[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D560-D561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                            Wednesday, July 1, 2020

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4083-S4167
Measures Introduced: Thirty-one bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4119-4149, and S. Res. 640-644. 
                                                         Pages S4133-34
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 3051, to improve protections for wildlife. (S. 
Rept. No. 116-239)                                           
Page S4133
Measures Passed:
  National Borinqueneers Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 641, designating 
April 13, 2020, as ``National Borinqueneers Day''.       
  Pages S4102-03
  Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program: Senate passed S. 
4148, to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program 
of the Department of Homeland Security.                      
  Page S4163
  Great Outdoors Month: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 629, designating June 2020 as ``Great 
Outdoors Month'', and the resolution was then agreed to.     
  Page S4163
  National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 634, designating 
July 30, 2020, as ``National Whistleblower Appreciation Day'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                               
  Page S4163
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act: Senate continued consideration of 
S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:      
  Pages S4084-S4102, S4103-29
Rejected:
  Inhofe (for Paul/Udall) Amendment No. 2011 (to the language proposed 
to be stricken by Amendment No. 2301), to withdraw all United States 
Armed Forces from Afghanistan. (By 60 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. 129), 
Senate tabled the amendment.)                            
Pages S4114-17
Pending:
  Inhofe Amendment No. 2301, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S4084
  McConnell (for Portman) Amendment No. 2080 (to Amendment No. 2301), 
to require an element in annual reports on cyber science and technology 
activities on work with academic consortia on high priority 
cybersecurity research activities in Department of Defense 
capabilities.                                                
Page S4084
Vought Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, July 2, 2020, 
Senate resume consideration of the nomination of Russell Vought, of 
Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and 
that notwithstanding Rule XXII, the vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the nomination occur at 1:30 p.m.                 
  Page S4163
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  35 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, and Army.              
Pages S4163-67
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4132
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S4132
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4132-33
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S4133
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4134-38

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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4138-46
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4130-31
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4146-62
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S4162-63
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4163
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--129) 
                                                             Page S4117
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 10:46 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, 2020. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4163.)