[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 155 (Wednesday, September 9, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D769-D770]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                       Wednesday, September 9, 2020

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5479-S5523
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4542-4554, and S. Res. 685-686.   
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Measures Reported:
  S. 1004, to increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
Office of Field Operations officers and support staff and to require 
reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to 
enhance security at ports of entry. (S. Rept. No. 116-264)
  S. 4024, to establish in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security a Cybersecurity 
Advisory Committee, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 116-265)
  S. 4157, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to expand the 
authority of the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis 
Center, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 
116-266)
  H.R. 5273, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a 
plan to increase to 100 percent the rates of scanning of commercial and 
passenger vehicles entering the United States at land ports of entry 
along the border using large-scale non-intrusive inspection systems to 
enhance border security, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 116-267)                       
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Jarbou Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of 
Hala Y. Jarbou, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Michigan.                                
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  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 80 yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. EX. 161), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S5487
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 10 
a.m., on Thursday, September 10, 2020.                       
Page S5523
Cullen Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of 
the nomination of Thomas T. Cullen, of Virginia, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Virginia.     
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  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 77 yeas to 18 nays (Vote No. EX. 163), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S5488
Gujarati Nomination: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of 
Diane Gujarati, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of New York.                         
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  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 94 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. EX. 164), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S5488
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXII, Senate vote on 
confirmation of the nominations of Hala Y. Jarbou, of Michigan, to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, 
Thomas T. Cullen, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Virginia, and Diane Gujarati, of New York, to 
be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 
in that order at 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, September 10, 2020, and that 
the cloture motion with respect to McConnell Motion to concur in the 
amendment of the House to S. 178, Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, with 
McConnell Amendment No. 2652, ripen following the disposition of the 
nomination of Diane Gujarati.                                
Page S5507
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 91 yeas to 5 nays (Vote No. EX. 159), Brett H. Ludwig, of 
Wisconsin, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Wisconsin.                                            
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  By 82 yeas to 14 nays (Vote No. EX. 162), Christy Criswell Wiegand, 
of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Pennsylvania.

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  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 80 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. EX. 160), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
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Executive Communications:                                    
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Petitions and Memorials:                                     
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
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Additional Statements:                                   
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--164) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:41 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2020. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5523.)