[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 28 (Saturday, February 13, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D121-D123]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                        Saturday, February 13, 2021

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate, sitting as a Court of Impeachment, adjudged former 
      President Donald John Trump not guilty as charged in Impeachment 
      Article I, Incitement of Insurrection against the government of 
      the United States.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S717-S746
Measures Introduced: Five resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 
Res. 58-62.                                                   
  Page S743
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 58, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small 
Business and Entrepreneurship.
  S. Res. 59, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs.
  S. Res. 60, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources.                                            
Page S743
Measures Passed:
  Honoring the Life of George Pratt Shultz: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
61, honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of the Honorable George 
Pratt Shultz.                                                 
  Page S739
  Congratulating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Senate agreed to S. Res. 62, 
congratulating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the loyal fans of the 
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for becoming Super Bowl LV champions.   
  Page S739
Impeachment of Former President Trump: Senate, sitting as a Court of 
Impeachment, continued consideration of the Article of Impeachment 
against Donald John Trump, former President of the United States, 
taking the following actions:                             
  Pages S717-34
  By 55 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 58), Senate agreed that it be in 
order to consider and debate any motion to subpoena witnesses or 
documents.                                                    
Page S719
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
dispense with the provisions of section 8(a) of S. Res. 47, to provide 
for related procedures concerning the article of impeachment against 
Donald John Trump, former President of the United States, and that the 
materials submitted by both parties be admitted into evidence, subject 
to the provisions of Section 8(c) of S. Res. 47, which provides that 
the admission of this evidence does not constitute a concession by 
either party as to the truth of the matters asserted by the other 
party, and that each Senator shall decide for him and herself the 
weight to be given such evidence.                             
Page S719
  Article I, Incitement of Insurrection against the government of the 
United States. (Vote No. 59). 57 guilty, 43 not guilty, two-thirds of 
the Senators present not having pronounced him guilty, the Senate 
adjudges that Donald John Trump, former President of the United States, 
is not guilty as charged in this article.                     
Page S733
  The Senate, having tried Donald John Trump, former President of the 
United States, upon one article of impeachment exhibited against him by 
the House of Representatives, and two-thirds of the Senators present 
not having found him guilty of the charge contained therein: it is, 
therefore, ordered and adjudged that the said Donald John Trump be, and 
he is hereby, acquitted of the charge in said article.        
Page S733
  Ordered, that the Secretary of the Senate be directed to communicate 
to the Secretary of State, as provided by Rule XXIII of the Rules of 
Procedure and Practice in the Senate When Sitting on Impeachment 
Trials, and also to the House of Representatives, the judgment of the 
Senate in the case of Donald John Trump, and transmit a certified copy 
of the judgment to each.                                      
Page S733
  The Court of Impeachment adjourned sine die at 3:51 p.m. 
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Appointments:
  Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense that 
Commemorate the Confederate States of America or Any Person Who Served 
Voluntarily with the Confederate States of America: The Chair, pursuant 
to Public Law 116-283, on behalf of the Republican Leader of the Senate 
and the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, 
appointed the following individual as a member of the Commission on the 
Naming of Items of the Department of Defense that Commemorate the 
Confederate States of America or Any Person Who Served Voluntarily with 
the Confederate States of America: Jerry Buchanan of Oklahoma. 
                                                              Page S739
Impeachment Statements--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Secretary be authorized to include 
statements of Senators explaining their votes, either given or 
submitted during the legislative sessions of the Senate through March 
1, 2021, along with the full record of the Senate's proceedings and the 
filings by the parties in a Senate document printed under the 
supervision of the Secretary of the Senate that will complete the 
documentation of the Senate's handling of these impeachment 
proceedings.                                                  
  Page S739
Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the 
upcoming adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the 
President Pro Tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be 
authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, 
conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by 
concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate. 
                                                              Page S739
Authority for Committees--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that on Friday, February 19, 2021 from 10 a.m. until 
11 a.m., committees be authorized to report legislative and executive 
matters.                                                      
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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: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 
10 a.m., and Friday, February 19, 2021 at 10:15 a.m., and that when the 
Senate adjourns on Friday, February 19, 2021, it next convene at 3 
p.m., on Monday, February 22, 2021.                           
  Page S746
Vilsack Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that at a time to be determined, on Tuesday, February 
23, 2021, notwithstanding Rule XXII, Senate begin consideration of the 
nomination of Thomas J. Vilsack, of Iowa, to be Secretary of 
Agriculture; that there be 20 minutes for debate, equally divided 
between the two Leaders, or their designees, and that Senate vote, 
without intervening action or debate, on confirmation of the 
nomination.                                                   
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Thomas-Greenfield Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of 
the nomination of 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.                                                  
  Pages S739-40
  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 February 
13, 2021, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, 
February 22, 2021.                                        
Pages S739-40
  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 S739
Thomas-Greenfield Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of 
the nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield, 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. 
                                                              Page S740
  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 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.                                                      
Page S740
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session. 
                                                              Page S740
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                      
Page S740

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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that on Monday, 
February 22, 2021, following the reading of Washington's Farewell 
Address, Senate resume consideration of the nomination.       
Page S740
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Rohit Chopra, of the District of Columbia, to be Director, Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five years.
  Polly Ellen Trottenberg, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Transportation.
  David Turk, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy.
  Brian P. McKeon, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary 
of State for Management and Resources.
  Victoria Nuland, of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of State 
(Political Affairs).
  Rachel Leland Levine, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Health and Human Services.
  Julie A. Su, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor. 
                                                              Page S746
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S743-46
Additional Statements:
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--59) 
                                                       Pages S719, S733
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:01 a.m. and adjourned at 5:30 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S746.)