[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 215 (Friday, December 18, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1108-D1109]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                          Friday, December 18, 2020

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.J. Res. 107, Further Additional Continuing 
      Appropriations Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7647-S7830
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 5063-5069, and S. Res. 806-808.           
  Pages S7712-13
Measures Passed:
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act: 
Senate passed S. 2800, to authorize programs of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S7650-82
  Cruz Amendment No. 2718, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S7666-82
  Further Additional Continuing Appropriations: Senate passed H.J. Res. 
107, making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021. 
                                                             Page S7712
  PRC for Native Veterans Act: Committee on Indian Affairs was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 6237, to amend the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act to clarify the requirement of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to 
reimburse the Indian Health Service for certain health care services, 
and the bill was then passed.                                
  Page S7827
  Seminole Tribe of Florida: Committee on Indian Affairs was discharged 
from further consideration of S. 4079, to authorize the Seminole Tribe 
of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and the bill was then 
passed.                                                  
  Pages S7827-28
  Carl Nunziato VA Clinic: Senate passed H.R. 5023, to name the 
Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in 
Youngstown, Ohio, as the ``Carl Nunziato VA Clinic''.        
  Page S7828
  Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act: Senate passed S. 
2353, to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency to develop guidance for firefighters and other emergency 
response personnel on best practices to protect them from exposure to 
PFAS and to limit and prevent the release of PFAS into the environment.
                                                             Page S7828
  GAO Database Modernization Act: Senate passed S. 4222, to amend 
chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to require Federal agencies 
to submit to the Comptroller General of the United States a report on 
rules that are revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made 
ineffective, after agreeing to the committee amendment. 
                                                         Pages S7828-29
  Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act: Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 1966, to direct the Comptroller General of the 
United States to complete a study on barriers to participation in 
federally funded cancer clinical trials by populations that have been 
traditionally underrepresented in such trials, and the bill was then 
passed.                                                      
  Page S7829
  Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act: Senate passed H.R. 8906, 
to amend title XXIX of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
program under such title relating to lifespan respite care. 
                                                             Page S7829
  Dayton Peace Accords 25th Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations 
was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 729, recognizing 
the 25th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords, and the resolution 
was then agreed to.                                          
  Page S7829
  National Urban League 110 years: Senate agreed to S. Res. 808, 
congratulating the National Urban League on 110 years of service 
empowering African Americans and other underserved communities while

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helping to foster a more just, equitable, and inclusive United States. 
                                                         Pages S7829-30
House Messages:
  Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act: Senate agreed to the 
motion to concur in the amendment of the House of Representatives and 
in the title amendment to S. 2174, to the extent provided in advance in 
appropriations Act, the Attorney General is authorized to use funds 
appropriated for the operationalization, maintenance, and expansion of 
the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) for the 
purpose of carrying out this Act.                            
  Page S7828
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the 
amendment of the House of Representatives to S. Con. Res. 52, to 
correct the enrollment of S. 3312.                           
  Page S7828
Retiring Members Tributes--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that there be printed as a Senate document a 
compilation of materials from the Congressional Record in tribute to 
retiring members of the 116th Congress, and that members have until 
Monday, December 21, 2020 to submit such tributes.           
  Page S7827
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Majority Leader and Senator Tillis, be authorized to 
sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions, on December 18 and 19, 
2020.                                                        
  Page S7827
Aenlle-Rocha Nomination: Senate continued consideration of the 
nomination of Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, of California, to be United 
States District Judge for the Central District of California. 
                                             Pages S7648-50, H7682-7701
Dietz Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at approximately 11 a.m., on Saturday, December 19, 
2020, Senate resume consideration of the nomination of Thompson Michael 
Dietz, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court of 
Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.                  
  Page S7830
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  Charles A. Stones, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. 
                                                             Page S7701
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion 
to invoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.           
Page S7701
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S7712
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S7712
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S7713
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:           
  Pages S7713-H7810
Additional Statements:
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S7810-27
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:08 p.m., 
until 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 19, 2020. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S7830.)