[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 83 (Monday, May 4, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D374-D375]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                                Monday, May 4, 2020

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2195-S2224
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3588-3598, and S. Res. 555-556.               
  Page S2215
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2020''. (S. Rept. No. 116-224) 
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Appointments:
  Congressional Oversight Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Democratic Leader, pursuant to provisions of Public Law 116-136, 
appointed the following individual as a member of the Congressional 
Oversight Commission: Bharat Ramamurti of Massachusetts.     
  Page S2220
  Congressional Oversight Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Majority Leader, pursuant to provisions of Public Law 116-136, 
appointed the following individual as a member of the Congressional 
Oversight Commission: Senator Toomey.                        
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Evanina Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of William R. Evanina, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of 
the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.        
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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 on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. 
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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.                                     
Page S2204
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, 
May 5, 2020.                                                 
Page S2220
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By a unanimous vote of 87 yeas (Vote No. EX. 81), Robert J. Feitel, 
of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
                                                      Pages S2196-S2204
Nominations Received: On Monday, April 6, 2020, Senate received the 
following nominations:
  Jason Abend, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Defense.
  Brian D. Miller, of Virginia, to be Special Inspector General for 
Pandemic Recovery.
  Katherine A. Crytzer, of Tennessee, to be Inspector General of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority.
  Andrew A. De Mello, of Massachusetts, to be Inspector General, 
Department of Education.
  Peter Michael Thomson, of Louisiana, to be Inspector General, Central 
Intelligence Agency.                                         
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Nominations Received: On Monday, May 4, 2020, Senate received the 
following nominations:
  Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Research, Education, and Economics.
  Joyce Louise Connery, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2024.
  Shon J. Manasco, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force.
  Michele A. Pearce, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of the Army.
  Thomas A. Summers, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2025.
  John E. Whitley, of Virginia, to be Director of Cost Assessment and 
Program Evaluation, Department of Defense.
  Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget.
  Joel Szabat, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for 
Policy.
  Mary A. Toman, of California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Economic Affairs.
  Michael J. Walsh, Jr., of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Commerce.
  Michael N. Nemelka, of Utah, to be a Deputy United States Trade 
Representative (Investment,

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Services, Labor, Environment, Africa, China, and the Western 
Hemisphere), with the rank of Ambassador.
  Erik Paul Bethel, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Panama.
  Marshall Billingslea, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State for 
Arms Control and International Security.
  Julie D. Fisher, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Belarus.
  Leora Rosenberg Levy, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Chile.
  Ashok Michael Pinto, of Illinois, to be United States Alternate 
Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development for a term of two years.
  Manisha Singh, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States 
of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 
Development, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Thomas Laszlo Vajda, of Arizona, a Career Member of the Senior 
Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the 
Union of Burma.
  John M. Barger, of California, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 
2022.
  Christopher Bancroft Burnham, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the 
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring 
September 25, 2024.
  Frank Dunlevy, of California, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 
2022.
  Christopher C. Miller, of Virginia, to be Director of the National 
Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence.
  Kristi Haskins Johnson, of Mississippi, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.
  Saritha Komatireddy, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of New York.
  Iris Lan, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York.
  Jennifer H. Rearden, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of New York.
  Katharine T. Sullivan, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Attorney General.
  Gregory Scott Tabor, of Arkansas, to be United States Marshal for the 
Western District of Arkansas for the term of four years.
  Justin Reed Walker, of Kentucky, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the District of Columbia Circuit.
  Cory T. Wilson, of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Fifth Circuit.
  29 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  9 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  16 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  7 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy. 
                                                         Pages S2220-24
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Cory T. Wilson, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Mississippi, which was sent to the Senate 
on January 6, 2020.                                          
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Messages from the House:                                 
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Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
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Executive Communications:                                    
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2215-16
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2216-17
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2212-13
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2217-20
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--81) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:21 p.m., 
until 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2220.)