[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 182 (Friday, October 23, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D940]
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                                           Friday, October 23, 2020

[[Page D940]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6407-S6417
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 4850-4858, and S. Res. 756-757.              
  Pages S6414-15
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 3590, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
reauthorize certain provisions. (S. Rept. No. 116-284)       
Page S6414
Measures Considered:
Motion to Proceed to Legislative Session: By 53 yeas to 43 nays (Vote 
No. EX. 215), Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative 
Session.                                                 
  Pages S6407-08
Closed Session: During today's proceedings, a motion was made, in 
accordance with Rule 21 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, for the 
Senate to go into a closed session, and Senate took the following 
action:                                                      
  Page S6408
  By 53 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 216), Senate agreed to the motion to 
open the doors.                                              
Page S6408
Barrett Nomination: Senate began consideration of the nomination of Amy 
Coney Barrett, of Indiana, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme 
Court of the United States.                              
  Pages S6408-12
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Sunday, October 25, 2020. 
                                                             Page S6408
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate took the 
following action:
  By 53 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 218), Senate agreed to the motion 
to table the Schumer motion to indefinitely postpone the nomination. 
                                                             Page S6411
  By 53 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 219), Senate agreed to the motion 
to table the Schumer motion to recommit the nomination to the Committee 
on the Judiciary.                                            
Page S6411
  By 53 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 220), Senate agreed to the motion 
to table the appealing of the ruling of the Chair with respect to 
Schumer motion to adjourn, and the ruling of the Chair stands. 
                                                         Pages S6411-12
  By 53 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 221), Senate agreed to the 
McConnell motion to recess.                                  
Page S6412
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination today, Senate took the 
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 217), Senate agreed to the 
McConnell motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider the 
nomination.                                                  
Page S6408
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Stephen Andrew Kubiatowski, of Kentucky, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Joseph Dawson III, of South Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of South Carolina.                    
Page S6417
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S6413-14
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S6414
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S6415
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6415-17
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S6412
Quorum Calls: One quorum call was taken today. (Total--2)    
  Page S6407
Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total--221) 
                                               Pages S6407-08, S6411-12
Recess: Senate convened at 12 noon and recessed at 3:33 p.m., until 12 
noon on Saturday, October 24, 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 S6417.)