Volume 163, No. 178 covering the 1st Session of the 115th Congress (2017 - 2018) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“Senate” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1162-D1164 on Nov. 2, 2017.
More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6975-S7004
Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2059-2074, S. Res. 321, and S. Con. Res. 29.
Page S7001
Measures Reported:
S. 807, to provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers.
Page S7002
Engel Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination of Steven Andrew Engel, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice.
Page S6995
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, November 2, 2017, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, November 6, 2017.
Page S6995
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the following action:
Page S6995
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination.
Page S6995
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at approximately 3 p.m. on Monday, November 6, 2017, Senate resume consideration of the nomination.
Page S6995
Robb Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination of Peter B. Robb, of Vermont, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board.
Page S6995
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the nomination of Steven Andrew Engel, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice.
Page S6995
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S6995
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination.
Page S6995
Wehrum Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination of William L. Wehrum, of Delaware, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Page S6995
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the nomination of Peter B. Robb, of Vermont, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board.
Page S6995
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S6995
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination.
Page S6996
Kan Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination of Derek Kan, of California, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.
Page S6996
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the nomination of William L. Wehrum, of Delaware, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Page S6996
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S6996
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination.
Page S6996
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding Rule XXII, the pending cloture motions ripen at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, November 6, 2017; and that at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, Senate proceed to the consideration of the nomination of John H. Gibson II, of Texas, to be Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, as under the previous order of Thursday, October 26, 2017.
Page S6996
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By 56 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 259), Allison H. Eid, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.
Pages S6976-82, S7004
By 53 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 261), Stephanos Bibas, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit.
Pages S6982-89, S7004
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the following action:
By 54 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 260), Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S6982
Kyle Fortson, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2019.
Gerald W. Fauth, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2020.
Paul Dabbar, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy.
Mark Wesley Menezes, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Energy.
Peter Henry Barlerin, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon.
Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
Michael James Dodman, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
Michele Jeanne Sison, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti.
Richard Glick, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2022.
Kevin J. McIntyre, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2018.
Kevin J. McIntyre, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2023.
Jamie McCourt, of California, to be Ambassador to the French Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Monaco.
Richard Duke Buchan III, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to Andorra.
Steven E. Winberg, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy).
Larry Edward Andre, Jr., of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti.
Thomas L. Carter, of South Carolina, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Michael T. Evanoff, of Arkansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Diplomatic Security).
Nina Maria Fite, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Angola.
Daniel L. Foote, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zambia.
Kenneth Ian Juster, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of India.
W. Robert Kohorst, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia.
Edward T. McMullen, Jr., of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein.
David Dale Reimer, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Mauritius, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Seychelles.
Eric P. Whitaker, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Niger.
Carla Sands, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark.
Manisha Singh, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of State
(Economic and Business Affairs).
Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2018.
Pages S6994-95, S7004
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years.
Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
Robin S. Bernstein, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
Christopher Ashley Ford, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Security and Non-Proliferation).
John C. Anderson, of New Mexico, to be United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico for the term of four years.
Joseph D. Brown, of Texas, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas for the term of four years.
John H. Durham, of Connecticut, to be United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut for the term of four years.
Brandon J. Fremin, of Louisiana, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana for the term of four years.
Robert K. Hur, of Maryland, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maryland for the term of four years.
Ryan K. Patrick, of Texas, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas for the term of four years.
McGregor W. Scott, of California, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California for the term of four years.
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Messages from the House:
Pages S6999-S7000
Measures Referred:
Page S7000
Executive Communications:
Page S7000
Executive Reports of Committees:
Pages S7000-01
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S7001-02
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S7002-03
Additional Statements:
Page S6999
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Pages S7003-04
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--261)
Pages S6982, S6989
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 4:35 p.m., until 3 p.m. on Monday, November 6, 2017. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7004.)
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