[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 140 (Thursday, August 6, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D720-D722]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Thursday, August 6, 2020

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5229-S5358
Measures Introduced: Fifty-six bills and eleven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4462-4517, and S. Res. 668-678. 
                                                         Pages S5269-71
Measures Reported:
  S. 3681, to require a joint task force on the operation of air travel 
during and after COVID-19 pandemic, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 116-246)
  H.R. 835, to impose criminal sanctions on certain persons involved in 
international doping fraud conspiracies, to provide restitution for 
victims of such conspiracies, and to require sharing of information 
with the United States Anti-Doping Agency to assist its fight against 
doping. (S. Rept. No. 116-247)
  H.R. 3153, to direct the Director of the National Science Foundation 
to support research on opioid addiction, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 116-248)
  S. 3455, to prohibit certain individuals from downloading or using 
TikTok on any device issued by the United States or a government 
corporation, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S5269
Measures Passed:
  No TikTok on Government Devices Act: Senate passed S. 3455, to 
prohibit certain individuals from downloading or using TikTok on any 
device issued by the United States or a government corporation, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S5236-37
  Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
668, commemorating the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's 50th 
Anniversary.                                             
  Pages S5239-40
  Production of Records: Senate agreed to S. Res. 676, to authorize the 
production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations 
of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 
                                                             Page S5345
  National Airborne Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 677, designating 
August 16, 2020, as ``National Airborne Day''.               
  Page S5345
  National Child Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 678, 
designating September 2020 as ``National Child Awareness Month'' to 
promote awareness of charities that benefit children and youth-serving 
organizations throughout the United States and recognizing the efforts 
made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and 
youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States. 
                                                         Pages S5345-46
  School Bus Safety Month: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 659, designating September 2020 
as ``School Bus Safety Month'', and the resolution was then agreed to, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                             Page S5346
  McConnell (for Fischer) Amendment No. 2636, to amend the preamble. 
                                                             Page S5346
  Reinvigorating Lending for the Future Act: Committee on Environment 
and Public Works was discharged from further consideration of S. 4075, 
to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to 
provide for the release of certain Federal interests in connection with 
certain grants under that Act, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                             Page S5346
  Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act: Committee 
on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. 3703, 
to amend the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act to improve the 
prevention of elder abuse and exploitation of individuals with 
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and the bill was then 
passed.                                                  
  Pages S5346-47
  Honoring Louis Lorenzo Redding: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 37, honoring the 
life and work of Louis Lorenzo Redding, whose lifelong dedication to 
civil rights and service stand as an example of leadership for all 
people, and the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Pages S5347-48

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  McConnell (for Coons) Amendment No. 2638, to amend the preamble. 
                                                         Pages S5347-48
  PIPES Act: Senate passed S. 2299, to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to enhance the safety and reliability of pipeline transportation, 
after withdrawing the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, and agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S5348-54
  McConnell (for Wicker) Amendment No. 2642, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S5354
  Mount Rushmore National Memorial: Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 74, 
requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize a unique and 1-
time arrangement for certain displays on Mount Rushmore National 
Memorial relating to the centennial of the ratification of the 19th 
Amendment to the Constitution of the United States during the period 
beginning August 18, 2020, and ending on September 30, 2020, and the 
resolution was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S5354-55
  McConnell (for Thune) Amendment No. 2637, to ensure that the event 
entitled ``LOOK UP TO HER at Mount Rushmore'' adheres to certain public 
health precautions.                                       
Page S5354-55
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 55 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 157), John Peter Cronan, of New 
York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
New York.                               
Pages S5230-36, S5240-41, S5357
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 55 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. EX. 156), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S5235-36
  Sung Y. Kim, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Indonesia.
  Natalie E. Brown, of Nebraska, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Uganda.
  Sandra E. Clark, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Burkina Faso.
  Joseph Manso, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during 
his tenure of service as United States Representative to the 
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
  J. Steven Dowd, of Florida, to be United States Director of the 
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
  Henry T. Wooster, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Hashemite 
Kingdom of Jordan.
  Jason Myung-lk Chung, of Virginia, to be United States Director of 
the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Ramsey Coats Day, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development.
  Richard M. Mills, Jr., of Texas, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United 
Nations, during his tenure of service as Deputy Representative of the 
United States of America to the United Nations.
  Richard M. Mills, Jr., of Texas, to be the Deputy Representative of 
the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and 
status of Ambassador and the Deputy Representative of the United States 
of America in the Security Council of the United Nations.
  William Ellison Grayson, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Estonia.
  Jenny A. McGee, of Texas, to be an Associate Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  Christopher C. Miller, of Virginia, to be Director of the National 
Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence.
  Hester Maria Peirce, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2025.
  William W. Popp, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Guatemala.
  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.
  3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  8 Space Force nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Foreign 
Service.                                       
Pages S5260-62, S5357-58
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Jonathan Moak, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army.
  Michael J. Finkel, of New Jersey, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2022.
  Charles W. Cook, Jr., of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2025.
  2 Space Force nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, 
Navy, and Space Force.                                   
Pages S5355-57
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S5230, S5267

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Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5267-69
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5271-74
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5274-85
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5264-67
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S5290-S5345
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S5345
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--157) 
                                               Pages S5235-36, S5240-41
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:01 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, August 10, 2020. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5355.)