[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 210 (Friday, December 11, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1078-D1079]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                          Friday, December 11, 2020

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 6395, 
      National Defense Authorization Act.
      Senate passed H.R. 8900, Further Continuing Appropriations Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7433-S7451
Measures Introduced: Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 5011-5014, and S. Res. 800.                      
  Page S7447
Measures Passed:
  Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Senate passed H.R. 8900, 
making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, after 
agreeing to the motion to proceed.                       
  Pages S7443-44
  TRANSPLANT Act: Senate passed H.R. 4764, to reauthorize the Stem Cell 
Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S7450-51
  McConnell (for Alexander) Amendment No. 2704, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S7450-51
Conference Reports:
  National Defense Authorization Act: By 84 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. 
264), Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 6395, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year.                
  Pages S7437-43
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 84 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. 263), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the conference report to 
accompany the bill.                                          
Page S7437
House Messages:
  HBCU PARTNERS Act: Senate concurred in the House amendment to S. 461, 
to strengthen the capacity and competitiveness of historically Black 
colleges and universities through robust public-sector, private-sector, 
and community partnerships and engagement.                   
  Page S7450
Signing Authority-Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Senior Senator from Alaska and the Senior Senator 
from Nebraska be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint 
resolutions on Friday, December 11, 2020.                    
  Page S7450
Kirsch II Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Thomas L. Kirsch II, of Indiana, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.                       
  Page S7434
  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 Friday, 
December 11, 2020, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on 
Monday, December 14, 2020.                                   
Page S7434
  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 S7434
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination at approximately 3 p.m., on 
Monday, December 14, 2020; and that the cloture motions filed on 
Friday, December 11, 2020, ripen at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, December 14, 
2020.                                                        
Page S7451
Crytzer Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Katherine A. Crytzer, of Tennessee, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee.        
  Page S7434
  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

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Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the nomination 
of Thomas L. Kirsch II, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Seventh Circuit.                                 
Pages S7434-35
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                             Page S7434
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                     
Page S7434
Messages from the House:                                 
  Pages S7445-46
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S7447
Measures Read the First Time:                                
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Executive Communications:                                    
  Page S7447
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S7448
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S7448-49
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S7445
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S7449-50
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--264) 
                                                  Pages S7437, S7442-43
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 2:22 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, December 14, 2020. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7451.)