[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 181 (Thursday, October 22, 2020)]
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                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6383-S6406
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 4843-4849, and S. Res. 751-755.               
  Page S6403
Measures Considered:
Motion to Proceed to Legislative Session: By 45 yeas to 51 nays (Vote 
No. EX. 210), Senate did not agree to the motion to proceed to 
Legislative Session in order to proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 
409, requesting information on Turkey's human rights practices in Syria 
pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
                                                             Page S6388
Point of Order: By 53 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 212), Senate 
sustained the ruling of the Chair. Subsequently, Schumer motion to 
appeal the ruling of the Chair that the nomination of Amy Coney 
Barrett, of Indiana, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of 
the United States, should not be placed on the Executive Calendar 
because it was reported in violation of the rules of the Senate 
Judiciary committee, was rejected and the decision of the Chair stands 
as the judgment of the Senate.                               
  Page S6389
Motion to Recess: By 53 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 214), Senate 
agreed to the McConnell motion to recess.                    
  Page S6397
Nominations Confirmed:
  By 67 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. EX. 213), Michael Jay Newman, of 
Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Ohio.                                                  
Pages S6383-6397
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate took the 
following action:
  By 66 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. EX. 211), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S6388-89
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6401-02
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S6402-03
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6403-04
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6404-06
Additional Statements:                                
  Pages S6399-S6401
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--214) 
                                                  Pages S6388-89, S6397
Recess: Senate convened at 12 noon and recessed at 5:22 p.m., until 12 
noon on Friday, October 23, 2020, after agreeing to the motion to 
recess. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority 
Leader in today's Record on page S6406.)