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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S157-S179
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 56-73, and S. Res. 17-18.
Pages S176-77
Mayorkas Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
Pages S171-76
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 Wednesday, January 27, 2021, a vote on cloture will occur at 1:45 p.m., on Thursday, January 28, 2021.
Page S171
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination.
Page S171
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding Rule XXII, at 1:45 p.m., on Thursday, January 28, 2021, Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination; and that if cloture is invoked on the nomination, Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, February 1, 2021.
Page S176
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S176
Additional Cosponsors:
Page S177
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S177-78
Additional Statements:
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S179
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 5:32 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 28, 2021. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S179.)
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 16
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