[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 3, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D189-D190]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Wednesday, March 3, 2021

[[Page D189]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S999-S1035
Measures Introduced: Thirty-three bills and nine resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 553-585, S.J. Res. 10, and S. Res. 87-94. 
                                                         Pages S1025-26
Measures Passed:
  Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act: Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 164, to educate health care providers and the 
public on biosimilar biological products, and the bill was then passed.
                                                             Page S1021
  Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act: Senate 
passed S. 578, to improve the health and safety of Americans living 
with food allergies and related disorders, including potentially life-
threatening anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, 
and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases.              
  Pages S1021-22
  ALS Disability Insurance Access Act Technical Correction: Senate 
passed S. 579, to make a technical correction to the ALS Disability 
Insurance Access Act of 2019.                                
  Page S1022
  National School Counseling Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 90, 
designating the week of February 1 through 5, 2021, as ``National 
School Counseling Week''.                                    
  Page S1022
  Career and Technical Education Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 91, 
supporting the goals and ideals of ``Career and Technical Education 
Month''.                                                     
  Page S1022
  National Speech and Debate Education Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
92, designating March 5, 2021, as ``National Speech and Debate 
Education Day''.                                             
  Page S1022
  Congratulating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide Football Team: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 93, congratulating the University of Alabama 
Crimson Tide football team for winning the 2021 National Collegiate 
Athletic Association College Football Playoff National Championship. 
                                                             Page S1022
  National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 94, designating the week beginning February 28, 2021, as 
``National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week''.          
  Page S1022
Measures Considered:
Secretary of Defense Appointment Limitation Exception: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 11, to 
provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons 
as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty 
as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.        
  Page S999
Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency originally declared in Executive Order 13660 of 
March 6, 2014, with respect to Ukraine; which was referred to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-4)     
Page S1024
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the continuation 
of the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13692 of 
March 8, 2015, with respect to the situation in Venezuela; which was 
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-
5)                                                           
Page S1024
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
national emergency originally declared in executive order 13288 of 
March 6, 2003, with respect to the actions and policies of certain 
members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine 
Zimbabwe's democratic processes or institutions; which was referred to 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-6) 
                                                         Pages S1024-25
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Dilawar Syed, of California, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration.
  8 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  18 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.        
Page S1035
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S1025

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Notice of a Tie Vote Under S. Res. 27:                   
  Pages S1022-23
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1026-27
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1027-34
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1023-24


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D190, March 3, 2021, the following appears: Nomination 
Discharged: Pages S1022-23 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S1026-27 
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S1027-34 
Additional Statements: Pages S1023-24
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Notice of a Tie 
Vote Under S. Res. 27: Pages S1022-23 Additional Cosponsors: Pages 
S1026-27 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S1027-
34 Additional Statements: Pages S1023-24


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     Privileges of the Floor:
     Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 5:51 
     p.m., until 12 noon on Thursday, March 4, 2021. (For Senate's 
     program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in 
     today's Record on page S1034.)