[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 191 (Monday, November 9, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D966]
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                                           Monday, November 9, 2020

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6615-S6626
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced, as follows: S. 4881. 
                                                             Page S6625
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 542, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the 
National Urban Security Technology Laboratory, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 116-285)
  H.R. 2589, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a 
homeland intelligence doctrine for the Department of Homeland Security, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 116-286)
  H.R. 4727, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a 
mentor-protege program, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 116-287)
  Report to accompany S. 3591, to provide for improvements to the 
rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the 
conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide 
for water pollution control activities and for other purposes. (S. 
Rept. No. 116-288)
  S. 2904, to direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to 
support research on the outputs that may be generated by generative 
adversarial networks, otherwise known as deepfakes, and other 
comparable techniques that may be developed in the future, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 116-289) 
                                                         Pages S6624-25
Knepp II Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of James Ray Knepp II, of Ohio, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Ohio.                     
  Page S6622
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 62 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. EX. 225), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S6622
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 12 noon 
on Tuesday, November 10, 2020; and that notwithstanding Rule XXII, 
Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination at 2:15 p.m.   
Page S6626
Nominations Received: On Friday, October 30, 2020, Senate received the 
following nominations:
  Shana M. Broussard, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the Federal 
Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2023.
  Sean J. Cooksey, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Federal Election 
Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2021.               
Page S6626
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S6624
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S6624
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6625-26
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6623-24
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--225) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:50 p.m., 
until 12:00 noon on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6626.)