[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 113 (Thursday, June 18, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D508-D509]
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                                            Thursday, June 18, 2020

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3073-S3111
Measures Introduced: Twenty-four bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3994-4017, and S. Res. 628-632. 
                                                         Pages S3101-02
Measures Reported:
  S. 1069, to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
to establish a constituent-driven program to provide a digital 
information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data 
with decision-support tools, training, and best practices and to 
support collection of priority coastal geospatial data to inform and 
improve local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the 
coastal region. (S. Rept. No. 116-234)                       
Page S3100
Measures Passed:
  Commemorating Otto Frederick Warmbier: Committee on Foreign Relations 
was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 623, commemorating 
Otto Frederick Warmbier and condemning the North Korean regime for 
their continued human rights abuses, and the resolution was then agreed 
to.                                                      
  Pages S3091-92
  Women Veterans Appreciation Day: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 616, designating June 
12, 2020, as ``Women Veterans Appreciation Day'', and the resolution 
was then agreed to.                                          
  Page S3110
  American Eagle Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 630, designating June 
20, 2020, as ``American Eagle Day'' and celebrating the recovery and 
restoration of the bald eagle, the national symbol of the United 
States.                                                      
  Page S3110
  Honoring the life of David Dorn: Senate agreed to S. Res. 631, 
honoring the life and service of David Dorn and expressing condolences 
to the family of David Dorn.                             
  Pages S3110-11
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaties:
  Extradition Treaty with the Republic of Croatia (Treaty Doc. No. 116-
2);
  Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Relating to 
International Civil Aviation (Treaty Doc. No. 116-3); and
  Protocol Supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of 
Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (Treaty Doc. No. 116-4).
  The treaties were transmitted to the Senate today, considered as 
having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying 
papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be 
printed.                                                 
Pages S3109-10
  Wilson Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Cory T. Wilson, of Mississippi, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.                         
Page S3094
  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 
Thursday, June 18, 2020, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on 
Monday, June 22, 2020.                                       
Page S3094
  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 S3094
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination at approximately 3 p.m., on 
Monday, June 22, 2020.                                       
Page S3111
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 51 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 123), Justin Reed Walker, of 
Kentucky, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of 
Columbia Circuit.                              
Pages S3075-91, S3092-94
  Sethuraman Panchanathan, of Arizona, to be Director of the National 
Science Foundation for a term of six years.

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  William Zollars, of Kansas, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2022.
  Vincent F. DeMarco, of New York, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of New York for the term of four years.
  Donald Lee Moak, of Florida, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2022.
  Peter M. McCoy, Jr., of South Carolina, to be United States Attorney 
for the District of South Carolina for the term of four years. 
                                                         Pages S3108-09
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Caroline A. Crenshaw, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 
2024.
  Bradley D. Hansell, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense.
  Kyle Hauptman, of Maine, to be a Member of the National Credit Union 
Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2025.
  Cynthia Kierscht, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Islamic 
Republic of Mauritania.
  Geeta Pasi, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Federal Democratic 
Republic of Ethiopia.
  James P. Arguelles, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of California.
  Fred Joseph Federici III, of New Mexico, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of New Mexico.
  Brenda M. Saiz, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of New Mexico.                                  
Page S3111
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S3074, S3099
Executive Communications:                             
  Pages S3099-S3100
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S3100
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S3102
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S3102-08
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S3099
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S3108
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--123) 
                                                             Page S3094
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:03 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, June 22, 2020. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3111.)