[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 184 (Sunday, October 25, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D948-D949]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Monday, October 26, 2020

[[Page D948]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, of Indiana, 
      to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United 
      States.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
(Senate continued in session from Sunday, October 25, 2020)
Routine Proceedings, pages S6507-S6605


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  On page D948, October 26, 2020, the following appears: Chamber 
Action Routine Proceedings, pages S6507-S6605
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Chamber Action 
(Senate continued in session from Sunday, October 25, 2020) 
Routine Proceedings, pages S6507-S6605


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     Measures Introduced: Twenty-two bills and eight resolutions 
     were introduced, as follows: S. 4859-4880, and S. Res. 760-
     767.                                                30Authorizing 
     Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
     consening Lt agreement was reached providing that, 
     notwithstanding the adjournment of the Senate, the President 
     of the Senate, the President Pro Tempore, and the Majority 
     and Minority Leaders be authorized to make appointments to 
     commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or 
     interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by 
     concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the 
     Senate.                                                 30Pro 
     Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
     rFormaeached providing that the Senate adjourn, to then 
     convene for pro forma sessions only, with no business being 
     conducted on the following dates and times, and that 
     following each pro forma session, the Senate adjourn until 
     the next pro forma session: Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at 
     11:30 a.m.; Friday, October 30, 2020, at 12 p.m.; Tuesday, 
     November 3, 2020 at 10:15 a.m.; and Friday, November 6, 2020, 
     at 10 a.m.; and that when the Senate adjourns on Friday, 
     November 6, 2020, it next convene at 3 p.m., on Monday, 
     November 9, 2020.                                       30Knepp II 
     Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
     nominatp II ion of James Ray Knepp II, of Ohio, to be United 
     States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio. 
                                                             Page S6588
  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, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Monday, 
October 26, 2020, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, 
November 9, 2020.                                            
Page S6589
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S6588
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S6588
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination at approximately 3 p.m., on 
Monday, November 9, 2020.                                    
Page S6603
     Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following 
     nominations:
  By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. EX. 224), Amy Coney Barrett, of 
Indiana, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United 
States.                                           
Pages S6588, S6604-05
  During consideration of the nomination today, Senate took the 
following action:
  By 53 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 223), Senate sustained the ruling 
of the Chair. Subsequently, Schumer motion to appeal the ruling of the 
Chair that Schumer motion to adjourn is not in order, was rejected and 
the decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate. 
                                                         Pages S6577-78
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  35 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Space Force nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy. 
                                                  Pages S6589, S6604-05
     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.
  Routine lists in the Navy.                             
Pages S6603-04
     Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of 
     withdrawal of the following nomination:

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  Stephen Andrew Kubiatowski, of Kentucky, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, which was 
sent to the Senate on October 23, 2020.                      
Page S6605
     Additional Cosponsors:                              30Statements 
     on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                 30Additional 
     Statements:                                         30Record 
     Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--224) 
                                           ord Votes:Pages S6578, S6588
     Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, on Sunday, October 
     25, 2020, and adjourned at 8:45 p.m., on Monday, October 26, 
     2020, until 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. (For 
     Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in 
     today's Record on page S6603.)