[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 166 (Thursday, September 24, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D845-D846]
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                                       Thursday, September 24, 2020

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5843-S5882
Measures Introduced: Fifty-eight bills and eleven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4681-4738, and S. Res. 715-725. 
                                                         Pages S5863-65
Measures Reported:
  S. 4462, to establish a national integrated flood information system 
within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 116-269)
  S. 2912, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land 
located in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the 
Gila River Indian Community. (S. Rept. No. 116-270)
  S. 3948, to amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff 
Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report 
by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native 
Children. (S. Rept. No. 116-271)                             
Page S5863
Measures Passed:
  Pledge of Allegiance: Senate agreed to S. Res. 715, expressing 
support for the Pledge of Allegiance.                    
  Pages S5846-47
  U.S. SAFE WEB Act Extension: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4779, 
to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With 
Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                         Pages S5851-52
  Peaceful Transfer of Power: Senate agreed to S. Res. 718, reaffirming 
the Senate's commitment to the orderly and peaceful transfer of power 
called for in the Constitution of the United States.     
  Pages S5855-58
  National Voter Registration Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 719, 
recognizing September 22, 2020, as ``National Voter Registration Day''.
                                                             Page S5881
  National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 720, 
designating October 8, 2020, as ``National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell 
Day''.                                                       
  Page S5881
  National Character Counts Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 721, 
designating the week beginning October 18, 2020, as ``National 
Character Counts Week''.                                     
  Page S5881
  National Forensic Science Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 722, 
recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Forensic 
Science Week.                                                
  Page S5881
  Campus Fire Safety Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 723, designating 
September 2020 as ``Campus Fire Safety Month''.              
  Page S5881
  Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act: Senate passed H.R. 1812, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center readjustment 
counseling and related mental health services to certain individuals. 
                                                             Page S5881
  Veterans' Care Quality Transparency Act: Senate passed H.R. 2372, to 
direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an 
assessment of all memoranda of understanding and memoranda of agreement 
between Under Secretary of Health and non-Department of Veterans 
Affairs entities relating to suicide prevention and mental health 
services.                                                    
  Page S5881
  READI Act: Senate passed S. 2693, to improve oversight by the Federal 
Communications Commission of the wireless and broadcast emergency alert 
systems, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S5881-82
  McConnell (for Schatz) Amendment No. 2669, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S5881
  Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
6168, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2020, the rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans, and the bill was then passed.     
  Page S5882

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Measures Considered:
Continuing Appropriations Act and Other Extensions Act--Agreement: 
Senate began consideration of H.R. 8337, making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2021, after agreeing to the motion to 
proceed, and taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S5850-55
Pending:
  McConnell Amendment No. 2663, to change the enactment date. 
                                                             Page S5854
  McConnell Amendment No. 2664, of a perfecting nature.      
Page S5854
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, 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, September 24, 2020, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 
p.m., on Tuesday, September 29, 2020.                    
Pages S5854-55
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S5850
  By 93 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. 195), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill.                    
Pages S5850-54
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, Senate resume 
consideration of the bill; that with respect to the cloture motion 
filed on Thursday, September 24, 2020, the filing deadline for all 
first-degree amendments be 4 p.m., on Tuesday, September 29, 2020; and 
that notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXII, the cloture motion 
filed on Thursday, September 24, 2020, ripen at 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, 
September 29, 2020.                                          
Page S5852
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 93 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. EX. 194), Roderick C. Young, of 
Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Virginia.                                             
Pages S5844-50
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.                 
Page S5882
Messages from the House:
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S5862-63
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S5882
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S5863
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5865-67
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5867-79
Additional Statements:
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5879-80
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S5880-81
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--195) 
                                                  Pages S5849-50, S5854
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:22 p.m., 
until 2:45 p.m. on Monday, September 28, 2020. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5882.)