[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 137 (Monday, August 3, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D705]
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                                             Monday, August 3, 2020

[[Page D705]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4653-S4677
Measures Introduced: Ten bills were introduced, as follows: S. 4396-
4405.                                                    
  Pages S4667-68
Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the Committee on Finance be 
discharged from further consideration of S. 4323, to save and 
strengthen critical social contract programs of the Federal Government, 
and the bill be referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs.                                        
  Page S4677
Menezes Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Mark Wesley Menezes, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary 
of Energy.                                               
  Pages S4655-63
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 78 yeas to 14 nays (Vote No. EX. 154), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S4663
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Tuesday, August 4, 2020; and that notwithstanding the 
provisions of Rule XXII, the post-cloture time on the nomination expire 
at 11:30 a.m., on Tuesday, August 4, 2020.                   
Page S4677
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Michael P. O'Rielly, of New York, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2019, 
which was sent to the Senate on March 18, 2020.
  Anthony J. Tata, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy, which was sent to the Senate on June 11, 2020.       
Page S4677
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S4667
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S4667
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4668-69
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4665-67
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4669-76
Notices of Intent:                                           
  Page S4676
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S4676
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4676
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total-154)   
  Page S4663
Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:12 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4677.)