[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 196 (Wednesday, November 18, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D997-D999]
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                                       Wednesday, November 18, 2020

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7047-S7089
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and seven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4905-4922, S.J. Res. 77-80, and S. Res. 777-
779.                                                     
  Pages S7076-77
Measures Passed:
  Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office: Senate passed S. 2847, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
42 Main Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, as the ``Specialist 
Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office''.                           
  Page S7081
  Einar `Sarge' H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building: Senate passed S. 
3257, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 311 West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, as the 
``Einar `Sarge' H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building''.       
  Page S7081
  Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson Post Office Building: Senate passed 
H.R. 1833, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 35 Tulip Avenue in Floral Park, New York, as the 
``Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson Post Office Building''.     
  Page S7081
  Staff Sergeant Dylan Elchin Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 
3207, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 114 Mill Street in Hookstown, Pennsylvania, as the ``Staff 
Sergeant Dylan Elchin Post Office Building''.                
  Page S7081
  Scipio A. Jones Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 3317, to permit the 
Scipio A. Jones Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and 
display a portrait of Scipio A. Jones.                       
  Page S7081
  Paul Eaton Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 3329, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
5186 Benito Street in Montclair, California, as the ``Paul Eaton Post 
Office Building''.                                           
  Page S7081
  Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini Post Office Building: Senate passed 
H.R. 4794, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 8320 13th Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the 
``Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini Post Office Building''.      
  Page S7081
  Julius L. Chambers Civil Rights Memorial Post Office: Senate passed 
H.R. 4981, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2505 Derita Avenue in Charlotte, North Carolina, as 
the ``Julius L. Chambers Civil Rights Memorial Post Office''. 
                                                             Page S7081
  Walter B. Jones, Jr. Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 5037, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
3703 North Main Street in Farmville, North Carolina, as the ``Walter B. 
Jones, Jr. Post Office''.                                    
  Page S7081
  Audie Murphy Post Office Building: Senate passed S. 3461, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2600 Wesley Street in Greenville, Texas, as the ``Audie Murphy Post 
Office Building''.                                           
  Page S7081
  Ralph Hall Post Office: Senate passed S. 3462, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 909 West 
Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the ``Ralph Hall Post Office''. 
                                                             Page S7081
  Opha May Johnson Post Office: Senate passed S. 3839, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2719 South 
Webster Street in Kokomo, Indiana, as the ``Opha May Johnson Post 
Office''.                                                
  Pages S7081-82
  Joseph G. Demler Post Office: Senate passed S. 4126, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 104 East Main 
Street in Port Washington, Wisconsin, as the ``Joseph G. Demler Post 
Office''.                                                    
  Page S7082
  Ernest `Ernie' T. Pyle Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 4734, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
171 South Maple Street in Dana, Indiana, as the ``Ernest `Ernie' T. 
Pyle Post Office''.                                          
  Page S7082
  Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 5384, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
100 Crosby Street in Mansfield, Louisiana, as the ``Dr. C.O. Simpkins, 
Sr., Post Office''.                                          
  Page S7082

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  Seniors Fraud Prevention Act: Senate passed S. 512, to establish an 
advisory office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal 
Trade Commission to prevent fraud targeting seniors.         
  Page S7082
  Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks Act: Senate 
passed 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, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S7082-83
  National Native American Heritage Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
779, recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and 
celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the 
contributions of Native Americans to the United States.      
  Page S7083
Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached 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: Friday, November 20, 2020, at 
8:15 a.m.; Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at 12:15 p.m.; Friday, November 
27, 2020, at 3:15 p.m.; and that when the Senate adjourns on Friday, 
November 27, 2020, it next convene at 3:00 p.m., on Monday, November 
30, 2020.                                                    
  Page S7083
McNeel Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the motion to invoke cloture with respect to the 
nomination of Taylor B. McNeel, of Mississippi, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, ripen at 5:30 
p.m., on Monday, November 30, 2020.                          
  Page S7083
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination at 5 p.m., on Monday, November 
30, 2020; and that the motions to invoke cloture filed on Wednesday, 
November 18, 2020, ripen following disposition of the nomination. 
                                                             Page S7083
Calabrese Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of J. Philip Calabrese, of Ohio, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio.            
  Page S7067
  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 
Wednesday, November 18, 2020, a vote on cloture will occur upon 
disposition of the nomination of Taylor B. McNeel, of Mississippi, to 
be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Mississippi.                                                 
Page S7067
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S7067
Hauptman Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Kyle Hauptman, of Maine, to be a Member of the National 
Credit Union Administration Board.                           
  Page S7067
  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 upon disposition of the 
nomination of J. Philip Calabrese, of Ohio, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio.            
Page S7067
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S7067
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S7067
Davis Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination 
of Kathryn C. Davis, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims.                                     
  Page S7067
  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 upon disposition of the 
nomination of Kyle Hauptman, of Maine, to be a Member of the National 
Credit Union Administration Board.                           
Page S7067
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S7067
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S7067
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 49 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 237), Stephen A. Vaden, of 
Tennessee, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International 
Trade.                                                   
Pages S7047-59
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 49 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 236), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.               
Pages S7050-51

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  By 49 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 239), Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, of 
Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of 
Florida.                                                 
Pages S7059-64
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 49 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 238), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                   
Page S7059
  Robert E. Primus, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2022.
  Michelle A. Schultz, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board for the term of five years.         
Pages S7067-68
  Lisa S. Kenna, of Vermont, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Peru.
  Thomas Laszlo Vajda, of Arizona, a Career Member of the Senior 
Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the 
Union of Burma.
  Melanie Harris Higgins, of Georgia, a Career Member of the Senior 
Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Burundi.
  Jeanne Marie Maloney, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior 
Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the 
Kingdom of Eswatini.
  James Broward Story, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the 
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
  Michael A. McCarthy, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Liberia.                                                 
Pages S7068-69
  5 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard and Foreign Service.      
Page S7068
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  78 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army and Navy.                    
Pages S7083-89
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S7073-74
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S7073
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                         
  Pages S7074-75
Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S7075
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S7076
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S7077-78
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S7078-80
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S7073
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S7080
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--239) 
                                              Pages S7051, S7059, S7064
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:34 p.m., 
until 8:15 a.m. on Friday, November 20, 2020. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S7083.)