September 16, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (Cal./Exec., On the Floor, Bills Passed: 1)

Senate agreed to invoke cloture on the nomination of John Rakolta, Jr., of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.

September 17, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (Cal./Exec., On the Floor, Bills Passed: 1)

Senate confirmed the nomination of John Rakolta, Jr., of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.

Senate confirmed the nomination of Kenneth A. Howery, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden.

Committee Meetings (Legislation Reported: x)

September 18, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (Cal./Exec., On the Floor)

Senate confirmed the nomination of Robert A. Destro, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.

Senate confirmed the nomination of Brent James McIntosh, of Michigan, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury.

Senate confirmed the nomination of Brian Callanan, of New Jersey, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury.

H.R. 2740: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020

S. 1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

Committee Meetings

September 19, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (Cal./Exec., On the Floor, Bills Passed: 5)

Committee Meetings (Legislation Reported: 5)

Next Meeting: 3 p.m., Monday, September 23, 2019

Weekly Digest of the Congressional Record

House

September 9, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (On the Floor, Bills Passed: 4), Extensions

Suspensions: H.R. 1420, H.R. 1768

Committee Meeting (Related Documents, Legislation Reported: 2)

September 10, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (On the Floor, Bills Passed: 6), Extensions

H.Res. 548: Providing for consideration of H.R. 205, H.R. 1146, H.R. 1941
Suspension: H.R. 2842

Committee Meetings (Related Documents)

September 11, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (On the Floor, Bills Passed: 2), Extensions

H.R. 205: Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019
H.R. 1941: Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act

Committee Meetings (Related Documents, Legislation Reported: 2)

September 12, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (On the Floor, Bills Passed: 2), Extensions

H.R. 1146: Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act

Legislative Program for next week

Committee Meetings (Related Documents, Legislation Reported: 1)

September 13, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest, Extensions

Legislation Reported: 4

Next Meeting: 1 p.m., Monday, September 16, 2019

Text of Bills for the Week of September 16, 2019

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Senate

September 9, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (Cal./Exec., On the Floor, Bills Passed: 4)

Senate agreed to invoke cloture on the nomination of Kelly Craft, of Kentucky, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Legislation Reported: 1

September 10, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (Cal./Exec., On the Floor, Bills Passed: 2)

Senate confirmed the nomination of Kelly Craft, of Kentucky, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Senate confirmed the nomination of Elizabeth Darling, of Texas, to be Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.

Committee Meetings (Legislation Reported: 21)

September 11, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (Cal./Exec., On the Floor, Bills Passed: 2)

Senate confirmed the nomination of Stephen Akard to be Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, Department of State.

Senate confirmed the nomination of Dale Cabaniss to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management.

Senate confirmed the nomination of James Byrne to be Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.

Senate confirmed the nomination of Stephanie L. Haines, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Senate confirmed the nomination of Ada E. Brown, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.

Senate confirmed the nomination of Steven D. Grimberg, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.

Senate confirmed the nomination of Steven C. Seeger, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.

Committee Meetings

September 12, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest (Cal./Exec., On the Floor, Bills Passed: 4)

Senate confirmed the nomination of Michelle Bowman to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Senate confirmed the nomination of Jennifer D. Nordquist to be United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Senate confirmed the nomination of Thomas Peter Feddo to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.

Committee Meetings (Legislation Reported: 3)

Next Meeting: 3 p.m., Monday, September 16, 2019

Weekly Digest of the Congressional Record

House

September 3, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest, Extensions

September 6, 2019 — Record (Prayer), Digest, Extensions

Legislation Reported: 3

Next Meeting: 2 p.m., Monday, September 9, 2019

Text of Bills for the Week of September 9, 2019

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Senate

September 3, 2019 — Record, Digest (Calendar/Executive)

September 6, 2019 — Record, Digest (Calendar/Executive)

Next Meeting: 3 p.m., Monday, September 9, 2019