[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 2, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D182]
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                                             Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed the nomination of Gina Marie Raimondo, of Rhode 
      Island, to be Secretary of Commerce.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
(Legislative Day of Monday, March 1, 2021)
Routine Proceedings, pages S965-S996
Legislative Day of Monday, March 1, 2021:
Measures Introduced: Thirty-five bills and one resolution were 
introduced, as follows: S. 518-552, and S. Res. 86.       
  Pages S992-93
Motion To Adjourn: Senate agreed to the motion to adjourn until 7:09 
p.m., on Tuesday, March, 2, 2021.                             
  Page S996
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 84 yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. EX. 70), Gina Marie Raimondo, of 
Rhode Island, to be Secretary of Commerce.          
Pages S967-74, S996
  By 95 yeas to 4 nays (Vote No. EX. 72), Cecilia Elena Rouse, of New 
Jersey, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. 
                                                    Pages S975-86, S996
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 94 yeas to 5 nays (Vote No. EX. 71), Senate agreed to the motion 
to close further debate on the nomination.                
Pages S974-75
On the Legislative Day of Monday, March 1, 2021:
Messages from the House:                                      
  Page S990
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S990
Measures Read the First Time:                                 
  Page S990
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S990-92
Executive Reports of Committees:                              
  Page S992
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S993-94
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S994-95
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S988-89
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S996
On the Legislative Day of Tuesday, March 2, 2021:
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                              
  Page S997
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--72) 
                                                    Pages S974-75, S986
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:07 p.m., 
to then reconvene at 7:09 p.m. on the same day and adjourned at 7:11 
p.m., until 12 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S997.)