[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 20, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D424-D425]
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                                            Wednesday, May 20, 2020

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2511-S2562
Measures Introduced: Twenty-one bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3771-3791, and S. Res. 589-593. 
                                                         Pages S2551-52
Measures Passed:
  Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act: Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 
S. 945, to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to require certain 
issuers to disclose to the Securities and Exchange Commission 
information regarding foreign jurisdictions that prevent the Public 
Company Accounting Oversight Board from performing inspections under 
that Act, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S2519-20
  Kennedy Amendment No. 1589, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S2520
  National Senior Fraud Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 590, 
supporting the designation of May 15, 2020, as ``National Senior Fraud 
Awareness Day'' to raise awareness about the increasing number of 
fraudulent schemes targeting seniors in the United States, to encourage 
the implementation of policies to prevent those schemes, and to improve 
protections from those schemes for seniors.                  
  Page S2559
  National Minority Health Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 591, 
promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals 
of National Minority Health Month in April 2020, which include bringing 
attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations of 
the United States such as American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian 
Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Hawaiians or other 
Pacific Islanders.                                           
  Page S2559
  National Charter Schools Week: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 571, 
congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of charter 
schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to 
education and supporting the ideals and goals of the 21st annual 
National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 10 through May 16, 2020, 
and the resolution was then agreed to.                       
  Page S2559
  Due Process Protections Act: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 1380, to amend the Federal 
Rules of Criminal Procedure to remind prosecutors of their obligations 
under Supreme Court case law, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                             Page S2559
  Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: Committee on Rules 
and Administration was discharged from further consideration of S.J. 
Res. 72, providing for the reappointment of Michael M. Lynton as a 
citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, 
and the resolution was then passed.                      
  Pages S2559-60
  Small Business Lending Continuity Act: Senate passed S. 3782, to 
modify the amount authorized for commitments for 7(a) loans. 
                                                             Page S2560
  Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act: Senate passed S. 
1130, to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of 
children and help better understand and enhance awareness about 
unexpected sudden death in early life, after withdrawing the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S2560-62
  Portman (for Alexander) Amendment No. 1590, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S2560-62
  NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act: Senate passed S. 2927, 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide that the authority of 
the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health 
Disparities to make certain research endowments applies with respect to 
both current and former centers of excellence.               
  Page S2562
Ratcliffe and Badalamenti Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that Senate vote on confirmation of the 
nomination of John L. Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of National 
Intelligence, at 12 noon, on Thursday, May 21, 2020; that 
notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXII, the vote on the motion to

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invoke cloture on the nomination of John Leonard Badalamenti, to be 
United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, occur 
at 1:30 p.m., on Thursday, May 21, 2020; that if cloture is invoked on 
the nomination, the post-cloture time be deemed expired, and the vote 
on confirmation of the nomination occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, June 
1, 2020.                                                     
  Page S2537
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, May 21, 2020, Senate begin 
consideration of the nomination of John L. Ratcliffe; and that 
following disposition of the nomination of John L. Ratcliffe, Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination of John Leonard Badalamenti. 
                                                             Page S2562
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 71 yeas to 21 nays (Vote No. EX. 99), Anna M. Manasco, of Alabama, 
to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Alabama.                                          
Pages S2513-19, S2532
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 72 yeas to 20 nays (Vote No. EX. 97), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S2518-19
  By 75 yeas to 17 nays (Vote No. EX. 100), John F. Heil III, of 
Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Northern, Eastern 
and Western Districts of Oklahoma.                
Pages S2525-32, S2537
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 76 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. EX. 98), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S2524-25
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S2548
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2548-51
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S2551
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S2551
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2553-54
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S2554-57
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S2548
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2557-58
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S2558-59
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--100) 
                                 Pages S2518-19, S2524-25, S2532, S2537
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:11 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2020. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2562.)