[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 20, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D45-D46]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                        Wednesday, January 20, 2021

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House and Senate met for the Inauguration of President Joseph 
      Robinette Biden, Jr. and Vice President Kamala Devi Harris.
      Senator-elect Jon Ossoff, of Georgia, Senator-elect Raphael 
      Warnock, of Georgia, and Senator-designate Alejandro Padilla, of 
      California, were administered the oath of office by the Vice 
      President.
      Senate agreed to S. Res. 6, to elect Patrick J. Leahy, a Senator 
      from the State of Vermont, to be President pro tempore of the 
      Senate of the United States.
      Senate confirmed the nomination of Avril Danica Haines, of New 
      York, to be Director of National Intelligence.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S63-S74
Measures Introduced: Six resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 
Res. 6-11.                                                     
  Page S72
Measures Passed:
  President Pro Tempore: Senate agreed to S. Res. 6, to elect Patrick 
J. Leahy, a Senator from the State of Vermont, to be President pro 
tempore of the Senate of the United States.                    
  Page S64
  President Pro Tempore Emeritus: Senate agreed to S. Res. 7, 
expressing the thanks of the Senate to the Honorable Chuck Grassley for 
his service as President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate and to 
designate Senator Grassley as President Pro Tempore Emeritus of the 
United States Senate.                                          
  Page S64
  Notifying the President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 8, notifying the 
President of the United States of the election of a President pro 
tempore.                                                       
  Page S64
  Notifying the House of Representatives: Senate agreed to S. Res. 9, 
notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a President 
pro tempore.                                                   
  Page S64
  Secretary for the Majority of the Senate: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
10, electing Gary B. Myrick, of Virginia, as Secretary for the Majority 
of the Senate.                                             
  Pages S64-65
  Secretary for the Minority of the Senate: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
11, electing Robert M. Duncan, of the District of Columbia, as 
Secretary for the Minority of the Senate.                      
  Page S65
Swearing In of Senator Ossoff: The Chair laid before the Senate the 
certificate of election of Senator-elect Jon Ossoff, of the State of 
Georgia, and the oath of office was then administered as required by 
the U.S. Constitution and prescribed by law.               
  Pages S63-64
Swearing In of Senator Warnock: The Chair laid before the Senate the 
certificate of election of Senator-elect Raphael Warnock, of the State 
of Georgia, and the oath of office was then administered as required by 
the U.S. Constitution and prescribed by law.               
  Pages S63-64
Swearing In of Senator Padilla: The Chair laid before the Senate the 
certificate of election of Senator-designate Alejandro Padilla, of the 
State of California, and the oath of office was then administered as 
required by the U.S. Constitution and prescribed by law.   
  Pages S63-64
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 84 yeas to 10 nays (Vote No. EX. 3), Avril Danica Haines, of New 
York, to be Director of National Intelligence.        
Pages S70-71, S74
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  Lloyd James Austin, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Defense.
  Adewale O. Adeyemo, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Xavier Becerra, of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human 
Services.
  Kristen M. Clarke, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General.
  Antony John Blinken, of New York, to be Secretary of State.
  Donet Dominic Graves, Jr., of Ohio, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg, of Indiana, to be Secretary of 
Transportation.
  Vanita Gupta, of Virginia, to be Associate Attorney General.
  Miguel A. Cardona, of Connecticut, to be Secretary of Education.
  Kathleen Holland Hicks, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Defense.
  Marcia Louise Fudge, of Ohio, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development.
  Colin Hackett Kahl, of California, to be Under Secretary of Defense 
for Policy.
  Merrick Brian Garland, of Maryland, to be Attorney General.
  Brenda Mallory, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Council on 
Environmental Quality.
  Jennifer Mulhern Granholm, of Michigan, to be Secretary of Energy.
  Janet Garvin McCabe, of Indiana, to be Deputy Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Isabella Casillas Guzman, of California, to be Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration.
  Jason Scott Miller, of Maryland, to be Deputy Director for 
Management, Office of Management and Budget.
  Avril Danica Haines, of New York, to be Director of National 
Intelligence.
  Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney 
General.
  Debra Anne Haaland, of New Mexico, to be Secretary of the Interior.
  Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Florida, to be Medical Director in the 
Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications 
therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General 
of the Public Health Service for a term of four years.
  Eric S. Lander, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy.
  Wendy Ruth Sherman, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of State.
  Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Secretary of Homeland Security.
  Shalanda D. Young, of Louisiana, to be Deputy Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget.
  Denis Richard McDonough, of Maryland, to be Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs.
  Gina Marie Raimondo, of Rhode Island, to be Secretary of Commerce.
  Michael Stanley Regan, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Cecilia Elena Rouse, of New Jersey, to be Chairman of the Council of 
Economic Advisers.
  Katherine C. Tai, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Neera Tanden, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget.
  Linda Thomas-Greenfield, of Louisiana, to be the Representative of 
the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and 
status of the Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States 
of America in the Security Council of the United Nations.
  Linda Thomas-Greenfeld, of Louisiana, to be Representative of the 
United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations during her tenure of service as Representative of the 
United States of America to the United Nations.
  Thomas J. Vilsack, of Iowa, to be Secretary of Agriculture.
  Martin Joseph Walsh, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of Labor.
  Janet Louise Yellen, of California, to be Secretary of the Treasury. 
                                                           Pages S73-74
Executive Communications:                                      
  Page S72
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                
  Pages S72-73
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--3)      
  Page S71
Adjournment: Senate convened at 4:30 p.m. and adjourned at 7:08 p.m., 
until 12 noon on Thursday, January 21, 2021. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S73.)