[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 27, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                        Wednesday, January 27, 2021

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S157-S179
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 56-73, and S. Res. 17-18.      
  Pages S176-77
Mayorkas Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, of the District of Columbia, 
to be Secretary of Homeland Security.                     
  Pages S171-76
  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, January 27, 2021, a vote on cloture will occur at 1:45 p.m., 
on Thursday, January 28, 2021.                                
Page S171
  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 S171
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding Rule XXII, at 1:45 p.m., on Thursday, January 28, 2021, 
Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination; and that 
if cloture is invoked on the nomination, Senate vote on confirmation of 
the nomination at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, February 1, 2021.     
Page S176
Executive Reports of Committees:                              
  Page S176
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page S177
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S177-78
Additional Statements:
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S179
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 5:32 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 28, 2021. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S179.)