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Friday, May 28, 2021
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
(Legislative Day of Thursday, May 27, 2021)
Routine Proceedings, pages S3915-S3938
Measures Introduced: Three bills and four resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1955-1957, and S. Res. 255-258.
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Measures Passed:
THRIVE Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2523, to amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to improve the COVID-19 Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance program, to make certain technical corrections to the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, and the bill was then passed.
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McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System 50th Anniversary: Committee on Environment and Public Works was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 195, recognizing the 50th anniversary of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, and the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
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Schumer (for Inhofe) Amendment No. 2108, to amend the preamble.
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Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act: Senate passed S. 921, to amend title 18, United States Code, to further protect officers and employees of the United States, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
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ALS Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 255, designating May 2021 as ``ALS Awareness Month''.
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Origins of COVID-19 investigation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 256, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need to conduct a comprehensive investigation to determine the origins of COVID-19.
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Congratulating the Marshall University Thundering Herd men's soccer team: Senate agreed to S. Res. 257, commending and congratulating the Marshall University Thundering Herd men's soccer team for winning the 2020 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's soccer national championship.
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Life and work of Senator John W. Warner: Senate agreed to S. Res. 258, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the life and work of Senator John W. Warner.
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Program: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further consideration of S. 409, to provide for the availability of amounts for customer education initiatives and non-awards expenses of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Program, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto:
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Schumer (for Stabenow) Amendment No. 2110, in the nature of a substitute.
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Schumer (for Stabenow) Amendment No. 2111, to amend the title.
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West Los Angeles VA Campus Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 711, to amend the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 to authorize the use of certain funds received pursuant to leases entered into under such Act, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
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Schumer (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 2109, to include an assessment of lease revenue expenditures and direct benefits to veterans in the annual report required by the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016.
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Measures Considered:
Endless Frontier Act--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
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Pending:
Schumer Amendment No. 1502, in the nature of a substitute.
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Cornyn/Cotton Amendment No. 1858 (to Amendment No. 1502), to modify the semiconductor incentives program of the Department of Commerce.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding Rule XXII, at a time to be determined on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, Senate resume consideration of the bill; that all post-cloture time be considered expired and Senate vote on or in relation to Cornyn/
Cotton Amendment No. 1858 (listed above); that if a Budget Act point of order is raised and a motion to waive is made following disposition of Cornyn/Cotton Amendment No. 1858, Senate vote on the motion to waive; that if waived, Senate vote on Schumer Amendment No. 1502 (listed above), as amended; that the motion to invoke cloture with respect to the bill be withdrawn; and Senate vote on passage of the bill, as amended, if amended, with 60-affirmative votes required for passage.
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National Commission To Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 3233, to establish the National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex.
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During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:
By 54 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. 218), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
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Paycheck Fairness Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 7, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex.
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A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Friday, May 28, 2021, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program.
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Prior to the consideration of this measure, Senate took the following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motions to invoke cloture with respect to the nominations of Julien Xavier Neals and Regina M. Rodriguez ripen at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, June 7, 2021; and that the motion to invoke cloture with respect to the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill ripen upon disposition of S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program.
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Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Senate adjourn, to then convene for pro forma sessions only, with no business being conducted on the following dates and times, and that following each pro forma session, the Senate adjourn until the next pro forma session: Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at 11:30 a.m.; Thursday, June 3, 2021, at 11 a.m.; and that when the Senate adjourns on Thursday, June 3, 2021, it next convene on Monday, June 7, 2021, at 3 p.m.
Neals Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination of Julien Xavier Neals, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
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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 Friday, May 28, 2021, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 7, 2021.
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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.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate resume consideration of the nomination at approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, June 7, 2021.
Page S3928 Rodriguez Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination of Regina M. Rodriguez, to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado.
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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 Julien Xavier Neals, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
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Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the following action:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
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Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination.
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
Anton George Hajjar, of Maryland, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2023.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.
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Eric S. Lander, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.
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Michael J. McCord, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller).
Ronald S. Moultrie, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.
Routine lists in the Foreign Service.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
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Additional Statements:
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Amendments Submitted:
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Quorum Calls: One quorum call was taken today. (Total-4)
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--218)
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late former Senator John W. Warner, of Virginia, in accordance with S. Res. 258, at 12:52 p.m., until 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3936.)
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 94
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