[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 121 (Thursday, July 18, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4933-S4936]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         ONE SMALL STEP TO PROTECT HUMAN HERITAGE IN SPACE ACT

  Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, 50 years ago, more than 650 million men, 
women, and children from nearly every corner of the Earth gathered 
around radios and televisions with wide eyes and quickly beating 
hearts. They gathered to witness one of the greatest triumphs of 
ingenuity and cooperation in human history. Scrawled across television 
screens were the words never seen before: ``Live from the Moon.''
  I remember that moment vividly. I was 10 years old, and I was in 
France with my mother and my French family, my grandma and grandpa, and 
we huddled around a little black and white TV in my grandma's home on 
July 20, 1969. It was evening in France when the landing occurred. Our 
eyes were glued to the screen and we saw this grainy video, and there 
was little prickly audio broadcast of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin as 
they were attempting to do what no human had ever attempted to do 
before.
  Almost 2 hours after the landing, as we held our breath and saw the 
landing, Commander Armstrong created the first human boot print not on 
planet Earth. In that moment, I remember thinking that the astronauts 
on the Moon didn't just represent America at that moment. They also 
represented my family who lived in France and their excitement. They 
really represented everybody around the world. They were representing 
humanity and what is achievable when you dream big.
  I have come to the floor today to honor the incredible achievement of 
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, as well as the 
400,000 people around the world who made the Apollo 11 landing 
possible. Among those were NASA's now-famous ``Hidden Figures''--
African-American women pioneers--including Katherine Johnson, Mary 
Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughn, who were responsible for calculating 
trajectories to get Apollo astronauts to and from the Moon.
  Ultimately, this achievement was the result of the perseverance of 
countless individuals and, of course, the American taxpayers who, after 
numerous high-profile failures, including the loss of the very first 
Apollo crew, continued to support the Apollo Program.
  Over the last few months there have been celebrations of this 
anniversary around the world because the achievements of Apollo were 
achievements for humanity. Here in the Senate I was

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proud to introduce legislation with Senator Ted Cruz that would 
establish the first of its kind of Federal protections for the Apollo 
landing sites. Our One Small Step to Protect Human Heritage in Space 
Act would permanently protect the Apollo landing sites from intentional 
and unintentional disruptions by future Moon missions. It would ensure 
that any activities destined for the Moon and licensed by the U.S. 
Government would have to follow NASA's preservation guidelines for the 
Apollo sites.
  In recent years, a number of countries and private companies have 
announced plans to send spacecraft to the Moon. For example, India just 
recently delayed a launch of a spacecraft that is destined for the 
Moon, and China has announced plans to establish a permanent presence 
on the Moon.
  Our legislation will set an example for other countries to protect 
these sites for their historical, archaeological, scientific, and 
engineering value and to help ensure that future lunar activities do 
not disturb these sites.
  I am pleased that last week we were able to pass the One Small Step 
to Protect Human Heritage in Space Act out of the Senate Commerce 
Committee, thanks to the leadership of Chairman Roger Wicker and 
Ranking Member Maria Cantwell and their staffs.
  Today I ask the Senate to take one small step in passing this 
legislation--a first of its kind conservation measure to honor and 
preserve human heritage in space.
  Mr. President, as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent 
that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 
152, S. 1694.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1694) to require any Federal agency that issues 
     licenses to conduct activities in outer space to include in 
     the requirements for such licenses an agreement relating to 
     the preservation and protection of the Apollo 11 landing 
     site, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting 
clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``One Small Step to Protect 
     Human Heritage in Space Act''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 spacecraft launched 
     from the John F. Kennedy Space Center carrying Neil A. 
     Armstrong, Edwin E. ``Buzz'' Aldrin, Jr., and Michael 
     Collins.
       (2) July 20, 2019, will mark the 50th anniversary of the 
     date on which the Apollo 11 spacecraft landed on the Moon and 
     Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set 
     foot on a celestial body off the Earth.
       (3) The landing of the Apollo 11 spacecraft and humanity's 
     first off-world footprints are achievements unparalleled in 
     history, a direct product of the work and perseverance of the 
     more than 400,000 individuals who contributed to the 
     development of the Apollo missions on the shoulders of 
     centuries of science and engineering pioneers from all 
     corners of the world.
       (4) Among the thousands of individuals who have contributed 
     to the achievements of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration (in this section referred to as ``NASA'') are 
     African-American women such as Katherine Johnson, Dorothy 
     Vaughn, Mary Jackson, and Dr. Christine Darden, who made 
     critical contributions to NASA space programs. Katherine 
     Johnson worked at NASA for 35 years and calculated the 
     trajectory of the Apollo 11 landing and the trajectories for 
     the spaceflights of astronauts Alan Shepard and John Glenn. 
     Katherine Johnson, together with many other individuals the 
     work of whom often went unacknowledged, helped broaden the 
     scope of space travel and charted new frontiers for 
     humanity's exploration of space.
       (5) The landing of the Apollo 11 spacecraft was made on 
     behalf of all humankind, and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin 
     were accompanied by messages of peace from the leaders of 
     more than 70 countries.
       (6) The lunar landing sites of the Apollo 11 spacecraft, 
     the robotic spacecraft that preceded the Apollo 11 mission, 
     and the crewed and robotic spacecraft that followed, are of 
     outstanding universal value to humanity.
       (7) Such landing sites--
       (A) are the first archaeological sites with human activity 
     that are not on Earth;
       (B) provide evidence of the first achievements of humankind 
     in the realm of space travel and exploration; and
       (C) contain artifacts and other evidence of human 
     exploration activities that remain a potential source of 
     cultural, historical, archaeological, anthropological, 
     scientific, and engineering knowledge.
       (8) On July 20, 2011, NASA published the voluntary guidance 
     entitled ``NASA's Recommendations to Space-Faring Entities: 
     How to Protect and Preserve the Historic and Scientific Value 
     of U.S. Government Lunar Artifacts''.
       (9) In March 2018, the Office of Science and Technology 
     Policy published a report entitled ``Protecting & Preserving 
     Apollo Program Lunar Landing Sites & Artifacts''.
       (10) Space-faring entities based outside the United States 
     have the capacity to land on the Moon.
       (11) The licensing requirements under this Act are 
     applicable only to United States-based lunar activities and 
     therefore have limited efficacy for protecting the Apollo 11 
     landing site, other similar historic sites, and lunar 
     artifacts from disturbances caused by space-faring entities 
     based outside the United States.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) as commercial enterprises and more countries acquire 
     the ability to land on the Moon, it is necessary to ensure 
     the recognition and protection of the Apollo 11 landing site 
     and other historic landing sites in acknowledgment of the 
     human effort and innovation the sites represent;
       (2) the Apollo 11 landing site, other similar historic 
     landing sites, lunar artifacts, and the environment 
     surrounding such sites and artifacts merit legal protection 
     from disturbance to prevent irremediable loss of sites and 
     artifacts that are of archeological, anthropological, 
     historical, scientific, and engineering significance and 
     value; and

     SEC. 3. LICENSING REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING PRESERVATION OF 
                   HISTORIC LUNAR LANDING SITES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, any Federal agency that issues a 
     license to conduct a lunar activity shall require each 
     applicant for such a license--
       (1) to agree to abide by the recommendations described in 
     subsection (b); or
       (2) in the case of a lunar activity that requires a license 
     from more than one Federal agency, to certify under penalty 
     of perjury as provided in paragraph (1) or (2), as 
     applicable, of section 1746 of title 28, United States Code, 
     that the applicant has submitted an application for a license 
     for such activity to another Federal agency that satisfies 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) Recommendations Described.--The recommendations 
     described in this subsection are--
       (1) ``NASA's Recommendations to Space-Faring Entities: How 
     to Protect and Preserve the Historic and Scientific Value of 
     U.S. Government Lunar Artifacts'' issued by the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration on July 20, 2011, and 
     updated on October 28, 2011; and
       (2) any successor heritage preservation recommendations, 
     guidelines, or principles relating to the protection and 
     preservation of Government lunar artifacts issued by the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       (c) Exemptions.--A Federal agency issuing a license 
     described in subsection (a) may, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, exempt specific lunar activities of an 
     applicant from the historic preservation agreement or 
     certification under subsection (a) if such bona fide 
     activities are determined to have legitimate and significant 
     historical, archeological, anthropological, scientific, or 
     engineering value.
       (d) Authority to Assess Penalty Fees.--
       (1) In general.--A Federal agency issuing a license 
     described in subsection (a) may assess a penalty fee on the 
     holder of such license for conduct that violates one or more 
     terms of the license relating to the agreement under 
     subsection (a)(1).
       (2) Amount.--The penalty fee amount assessed under 
     paragraph (1) shall be--
       (A) commensurate with the nature and extent of the 
     violation; and
       (B) sufficient to deter future violations.
       (e) Lunar Activity Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``lunar activity'' means an action or endeavor in space 
     that--
       (1) is intended to be lunar in nature, including lunar 
     orbit, landing, and impact; or
       (2) has a greater likelihood than not of becoming lunar in 
     nature, including unintentional orbit and impact.

  Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I further ask unanimous consent that the 
Peters' amendment to the committee-reported substitute amendment be 
considered and agreed to, and the substitute, as amended, be agreed to, 
and the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 927) was agreed to as follows:

(Purpose: To modify the sense of Congress with respect to collaboration 
                         with other countries)

       In section 2(b), strike paragraph (3) and insert the 
     following:
       (3) the President should work with other countries to 
     develop best practices to ensure the protection of historic 
     lunar landing sites and artifacts.
  The committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
amended, was agreed to.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read 
the third time.
  Mr. PETERS. I know of no further debate on the bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the bill?
  Hearing none, the question is, Shall the bill pass?
  The bill (S. 1694), as amended, was passed.

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                                S. 1694

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``One Small Step to Protect 
     Human Heritage in Space Act''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 spacecraft launched 
     from the John F. Kennedy Space Center carrying Neil A. 
     Armstrong, Edwin E. ``Buzz'' Aldrin, Jr., and Michael 
     Collins.
       (2) July 20, 2019, will mark the 50th anniversary of the 
     date on which the Apollo 11 spacecraft landed on the Moon and 
     Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set 
     foot on a celestial body off the Earth.
       (3) The landing of the Apollo 11 spacecraft and humanity's 
     first off-world footprints are achievements unparalleled in 
     history, a direct product of the work and perseverance of the 
     more than 400,000 individuals who contributed to the 
     development of the Apollo missions on the shoulders of 
     centuries of science and engineering pioneers from all 
     corners of the world.
       (4) Among the thousands of individuals who have contributed 
     to the achievements of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration (in this section referred to as ``NASA'') are 
     African-American women such as Katherine Johnson, Dorothy 
     Vaughn, Mary Jackson, and Dr. Christine Darden, who made 
     critical contributions to NASA space programs. Katherine 
     Johnson worked at NASA for 35 years and calculated the 
     trajectory of the Apollo 11 landing and the trajectories for 
     the spaceflights of astronauts Alan Shepard and John Glenn. 
     Katherine Johnson, together with many other individuals the 
     work of whom often went unacknowledged, helped broaden the 
     scope of space travel and charted new frontiers for 
     humanity's exploration of space.
       (5) The landing of the Apollo 11 spacecraft was made on 
     behalf of all humankind, and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin 
     were accompanied by messages of peace from the leaders of 
     more than 70 countries.
       (6) The lunar landing sites of the Apollo 11 spacecraft, 
     the robotic spacecraft that preceded the Apollo 11 mission, 
     and the crewed and robotic spacecraft that followed, are of 
     outstanding universal value to humanity.
       (7) Such landing sites--
       (A) are the first archaeological sites with human activity 
     that are not on Earth;
       (B) provide evidence of the first achievements of humankind 
     in the realm of space travel and exploration; and
       (C) contain artifacts and other evidence of human 
     exploration activities that remain a potential source of 
     cultural, historical, archaeological, anthropological, 
     scientific, and engineering knowledge.
       (8) On July 20, 2011, NASA published the voluntary guidance 
     entitled ``NASA's Recommendations to Space-Faring Entities: 
     How to Protect and Preserve the Historic and Scientific Value 
     of U.S. Government Lunar Artifacts''.
       (9) In March 2018, the Office of Science and Technology 
     Policy published a report entitled ``Protecting & Preserving 
     Apollo Program Lunar Landing Sites & Artifacts''.
       (10) Space-faring entities based outside the United States 
     have the capacity to land on the Moon.
       (11) The licensing requirements under this Act are 
     applicable only to United States-based lunar activities and 
     therefore have limited efficacy for protecting the Apollo 11 
     landing site, other similar historic sites, and lunar 
     artifacts from disturbances caused by space-faring entities 
     based outside the United States.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) as commercial enterprises and more countries acquire 
     the ability to land on the Moon, it is necessary to ensure 
     the recognition and protection of the Apollo 11 landing site 
     and other historic landing sites in acknowledgment of the 
     human effort and innovation the sites represent;
       (2) the Apollo 11 landing site, other similar historic 
     landing sites, lunar artifacts, and the environment 
     surrounding such sites and artifacts merit legal protection 
     from disturbance to prevent irremediable loss of sites and 
     artifacts that are of archeological, anthropological, 
     historical, scientific, and engineering significance and 
     value; and
       (3) the President should work with other countries to 
     develop best practices to ensure the protection of historic 
     lunar landing sites and artifacts.

     SEC. 3. LICENSING REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING PRESERVATION OF 
                   HISTORIC LUNAR LANDING SITES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, any Federal agency that issues a 
     license to conduct a lunar activity shall require each 
     applicant for such a license--
       (1) to agree to abide by the recommendations described in 
     subsection (b); or
       (2) in the case of a lunar activity that requires a license 
     from more than one Federal agency, to certify under penalty 
     of perjury as provided in paragraph (1) or (2), as 
     applicable, of section 1746 of title 28, United States Code, 
     that the applicant has submitted an application for a license 
     for such activity to another Federal agency that satisfies 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) Recommendations Described.--The recommendations 
     described in this subsection are--
       (1) ``NASA's Recommendations to Space-Faring Entities: How 
     to Protect and Preserve the Historic and Scientific Value of 
     U.S. Government Lunar Artifacts'' issued by the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration on July 20, 2011, and 
     updated on October 28, 2011; and
       (2) any successor heritage preservation recommendations, 
     guidelines, or principles relating to the protection and 
     preservation of Government lunar artifacts issued by the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       (c) Exemptions.--A Federal agency issuing a license 
     described in subsection (a) may, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, exempt specific lunar activities of an 
     applicant from the historic preservation agreement or 
     certification under subsection (a) if such bona fide 
     activities are determined to have legitimate and significant 
     historical, archeological, anthropological, scientific, or 
     engineering value.
       (d) Authority to Assess Penalty Fees.--
       (1) In general.--A Federal agency issuing a license 
     described in subsection (a) may assess a penalty fee on the 
     holder of such license for conduct that violates one or more 
     terms of the license relating to the agreement under 
     subsection (a)(1).
       (2) Amount.--The penalty fee amount assessed under 
     paragraph (1) shall be--
       (A) commensurate with the nature and extent of the 
     violation; and
       (B) sufficient to deter future violations.
       (e) Lunar Activity Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``lunar activity'' means an action or endeavor in space 
     that--
       (1) is intended to be lunar in nature, including lunar 
     orbit, landing, and impact; or
       (2) has a greater likelihood than not of becoming lunar in 
     nature, including unintentional orbit and impact.
  Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I further ask that the committee-reported 
amendment to the title be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be 
considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or 
debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee-reported title amendment in the nature of a substitute 
was agreed to, as follows:


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page S4935, July 18, 2019, third column, the following 
appears: Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I further ask that the 
committee-reported amendment to the title be agreed to and the 
motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table 
with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is 
there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The 
committee-reported title amendment in the nature of a substitute 
was agreed to. The bill (S. 1694), as amended, was ordered to be 
engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time, and 
passed. The committee-reported title amendment was agreed to, as 
follows:
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Mr. PETERS. Mr. 
President, I further ask that the committee-reported amendment to 
the title be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be considered 
made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. 
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it 
is so ordered. The committee-reported title amendment in the 
nature of a substitute was agreed to, as follows:


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 



       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to require any 
     Federal agency that issues licenses to conduct lunar 
     activities to include in the requirements for such licenses 
     an agreement relating to the preservation and protection of 
     the Apollo 11 landing site, and for other purposes.''.

  Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I want to thank my colleague Senator Cruz 
for helping me develop and advance this legislation.
  Thanks, as well, to my colleagues on the House Science Committee, 
Chairwoman Johnson and Ranking Members Horn, Lucas, and Babin for their 
leadership and support in the House of Representatives.
  Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left a plaque on the 
lunar surface. On that plaque is a map of Earth and the following 
words:

       Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the 
     Moon. July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all mankind.
  Our grandchildren's grandchildren should have an opportunity to 
observe this plaque.
  I thank my colleagues for taking this small step with me to ensure 
that the opportunity will remain for generations to come and that the 
spirit of Apollo--of ingenuity, of cooperation, and of peace--will 
inspire generations to come.
  Thank you.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.
  Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, this week marks an extraordinary milestone 
in the history of humanity.
  Fifty years ago, on July 16, 1969, the entire world watched in awe as 
the Apollo 11 mission took off from Cape Canaveral. Four days later, on 
July 20, again the entire world held its breath as the lunar lander 
made its descent and as Neil Armstrong and then Buzz Aldrin both 
stepped onto the surface of the Moon.
  As Neil Armstrong famously said, ``It's one small step for man, one 
giant leap for mankind.''
  On Saturday, 50 years will have passed since man first stepped onto 
the Moon. We are celebrating that as a nation, and we are celebrating 
that across the world--the 50 years that have passed since. We are also 
looking

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forward, with hope and optimism, to the next 50 years of space 
exploration and America's continued strong leadership in space.
  I thank my friend Senator Peters for his leadership on this 
legislation that we have just passed through the Senate. It is 
legislation that ensures that those artifacts, those footprints, made 
by those historic pioneers for humanity will not be disturbed, will not 
be violated, will not be destroyed but, rather, that they will be 
preserved for future generations so that decades and centuries from now 
those shrines to the incredible imagination and the unstoppable 
potential of the human spirit will be preserved for all of history.
  This is a time of partisan division on many, many issues. Yet I am 
encouraged when it comes to space and America's leadership in space 
that we continually see the bipartisan cooperation of Democrats and 
Republicans working hand in hand.
  I also commend NASA, in particular, for announcing the Artemis 
Project. Artemis, as you know, is the twin sister to Apollo in Greek 
mythology, and Artemis will be the next journey to the Moon that the 
United States will be undertaking.
  I am particularly grateful that the Administrator of NASA has 
committed that when we, once again, land on the surface of the Moon in 
the coming years, among those astronauts to land on the Moon will be 
the first woman ever to set foot on the surface of the Moon. As the 
father of two young daughters, after 50 years, I say it is about time 
that we land a woman on the Moon. I am particularly proud that it will 
be an American astronaut whose boots will return to the Moon and that 
we will continue to make history together.
  This is a moment to celebrate American leadership, but this is a 
moment, even more fundamentally, to celebrate what mankind can do--the 
frontier spirit of discovery and exploration. It is a spirit that 
should unite us all.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maine.
  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the rollcall 
vote scheduled for 1:45 p.m. start at this time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Tapia 
nomination?
  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. THUNE. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator 
from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran).
  Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), 
the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto), the Senator from California 
(Ms. Harris), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. 
Warren) are necessarily absent.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber 
desiring to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 66, nays 26, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 218 Ex.]

                                YEAS--66

     Alexander
     Barrasso
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Boozman
     Braun
     Burr
     Capito
     Cardin
     Carper
     Cassidy
     Collins
     Coons
     Cornyn
     Cotton
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cruz
     Daines
     Duckworth
     Enzi
     Ernst
     Fischer
     Gardner
     Graham
     Grassley
     Hassan
     Hawley
     Hoeven
     Hyde-Smith
     Inhofe
     Johnson
     Jones
     Kennedy
     King
     Lankford
     Leahy
     Lee
     Manchin
     McConnell
     McSally
     Menendez
     Murkowski
     Murphy
     Paul
     Perdue
     Portman
     Risch
     Roberts
     Romney
     Rosen
     Rounds
     Rubio
     Sasse
     Scott (FL)
     Scott (SC)
     Shaheen
     Shelby
     Sinema
     Sullivan
     Thune
     Tillis
     Toomey
     Whitehouse
     Wicker
     Young

                                NAYS--26

     Baldwin
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Brown
     Cantwell
     Casey
     Durbin
     Feinstein
     Gillibrand
     Heinrich
     Hirono
     Kaine
     Klobuchar
     Markey
     Merkley
     Murray
     Peters
     Reed
     Schatz
     Schumer
     Smith
     Tester
     Udall
     Van Hollen
     Warner
     Wyden

                             NOT VOTING--8

     Booker
     Cortez Masto
     Harris
     Isakson
     Moran
     Sanders
     Stabenow
     Warren
  The nomination was confirmed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the motion to 
reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the 
President will be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader is recognized.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that it be in 
order to move to proceed to nominations reported out of the Armed 
Services Committee today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.

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